PayPal · Schema

Order Request

The order request details.

PayPalBillingCommerceDisputesInvoicesOrderPaymentsPayoutsSubscriptionTokensWebhookAgentic CommercePayment Processing

Properties

Name Type Description
intent object
payer object DEPRECATED. The customer is also known as the payer. The Payer object was intended to only be used with the `payment_source.paypal` object. In order to make this design more clear, the details in the
purchase_units array An array of purchase units. Each purchase unit establishes a contract between a payer and the payee. Each purchase unit represents either a full or partial order that the payer intends to purchase fro
payment_source object
application_context object Customize the payer experience during the approval process for the payment with PayPal.
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JSON Schema

paypal-order-request-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/order_request",
  "title": "Order Request",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "The order request details.",
  "properties": {
    "intent": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/checkout_payment_intent"
    },
    "payer": {
      "description": "DEPRECATED. The customer is also known as the payer. The Payer object was intended to only be used with the `payment_source.paypal` object. In order to make this design more clear, the details in the `payer` object are now available under `payment_source.paypal`. Please use `payment_source.paypal`.",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/payer",
      "deprecated": true
    },
    "purchase_units": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "An array of purchase units. Each purchase unit establishes a contract between a payer and the payee. Each purchase unit represents either a full or partial order that the payer intends to purchase from the payee.",
      "minItems": 1,
      "maxItems": 10,
      "items": {
        "description": "The purchase unit. Establishes a contract between a payer and the payee.",
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/purchase_unit_request"
      }
    },
    "payment_source": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/payment_source"
    },
    "application_context": {
      "description": "Customize the payer experience during the approval process for the payment with PayPal.",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/order_application_context"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "intent",
    "purchase_units"
  ]
}

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