Retrieve PayPal redirect URL

Overview

Use the getPayPalExpressCheckoutRedirectURL method to retrieve the RedirectURL by sending an Order object with PAYPAL_EXPRESS payment method.

Parameters

Response

Request

<?php
//Use the following 2 scripts:
//The place_order_api_json_paypal_express.php
// And the place_order_api_json_paypal_express_response that you can find below
 
function callRPC($Request, $hostUrl, $Debug = true) {
    $curl = curl_init($hostUrl);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json', 'Accept: application/json'));
    $RequestString = json_encode($Request);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $RequestString);
 
 
    if ($Debug) {
        $RequestString;
    }
    $ResponseString = curl_exec($curl);
    if ($Debug) {
        $ResponseString;
    }
 
    if (!empty($ResponseString)) {
        $Response = json_decode($ResponseString);
        if (isset($Response->result)) {
            return $Response->result;
        }
        if (!is_null($Response->error)) {
            var_dump($Request->method, $Response->error);
        }
    } else {
        return null;
    }
}
 
$host = 'https://api.avangate.com/rpc/3.0/';
 
$merchantCode = "YOUR_MERCHANT_CODE";// your account's merchant code available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.avangate.com/cpanel/account_settings.php
$key = "YOUR_SECRET_KEY";// your account's secret key available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.avangate.com/cpanel/account_settings.php
 
$string = strlen($merchantCode) . $merchantCode . strlen(gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s')) . gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s');
$hash = hash_hmac('md5', $string, $key);
 
$i = 1; // counter for api calls
// Call the login method for authentication
$jsonRpcRequest = new stdClass();
$jsonRpcRequest->jsonrpc = '2.0';
$jsonRpcRequest->method = 'login';
$jsonRpcRequest->params = array($merchantCode, gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $hash);
$jsonRpcRequest->id = $i++;
 
$sessionID = callRPC($jsonRpcRequest, $host);
$NewOrder = new stdClass();
$NewOrder->Language = 'fr';
//$NewOrder->LocalTime = gmdate('Y-m-d G:i:s');
$NewOrder->CustomerReference = 'APITEST';//uniqid('TESTCUSTOMER:');

$Product = new stdClass();
$Product->Code = 'my_subscription_1';
$Product->Quantity = 1;
$NewOrder->Items[] = $Product;
$NewOrder->Currency = 'EUR';
$Payment = new stdClass();
$Payment->Type = 'PAYPAL_EXPRESS';
$Payment->Currency = 'EUR';
$Payment->CustomerIP = '91.220.121.21';
$PayPalExpress = new stdClass();
$PayPalExpress->Email='customer@email.com';
$PayPalExpress->ReturnURL = 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/api/place_order_api_json_paypal_express_response.php';
$PayPalExpress->CancelURL = 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/api/place_order_api_json_paypal_express_response.php' . '?cancel=true';
$Payment->PaymentMethod = $PayPalExpress;    
$NewOrder->PaymentDetails = $Payment;

// Call the method for retrieving Express Checkout redirect URL
$jsonRpcRequest = new stdClass();
$jsonRpcRequest->jsonrpc = '2.0';
$jsonRpcRequest->method = 'getPayPalExpressCheckoutRedirectURL';
$jsonRpcRequest->params = array($sessionID, $NewOrder);
$jsonRpcRequest->id = $i++;
$redirectUrl = callRPC($jsonRpcRequest, $host);
header('Location:' . $redirectUrl);
die();


// This is the start of the second script place_order_api_json_paypal_express_response.php

<?php
var_dump($_REQUEST);
if (isset($_GET['billingDetails'])) {
    $billingDetails = base64_decode($_GET['billingDetails']);
    parse_str($billingDetails, $billingDetailsArray);
}
if (isset($_GET['deliveryDetails'])) {
    $deliveryDetails = base64_decode($_GET['deliveryDetails']);
    parse_str($deliveryDetails, $deliveryDetailsArray);
}
if (isset($_GET['token'])) {
    $token = $_GET['token'];
}
if (!empty($_GET['cancel']) && $_GET['cancel'] == true) {
  echo 'canceled';
  die();
} else {
  echo 'success!';
}


/*************************************************************/

function callRPC($Request, $hostUrl, $Debug = true) {
    $curl = curl_init($hostUrl);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSLVERSION, 0);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/json', 'Accept: application/json'));
    $RequestString = json_encode($Request);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $RequestString);
 
 
    if ($Debug) {
        $RequestString;
    }
    $ResponseString = curl_exec($curl);
    if ($Debug) {
        $ResponseString;
    }
 
    if (!empty($ResponseString)) {
        $Response = json_decode($ResponseString);
        if (isset($Response->result)) {
            return $Response->result;
        }
        if (!is_null($Response->error)) {
            var_dump($Request->method, $Response->error);
        }
    } else {
        return null;
    }
}
 
$host = 'https://api.avangate.com/rpc/3.0/';
 
$merchantCode = "YOUR_MERCHANT_CODE";// your account's merchant code available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.avangate.com/cpanel/account_settings.php
$key = "YOUR_SECRET_KEY";// your account's secret key available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.avangate.com/cpanel/account_settings.php
 
$string = strlen($merchantCode) . $merchantCode . strlen(gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s')) . gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s');
$hash = hash_hmac('md5', $string, $key);
 
$i = 1; // counter for api calls
// Call the login method for authentication
$jsonRpcRequest = new stdClass();
$jsonRpcRequest->jsonrpc = '2.0';
$jsonRpcRequest->method = 'login';
$jsonRpcRequest->params = array($merchantCode, gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s'), $hash);
$jsonRpcRequest->id = $i++;
 
$sessionID = callRPC($jsonRpcRequest, $host);
$NewOrder = new stdClass();
$NewOrder->Language = 'fr';
$NewOrder->CustomerReference = 'APITEST';//uniqid('TESTCUSTOMER:');
$Product = new stdClass();
$Product->Code = 'my_subscription_1';
$Product->Quantity = 1;
$NewOrder->Items[] = $Product;
$Billing = new stdClass();
$Billing->Country = empty($billingDetailsArray['Country']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['Country'];
$Billing->City = empty($billingDetailsArray['City']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['City'];
$Billing->State = empty($billingDetailsArray['State']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['State'];
$Billing->PostalCode = empty($billingDetailsArray['PostalCode']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['PostalCode'];
$Billing->Email = empty($billingDetailsArray['Email']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['Email'];
$Billing->FirstName = empty($billingDetailsArray['FirstName']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['FirstName'];
$Billing->LastName = empty($billingDetailsArray['LastName']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['LastName'];
$Billing->Address = empty($billingDetailsArray['Address']) ? '' : $billingDetailsArray['Address'];
$NewOrder->BillingDetails = $Billing;
$Delivery = new stdClass();
$Delivery->Country = empty($deliveryDetailsArray['Country']) ? '' : $deliveryDetailsArray['Country'];
$Delivery->City = empty($deliveryDetailsArray['City']) ? '' : $deliveryDetailsArray['City'];
$Delivery->State = empty($deliveryDetailsArray['State']) ? '' : $deliveryDetailsArray['State'];
$Delivery->FirstName = empty($deliveryDetailsArray['FirstName']) ? '' : $deliveryDetailsArray['FirstName'];
$Delivery->LastName = empty($deliveryDetailsArray['LastName']) ? '' : $deliveryDetailsArray['LastName'];
$Delivery->Address = empty($deliveryDetailsArray['Address']) ? '' : $deliveryDetailsArray['Address'];
$Delivery->PostalCode = empty($deliveryDetailsArray['PostalCode']) ? '' : $deliveryDetailsArray['PostalCode'];
$NewOrder->DeliveryDetails = $Delivery;
$Payment = new stdClass();
$Payment->Type = 'PAYPAL_EXPRESS';
$Payment->Currency = 'EUR'; // for sku
$Payment->CustomerIP = '91.220.121.21';
$PayPal = new stdClass();
$PayPal->Email='customer@email.com';
$PayPal->Token = $token;
$PayPal->ReturnURL = 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/api/place_order_api_json_paypal_express_response.php1';
$PayPal->CancelURL = 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/api/place_order_api_json_paypal_express_response.php1' . '?cancel=true';
$Payment->PaymentMethod = $PayPal;
$NewOrder->PaymentDetails = $Payment;
$OrderField = new stdClass();
$OrderField->Code = 'ED5310';
$OrderField->Value = 'Value1';

// Call the method for placing the order
$jsonRpcRequest = new stdClass();
$jsonRpcRequest->jsonrpc = '2.0';
$jsonRpcRequest->method = 'placeOrder';
$jsonRpcRequest->params = array($sessionID, $NewOrder);
$jsonRpcRequest->id = $i++;
$APIOrderFullInfo = callRPC($jsonRpcRequest, $host);
var_dump($APIOrderFullInfo);