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Set an external reference

Set an external reference

Last updated: 25-Sep-2019
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Overview

Use the setExternalRef method in conjunction with setSubscriptionUpgrade.

Parameters

Parameters Type/Description

sessionID

Required (string)

 

Session identifier, the output of the Login method. Include sessionID into all your requests. 2Checkout throws an exception if the values are incorrect.  The sessionID expires in 10 minutes.

externalRef

Required (string)

 

External reference you control.

Response

Parameters Type/Description

Boolean

true or false depending on whether or not the operation succeeded.

Request

<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$externalReference = 'YOUR_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE';

try {
    $extRef = $client->setExternalRef($sessionID, $externalReference);
}
catch (SoapFault $e) {
    echo "extRef: " . $e->getMessage();
    exit;
}
var_dump("extRef", $extRef);
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