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Create a new customer

Overview

Use the createCustomer method to add the details of a customer entity into the Avangate system. By default, customer status is Inactive until you assign a specific subscription to the customer. Following that action, customer status reflects the status of the attached subscription(s).

Parameters

Parameters

Type/Description

sessionID

Required (string)

 

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

Customer

Object

Response

AvangateCustomerReference

Int

 

System-generated customer reference.

Request


<?php
 
 
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 login
$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);
 
var_dump($sessionID);
$newCustomer = new stdClass();
$newCustomer->AvangateCustomerReference = null;
$newCustomer->ExternalCustomerReference = 'ThisIsATestReference123456';
$newCustomer->FirstName = 'NewCustomer';
$newCustomer->LastName = 'NewCustomerLastName';
$newCustomer->Company = null;
$newCustomer->FiscalCode = null;
$newCustomer->Address1 = 'Address';
$newCustomer->Address2 = null;
$newCustomer->City = 'LA';
$newCustomer->Zip = '90210';
$newCustomer->CountryCode = 'us';
$newCustomer->Phone = null;
$newCustomer->Fax = null;
$newCustomer->Email = 'newcustomer@email.com';
$newCustomer->ExistingCards = null;
$newCustomer->Enabled = null;
$newCustomer->Trial = null;
$newCustomer->Language = 'en';

$jsonRpcRequest = array (
'method' => 'createCustomer',
'params' => array($sessionID, $newCustomer),
'id' => $i++,
'jsonrpc' => '2.0');

var_dump (callRPC((Object)$jsonRpcRequest, $host, true));

Retrieve SKU code by details

Overview

Use the getSKUCodeByDetails method to retrieve an SKU based on its included details.

Parameters

Parameters Type/Description

sessionID

Required (string)

 

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

 skuDetailsObject

Object

 

Details below

 

PricingConfigurationCode

Required (string)

 

 

Unique identifier of the pricing configuration.

 

Currency

Optional (string)

 

 

ISO currency code.

 

PurchaseType

Optional (string)

 

 

Purchase type identifier. Possible values:

  • NEW_PRODUCT
  • RENEWAL
  • UPGRADE

 

PriceOptions

Optional (stringArray)

 

 

Array of price options names.

 

Quantity

Optional (int)

 

 

Numeric identifier of product quantity.

Response

{SKUCode} // eg: SKU-EUR-1-10-N-A

Request

<?php
require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$skuDetailsObject = new \stdClass();
$skuDetailsObject->PricingConfigurationCode = 'YOUR_CODE';
$skuDetailsObject->Currency = 'USD';
$skuDetailsObject->PurchaseType = 'NEW_PRODUCT';
$skuDetailsObject->PriceOptions = ['A'];
$skuDetailsObject->Quantity = 1;

$jsonRpcRequest = new stdClass();
$jsonRpcRequest->jsonrpc = '2.0';
$jsonRpcRequest->method = 'getSKUCodeByDetails';
$jsonRpcRequest->params = array($sessionID, $skuDetailsObject);
$jsonRpcRequest->id = $i++;

$getSkuCodeByDetails = callRPC($jsonRpcRequest, $host);
var_dump($getSkuCodeByDetails);

Retrieve all additional fields

Overview

Use the getAdditionalFields method to extract information about additional fields you set up for your account.

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.

Response

Parameters Type/Description

AdditionalFields

Array of objects

Request

<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$jsonRpcRequest = array (
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'id' => $i++,
'method' => 'getAdditionalFields',
'params' => array($sessionID)
);
var_dump (callRPC((Object)$jsonRpcRequest, $host));


A/B testing campaigns for Download Insurance Service

Overview

Set up A/B testing campaigns for Download Insurance Service to identify the best way to offer DIS to your shoppers.

Requirements & limitations

The DIS A/B test will only be available if DIS is active for your account.

Important

When the shopper places the order, the test is considered successful regardless of the order or payment status.

Setup

  1. Navigate to the A/B Testing page and click the Overview tab.
  2. Click the New campaign button in the Download Insurance Service options section. If you already have an unfinished campaign, click Edit.
  3. Fill in the details of the new campaign, such as the campaign name, maximum number of tests and the date when the campaign should end.
  4. Add the test variations by allocating traffic to each of them and selecting the desired DIS options.

  1. Click Add variation.
  2. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have used the entire available traffic.
  3. Click Save campaign.
  4. Go back to the Overview tab and click the Start Campaign button when you want the campaign to begin.

Retrieve price option groups

Overview

Use the searchPriceOptionGroups to extract information on the price option groups you configured.

Parameters

Parameters Type/Description

sessionID

Required (string)

 

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

PriceOptionGroupSearch

Optional (object)

 

Details below.

PriceOptionGroupSearch

Object

Name

Optional (string)

 

The name of the pricing options groups configured in the Avangate system.

Can be NULL.

Types

Optional (array)

 

Possible values:

· RADIO

· CHECKBOX

· INTERVAL

· COMBO

Can be NULL.

Limit

Optional (int)

 

Number of results displayed per page. Default maximum value is 10.

Can be NULL.

Page

Optional (int)

 

A specific page of search results. Default value is 1.

Can be NULL.

Response

Parameters Type/Description

PriceOptionGroup

Array of objects

Request

<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$groupCode = 'USERS';

$jsonRpcRequest = array (
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'id' => $i++,
'method' => 'getPriceOptionGroup',
'params' => array($sessionID, $groupCode)
);

var_dump (callRPC((Object)$jsonRpcRequest, $host));

?>

Retrieve a promotion

Overview

Use the getPromotion method to extract information on a promotion you set up for your account.

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.

CouponCode

Required (string)

 

The coupon code of your promotion. This is case sensitive.

Response

Promotion

Object

Request

<?php

$host   = "https://api.avangate.com";
$client = new SoapClient($host . "/soap/3.0/?wsdl", array(
    'location' => $host . "/soap/3.0/",
    "stream_context" => stream_context_create(array(
        'ssl' => array(
            'verify_peer' => false,
            'verify_peer_name' => false
        )
    ))
));


function hmac($key, $data)
{
    $b = 64; // byte length for md5
    if (strlen($key) > $b) {
        $key = pack("H*", md5($key));
    }
    
    $key    = str_pad($key, $b, chr(0x00));
    $ipad   = str_pad('', $b, chr(0x36));
    $opad   = str_pad('', $b, chr(0x5c));
    $k_ipad = $key ^ $ipad;
    $k_opad = $key ^ $opad;
    return md5($k_opad . pack("H*", md5($k_ipad . $data)));
}

$merchantCode = "YOURCODE123"; //your account's merchant code available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.2checkout.com/cpanel/account_settings.php
$key          = "SECRET_KEY"; //your account's secret key available in the 'System settings' area of the cPanel: https://secure.2checkout.com/cpanel/account_settings.php
$now          = gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s'); //date_default_timezone_set('UTC')

$string = strlen($merchantCode) . $merchantCode . strlen($now) . $now;
$hash   = hmac($key, $string);

try {
    $sessionID = $client->login($merchantCode, $now, $hash);
}

catch (SoapFault $e) {
    echo "Authentication: " . $e->getMessage();
    exit;
}

$PromotionCode = '123456789c'; //case sensitive
 
try {
    $Discount = $client->getPromotion($sessionID, $CouponCode);
} 
catch (SoapFault $e) {
    echo "Discount: " . $e->getMessage();
    exit;
}
 
var_dump("Discount", $Discount);

?>

 

Use PayPal Express

Overview

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

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.

Order

Required (Object)

 

Object designed to collect all data necessary for an order, including billing, product/subscription plan and payment details.

Use PAYPAL_EXPRESS as the payment method.

Response

Parameters Type/Description

PayPalExpressCheckoutRedirectURL

String

Retrieve PayPal redirect URL

<?

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$Order = new stdClass();
$Order->Language = 'en';
$Order->CustomerReference = 'APITEST'; // set customer reference (optional)
$Order->Currency = 'EUR';

$Order->Items = array();
$Order->Items[0] = new stdClass();
$Order->Items[0]->Code = 'my_subscription_1'; // send the product code
$Order->Items[0]->Quantity = 1;

$Order->PaymentDetails = new stdClass();
$Order->PaymentDetails->Type = 'PAYPAL_EXPRESS'; // payment method, must be PAYPAL_EXPRESS for the express flow to take place.
$Order->PaymentDetails->Currency = 'EUR';
$Order->PaymentDetails->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';
$Order->PaymentDetails->PaymentMethod = $PayPalExpress;    

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

Place order with PayPal Express 

<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

class Configuration
{


    public const MERCHANT_CODE = '';
    public const MERCHANT_KEY = '';
    public const URL = 'http://api.2checkout.com/rpc/6.0';
    public const ACTION = 'placeOrder';
    public const ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS = null;
    //array or JSON
    public const PAYLOAD = <<<JSON
{
  "Country": "us",
  "Currency": "USD",
  "CustomerIP": "91.220.121.21",
  "ExternalReference": "RPC_API_AVANGTE",
  "Language": "en",
  "Source": "testAPI.com",
  "BillingDetails": {
    "Address1": "Test Address",
    "City": "LA",
    "State": "California",
    "CountryCode": "US",
    "Email": "testcustomer@2Checkout.com",
    "FirstName": "Customer",
    "LastName": "2Checkout",
    "Zip": "12345"
  },
  "Items": [
    {
      "Code": "A90B3D8FDE",
      "Quantity": 1
    }
  ],
  "PaymentDetails": {
    "Currency": "USD",
    "CustomerIP": "91.220.121.21",
    "PaymentMethod": {
      "Email": "customer@example.com",
      "Token": "token-gotten-from-getPayPalExpressCheckoutRedirectURL",
      "ReturnURL": "http://secure.avangate.local/test/index.php",
      "CancelURL": "http://secure.avangate.local/test/create_order.php"
    },
    "Type": "PAYPAL_EXPRESS"
  }
}
JSON;
}

class Client
{
    private const LOGIN_METHOD = 'login';
    private $calls = 1;
    private $sessionId;


    private function generateAuth(): array
    {
        $merchantCode = Configuration::MERCHANT_CODE;
        $key = Configuration::MERCHANT_KEY;
        $date = gmdate('Y-m-d H:i:s');
        $string = strlen($merchantCode) . $merchantCode . strlen($date) . $date;
        $hash = hash_hmac('md5', $string, $key);

        return compact('merchantCode', 'date', 'hash');
    }


    public function login(string $url)
    {
        $payload = $this->generateAuth();
        $response = $this->call($url, array_values($payload), self::LOGIN_METHOD);
        $this->sessionId = $response['result'];
    }


    public function call(
        string $url = Configuration::URL,
        $payload = Configuration::PAYLOAD,
        string $action = Configuration::ACTION
    ): ?array {
        if (empty($this->sessionId) && $action !== self::LOGIN_METHOD) {
            $this->login($url);
        }
        if(is_string($payload)) {
            $payload = json_decode($payload, true);
        }
        if (!empty($this->sessionId)) {
            $payload = [$this->sessionId, $payload, Configuration::ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS];
        }
        $payload = array_filter($payload);

        $request = json_encode([
            'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
            'method' => $action,
            'params' => $payload,
            'id' => $this->calls++,
        ]);
        $curl = curl_init($url);
        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', 'Cookie: XDEBUG_SESSION=PHPSTORM'));
        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $request);
        $response = curl_exec($curl);
        if(empty($response)) {
            die('Server unavailable');
        }
        echo $response . '</br>';
        return json_decode($response, true);;
    }
}
$client = new Client();
$result = $client->call();
var_dump($result);


Workflow

  1. Authentication via login API method.
  2. Retrieve PayPal redirect URL. When you retrieve the PayPal redirect URL, apart from the token you will also receive 2 parameters that are encoded: billingDetails and deliveryDetails. These have to be base64_decoded and the information should be used in the placeOrder API call (email, billing address etc.). 
  3. Place the order with PayPal Express using the token sent by PayPal.



 

Assign a PricingOption Group

Overview

Use the assignPricingConfigurationOptionGroup method to assign a PricingOption Group to a PricingConfiguration.

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.

PricingConfigurationCode

Required (string)

 

Unique, system-generated pricing configuration identifier.  

PriceOptionsGroupAssigned

Required (Object)

 

Details below.

 

Parameters Type/Description

PriceOptionsGroupAssigned

Object

Code

Required (string)

 

PricingOption Group identifier.

Required

Required (Object)

 

True or false depending on whether the pricing options group is required during the purchase process or not.

Response

bool(true)

Request

<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$PricingConfigurationCode = 'YOUR_CODE';
$PriceOptionsGroupAssigned = new stdClass();
$PriceOptionsGroupAssigned->Code = 'USERSUSERS';
$PriceOptionsGroupAssigned->Required = TRUE;

$jsonRpcRequest = array (
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'id' => $i++,
'method' => 'assignPricingConfigurationOptionGroup',
'params' => array($sessionID, $PricingConfigurationCode, $PriceOptionsGroupAssigned)
);
var_dump (callRPC((Object)$jsonRpcRequest, $host));

?>

Assign a product group

Overview

Use the assignProductGroup method to assign a product to a product group. Following the assignation, the 2Checkout system uses the shopping cart template associated with the product group as the default cart design when shoppers purchase a subscription plan/product.

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.

productCode

Required (string)

 

The code of the product you wish assigned to the group.

groupCode Required (string)
  Unique, system-generated identifier assigned to product groups. 

Response

bool(true)

Request

<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$productCode = "YOUR_PRODUCT_CODE";
$groupCode = "YOUR_PRODUCT_GROUP_CODE";

$jsonRpcRequest = array (
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'id' => $i++,
'method' => 'assignProductGroup',
'params' => array($sessionID, $productCode,$groupCode)
);

var_dump (callRPC($jsonRpcRequest, $host));

?>

 

Retrieve order reseller information

Overview

Use this method to extract the reseller information defined for a specific order.

Requirements

Parameters

Parameter Type/Description
sessionID Required (string)
  Session identifier, which is the output of the Login method. An exception will be thrown if the values are incorrect.
refNo Required (string)
  The unique, system-generated identifier of a partner order.

Response

Parameter Type/Description
Reseller Object

Request

<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');  // Authentication example: https://knowledgecenter.avangate.com/Integration/Channel_Manager_API/JSON-RPC/02Authentication
require ('PATH_TO_SET_PARTNER'); // setPartner example: https://knowledgecenter.avangate.com/Integration/Channel_Manager_API/JSON-RPC/06Reference/Partner/00Set_partner

$refNo = 'YOUR_ORDER_REFERENCE';

$jsonRpcRequest = array (
'jsonrpc' => '2.0',
'id' => $i++,
'method' => 'getOrderReseller',
'params' => array($sessionID, $refNo)
);
var_dump (callRPC((Object)$jsonRpcRequest, $host));

Errors 

Error  Description

NOT_FOUND_PARTNER

Set a partner before invoking the method.

EMPTY_ORDER_REFERENCE

Order reference not provided.

INVALID_REFERENCE

Invalid order reference.

INVALID_SUBSCRIPTION_REFERENCE

No reseller defined for this order reference.

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