Does PayPal Rest API have the classic useraction equivalent

Question

Is there a way to skip the 2 step confirmation process using the PayPal REST Api?

I\'ve successfully implemented the standard process using the PayPal REST api, whic

Answer 1

This use case does exist on the REST side of things, but currently only available via the Mobile SDKs. For more details look into https://developer.paypal.com/docs/integration/mobile/make-future-payment/

When users are paying with PayPal in web, redirection to PayPal is still necessary in the REST ecosystem.

Answer 2

I had the same problem and I got an answer from the PayPal support.

TL;DR: Just append &useraction=commit to the approval_url.

They told me the REST API redirection URL is a regular Express Checkout redirection URL and therefore you can use the same parameter.

If you do a payment API call like:

curl -v https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment
-H "Content-Type:application/json"
-H "Authorization:Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE"
-d '{
    "transactions": [{
        "amount": {
            "currency":"USD",
            "total":"12"
        },
        "description":"creating a payment"
    }],
    "payer": {
        "payment_method":"paypal"
    },
    "intent":"sale",
    "redirect_urls": {
        "cancel_url":"https://devtools-paypal.com/guide/pay_paypal/curl?cancel=true",
        "return_url":"https://devtools-paypal.com/guide/pay_paypal/curl?success=true"
    }
   }'

You will get the following response:

{
   "id":"PAY-XYZ",
   "create_time":"2015-02-26T15:14:27Z",
   "update_time":"2015-02-26T15:14:28Z",
   "state":"created",
   "intent":"sale",
   "payer":{
      "payment_method":"paypal",
      "payer_info":{
         "shipping_address":{

         }
      }
   },
   "transactions":[
      {
         "amount":{
            "total":"12.00",
            "currency":"USD",
            "details":{
               "subtotal":"12.00"
            }
         },
         "description":"creating a payment",
         "related_resources":[

         ]
      }
   ],
   "links":[
      {
         "href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-XYZ",
         "rel":"self",
         "method":"GET"
      },
      {
         "href":"https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout&token=EC-FOOBAR",
         "rel":"approval_url",
         "method":"REDIRECT"
      },
      {
         "href":"https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/payment/PAY-XYZ/execute",
         "rel":"execute",
         "method":"POST"
      }
   ]
}

In this response you get the approval url

https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout&token=EC-FOOBAR

and you just have to programmatically extend it with the parameter &useraction=commit.

So you redirect your user to

https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout&token=EC-FOOBAR&useraction=commit

Examples are from the PayPal Developer Tools.