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GET
/
v2
/
payments
/
authorizations
/
{authorization_id}
Show details for authorized payment
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api-m.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "id": "0VF52814937998046",
  "status": "CREATED",
  "amount": {
    "value": "10.99",
    "currency_code": "USD"
  },
  "invoice_id": "INVOICE-123",
  "seller_protection": {
    "status": "ELIGIBLE",
    "dispute_categories": [
      "ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED",
      "UNAUTHORIZED_TRANSACTION"
    ]
  },
  "payee": {
    "email_address": "merchant@example.com",
    "merchant_id": "7KNGBPH2U58GQ"
  },
  "expiration_time": "2017-10-10T23:23:45Z",
  "create_time": "2017-09-11T23:23:45Z",
  "update_time": "2017-09-11T23:23:45Z",
  "links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "method": "GET",
      "href": "https://api-m.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/0VF52814937998046"
    },
    {
      "rel": "capture",
      "method": "POST",
      "href": "https://api-m.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/0VF52814937998046/capture"
    },
    {
      "rel": "void",
      "method": "POST",
      "href": "https://api-m.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/0VF52814937998046/void"
    },
    {
      "rel": "reauthorize",
      "method": "POST",
      "href": "https://api-m.paypal.com/v2/payments/authorizations/0VF52814937998046/reauthorize"
    }
  ]
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paypal.ai/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

OAuth 2.0 authentication

Headers

​
Authorization
string

Holds authorization information for external API calls. Standard headers are generally less restrictive in structure due to historical precedent across browsers, etc. This is a common schema for use in defining most standard headers.

Required string length: 1 - 16000
Pattern: ^.*$
​
PayPal-Auth-Assertion
string

Header for an API client-provided JWT assertion that identifies the merchant. Establishing the consent to act-on-behalf of a merchant is a prerequisite for using this header.

Required string length: 1 - 10000
Pattern: ^.*$

Path Parameters

​
authorization_id
string
required

The ID of the authorized payment for which to show details.

Maximum string length: 2147483647
Pattern: ^[\S\s]*$

Response

A successful request returns the HTTP 200 OK status code and a JSON response body that shows authorization details.

The authorized payment transaction.

​
status
enum<string>
read-only

The status for the authorized payment.

Available options:
CREATED,
CAPTURED,
DENIED,
PARTIALLY_CAPTURED,
VOIDED,
PENDING
​
status_details
authorization_status_details · object

The details of the authorized order pending status.

​
id
string
read-only

The PayPal-generated ID for the authorized payment.

Maximum string length: 2147483647
Pattern: ^[\S\s]*$
​
amount
amount_with_breakdown · object

The amount for this authorized payment.

​
invoice_id
string
read-only

The API caller-provided external invoice number for this order. Appears in both the payer's transaction history and the emails that the payer receives.

Maximum string length: 2147483647
Pattern: ^[\S\s]*$
​
custom_id
string

The API caller-provided external ID. Used to reconcile API caller-initiated transactions with PayPal transactions. Appears in transaction and settlement reports.

Maximum string length: 255
Pattern: ^[\S\s]*$
​
network_transaction_reference
network_transaction · object

Reference values used by the card network to identify a transaction.

​
seller_protection
seller_protection · object

The level of protection offered as defined by PayPal Seller Protection for Merchants.

​
expiration_time
string

The date and time when the authorized payment expires, in Internet date and time format.

Required string length: 20 - 64
Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-1])[T,t]([0-1][0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]:([0-5][0-9]|60)([.][0-9]+)?([Zz]|[+-][0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2})$
​
links
link_description · object[]
read-only

An array of related HATEOAS links.

Maximum array length: 32767
​
create_time
string

The date and time when the transaction occurred, in Internet date and time format.

Required string length: 20 - 64
Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-1])[T,t]([0-1][0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]:([0-5][0-9]|60)([.][0-9]+)?([Zz]|[+-][0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2})$
​
update_time
string

The date and time when the transaction was last updated, in Internet date and time format.

Required string length: 20 - 64
Pattern: ^[0-9]{4}-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-1])[T,t]([0-1][0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]:([0-5][0-9]|60)([.][0-9]+)?([Zz]|[+-][0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2})$
​
supplementary_data
Payment Supplementary Data · object

The supplementary data.

​
payee
payee_base · object

The details for the merchant who receives the funds and fulfills the order. The merchant is also known as the payee.