Study Guide
Table Of Contents
- PayPal Certified Developer Program Study Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Online Payment Processing
- Internet Security and Fraud Prevention
- Why Every Business Should Be Concerned About Internet Fraud
- Liability for Internet Fraud
- Internet Fraud: What It Is and How It Happens
- Who Is at Risk for Online Fraud
- Reducing Exposure to Fraud
- What Banks and Card Associations Are Doing to Prevent Online Credit Card Fraud
- What PayPal Is Doing to Protect Your Business Against Fraud
- Disclosure and Compliance
- PayPal Fraud Protection Services
- Review Questions
- Getting Started With Account Setup
- API Credentials
- Name-Value Pair (NVP) API
- Express Checkout
- Direct Payment API
- Transactions
- Sandbox Testing
- Answers to Review Questions
- General Reference Information
- Glossary
- Index
Transactions
Authorization & Capture APIs
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DoVoid Response
A DoVoid response contains the results of an authorization void.
DoReauthorization Request
Use a DoReauthorization request to request a reauthorization for a given amount of
money.
DoReauthorization Response
A DoReauthorization response contains the results of the reauthorization.
TABLE 8.4 DoVoid Response Fields
Field Description
AUTHORIZATIONID The authorization identification number specified in the request.
Character length and limits: 19 single-byte characters
T
ABLE 8.5 DoReauthorization Request Parameters
Parameter Description Required?
METHOD Name of API: DoReauthorization Yes
AUTHORIZATIONID The value of a previously authorized transaction identification number
returned by PayPal.
Character length and limits: 19 single-byte characters maximum
Yes
AMT Amount to authorize.
Limitations: Must not exceed $10,000 USD in any currency. No
currency symbol. Must have two decimal places, decimal separator
must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a
comma (,).
Yes
CURRENCYCODE A three-character currency code for one of the PayPal-supported
transactional currencies.
Default value: USD
No
T
ABLE 8.6 DoReauthorization Response Fields
Field Description
AUTHORIZATIONID A new authorization identification number.
Character length and limits: 19 single-byte characters