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Table Of Contents
Authorization and Capture API Operation Reference
DoReauthorization API
24 08 April 2009 Name-Value Pair API Developer Guide
DoAuthorization Request
DoAuthorization Request Fields
DoAuthorization Response
DoAuthorization Response Fields
DoReauthorization API
z DoReauthorization Request
z DoReauthorization Response
Field Description
METHOD (Required) Must be DoAuthorization.
TRANSACTIONID (Required) The value of the order’s transaction identification number returned by
PayPal.
Character length and limits: 19 single-byte characters maximum.
AMT (Required) Amount to authorize.
Limitations: Value is a positive number which cannot 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 (,).
TRANSACTIONENTITY (Optional) Type of transaction to authorize. The only allowable value is Order,
which means that the transaction represents a customer order that can be fulfilled over
29 days.
CURRENCYCODE (Optional) A three-character currency code. See “Currency Codes” on page 239.
Field Description
TRANSACTIONID An authorization identification number.
AMT The amount you specified in the request.