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PayPal SOAP API Basics
CorrelationID for Reporting Problems to PayPal
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<CorrelationID xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
debugging_info
</CorrelationID>
<Version xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
1.000000
</Version>
<Build xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">1.0006</Build>..
other elements in response.
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
Related information:
Response Structure
CorrelationID for Reporting Problems to PayPal
The value returned in CorrelationID is important for PayPal to determine the precise cause
of any error you might encounter. If you have to troubleshoot a problem with your requests,
we suggest that you capture the value of CorrelationID so you can report it to PayPal.
UTF-8 Character Encoding
The PayPal API assumes that all data in requests is in Unicode, specifically, the Unicode (or
UCS) Transformation Format, 8-bit encoding form (UTF-8).
In responses, the API always returns data in UTF-8.
Date/Time Formats
The PayPal SOAP API schema defines date/time values as Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC/GMT), using ISO 8601 format, and of type ns:dateTime. An example date/time
stamp is 2006-08-24T05:38:48Z
Core Currency Amount Data Type
The core currency amount data type is called BasicAmountType and is derived from
string. All currency amount fields have the following structure:
1. The currencyID attribute is required.
2. The amount must have two decimal places.