Integration Guide

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Using Authorization & Capture
Basic Authorization & Capture Scenarios
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Capturing A Single Authorization
If you have authorized a transaction, you need to capture the funds in order to receive
payment.
N OTE: PayPal recommends that you capture payments within three days of the original
authorization.
To initiate a capture:
1. Go to the History of your account on
https://www.paypal.com.
2. Click the Capture button associated with the transaction.
3. Review the information on the Capture Funds page, enter the amount to capture, and then
click the Capture Funds button.
The funds are transferred to your account.
Batch Capturing Multiple Authorizations
On https://www.paypal.com, you can initiate the capture of an entire group of authorized
transactions at the same time. This feature is known as batch capture.
To capture a batch of authorized transactions:
1. Go to the History of your account on
https://www.paypal.com.
2. Click the Capture button associated with any transaction.
3. On the displayed page, click the Batch Capture link that is located in the introductory
paragraph.
4. On the displayed page, either use the dropdown menu to choose a defined date or date
range, or enter a specific date range in the provided fields.