paypal-server-api
v2.0.14
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Powerful assistive library for interacting with the PayPal API.
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📦 Install PayPal API
Install with npm:
npm install paypal-server-api
🦄 Features
- Work with the PayPal API
📘 Example Setup
After installing via npm, simply require
the library and authenticate it.
// In your functions/index.js file
const Payapl = require('paypal-server-api');
const paypal = new Payapl({
clientId: 'client_id', // Your PayPal client ID
secret: 'secret', // Your PayPal secret
environment: 'production', // Determine which API URL to use (sandbox OR production)
log: true, // Log some information to the console
});
// Authenticate with PayPal
await paypal.authenticate();
🚀 Making calls
After installing and authenticating, begin enjoying the library 🧰.
// Get subscription details
const subscription = await paypal.execute(`v1/billing/subscriptions/I-ABC123ABC123`);
// Update subscription pricing
const update = await paypal.execute(`v1/billing/subscriptions/I-ABC123ABC123`, {
method: 'PATCH',
body: [
{
op: 'replace',
path: '/plan/billing_cycles/@sequence==1/pricing_scheme/fixed_price',
value: {
currency_code: 'USD',
value: '19.95',
},
},
{
op: 'replace',
path: '/plan/payment_preferences/payment_failure_threshold',
value: 0,
},
{
op: 'replace',
path: '/plan/payment_preferences/auto_bill_outstanding',
value: true,
},
]
});
🧪 Testing the library
Add your PayPal client secret and client ID to environment variables and run the test command
export PAYPAL_CLIENT_ID="..."
export PAYPAL_SECRET="..."
export PAYPAL_SUBSCRIPTION_ID="..."
npm run test
🗨️ Final Words
If you are still having difficulty, we would love for you to post a question to the PayPal API issues page. It is much easier to answer questions that include your code and relevant files! So if you can provide them, we'd be extremely grateful (and more likely to help you find the answer!)
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