Getting Started with PayPal Server SDK

Introduction

⚠️ Beta Release Notice

This version is considered a beta release. While we have done our best to ensure stability and functionality, there may still be bugs, incomplete features, or breaking changes in future updates.

Important Notes

• Available Features: This SDK currently contains only 3 of PayPal's API endpoints. Additional endpoints and functionality will be added in the future.
• API Changes: Expect potential changes in APIs and features as we finalize the product.

Information

The PayPal Server SDK provides integration access to the PayPal REST APIs. The API endpoints are divided into distinct controllers:

• Orders Controller: Orders API v2
• Payments Controller: Payments API v2
• Vault Controller: Payment Method Tokens API v3 Available in the US only.

Find out more here: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/orders/v2/

Install the Package

Run the following command to install the package and automatically add the dependency to your composer.json file:

composer require "paypal/paypal-server-sdk:0.6.0"

Or add it to the composer.json file manually as given below:

"require": {
    "paypal/paypal-server-sdk": "0.6.0"
}

You can also view the package at: https://packagist.org/packages/paypal/paypal-server-sdk#0.6.0

Initialize the API Client

Note: Documentation for the client can be found here.

The following parameters are configurable for the API Client:

Parameter	Type	Description
environment	Environment	The API environment. Default: Environment.SANDBOX
timeout	int	Timeout for API calls in seconds. Default: 0
enableRetries	bool	Whether to enable retries and backoff feature. Default: false
numberOfRetries	int	The number of retries to make. Default: 0
retryInterval	float	The retry time interval between the endpoint calls. Default: 1
backOffFactor	float	Exponential backoff factor to increase interval between retries. Default: 2
maximumRetryWaitTime	int	The maximum wait time in seconds for overall retrying requests. Default: 0
retryOnTimeout	bool	Whether to retry on request timeout. Default: true
httpStatusCodesToRetry	array	Http status codes to retry against. Default: 408, 413, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504, 521, 522, 524
httpMethodsToRetry	array	Http methods to retry against. Default: 'GET', 'PUT'
loggingConfiguration	LoggingConfigurationBuilder	Represents the logging configurations for API calls
clientCredentialsAuth	ClientCredentialsAuth	The Credentials Setter for OAuth 2 Client Credentials Grant

The API client can be initialized as follows:

$client = PaypalServerSdkClientBuilder::init()
    ->clientCredentialsAuthCredentials(
        ClientCredentialsAuthCredentialsBuilder::init(
            'OAuthClientId',
            'OAuthClientSecret'
        )
    )
    ->environment(Environment::SANDBOX)
    ->loggingConfiguration(
        LoggingConfigurationBuilder::init()
            ->level(LogLevel::INFO)
            ->requestConfiguration(RequestLoggingConfigurationBuilder::init()->body(true))
            ->responseConfiguration(ResponseLoggingConfigurationBuilder::init()->headers(true))
    )
    ->build();

API calls return an ApiResponse object that includes the following fields:

Field	Description
getStatusCode	Status code of the HTTP response
getHeaders	Headers of the HTTP response as a Hash
getResult	The deserialized body of the HTTP response as a String

Environments

The SDK can be configured to use a different environment for making API calls. Available environments are:

Fields

Name	Description
Production	PayPal Live Environment
Sandbox	Default PayPal Sandbox Environment

Authorization

This API uses the following authentication schemes.

• Oauth2 (OAuth 2 Client Credentials Grant)

List of APIs

• Orders
• Payments
• Vault

Classes Documentation

• ApiException
• HttpRequest
• HttpResponse
• LoggingConfigurationBuilder
• RequestLoggingConfigurationBuilder
• ResponseLoggingConfigurationBuilder