I am trying to create the order on the backend and then pass the order id to the smart button's javascript so that i can execute the order without allowing the user to edit the order. i have successfully done this before with a subscription by creating a plan and then passing in the plan id to execute the payment but i don't know what button action to use to do this with orders. How should i do this?
Here is how i am doing this on the backend:
headers = {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": bearer_token,
}
data = {
"intent": "CAPTURE",
"purchase_units": [
{
"amount": {
"currency_code": "GBP",
"value": str(order.credits)
}
}
]
}
response = requests.post('https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders', headers=headers, json=data).json()
order_id = response["id"]
context = {
'order_id': order_id,
}
and here is what i have tried on the frontend:
paypal.Buttons({
style: {
size: 'responsive',
},
createOrder: function(data, actions) {
return actions.order.create({
"id": "{{ order_id }}"
});
},
onApprove: function(data, actions) {
}
}).render('#paypal-button-container'); /
Do not use actions.order.create nor actions.order.capture. Simply return the id in the former case.
See the code sample at https://developer.paypal.com/demo/checkout/#/pattern/server
paypal.Buttons({
// Call your server to set up the transaction
createOrder: function(data, actions) {
return fetch('/some/path/on/your/server/paypal-order-create', {
method: 'post'
}).then(function(res) {
return res.json();
}).then(function(orderData) {
return orderData.id;
});
},