This API call is Initiated by Merchant’s Subscription Engine.

With a merchant initiated subscription transaction the Customer Id and Vault Id are passed in the regular Payment Authorization using Vault Id API, as detailed below.

URI Description

Action URI Template URI Example Request Content Type Response Content Type
POST /vM.m/stores/{StoreID}/payments/authorization/create/{tenderType}.json /v1.0/stores/TMSUS/payments/authorization/create/PY.json application/json application/json

Request Elements

Element Required Description Type Restriction
createTimestamp Yes Timestamp when the request is sent String dateTime
orderInformation Yes Information about the order which is the unique identifier of an order. ObjectType  
orderInformation.orderId Yes Unique identifier for an order. String Min 3 char Max 40 characters
orderInformation.orderId Yes Unique identifier for an order. String Min 3 char Max 40 characters
orderInformation.softDescriptor Yes Merchants to pass their soft description to be displayed on the shoppers bank statement, generally business name in short form. String Min 1 characters Max 130 characters
paymentMethod Yes Unique identifier of the payment transaction for the order. ObjectType  
paymentMethod.payPalVaultData Yes Payment Information of the PayPal. ObjectType  
paymentMethod.payPalVaultData.id Yes PayPal Vault Id is created through the PayPal Vault Id Create With Purchase . String Min 4 characters
paymentMethod.payPalVaultData.customerId No PayPal customer id through the PayPal Vault Id Create With Purchase . String Min 4 characters
amounts Yes Amount value and currency code of the order ObjectType  
amounts.total Yes Total amount value and currency code of the order ObjectType  
amounts.total.currencyCode Yes The currency of the order amount ISO 4217 currency code  
amounts.total.value Yes Total value of the authorization. Decimal Min 0.00 Max 9 digits Fraction 2 digits
billingInformation Yes Represents Billing Information of the order. Contains Shopper's Contact Information and Address. ObjectType  
billingInformation.address Yes Represents Shopper's billing address information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.address.line1 Yes The line1 components contain the street address. String Min 1 character Max 70 characters
billingInformation.address.city Yes City of the Billing Address. String Min 1 character Max 40 characters
billingInformation.address.mainDivision Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. ObjectType  
billingInformation.address.mainDivision.code Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. This does not necessarily conform to the ISO 3166-2 code. String Min 1 character Max 5 characters
billingInformation.address.country Yes Two-digit ISO country code conforming to ISO 3166 alpha 2. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 String  
billingInformation.address.postalCode Yes Postal code of the Billing Address. String Min 1 character Max 35 characters
billingInformation.contact Yes Represents Shopper's billing contact information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.contact.person Yes Represents Shopper billing contact person information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.contact.person.name Yes Represents Shopper billing contact person name information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.contact.person.name.firstName Yes The first name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
billingInformation.contact.person.name.lastName Yes The last name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
billingInformation.contact.emailAddresses Yes Email address of the Shopper. Array of String Min 3 characters Max 150 characters
billingInformation.contact.phoneNumbers Yes Shopper phone number used for order follow-up. Array of String Min 10 characters Max 40 characters
shippingInformation Yes Represents Shipping Information of the order. Contains Shopper Contact Information and Address. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.address Yes Represents Shopper shipping address information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.address.line1 Yes The line1 components contain the street address. String Min 1 character Max 70 characters
shippingInformation.address.city Yes City of the Shipping Address. String Min 1 character Max 40 characters
shippingInformation.address.mainDivision Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.address.mainDivision.code Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. This does not necessarily conform to the ISO 3166-2 code. String Min 1 character Max 5 characters
shippingInformation.address.country Yes Two-digit ISO country code conforming to ISO 3166 alpha 2. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 String  
shippingInformation.address.postalCode Yes Postal code of the Shipping Address. String Min 1 character Max 35 characters
shippingInformation.contact Yes Represents Shopper shippingInformation contact information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.contact.person Yes Represents Shopper shippingInformation contact person information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.contact.person.name Yes Represents Shopper shippingInformation contact person name information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.contact.person.name.firstName Yes The first name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
shippingInformation.contact.person.name.lastName Yes The last name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
shippingInformation.contact.emailAddresses Yes Email address of the Shopper. Array of String Min 3 characters Max 150 characters
shippingInformation.contact.phoneNumbers Yes Shopper phone number used for order follow-up. String Min 10 characters Max 40 characters
processingOptions No Processing options. ObjectType  
processingOptions.authorizationMode No Processing option for the shipment. Enum In the subscription purchase with Vault Id use case, set AUTO_CAPTURE.
Element Required Description Type Restriction
createTimestamp Yes Timestamp when the request is sent String dateTime
orderInformation Yes Information about the order which is the unique identifier of an order. ObjectType  
orderInformation.orderId Yes Unique identifier for an order. String Min 3 char Max 40 characters
orderInformation.softDescriptor Yes Merchants to pass their soft description to be displayed on the shoppers bank statement, generally business name in short form. String Min 1 characters Max 130 characters
paymentMethod Yes Unique identifier of the payment transaction for the order. ObjectType  
paymentMethod.payPalVaultData Yes Payment Information of the PayPal. ObjectType  
paymentMethod.payPalVaultData.id Yes PayPal Vault Id is created through the PayPal Vault Id Create With Purchase . String Min 4 characters
paymentMethod.payPalVaultData.customerId No PayPal customer id through the PayPal Vault Id Create With Purchase . String Min 4 characters
amounts Yes Amount value and currency code of the order ObjectType  
amounts.total Yes Total amount value and currency code of the order ObjectType  
amounts.total.currencyCode Yes The currency of the order amount ISO 4217 currency code  
amounts.total.value Yes Total value of the authorization. Decimal Min 0.00 Max 9 digits Fraction 2 digits
billingInformation Yes Represents Billing Information of the order. Contains Shopper's Contact Information and Address. ObjectType  
billingInformation.address Yes Represents Shopper's billing address information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.address.line1 Yes The line1 components contain the street address. String Min 1 character Max 70 characters
billingInformation.address.city Yes City of the Billing Address. String Min 1 character Max 40 characters
billingInformation.address.mainDivision Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. ObjectType  
billingInformation.address.mainDivision.code Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. This does not necessarily conform to the ISO 3166-2 code. String Min 1 character Max 5 characters
billingInformation.address.country Yes Two-digit ISO country code conforming to ISO 3166 alpha 2. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 String  
billingInformation.address.postalCode Yes Postal code of the Billing Address. String Min 1 character Max 35 characters
billingInformation.contact Yes Represents Shopper's billing contact information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.contact.person Yes Represents Shopper billing contact person information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.contact.person.name Yes Represents Shopper billing contact person name information. ObjectType  
billingInformation.contact.person.name.firstName Yes The first name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
billingInformation.contact.person.name.lastName Yes The last name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
billingInformation.contact.emailAddresses Yes Email address of the Shopper. Array of String Min 3 characters Max 150 characters
billingInformation.contact.phoneNumbers Yes Shopper phone number used for order follow-up. Array of String Min 10 characters Max 40 characters
shippingInformation Yes Represents Shipping Information of the order. Contains Shopper Contact Information and Address. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.address Yes Represents Shopper shipping address information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.address.line1 Yes The line1 components contain the street address. String Min 1 character Max 70 characters
shippingInformation.contact.phoneNumbers Yes Shopper phone number used for order follow-up. String Min 10 characters Max 40 characters
shippingInformation.address.city Yes City of the Shipping Address. String Min 1 character Max 40 characters
shippingInformation.address.mainDivision Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.address.mainDivision.code Yes Typically, a two- or three-digit postal abbreviation for the state or province. This does not necessarily conform to the ISO 3166-2 code. String Min 1 character Max 5 characters
shippingInformation.address.country Yes Two-digit ISO country code conforming to ISO 3166 alpha 2. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 String  
shippingInformation.address.postalCode Yes Postal code of the Shipping Address. String Min 1 character Max 35 characters
shippingInformation.contact Yes Represents Shopper shippingInformation contact information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.contact.person Yes Represents Shopper shippingInformation contact person information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.contact.person.name Yes Represents Shopper shippingInformation contact person name information. ObjectType  
shippingInformation.contact.person.name.firstName Yes The first name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
shippingInformation.contact.person.name.lastName Yes The last name of the Shopper placing the order. String Min 1 Character Max 64 characters
shippingInformation.contact.emailAddresses Yes Email address of the Shopper. Array of String Min 3 characters Max 150 characters
processingOptions No Processing options. ObjectType  
processingOptions.authorizationMode No Processing option for the shipment. Enum In the subscription purchase with Vault Id use case, set AUTO_CAPTURE.

Request Example

Payment Authorization request with Vault Id and Customer Id.

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{
    "orderInformation": {
        "orderId": "365",
        "softDescriptor": "Paypal*Amazon*5699 $40.00"
    },
    "requestId": "PAYAU541501814",
    "createTimestamp": "2025-04-02T09:29:13Z",
    "paymentMethod": {
        "payPalVaultData": {
                    "id": "7c282279pb3649525",
                    "customerId": "92279uy36497"

        }
    },
    "amounts": {
        "total": {
            "currencyCode": "USD",
            "value": 45
        }
    },
    "billingInformation": {
        "address": {
            "city": "King of Prussia",
            "country": "US",
            "line1": "935 First Ave",
            "mainDivision": {
                "code": "PA"
            },
            "postalCode": "19406"
        },
        "contact": {
            "emailAddresses": [
                "testtest@gmail.com"
            ],
            "person": {
                "name": {
                    "firstName": "Test",
                    "lastName": "Tester"
                }
            },
            "phoneNumbers": [
                "9876543120"
            ]
        }
    },
                   "processingOptions": {
                    "authorizationMode": "AUTO_CAPTURE"
                    }
}

For details of the API request and response, see PayPal Payment Authorization using Vault Id.