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PayPal Payouts-Item API

Use the `/payouts-item` resource to show payout item details and cancel an unclaimed payout item.

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PayPal Payouts-Item API is one of 37 APIs that PayPal publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Payouts-Item. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.6.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, https://api-m.paypal.com.

2 operations 2 paths 12 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.6
Servers
https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com
https://api-m.paypal.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

PayPal Payouts-Item API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (Oauth2) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 1 scope.

  • Oauth2 — Oauth 2.0 authentication

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Payouts-Item 2

Use the /payouts-item resource to show payout item details and cancel an unclaimed payout item.

GET
/v1/payments/payouts-item/{payout_item_id}
Paypal Show payout item details
payouts-item.get 1 param → 200404500default
POST
/v1/payments/payouts-item/{payout_item_id}/cancel
Paypal Cancel unclaimed payout item
payouts-item.cancel 1 param → 200400404500default

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are payout_item-2 (12 properties), payout_item_detail (8 properties), name (7 properties), error (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

payout_item-2
object
The payout item status and other details. A payoutitemid helps you identify denied payments. If a payment is denied, you can use the payoutitemid to identify t…
12 properties 3 required
purpose_enum
string
The purpose of the transaction.
name
object
The name of the party.
7 properties
transaction_enum
string
The item transaction status. Note: For POST/v1/payments/payouts-item/{payoutitemid}/cancel , the only possible transactionstatus value is RETURNED .
error
object
The error details.
6 properties 3 required
payout_item_detail
object
The details for a sender-created payout to a single recipient.
8 properties 2 required
currency
object
The currency and amount for a financial transaction, such as a balance or payment due.
2 properties 2 required
recipient_wallet_enum
string
The wallet where the recipient receives the payout. Payouts to Venmo recipients require a 'note' string and a US mobile phone number.
link_description
object
The request-related [HATEOAS link](/docs/api/reference/api-responses/hateoas-links) information.
3 properties 2 required
payout_currency_conversion
object
The currency conversion resource.
3 properties
recipient_enum
string
The ID type that identifies the payment receiver.
error_details-2
object
The error details. Required for client-side 4XX errors.
5 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

paypal-payouts-item-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
paypal:paypal-payouts-item-api
Server
https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com
Docs
https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/subscriptions/v1/
Provider
PayPal
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