PayPal Refunds 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 Refunds. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.
This API exposes
1 operation
across 1 path,
and defines 30 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.
1 operations1 paths30 schemas1 GET
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
PayPal Refunds 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 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Refunds 1
Use the /refunds resource to show refund details.
GET
/v2/payments/refunds/{refund_id}
Paypal Show refund details
refunds.get1 param→ 200401403404500default
Schemas 30
The contract defines 30 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are error_401 (5 properties), error_422 (5 properties), error_403 (5 properties), error_400 (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
error_404
object
The server has not found anything matching the request URI. This either means that the URI is incorrect or the resource is not available.
5 properties
error_409
object
The server has detected a conflict while processing this request.
5 properties
net_amount_breakdown_item
object
The net amount. Returned when the currency of the refund is different from the currency of the PayPal account where the merchant holds their funds.
3 properties
403
object
1 property
account_id
string
The account identifier for a PayPal account.
link_description
object
The request-related [HATEOAS link](/api/rest/responses/hateoas-links) information.
3 properties2 required
error_403
object
The client is not authorized to access this resource, although it may have valid credentials.
5 properties
error_422
object
The requested action cannot be performed and may require interaction with APIs or processes outside of the current request. This is distinct from a 500 respons…
5 properties
exchange_rate
object
The exchange rate that determines the amount to convert from one currency to another currency.
3 properties
error_details
object
The error details. Required for client-side 4XX errors.
5 properties1 required
error_link_description
object
The request-related [HATEOAS link](/api/rest/responses/hateoas-links) information.
3 properties2 required
refund
object
The refund information.
error_default
The default error response.
error_location
string
The location of the field that caused the error. Value is body, path, or query.
money
object
The currency and amount for a financial transaction, such as a balance or payment due.
2 properties2 required
401
object
1 property
payee_base
object
The details for the merchant who receives the funds and fulfills the order. The merchant is also known as the payee.
2 properties
error_503
object
The server is temporarily unable to handle the request, for example, because of planned maintenance or downtime.
4 properties
error_400
object
Request is not well-formed, syntactically incorrect, or violates schema.
5 properties
currency_code
string
The [three-character ISO-4217 currency code](/api/rest/reference/currency-codes/) that identifies the currency.
date_time
string
The date and time, in [Internet date and time format](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339section-5.6). Seconds are required while fractional seconds are option…
platform_fee
object
The platform or partner fee, commission, or brokerage fee that is associated with the transaction. Not a separate or isolated transaction leg from the external…
2 properties1 required
error_401
object
Authentication failed due to missing Authorization header, or invalid authentication credentials.
5 properties
refund_status_details
object
The details of the refund status.
1 property
refund_status
object
The refund status.
2 properties
404
object
1 property
error_415
object
The server does not support the request payload's media type.
5 properties
email
string
The internationalized email address. Note: Up to 64 characters are allowed before and 255 characters are allowed after the @ sign. However, the generally accep…
error_500
object
This is either a system or application error, and generally indicates that although the client appeared to provide a correct request, something unexpected has…
4 properties
activity_timestamps
object
The date and time stamps that are common to authorized payment, captured payment, and refund transactions.
2 properties
Specification
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