Non-Referenced Credits API

Diagram of Non-Referenced Credit Types

Figure 11.1 represents the composition of the DoNonReferencedCreditRequestType and DoNonReferencedCreditResultsType elements.

Figure 11.1

Non-Referenced Credit Types

DoNonReferencedCreditRequest

Request to do a non-referenced credit.

Table 11.1

DoNonReferencedCreditRequest Fields

Field	Description/Data Type	Required?
Amount	ns:BasicAmountType Total of order, including shipping, handling, and tax. Limitations: Must not exceed $10,000 USD in any currency. No currency symbol. Must have two decimal places, decimal separator must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a comma (,). Amount = NetAmount + ShippingAmount + TaxAmount	Yes
NetAmount	ns:BasicAmountType Total amount of all items in this transaction. Limitations: Must not exceed $10,000 USD in any currency. No currency symbol. Must have two decimal places, decimal separator must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a comma (,). The only valid currencies are AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, JPY, and USD.	No
ShippingAmount	ns:BasicAmountType Total shipping costs in this transaction. Limitations: Value must be zero or greater and cannot exceed $10,000 USD in any currency. No currency symbol. Must have two decimal places, decimal separator must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a comma (,). The only valid currencies are AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, JPY, and USD.	No
TaxAmount	ns:BasicAmountType Sum of tax for all items in this order. Limitations: The value must be zero or greater and cannot exceed $10,000 USD in any currency. No currency symbol. Must have two decimal places, decimal separator must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a comma (,). The only valid currencies are AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, JPY, and USD.	No
Comment	xs:string Field used by merchant to record why this credit was issued to a buyer. Similar to a “memo” field. Freeform text. String field.	No
CreditCard	ebl:CreditCardDetailsType Information about the credit card to be charged. For details, see Table 4.2, “CreditCardDetailsType Fields”.	Yes

DoNonReferencedCreditResponse

Response to DoNonReferencedCreditRequest.

For error codes and messages and their meanings, see Appendix A, “Error Codes and Messages for All PayPal APIs.”

Table 11.2

DoNonReferencedCreditResponse Fields

Field	Description
TransactionID	ns:TransactionId Unique identifier of a transaction Character length and limitations: 17 single-byte alphanumeric characters
Amount	ns:BasicAmountType Total of order, including shipping, handling, and tax. Limitations: Must not exceed $10,000 USD in any currency. No currency symbol. Must have two decimal places, decimal separator must be a period (.), and the optional thousands separator must be a comma (,).