Authorisation & Capture allows for an extended order fulfilment period so you can modify the original authorisation amount because of changes (such as taxes, postage or item availability) that occur after the order is placed.

You can make two types of authorisations: order authorisations and basic authorisations. Use order authorisations in the following cases:

• You don't want your buyer's balance to be put on hold
  
• You need more time to complete your buyer's orders
• You need to make multiple authorisations as you fulfil parts of your buyer's order
  

Authorisation & Capture starts when your buyer authorises a payment amount or when an order is authorised. Pass in the Authorisation & Capture variables to initiate the process. Then you can complete various actions using the PayPal website or through the PayPal APIs.

Note: You must complete the following order-related actions through the PayPal API:

• Initiate an order authorisation
  
• Capture an order authorisation
  
• Capture an order
  
• Cancel an order or an order authorisation