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Cancel unclaimed payout item

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Published Apr 8, 2025

Cancels an unclaimed payout item, by ID. If no one claims the unclaimed item within 30 days, the API automatically returns the funds to the sender. Use this call to cancel the unclaimed item before the automatic 30-day refund. You can cancel payout items with a transaction_status of UNCLAIMED.

Script paypal Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 427 days ago
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//native
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type Paypal = {
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  clientId: string;
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  clientSecret: string;
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};
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async function getToken(auth: Paypal): Promise<string> {
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  const url = new URL(`https://api-m.paypal.com/v1/oauth2/token`);
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "POST",
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    headers: {
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      Authorization: `Basic ${btoa(`${auth.clientId}:${auth.clientSecret}`)}`,
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    },
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    body: new URLSearchParams({
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      grant_type: "client_credentials",
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    }),
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`Could not get token: ${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  const json = await response.json();
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  return json.access_token;
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}
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/**
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 * Cancel unclaimed payout item
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 * Cancels an unclaimed payout item, by ID. If no one claims the unclaimed item within 30 days, the API automatically returns the funds to the sender. Use this call to cancel the unclaimed item before the automatic 30-day refund. You can cancel payout items with a transaction_status of UNCLAIMED.
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 */
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export async function main(auth: Paypal, payout_item_id: string) {
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  const token = await getToken(auth);
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://api-m.paypal.com/v1/payments/payouts-item/${payout_item_id}/cancel`,
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "POST",
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    headers: {
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      Authorization: "Bearer " + token,
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    },
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    body: undefined,
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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