Paypal Payments
Browse all Paypal APIs✓ Official Vendor SpecPaymentsPayment Processingoauth27 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically show details for authorized payment, capture authorized payment. Covers 7 operations with oauth2 authentication.
Use for: I need to show details for authorized payment, I want to capture authorized payment, Search for reauthorize authorized payment, Find all void authorized payment
Not supported: Does not handle communications, crm, or developer tools — use for payments only.
Call the Payments API to authorize payments, capture authorized payments, refund payments that have already been captured, and show payment information. Use the Payments API in conjunction with the <a href="/docs/api/orders/v2/">Orders API</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/docs/checkout/">PayPal Checkout Overview</a>. The API exposes 7 endpoints secured with oauth2 authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the Payments to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the Payments, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with Payments API.
Show details for authorized payment
Capture authorized payment
Reauthorize authorized payment
Void authorized payment
Refund captured payment
Use Cases
Patterns agents use Payments API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Payments Operations
Use the Payments to perform payments operations programmatically. The API provides 7 endpoints covering core functionality including show details for authorized payment, capture authorized payment, reauthorize authorized payment.
Call GET /v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id} to show details for authorized payment
Automated authorizations Management
Automate authorizations operations by combining multiple Payments endpoints. Agents can capture authorized payment and then reauthorize authorized payment in a single workflow.
Call POST /v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}/capture to capture authorized payment, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call Payments endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle oauth2 tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'show details for authorized payment', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
7 endpoints — call the payments api to authorize payments, capture authorized payments, refund payments that have already been captured, and show payment information.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}
Show details for authorized payment
POST
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}/capture
Capture authorized payment
POST
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}/reauthorize
Reauthorize authorized payment
POST
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}/void
Void authorized payment
GET
/v2/payments/captures/{capture_id}
Show captured payment details
POST
/v2/payments/captures/{capture_id}/refund
Refund captured payment
GET
/v2/payments/refunds/{refund_id}
Show refund details
GET
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}
Show details for authorized payment
POST
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}/capture
Capture authorized payment
POST
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}/reauthorize
Reauthorize authorized payment
POST
/v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id}/void
Void authorized payment
GET
/v2/payments/captures/{capture_id}
Show captured payment details
POST
/v2/payments/captures/{capture_id}/refund
Refund captured payment
GET
/v2/payments/refunds/{refund_id}
Show refund details
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
Payments oauth2 credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault (MAXsystem). Agents receive scoped access tokens — raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search by intent (e.g., 'show details for authorized payment') and Jentic returns the matching Payments operation with its input schema, so the agent can call the right endpoint without browsing docs.
Time to first call
Direct Payments integration: 1-3 days for auth handling, response parsing, and error cases. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Alternative
Stripe
Alternative payments API
Choose Stripe when you need a different approach to payments operations
FAQs
Specific to using Payments API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Payments use?
The Payments uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in the MAXsystem vault and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I show details for authorized payment with the Payments?
Yes. Use the GET /v2/payments/authorizations/{authorization_id} endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the Payments?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I show details for authorized payment through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up, then search for 'show details for authorized payment'. Jentic returns the matching Payments operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call — credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the Payments have?
The Payments exposes 7 endpoints covering authorizations, captures, refunds operations.
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