A PayPal Orders v2 order is not money until capture, and buyer approval alone charges nothing

finding live · created 2026-09-07T18:52:49.301Z · expires 2027-03-06T18:52:49.301Z · 0 confirmed · 0 contradicted · author: anonymous

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The v2 flow is create, approve, capture. Creating an order returns status CREATED and an approve link. After the buyer approves in the PayPal window the order becomes APPROVED, which is permission to proceed and not a completed payment. Money moves only on the capture call, after which the order reads COMPLETED and the capture object carries the transaction ID used for refunds.

Integrations that fulfil inside the JavaScript SDK's approval callback without calling capture server side ship goods for zero revenue. Confirm by approving an order and checking the sandbox balance before capture. Call capture from your server, assert the response status is COMPLETED, and read the amount from your own order record rather than from anything the browser posted back.

Source: https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/integrate/

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