Intent Authorization ignored

[Tolfus-Dev]

Hello there,
i have currently the problem that my passed intent for just authorization of payment (not capture it) is ignored.
For source i have used the official Paypal-Developer-Page: https://developer.paypal.com/studio/checkout/standard/integrate

Currently i have the following code (simplified):
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js?client-id=xxxsecretidxxx&intent=authorize" data-sdk-integration-source="developer-studio"></script>

In my php-server-checkout-file i have the createOrder- and authorizeOrder-Funktion:

function createOrder($cart, $client)
{
$orderBody = [
"body" => OrderRequestBuilder::init("AUTHORIZE", [
PurchaseUnitRequestBuilder::init(AmountWithBreakdownBuilder::init("EUR", "10")->build())->build(),
])->build(),
];
$apiResponse = $client->getOrdersController()->createOrder($orderBody);
return handleResponse($apiResponse);
}

function authorizeOrder($orderID, $client)
{
$authorizeBody = ["id" => $orderID,];
$apiResponse = $client
->getOrdersController()
->authorizeOrder($authorizeBody);

return handleResponse($apiResponse);

}

Both are executed via ajax and are working (first createOrder, second authorizeOrder. I receive the status-completed data from Paypal.
But: The payment is executed immediatly and not just authorized.

Do i have to set the intent also somewhere else?

Best regards,
Otto

[clee10]

Hey @Tolfus-Dev, sorry for a delayed response here.
Based on the code you have given, I couldn't replicate the same behavior. Setting the intent as part of the order request should be sufficient to then authorize order. Let me know if there would be a better way for me to replicate your behavior to better assist you.

[Tolfus-Dev]

Thank you for your answer. The problem was not the authorization-method itself, but the behavior of Paypal.
After initiating the authorization the Paypal-overlay displays a "buy"-button instead of an "authorize"-button, which gives the impression the buyer is buying now (instead of authorizing). That threw me off and i thought something is wrong, because in our former implementation of the old PaypalPlus-method this is not the case: With PaypalPlus you get an authorize-button with the overlay, get redirected afterwards to your cart and finish the process with a buy-button within the Paypal-overlay.

So to sum it up: Paypal changed the button-text and confused me :)
Sorry for the posting, but maybe i am not alone with identifying this problem.

Best regards,
Otto

[clee10]

Thank you for explaining the situation. While our team doesn't own the PayPal button component, we will consider to check in with the team that owns the component about this feedback. Glad the confusion is resolved :)