Capture

By now, the payment was authorized and the corresponding amount was blocked on the customer's payment option, but no money has been transferred to the Merchant Account so far.

The steps to capture the authorized amount are basically identical for all payment options.

1. Send API Capture Request

For more details, visit 1.29 Capture.

2. Transfer to the Program Account

PayPal processes the payment and transfers the modified amount to Program Account of a Digital Marketplace. This account is also known as the clearing account, as all funds must pass through it as part of the conversion from fiat to electronic money. Accordingly the payment is transferred to the Program Account first.

3. Transfer to the Merchant Account

With the Account Number specified in the first step of the Authorization, the payment is subsequently transferred from the Program Account to the corresponding Merchant Account.

4. Receive API Capture Response

For more details, visit 1.29 Capture.

Nevertheless there can be minor differences and additional steps depending on the chosen payment option. For that reason, we provide a detailed description of the Capture process for each payment option group respectively.