INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR on PayPal order pay

Question

Question updated - more details added. I get a 500 (INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR) error from PayPal when I try to pay for an order.

I get ok from create order, and get the orderID - order status CREATED. The order is approved by buyer - successfully and order status become APPROVED.

Order created by https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/checkout/orders

Approved using paypal https://www.paypalobjects.com/api/checkout.js

{
"id": "53T50821FM697283T",
"gross_total_amount": {
    "value": "26.66",
    "currency": "ILS"
},
"purchase_units": [
    {
        "reference_id": "20180318-64466",
        "amount": {
            "currency": "ILS",
            "total": "26.66"
        },
        "payee": {
            "email": "[email protected]"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "name": "Meeting",
                "sku": "20180318-64466",
                "description": "Meeting 1/26/2018 1:00 AM-1/26/2018 2:20 AM. aaaaa",
                "price": "26.66",
                "currency": "ILS",
                "quantity": 1
            }
        ],
        "shipping_address": {
            "recipient_name": "Andrey Dyachenko",
            "line1": "ישראליס 5 דירה 4",
            "city": "תל-אביב",
            "country_code": "IL",
            "postal_code": "61014",
            "state": "",
            "type": "HOME_OR_WORK"
        },
        "partner_fee_details": {
            "receiver": {
                "email": "[email protected]"
            },
            "amount": {
                "value": "12.66",
                "currency": "ILS"
            }
        }
    }
],
"payer_info": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "first_name": "Andrey",
    "last_name": "Dyachenko",
    "payer_id": "BZDA9RCZXKYQY",
    "country_code": "IL",
    "shipping_address": {
        "recipient_name": "Andrey Dyachenko",
        "line1": "ישראליס 5 דירה 4",
        "city": "תל-אביב",
        "country_code": "IL",
        "postal_code": "61014",
        "state": "",
        "type": "HOME_OR_WORK"
    }
},
"metadata": {
    "supplementary_data": [
        {
            "name": "risk_correlation_id",
            "value": "53T50821FM697283T"
        },
        {
            "name": "buyer_ipaddress",
            "value": "109.65.134.129"
        },
        {
            "name": "external_channel",
            "value": "WEB"
        }
    ]
},
"redirect_urls": {
    "return_url": "https://classeeks.com/order/details/70368c93-90db-4a8e-bd82-6d611acc2d17",
    "cancel_url": "https://classeeks.com/order/details/70368c93-90db-4a8e-bd82-6d611acc2d17"
},
"create_time": "2018-03-18T19:49:11Z",
"links": [
    {
        "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/checkout/orders/53T50821FM697283T",
        "rel": "self",
        "method": "GET"
    },
    {
        "href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/checkout/orders/53T50821FM697283T/capture",
        "rel": "capture",
        "method": "POST"
    }
],
"status": "APPROVED"

}

Next step pay with https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/checkout/orders/53T50821FM697283T/pay

{   "disbursement_mode":"DELAYED"  }

Response

{
"name": "INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR",
"message": "The server encountered an internal error that prevented it from fulfilling this request.",
"information_link": "https://developer.paypal.com/docs/api/#INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR",
"debug_id": "be0c6976ab17a"

}

Based https://demo.paypal.com/us/demo/go?page=cart

Answer 1

If you have created the order successfully, then you can either capture the order directly or create the authorization which places the fund on hold and later you can capture the authorization. Check the doc for PayPal order APIs.