How to implement Paypal payouts with paypal smart button integration in rails - ruby-on-rails

Question

I have implemented PayPal checkout API in my rails application by using the SmartButtons and by creating the order in the server-side.
I have used the payouts-ruby-sdk gem and my code is as follows:-
index.html.erb
<!-- Set up a container element for the button -->
<div id="paypal-button-container"></div>
<!-- Include the PayPal JavaScript SDK -->
<script src="https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js?client-id=xyz&currency=USD"></script>
<script>
// Render the PayPal button into #paypal-button-container
paypal.Buttons({
// Call your server to set up the transaction
createOrder: function(data, actions) {
return fetch('/orders', {
method: 'post'
}).then(function(res) {
return res.json();
}).then(function(orderData) {
return orderData.orderID;
});
},
// Call your server to finalize the transaction
onApprove: function(data, actions) {
return fetch('/orders/' + data.orderID + '/capture', {
method: 'post'
}).then(function(res) {
return res.json();
}).then(function(orderData) {
// Three cases to handle:
// (1) Recoverable INSTRUMENT_DECLINED -> call actions.restart()
// (2) Other non-recoverable errors -> Show a failure message
// (3) Successful transaction -> Show a success / thank you message
// Your server defines the structure of 'orderData', which may differ
var errorDetail = Array.isArray(orderData.details) && orderData.details[0];
if (errorDetail && errorDetail.issue === 'INSTRUMENT_DECLINED') {
// Recoverable state, see: "Handle Funding Failures"
// https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/integration-features/funding-failure/
return actions.restart();
}
if (errorDetail) {
var msg = 'Sorry, your transaction could not be processed.';
if (errorDetail.description) msg += '\n\n' + errorDetail.description;
if (orderData.debug_id) msg += ' (' + orderData.debug_id + ')';
// Show a failure message
return alert(msg);
}
// Show a success message to the buyer
alert('Transaction completed');
});
}
}).render('#paypal-button-container');
</script>
orders_controller.rb
class OrdersController < ApplicationController
skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token
def index
end
def create
# Creating Access Token for Sandbox
client_id = 'xyz'
client_secret = 'abc'
# Creating an environment
environment = PayPal::SandboxEnvironment.new(client_id, client_secret)
client = PayPal::PayPalHttpClient.new(environment)
request = PayPalCheckoutSdk::Orders::OrdersCreateRequest::new
request.request_body({
intent: "CAPTURE",
purchase_units: [
{
amount: {
currency_code: "USD",
value: "10.00"
}
}
]
})
begin
# Call API with your client and get a response for your call
# debugger
response = client.execute(request)
puts response.result.id
render json: {success: true, orderID: response.result.id}
rescue PayPalHttp::HttpError => ioe
# Something went wrong server-side
puts ioe.status_code
puts ioe.headers["debug_id"]
end
end
def execute_payment
client_id = 'xyz'
client_secret = 'abc'
# Creating an environment
environment = PayPal::SandboxEnvironment.new(client_id, client_secret)
client = PayPal::PayPalHttpClient.new(environment)
request = PayPalCheckoutSdk::Orders::OrdersCaptureRequest::new(session[:orderID])
begin
# Call API with your client and get a response for your call
response = client.execute(request)
# If call returns body in response, you can get the deserialized version from the result attribute of the response
order = response.result
puts order
rescue PayPalHttp::HttpError => ioe
# Something went wrong server-side
puts ioe.status_code
puts ioe.headers["debug_id"]
end
end
end
Now I want to implement the Paypal's Payouts API and I know that paypal-ruby-sdk is available for it but I am confused where to fit this code and how to integrate it with the front end. Any ideas? Thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

Your code above is Checkout code, for both front-end (JavaScript), and back-end (Ruby).
Payouts has nothing to do with Checkout, neither front-end Checkout nor back-end Checkout.
Payouts is strictly a backend API operation, where you send money from your account to another account.
Payouts does not connect to any front-end UI. You can build your own UI to trigger a payout, if you need one. Presumably you know who you want to send money from your account to, and what process should trigger this action.