PayPal REST API Create Invoice with Template

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Has anybody ever successfully created a PayPal invoice with a specific chosen template? I can't seem to get it to work.

Have tried specifying the template_id in the call, and have also tried setting the desired template as the default. In both cases, the API response contains the chosen template ID, but when the invoice is sent, it does not use the chosen template (can tell because there's no logo).

This the the API call:

curl -v -X POST https://api.paypal.com/v1/invoicing/invoices/ \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>" \
-d '{
  "template_id": "TEMP-66B140465N059453G",
  "items": [
  {
    "name": "Part E",
    "quantity": 2,
    "unit_price": {
    "currency": "USD",
    "value": "10.15"
    }
  }
  ],
  "shipping_info": {
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Doe",
  "business_name": "Not applicable",
  "phone": {
    "country_code": "001",
    "national_number": "5039871234"
  },
  "address": {
    "line1": "1234 Broad St.",
    "city": "Portland",
    "state": "OR",
    "postal_code": "97216",
    "country_code": "US"
  }
  },
  "shipping_cost": {
  "amount": {
    "currency": "USD",
    "value": "15.01"
    }
  },
  "allow_tip": false
}'

This is the response: 

"id":<Invoice ID>,
"number":"0004",
"template_id":"TEMP-66B140465N059453G",
"status":"DRAFT",
"merchant_info":{},
"shipping_info":{"first_name":"John","last_name":"Doe","business_name":"Not applicable","phone":{"country_code":"001","national_number":"5039871234"},"address":{"line1":"1234 Broad St.","city":"Portland","state":"OR","postal_code":"97216","country_code":"US"}},
"items":[{"name":"Part E","quantity":2.0,"unit_price":{"currency":"USD","value":"10.15"}}],
"invoice_date":"2017-05-30 PDT",
"shipping_cost":{"amount":{"currency":"USD","value":"15.01"}},
"tax_calculated_after_discount":false,
"tax_inclusive":false,
"total_amount":{"currency":"USD","value":"35.31"},
"metadata":{"created_date":"2017-05-30 13:35:39 PDT"},
"allow_tip":false

If anybody has any ideas, would be happy to hear them.

Thanks.

invoice paypal rest api
3 Answers

if you are just looking to add your logo to your API created invoice, put this line at the end of your JSON before POSTing your draft:

},
   "note": "Thank you for your business!",
  "terms": "no refunds after 30 days",
  "logo_url": "https://link_to_your_log.PNG"
}
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