C++ Stripe: Create a Refund

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Creates a new refund to refund a charge that has previously been created but not yet refunded.

Documentation: https://stripe.com/docs/api/curl#create_refund

CURL Command

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/refunds \
   -u STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: \
   -d charge=ch_1BnETKGswQrCoh0XE7kJI2wj
   -X POST

C++ Example

#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkRest rest;
    bool success;

    //  URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/refunds
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.stripe.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << "ConnectFailReason: " << rest.get_ConnectFailReason() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    rest.SetAuthBasic("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY","");

    rest.AddQueryParam("charge","ch_1BnETKGswQrCoh0XE7kJI2wj");

    const char *strResponseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/v1/refunds");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.Load(strResponseBody);

    const char *id = 0;
    const char *object = 0;
    int amount;
    bool balance_transaction;
    const char *charge = 0;
    int created;
    const char *currency = 0;
    bool reason;
    bool receipt_number;
    const char *status = 0;

    id = jsonResponse.stringOf("id");
    object = jsonResponse.stringOf("object");
    amount = jsonResponse.IntOf("amount");
    balance_transaction = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("balance_transaction");
    charge = jsonResponse.stringOf("charge");
    created = jsonResponse.IntOf("created");
    currency = jsonResponse.stringOf("currency");
    reason = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("reason");
    receipt_number = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("receipt_number");
    status = jsonResponse.stringOf("status");
    }

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "id": "re_1BnETKGswQrCoh0XT2qLx7S0",
  "object": "refund",
  "amount": 100,
  "balance_transaction": null,
  "charge": "ch_1BnETKGswQrCoh0XE7kJI2wj",
  "created": 1516662782,
  "currency": "usd",
  "metadata": {},
  "reason": null,
  "receipt_number": null,
  "status": "succeeded"
}