I have been using implementing a function that use can do recurring payments using PayPal with this request (copied from https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/api/#create-a-plan)
curl -v POST https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/payments/billing-plans \
-H 'Content-Type:application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>' \
-d '{
"name": "T-Shirt of the Month Club Plan",
"description": "Template creation.",
"type": "fixed",
"payment_definitions": [
{
"name": "Regular Payments",
"type": "REGULAR",
"frequency": "MONTH",
"frequency_interval": "2",
"amount": {
"value": "100",
"currency": "USD"
},
"cycles": "12",
"charge_models": [
{
"type": "SHIPPING",
"amount": {
"value": "10",
"currency": "USD"
}
},
{
"type": "TAX",
"amount": {
"value": "12",
"currency": "USD"
}
}
]
}
],
"merchant_preferences": {
"setup_fee": {
"value": "1",
"currency": "USD"
},
"return_url": "http://www.return.com",
"cancel_url": "http://www.cancel.com",
"auto_bill_amount": "YES",
"initial_fail_amount_action": "CONTINUE",
"max_fail_attempts": "0"
}
}'
the above request will create regular recurring payment. I want to add initial payment to the request above. I found a way with Classic API as in https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/paypal-payments-pro/integration-guide/WPRecurringPayments/ Specifying an Initial Payment part. However I could not find a way to add initial payment using REST API. Thanks!