PayPal REST Api not returning exchange_rate - paypal

Question

I have got a PayPal Advanced Checkout Sandbox set up and capturing the order using the API call below:
/v2/checkout/orders/{{order_id}}/capture
Below are the transaction details I send to create the order:
{
"intent": "CAPTURE",
"payer": {
"address": {
"admin_area_2": "Downton",
"postal_code": "SP5",
"country_code": "GB"
}
},
"purchase_units": [
{
"description": "Test Item",
"custom_id": "12345",
"soft_descriptor": "Purchase Descriptior",
"amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "58.80",
"breakdown": {
"item_total": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "49.00"
},
"tax_total": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "9.80"
}
}
},
"items": [
{
"name": "Test Item",
"unit_amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "49.00"
},
"tax": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "9.80"
},
"quantity": 1,
"category": "PHYSICAL_GOODS"
}
],
"shipping": {}
}
]
}
And then once it has been paid with a sandbox personal account the order capture response is below:
{
"id": "4FS9138999682320N",
"status": "COMPLETED",
"payment_source": {
"paypal": {
"email_address": "sb-bdd43g21513704#personal.example.com",
"account_id": "V7ZN4NEJRLGZA",
"name": {
"given_name": "John",
"surname": "Doe"
},
"address": {
"country_code": "GB"
}
}
},
"purchase_units": [
{
"reference_id": "default",
"shipping": {
"name": {
"full_name": "John Doe"
},
"address": {
"address_line_1": "Whittaker House",
"address_line_2": "2 Whittaker Avenue",
"admin_area_2": "Richmond",
"admin_area_1": "Surrey",
"postal_code": "TW9 1EH",
"country_code": "GB"
}
},
"payments": {
"captures": [
{
"id": "40V95236PS9814847",
"status": "COMPLETED",
"amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "58.80"
},
"final_capture": true,
"seller_protection": {
"status": "ELIGIBLE",
"dispute_categories": [
"ITEM_NOT_RECEIVED",
"UNAUTHORIZED_TRANSACTION"
]
},
"seller_receivable_breakdown": {
"gross_amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "58.80"
},
"paypal_fee": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "2.30"
},
"net_amount": {
"currency_code": "USD",
"value": "56.50"
}
},
"custom_id": "12345",
"links": [
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/captures/40V95236PS9814847",
"rel": "self",
"method": "GET"
},
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/payments/captures/40V95236PS9814847/refund",
"rel": "refund",
"method": "POST"
},
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/4FS9138999682320N",
"rel": "up",
"method": "GET"
}
],
"create_time": "2022-10-31T16:42:07Z",
"update_time": "2022-10-31T16:42:07Z"
}
]
}
}
],
"payer": {
"name": {
"given_name": "John",
"surname": "Doe"
},
"email_address": "sb-bdd43g21513704#personal.example.com",
"payer_id": "V7ZN4NEJRLGZA",
"address": {
"country_code": "GB"
}
},
"links": [
{
"href": "https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v2/checkout/orders/4FS9138999682320N",
"rel": "self",
"method": "GET"
}
]
}
I get a status: COMPLETED as the response but it is not returning the exchange_rate value even though the payer currency is different to the payee currency.
Does anyone know why this is?

Answer 1

The example is a USD transaction, the payee account received USD.
If the payer used a funding source of a different currency to fund the transaction, this will not be visible to the receiver or API facilitator. Any such sender currency conversion is between the payer and PayPal; all you know (and all you need to know) is you received the requested USD amount via PayPal.