Subscriptions API - unable to fetch full details of a subscription plan

[Inkeyes]

Hello,

I would like to retrieve full details of a subscription plan.

Retrieving the plan with the URL: https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/billing/plans/P-2PE8120841575405WL76FLQQ as per Subscriptions (paypal.com) 

However, the array retrieved only contains the summary details. Is there an additional parameter that needs to be sent to get the verbose information?

Thanks

Nick

Plan details Array
(
[id] => P-2PE8120841575405WL76FLQQ
[name] => Basic Plan
[status] => ACTIVE
[description] => Basic plan
[usage_type] => LICENSED
[create_time] => 2021-01-11T13:42:26Z
[links] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[href] => https://api.sandbox.paypal.com/v1/billing/plans/P-2PE8120841575405WL76FLQQ
[rel] => self
[method] => GET
[encType] => application/json
)

)

)

[OrganizEat]

I have the problem where asking for a list of plans returns the summary, instead of the full detail, hence came here to look for the solution. I too believed there should be a parameter that gets all the details into the response.

Turns out, it was probably intended to work like it does now. My next reply shows (just like your question) I fetch the list first and then detailed info for the plans one by one. But I do not have the problem you describe - fetching details return the summary. To me it returns all the data.

[OrganizEat]

So, documentation for the list of plans shows the summary data per plan in response. It is consistent with what I observe.

I looked at the sandbox UI (and live paypal UI) - and you see the plans listed with only a subset of the info.

There is a button to get the details, one per plan.

So I guess the same is true to how you supposed to use the API.

You get the list with a summary and then you call Show Plans Details API 

That is what I have done. Got all the info just fine.

So in summary I DO NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. My problem was me wishing API was more powerful and customizable, but that's on me.