[technical] does anyone know the details/ difference between the v1 and v2 of the Checkout API?

[sofififie]

Wondering if anyone know the details/ difference between the v1 and v2 of the Checkout API?
We had been unable to reach out to a PayPal rep who could answer this (no channels to reach technical staff)

[rahul-dighe]

https://medium.com/paypal-engineering/launch-v2-paypal-checkout-apis-45435398b987 - I have summed up our rationale for v2 in this article.

please let me know if you have specific questions and I can help answer them.