Disable shipping address option in PayPal Express Checkout

Question

Working with the PayPal API and using the Name-Value Pair Interface PHP source codes from SDKs and Downloads: Simplify Integrations with Downloads and SDKs.

My quest

Answer 1

To solve for this from current (2019) web client .JS, add the application_context block to the request body.

Below is an example for createSubscription() call; and I'm thinking this will work with createOrder() as well

paypal.Buttons({
          createSubscription: function (data, actions) {

              return actions.subscription.create({

                  'plan_id'            : 'P-123',
                  'application_context': {
                      'shipping_preference': 'NO_SHIPPING'
                  }
              });
          },

          onApprove: function (data, actions) {

              // ...
          }
      })
      .render('#paypal-button-container');

Thanks to the example code here:

• https://developer.paypal.com/docs/subscriptions/integrate/#4-create-a-subscription

Here's where the field enums are listed:

• https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/api/merchant/SetExpressCheckout-API-Operation-NVP/