Apple Pay

Last updated: 14th July 2022

Start seamlessly accepting credit card payments from your customers via Touch ID and Face ID, eliminating the need for them to manually type in their card and shipping details.

Before you start

Before you can accept Apple Pay payments, you need to set up and configure Apple Pay.

If you plan to process Apple Pay payment through an entity outside the European Economic Area (EEA), please contact your Customer Success Manager or Integration Engineer.

Make a payment

Once you've set up and configured Apple Pay, you're ready to accept Apple Pay payments through our payment gateway.

Step 1: Generate a Checkout.com token from the Apple Pay token

After your customer validates their transaction with biometrics, Apple will generate a payment token.

The first step in processing an Apple Pay transaction is to convert this Apple Pay token into a Checkout.com card token.

Alternatively, if you want to decrypt the Apple Pay token yourself and process a payment, follow our pay with a pre-decrypted token guide.

Endpoints

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

post

https://api.checkout.com/tokens

Request example

{
  "type": "applepay",
  "token_data": {
    "version": "EC_v1",
    "data": "t7GeajLB9skXB6QSWfEpPA4WPhDqB7ekdd+F7588arLzvebKp3P0TekUslSQ8nkuacUgLdks2IKyCm7U3OL/PEYLXE7w60VkQ8WE6FXs/cqHkwtSW9vkzZNDxSLDg9slgLYxAH2/iztdipPpyIYKl0Kb6Rn9rboF+lwgRxM1B3n84miApwF5Pxl8ZOOXGY6F+3DsDo7sMCUTaJK74DUJJcjIXrigtINWKW6RFa/4qmPEC/Y+syg04x7B99mbLQQzWFm7z6HfRmynPM9/GA0kbsqd/Kn5Mkqssfhn/m6LuNKsqEmbKi85FF6kip+F17LRawG48bF/lT8wj/QEuDY0G7t/ryOnGLtKteXmAf0oJnwkelIyfyj2KI8GChBuTJonGlXKr5klPE89/ycmkgDl+T6Ms7PhiNZpuGEE2QE=",
    "signature": "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",
    "header": {
      "ephemeralPublicKey": "MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEX1ievoT8DRB8T5zGkhHZHeDr0oBmYEgsDSxyT0MD0IZ2Mpfjz2LdWq6LUwSH9EmxdPEzMunsZKWMyOr3K/zlsw==",
      "publicKeyHash": "tqYV+tmG9aMh+l/K6cicUnPqkb1gUiLjSTM9gEz6Nl0=",
      "transactionId": "3cee89679130a4b2617c76118a1c62fd400cd45b49dc0916d5b951b560cd17b4"
    }
  }
}

Response example

{
  "type": 'applepay',
  "token": 'tok_ymu4qlccztkedmd6b7c3hcf6ae',
  "expires_on": '2019-10-21T10:48:35Z',
  "expiry_month": 8,
  "expiry_year": 2023,
  "scheme": 'Visa',
  "last4": '6222',
  "bin": '481891',
  "card_type": 'Debit',
  "card_category": 'Consumer',
  "issuer": 'HSBC BANK PLC',
  "issuer_country": 'GB',
  "product_id": 'F',
  "product_type": 'Visa Classic'
}

Step 2: Request a payment

Using the token (tok_...) you got in the response above, make a standard payment request.

Endpoints

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

post

https://api.checkout.com/payments

Request example

{
  "source": {
    "type": "token",
    "token": "tok_ymu4qlccztkedmd6b7c3hcf6ae"
  },
  "amount": 6500,
  "currency": "USD"
}

Response example

If you get a 201 Success response and the approved field is true, your payment was successful. If the transaction failed, it's likely that the payment request was made with an invalid/expired card, or a valid card with an insufficient available balance.

Testing Apple Pay

Before you start

To test Apple Pay payments, you'll need the following:

An Apple Pay compatible device.
A sandbox Apple Pay wallet. (You cannot use a real Apple Pay wallet with real cards to test in sandbox.)

Apple Pay test cards

Once you've got a compatible device and a sandbox Apple Pay wallet, you can add one of the following test cards to it. See our testing guide for more information.

Card	Number	Expiry	CVV
Visa	`4761 2099 8001 1439`	11/2022	569
Visa	`4761 3497 5001 0326`	11/2022	851
Mastercard	`5204 2477 5000 1497`	11/2022	111
Mastercard	`5204 2477 5000 1489`	11/2022	111
American Express	`3499 563102 56071`	12/2022	1111
American Express	`3499 562866 52212`	12/2022	111

Troubleshooting

If something goes wrong, make sure you're using the correct keys, merchant ID and certificates. This is the most common issue we encounter. We recommend using descriptive names for your merchant IDs to clearly separate between your test and production environments.

Displaying the Apple Pay button

If you don't have a card in your Apple Pay wallet, or you have a card that is not accepted based on the settings configured for Apple Pay (supported networks), your Apple Pay button might not be displayed if you display it conditionally (session.canMakePaymentsWithActiveCard(...)).

Validating the Apple Pay Session

When validating the Apple Pay Session, keep note of the following:

Make sure you're using the correct merchant ID, and the correct .key and .pem certificates associated with it.
The same goes for the environment; if you configured your merchant ID in sandbox, make sure you are using the sandbox environment.

Before you start

Make a payment

Step 1: Generate a Checkout.com token from the Apple Pay token

Endpoints

Request example

Response example

Step 2: Request a payment

Endpoints

Request example

Response example

Testing Apple Pay

Before you start

Apple Pay test cards

Troubleshooting

Displaying the Apple Pay button

Validating the Apple Pay Session

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