Apple Pay

Last updated: May 31, 2023

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

Information

For Apple Pay liability shift eligibility, refer to our 3D Secure page.

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

Note

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

To start setting up Apple Pay, you need the following:

an Apple Developer account (learn more about enrollment requirements)
a domain with a valid SSL certificate (meaning your domain should start with https)
access to a Secure Shell (SSH) terminal
access to your server's files, so you can upload files to your server

Information

We recommend that you create separate merchant IDs for your test environment and for your live/production environment.

In your Apple Developer account, go to the Add Merchant IDs section, select Merchant IDs and select Continue.
Add a useful description, like merchant id for test environment.
Enter your desired merchant ID name in the Identifier section. We recommend that you use a descriptive name to indicate both the domain and the environment you will use it in, like merchant.com.mywebsite.sandbox.

Next, you need to generate a certificate signing request using the following endpoint. You'll receive a .csr file in the response that you'll need to upload to your Apple Developer account in the next step.

To get a detailed view of all required and optional fields, see our API reference.

post

https://api.checkout.com/applepay/signing-requests


1curl --location --request POST 'https://api.sandbox.checkout.com/applepay/signing-requests' \
2--header 'Authorization: Bearer pk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' \


1{
2  "content": "--- --BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST--- --MIIBSTCB8AIBADCBjzELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxDzANBgNVBAgMBkxvbmRvbjEPMA0GA1UEBwwGTG9uZG9uMRUwEwYDVQQKDAxDaGVja291dC5jb20xCzAJBgNVBA8MAklUMRUwEwYDVQQDDAxjaGVja291dC5jb20xIzAhBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWFHN1cHBvcnRAY2hlY2tvdXQuY29tMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEwjiZ410yhHCkwa04OfrPb0e5bqt4FncefJwAbFpcqARTWefYZNvLyYkV68PmAKoO7cthfAFVfoVNqXBEGzjg1TAKBggqhkjOPQQDAgNIADBFAiAcgJLboQK3GBQX/K5ghNzbcw4mnVcVk/rUmkIxu0M28gIhALO01kH13CZzMkAhRhnkeCUPaP+IqUqQaDdZL8d5xgFc--- --END CERTIFICATE REQUEST--- --"
3}

Log in to your Apple Developer account, go to the Merchant IDs list section, and select the merchant ID you created in step 1.
In the Apple Pay Payment Processing Certificate section (make sure you’re not in the Apple Pay Merchant Identity Certificate section), select Create Certificate.
Respond No to the question about processing in China and select Continue.
Upload the .csr file from the previous step and select Continue.
Select Download to get your payment processing certificate – a .cer file.

Once you've generated the payment processing certificate, you need to upload it using the following endpoint. We use this certificate to decrypt Apple Pay tokens and turn them into Checkout.com card tokens you can use to request a payment.

To get a detailed view of all required and optional fields, see our API reference.

Information

The .cer file you downloaded in step 3 needs to be base64 encoded so you can pass the content into the /applepay/certificates endpoint.

To convert the .cer file to a base64 string, use the following command:


1openssl x509 -inform der -in apple_pay.cer -out base64_converted.cer

post

https://api.checkout.com/applepay/certificates


1curl --location --request POST 'https://api.sandbox.checkout.com/applepay/certificates' \
2--header 'Authorization: Bearer pk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' \
3--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
4--data-raw '{
5    "content": "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"
6}'


1{
2  "id": "aplc_hefptsiydvkexnzzb35zrlqgfq",
3  "public_key_hash": "tqYV+tmG9aMh+l/K6cicUnPqkb1gUiLjSTM9gEz6Nl0=",
4  "valid_from": "2021-01-01T17:32:28.000Z",
5  "valid_until": "2025-01-01T17:32:28.000Z"
6}

Information

You must have a valid SSL certificate on your domain (meaning it begins with https).

Log in to your Apple Developer account, go to the Merchant IDs list section and select the merchant ID you created in step 1.
Under the Merchant Domains section, select Add Domain.
Enter your domain and select Save.
Select Download and you'll get a .txt file.
Upload this file to your server so it's accessible at the following location (replacing yourdomain.com with the URL of your domain): https://yourdomain.com/.well-known/apple-developer-merchantid-domain-association.txt. To do this, create a folder called .well-known in the root directory of your website and put the .txt file in that folder.
Once you've uploaded the file, select Verify.

Open a terminal and create a .csr and .key file using this command:


1openssl req -out uploadMe.csr -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout certificate_sandbox.key

In the prompt, enter your details, and when asked for a password, leave it blank and select Enter. You will get a .csr and .key file. Keep the .key file at hand.
Log in to your Apple Developer account, go to the Merchant IDs list section and select the merchant ID you created in step 1.
Under the Apple Pay Merchant Identity Certificate section (make sure you're not in the Apple Pay Payment Processing Certificate section), select Create Certificate.
Upload the .csr file you just created from your terminal. It should be called uploadMe.csr if you copy-pasted the command.
Select Continue and then select Download to get your .cer file. It will probably be named merchant_id.cer.
Convert this .cer file into a .pem file so you can use it in your code. Enter the following command in your terminal:


1openssl x509 -inform der -in merchant_id.cer -out certificate_sandbox.pem

If you followed the above steps correctly, you should now have the following:

a merchant ID (for example, merchant.com.mywebsite.sandbox)
Checkout.com linked to your merchant ID
a domain verified by Apple
a .key and a .pem certificate file

Information

We recommend that you repeat the above steps so you have a merchant ID, domain (it can be the same domain) and certificates for your test environment and your production environment. You should use descriptive names for each environment to avoid mismatches.

Information

If you use an ecommerce platform where we support Apple Pay, like Magento or WooCommerce, the files and certificates you got in the configuration process above are enough to complete your integration. Just follow the instructions provided by your particular platform.

Follow Apple Pay's integration documentation to integrate Apple Pay:

Apple Pay Web — see a demo
Apple Pay Mobile

Once you've completed the integration steps, you will be able to display the Apple Pay button and validate an Apple Pay Session (required for the web version).

If you're struggling, watch this payment flow walkthrough:

Here's a diagram of the full payment flow:

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

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, skip to step 2.

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

post

https://api.checkout.com/tokens


1{
2  "type": "applepay",
3  "token_data": {
4    "version": "EC_v1",
5    "data": "t7GeajLB9skXB6QSWfEpPA4WPhDqB7ekdd+F7588arLzvebKp3P0TekUslSQ8nkuacUgLdks2IKyCm7U3OL/PEYLXE7w60VkQ8WE6FXs/cqHkwtSW9vkzZNDxSLDg9slgLYxAH2/iztdipPpyIYKl0Kb6Rn9rboF+lwgRxM1B3n84miApwF5Pxl8ZOOXGY6F+3DsDo7sMCUTaJK74DUJJcjIXrigtINWKW6RFa/4qmPEC/Y+syg04x7B99mbLQQzWFm7z6HfRmynPM9/GA0kbsqd/Kn5Mkqssfhn/m6LuNKsqEmbKi85FF6kip+F17LRawG48bF/lT8wj/QEuDY0G7t/ryOnGLtKteXmAf0oJnwkelIyfyj2KI8GChBuTJonGlXKr5klPE89/ycmkgDl+T6Ms7PhiNZpuGEE2QE=",
6    "signature": "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",
7    "header": {
8      "ephemeralPublicKey": "MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEX1ievoT8DRB8T5zGkhHZHeDr0oBmYEgsDSxyT0MD0IZ2Mpfjz2LdWq6LUwSH9EmxdPEzMunsZKWMyOr3K/zlsw==",
9      "publicKeyHash": "tqYV+tmG9aMh+l/K6cicUnPqkb1gUiLjSTM9gEz6Nl0=",
10      "transactionId": "3cee89679130a4b2617c76118a1c62fd400cd45b49dc0916d5b951b560cd17b4"
11    }
12  }
13}


1{
2  "type": "applepay",
3  "token": "tok_ymu4qlccztkedmd6b7c3hcf6ae",
4  "expires_on": "2019-10-21T10:48:35Z",
5  "expiry_month": 8,
6  "expiry_year": 2023,
7  "scheme": "Visa",
8  "last4": "6222",
9  "bin": "481891",
10  "card_type": "DEBIT",
11  "card_category": "CONSUMER",
12  "issuer": "Test Bank",
13  "issuer_country": "GB",
14  "product_id": "F",
15  "product_type": "Visa Classic"
16}

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

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

post

https://api.checkout.com/payments


1{
2  "source": {
3    "type": "token",
4    "token": "tok_ymu4qlccztkedmd6b7c3hcf6ae"
5  },
6  "amount": 6500,
7  "currency": "USD"
8}

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.

To make a payment using an Apple Pay token that you have decrypted, use the network_token source type and specify the token_type as applepay. This source type allows you to provide the details about the token, as well as the cryptogram and ECI value obtained from the Apple Pay token.

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

post

https://api.checkout.com/payments


1{
2  "source": {
3    "type": "network_token",
4    "token": "4242424242424242",
5    "token_type": "applepay",
6    "expiry_month": "10",
7    "expiry_year": "2025",
8    "eci": "06",
9    "cryptogram": "AgAAAAAAAIR8CQrXcIhbQAAAAAA"
10  },
11  "amount": 1000,
12  "currency": "USD"
13}

If the approved field is true, your authorization was successful. If your authorization was not successful, it's possible the payment used an invalid/expired card, or a valid card with an insufficient available balance.

Information

A successful response will include a payment_account_reference value, which is a unique reference to the underlying card for network tokens. If the card scheme provided us with an eci value, it will be included in the response. The value indicates the security level that the card scheme decided to request the payment with.

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

an Apple Pay compatible device
a sandbox Apple Pay wallet, which you can add a test card to (see Test Cards for Apps and the Web on Apple Pay's sandbox testing page)

For more information about testing, see our testing resources.

Note

When testing in a sandbox environment, you cannot use a real Apple Pay wallet with real cards.

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.

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(...)).

When validating the Apple Pay Session, make sure that:

you're using the correct merchant ID, and the correct .key and .pem certificates associated with it
if you configured your merchant ID in sandbox, you're using the sandbox environment

Information

Set up Apple Pay

Note

Step 1: Create your merchant IDs in your Apple Pay Developer account

Information

Step 2: Generate a certificate signing request

Endpoints

Request example

Response example

Step 3: Create a payment processing certificate

Step 4: Upload the signed payment processing certificate

Information

Endpoints

Request example

Response example

Step 5: Validate your domain

Information

Step 6: Create your Apple Pay certificates

Step 7: Configuration outcome

Information

Integrate with Apple Pay

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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

Note

Troubleshooting

Displaying the Apple Pay button

Validating the Apple Pay Session