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Apple Pay

Last updated: April 29, 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.

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

Before you start

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

Apple Pay might require additional configurations to be enabled in a live environment. To verify your Checkout.com account configurations for Apple Pay, please contact your Customer Success Manager.

Make a payment

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

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

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.

Support for Mada cards and Mastercard

Mada cards can be processed in much the same way as other cards with Apple Pay, but you need to make sure that the device's payments permission is enabled for your merchant ID, and include Mada in the supportedNetworks array.

For both Mastercard and Mada cards, do not include the supportsEMV value in the merchantCapabilities array, otherwise it may cause a failure with a 20030 format error.

Endpoints

For the full API specification, see the API reference.

    post

    https://api.checkout.com/tokens

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    Request example

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        {
          "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

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        {
          "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

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

      Response

      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:

      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.

      CardNumberExpiryCVV

      Visa

      4761 2099 8001 1439

      11/2022

      569

      4761 3497 5001 0326

      11/2022

      851

      Mastercard

      5204 2477 5000 1497

      11/2022

      111

      5204 2477 5000 1489

      11/2022

      111

      American Express

      3499 563102 56071

      12/2022

      1111

      3499 562866 52212

      12/2022

      1111

      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.
      • If you process payments for more than one business with us, make sure you are using the correct merchant ID and keys for each business.
      • The same goes for the environment; if you configured your merchant ID in sandbox, make sure you are using the sandbox environment.

      Making a payment

      If you are processing payments in UAE or Saudi Arabia, make sure you contact your customer success manager so they can enable Apple Pay on your account.

      Also, if you configured Apple Pay for one of your businesses, but then tried to send a payment request using the keys for another of your businesses, you may get an error.

      On this page

      Before you start
      Make a payment
      Step 1: Generate a Checkout.com token from the Apple Pay token
      Step 2: Request a payment
      Testing Apple Pay