Payment Request API

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Payment Request API is a W3C specification for collecting payment information (credit card, billing address, etc) by the browser, to help streamline the payment process on a web page.

IndieWeb Examples

Aaron Parecki

Aaron Parecki added support for the Payment Request API to his website during IndieWebCamp Austin 2017 using the Stripe integration.

• https://aaronparecki.com/2017/12/10/8/payment-request

Documentation

Various browsers and payment handlers that support Payment Request API all have their own documentation:

Browsers: https://caniuse.com/payment-request

• Google Chrome: https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/payments/
  • Bringing Easy and Fast Checkout with Payment Request API
  • Deep Dive into the Payment Request API
• Microsoft Edge: 2017-05-24: Payment Request API
  • MSDN: Payment Request API samples
  • blog post: 2016-12-15: Simpler web payments: Introducing the Payment Request API
• Firefox status: https://platform-status.mozilla.org/#payment-request

(need screenshots of the UI flow on browsers that supposedly support this, e.g.)

• (screenshot initial setup, is user prompted to enter a cc? or do they have to set it up in prefs before attempting to pay via Request Payment support?)
• (screenshot of request payment provider picker / confirmation)
• etc.

Providers:

• Stripe: https://stripe.com/docs/payment-request-api

See Also

• https://www.w3.org/TR/payment-request/
• payment