Starts a payment.
Before using the startPayment() function, you will need to set up your site to accept payments. To learn more, see About Accepting Payments. When setting up your site to accept payments, be sure to select the payment methods you want to offer and set your payment currency.
The startPayment()
function returns a Promise that resolves to a PaymentResult
object when the user completes the payment process. Only use this result for display purposes.
For business decisions, such as updating collection data, use the onPaymentUpdate
event.
Starting a payment prompts the user to select a payment method and continue the
payment process with the options specified in the options
parameter.
Before calling startPayment()
, create a payment and generate a value for the paymentId
parameter. You can do this by calling createPayment()
from your site's backend.
To understand how startPayment()
is used in a typical payment lifecycle,
see Typical Payment Lifecycle.
Use the options
parameter to:
Notes:
To work with the Pay API, you need to save and publish your site.
The backend createPayment()
function
takes a PaymentInfo
parameter that defines the information for a payment.
For security reasons you should always create the PaymentInfo
object
in backend code. Do not pass payment information from client-side code.
Doing so opens a vulnerability that a malicious user can exploit to change
payment information, such as the price of an item being purchased.
To learn more about how to keep your payment code secure, see
Security Considerations When Working with Wix Code.
The showThankYouPage
option only applies to your Wix site's Thank You page. In-app browsers have their own separate Thank You pages which are unaffected by this setting.
The payment ID returned by createPayment() or another app, such as Wix Pricing Plans' createOnlineOrder().
Payment process options.