Create a payment method

How to create a payment method via API

To create a new payment method, send a POST request to the /api/payment_methods endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_methods

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.name	string	Optional, default to titleized payment source type
attributes.payment_source_type	string	Required
attributes.currency_code	string	Required, unless inherited by market
attributes.moto	boolean	Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.require_capture	boolean	Optional, deafult is 'true'
attributes.auto_place	boolean	Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.auto_capture	boolean	Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.price_amount_cents	integer	Required
attributes.auto_capture_max_amount_cents	integer	Optional
attributes._disable	boolean	Optional
attributes._enable	boolean	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.market	object	Optional
relationships.payment_gateway	object	Required
relationships.store	object	Optional

Example

Request

The following request creates a new payment method:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_methods' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "payment_methods",
    "attributes": {
      "payment_source_type": "stripe_payments",
      "currency_code": "EUR",
      "price_amount_cents": 0
    },
    "relationships": {
      "payment_gateway": {
        "data": {
          "type": "payment_gateways",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response