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Before Starting the Integration

These are the steps you need to know; to start building an integration with PayFort:

Step 1: Access your test account
You have to make sure that you have an access to a test account, its a full test environment allow you to simulate and process simulation transactions.

Step 2: make sure that you are using the correct integration type
Before building the integration, you need to make sure that you are selecting and using the proper parameters in the API calls as per the required integration type.

All the mandatory parameters mentioned under every section in the API document.

Step 3: Create the transaction request
Process the valid API request depends on transaction parameters included, you need to check the documentation and read every parameter possible values in order to reduce the errors in processing the transaction.

Step 4: Process the transaction response
After every payment, PayFort return the transaction response on the URL configured in your account under Technical Settings channel configuration.

You can find more details in the API documentation section Direct Transaction Feedback.

You need to validate the response parameters returned on this URL by calculating the signature for the response parameters using the SHA Response Phrase configured in your account under Security Settings.

Step 5: Test and Go Live You can use our testing cards to test your integration and simulate your test cases.

PayFort team may require to test your integration before going live to assure your application integration.

Redemption Service

This service allows Merchant to redeem point or monetary value in exchange for goods, services or Merchant credits. For example, redeeming a Gift Card that will be used to top up the user account balance or in exchange for goods or services the Merchant is offering in return.

Redemption Service - Overview

There are two ways to integrate the redemption service:

1. PayFort hosted redemption service: the redemption service pages are hosted on the FORT. Users are redirected from the Merchant side to PayFort redemption pages. Below is a list of all the operations available for this integration:

    a. Redeem: this operation allows the Merchant Gift Card holder to pay for his purchase using a Gift Card. This operation should be used if the balance available
     on the card should be enough to pay for the purchase.

    b. Full Redemption: this operation allows Merchant Gift Card holder to redeem the card’s full balance to credit the user’s account balance.

    c. Partial Redemption: this operation allows Merchant Gift Card holder to redeem a partial amount of the card’s balance. This amount can be used to credit the
     user balance or pay for purchases.

2. PayFort RESTful APIs: Merchants have full control to develop the user experience for the redemption pages. PayFort will offer the following redemption operations to make this possible:

    a. Redeem: this operation allows the Merchant to redeem a specific amount from a Merchant Gift Card.

    b. Reverse: this operation allows the Merchant to reverse a specific transaction.

    c. Check Balance: this operation allows the Merchant to check the available balance and the currency of the Merchant Gift Card.

PayFort RESTful API URLs

Test Environment URL:

https://sbpaymentservices.payfort.com/FortAPI/paymentApi

Production Environment URL:

https://paymentservices.payfort.com/FortAPI/paymentApi

Parameters Submission Type

REST POST request using JSON.

REDEEM

This operation allows the Merchant to redeem a specific amount from a Merchant Gift Card.

REDEEM - Request

Include the following parameters in the Request you will send to PayFort:

ATTRIBUTES Description
service_command
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 20
Command.
Possible/ expected values: REDEEM
access_code
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 20
Access code.
Example: zx0IPmPy5jp1vAz
merchant_identifier
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 20
The ID of the Merchant.
Example: CycHZxVj
merchant_reference
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 40
The Merchant’s unique order number.
Example: XYZ9239-yu898
Special characters: - _ .
amount
Numeric
Mandatory
max: 10
The transaction’s amount. *Each currency has predefined allowed decimal points that should be taken into consideration when sending the amount.
Example: 10000
currency
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 3
The currency of the transaction’s amount in ISO code 3.
Example: AED
language
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 2
The checkout page and messages language.
Possible/ expected values: en / ar
customer_email
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 254
The customer’s email.
Example: customer@domain.com
Special characters: _ - . @ +
gift_card_number
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 100
The gift card number, the customer will use it to redeem its balance in exchange of goods or services.
Example: 123455U48Q44455
Special characters: _ - . @
signature
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 200
A string hashed using the Secure Hash Algorithm. (Please refer to section Signature for more details).
Example: 7cad05f0212ed933c9a5d5dffa31661acf2c827a
customer_name
Alpha
Optional
max: 40
The customer’s name.
Example: John Smith
Special characters: _ \ / - . ' Space

REDEEM - Response

The following parameters will be returned in PayFort’s Response:

ATTRIBUTES Description
service_command
Alpha
max: 20
Command.
Possible/ expected values: REDEEM
access_code
Alphanumeric
max: 20
Access code.
Example: zx0IPmPy5jp1vAz
merchant_identifier
Alphanumeric
max: 20
The ID of the Merchant.
Example: CycHZxVj
merchant_reference
Alphanumeric
max: 40
The Merchant’s unique order number.
Example: XYZ9239-yu898
amount
Numeric
max: 10
The transaction’s amount.
Example: 10000
currency
Alpha
max: 3
The currency of the transaction’s amount in ISO code 3.
Example: USD
language
Alpha
max: 2
The checkout page and messages language.
Possible/ expected values: en / ar
customer_email
Alphanumeric
max: 254
The customer’s email.
Example: customer@domain.com
signature
Alphanumeric
max: 200
A string hashed using the Secure Hash Algorithm. (Please refer to section Signature for more details).
Example: 7cad05f0212ed933c9a5d5dffa31661acf2c827a
response_message
Alphanumeric
max: 150
Message description of the response code. It returns according to the request language.
Possible/ expected values: (Please refer to section messages).
response_code
Numeric
Max: 5
Response Code carries the value of our system’s response. *The code consists of five digits, the first 2 digits represent the response status, and the last 3 digits represent the response messages.
Example: 20064
customer_name
Alpha
max: 40
The customer’s name.
Example: John Smith
expiry_date
Numeric
max: 4
The card’s expiry date.
Example: 2105
status
Numeric
max: 2
A two-digit numeric value that indicates the status of the transaction
Possible/ expected values: (Please refer to section statuses).
redemption_id
Numeric
max: 20
The reference to a specific redemption operation.
Example: 1983887193719
card_bin
Numeric
max: 6
The first 6 digits of the card number.
Example: 478773
remaining_balance
Numeric
max: 10
This is the amount left in the user gift card.
Example: 200.0
return_url
Alphanumeric
max: 400
The URL of the Merchant’s page to be displayed to the customer when the order is processed.
Example: https://www.merchant.com

REVERSE

This operation allows the Merchant to reverse a specific transaction.

REVERSE - Request

Include the following parameters in the Request you will send to PayFort:

ATTRIBUTES Description
service_command
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 13
Command.
Possible/ expected values: REVERSE
access_code
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 20
Access code.
Example: zx0IPmPy5jp1vAz
merchant_identifier
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 20
The ID of the Merchant.
Example: CycHZxVj
merchant_reference
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 40
The Merchant’s unique order number.
Example: XYZ9239-yu898
Special characters: - _ .
language
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 2
The checkout page and messages language.
Possible/ expected values: en / ar
redemption_id
Numeric
Mandatory
max: 20
The reference to a specific redemption operation.
Example: 1983887193719
signature
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 200
A string hashed using the Secure Hash Algorithm. (Please refer to section Signature for more details).
Example: 7cad05f0212ed933c9a5d5dffa31661acf2c827a

REVERSE - Response

The following parameters will be returned in PAYFORT’s Response:

ATTRIBUTES Description
service_command
Alpha
max: 20
Command.
Possible/ expected values: REVERSE
access_code
Alphanumeric
max: 20
Access code.
Example: zx0IPmPy5jp1vAz
merchant_identifier
Alphanumeric
max: 20
The ID of the Merchant.
Example: CycHZxVj
merchant_reference
Alphanumeric
max: 40
The Merchant’s unique order number.
Example: XYZ9239-yu898
language
Alpha
max: 2
The checkout page and messages language.
Possible/ expected values: en / ar
redemption_id
Numeric
max: 20
The reference to a specific redemption operation.
Example: 1983887193719
signature
Alphanumeric
max: 200
A string hashed using the Secure Hash Algorithm. (Please refer to section Signature for more details).
Example: 7cad05f0212ed933c9a5d5dffa31661acf2c827a
response_message
Alphanumeric
max: 150
Message description of the response code. It returns according to the request language.
Possible/ expected values: (Please refer to section messages).
response_code
Numeric
Max: 5
Response Code carries the value of our system’s response. *The code consists of five digits, the first 2 digits represent the response status, and the last 3 digits represent the response messages.
Example: 20064
status
Numeric
max: 2
A two-digit numeric value that indicates the status of the transaction
Possible/ expected values: (Please refer to section statuses).
remaining_balance
Numeric
max: 10
This is the amount left in the user gift card.
Example: 200.0

Check_balance

This operation allows the Merchant to check the available balance and the currency of the Merchant Gift Card.

Check_balance - Request

Include the following parameters in the Request you will send to PayFort:

ATTRIBUTES Description
service_command
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 20
Command.
Possible/ expected values: CHECK_BALANCE
Special characters: _
access_code
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 20
Access code.
Example: zx0IPmPy5jp1vAz
merchant_identifier
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 20
The ID of the Merchant.
Example: CycHZxVj
merchant_reference
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 40
The Merchant’s unique order number.
Example: XYZ9239-yu898
Special characters: - _ .
currency
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 3
The currency of the transaction’s amount in ISO code 3.
Example: AED
language
Alpha
Mandatory
max: 2
The checkout page and messages language.
Possible/ expected values: en / ar
signature
Alphanumeric
Mandatory
max: 200
A string hashed using the Secure Hash Algorithm. (Please refer to section Signature for more details).
Example: 7cad05f0212ed933c9a5d5dffa31661acf2c827a
gift_card_number
Alphanumeric
Optional
max: 100
The Gift card number the customer will use to redeem its balance in exchange of goods or services.
Example: 123455U48Q44455
Special characters: - _ . @

Check_balance - Response

The following parameters will be returned in PayFort’s Response:

ATTRIBUTES Description
service_command
Alpha
max: 20
Command.
Possible/ expected values: CHECK_BALANCE
access_code
Alphanumeric
max: 20
Access code.
Example: zx0IPmPy5jp1vAz
merchant_identifier
Alphanumeric
max: 20
The ID of the Merchant.
Example: CycHZxVj
merchant_reference
Alphanumeric
max: 40
The Merchant’s unique order number.
Example: XYZ9239-yu898
amount
Numeric
max: 10
The transaction’s amount.
Example: 10000
currency
Alpha
max: 3
The currency of the transaction’s amount in ISO code 3.
Example: USD
language
Alpha
max: 2
The checkout page and messages language.
Possible/ expected values: en / ar
signature
Alphanumeric
max: 200
A string hashed using the Secure Hash Algorithm. (Please refer to section Signature for more details).
Example: 7cad05f0212ed933c9a5d5dffa31661acf2c827a
response_message
Alphanumeric
max: 150
Message description of the response code. It returns according to the request language.
Possible/ expected values: (Please refer to section messages).
response_code
Numeric
Max: 5
Response Code carries the value of our system’s response. *The code consists of five digits, the first 2 digits represent the response status, and the last 3 digits represent the response messages.
Example: 20064
expiry_date
Numeric
max: 4
The card’s expiry date.
Example: 2105
status
Numeric
max: 2
A two-digit numeric value that indicates the status of the transaction
Possible/ expected values: (Please refer to section statuses).
gift_card_number
Alphanumeric
max: 100
The Gift card number the customer will use to redeem its balance in exchange of goods or services.
Example: 123455U48Q44455
remaining_balance
Numeric
max: 10
The amount of the transaction.
Example: 200.0