Before you start
This guide assumes that you know how to
Accept payments with Venmo
Prepare the client session
Venmo requires the following data to process a payment successfully. Pass the following data in the client session, or in the payment request (for manual payment creation).
| Parameter Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
3-letter currency code in ISO 4217 format, e.g. USD for US dollars | ||
| Details of the line items of the order |
Prepare the SDK for payments
Show Universal Checkout
Venmo is automatically presented to the customer when calling Primer.showUniversalCheckout.
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try { await Primer.showUniversalCheckout(clientToken, { container: '#checkout-container', options, onCheckoutComplete({ payment }) { console.log('Checkout complete.', payment) }, })} catch (e) { // handle error}
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Customization
Check the customization guide to learn how to customize payment method buttons.
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const options = { /* Other options ... */ style: { paymentMethodButton: { background: string, borderRadius: number | string, boxShadow: string, borderColor: string, height: number, primaryText: TextStyle, logoColor: logoColor, marginTop: string, }, },}
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Test
You can test one-off payments in the US only, with USD as currency. Recurring payments can only be tested in production.
Go live
You don’t need to do anything particular to go live — just make sure to use production credentials.