On Providing Merchant Validation

POST

https://api.zid.sa/v1{providerBaseURL}/applepay/initiate

When the merchant validation event is triggered from the Apple pay js library a request to the provider will be needed to obtain the merchant session object that is needed to validate the merchant session. The provider API in turn shall call Apple endpoint “startSession” to get an apple session and return it.

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.paymentprovider.com/applepay/initiate?validationUrl=https://apple-pay-gateway.apple.com/paymentservices/startSession&displayName=Zid Store&domainName=store.zid.sa&publishableApiKey=pk_test_abc123xyz'

Response Example

{
    "merchantSession": {}
}

Request

Path Params

providerBaseURL

string

required

The root URL of the payment provider’s API. All API requests such as Apple Pay initiation, payment execution, and refunds will be sent relative to this base URL.

Example:

https://api.paymentprovider.com

Query Params

validationUrl

string

optional

The validation URL provided by the Apple Pay JS API during the merchant validation event. This URL must be sent to the provider so they can obtain a merchant session from Apple.

Example:

https://apple-pay-gateway.apple.com/paymentservices/startSession

displayName

string

optional

The display name of the merchant that will appear in the Apple Pay payment sheet.

Example:

Zid Store

domainName

string

optional

The domain associated with the merchant's Apple Pay transactions. This domain must be registered with Apple Pay via the provider.

Example:

store.zid.sa

publishableApiKey

string

optional

The merchant’s public API key provided by the payment provider. It’s used to identify and authenticate the merchant on the client side during Apple Pay initialization.

Example:

pk_test_abc123xyz

Responses

🟢200OK

application/json

Body

merchantSession

object

required

Object containing Apple Pay session details, used to complete merchant validation via the Apple Pay JS API.

Modified at 2025-05-26 09:08:05

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