Introduction

The Blink Payment API allows Blink merchants to create payments through card, open banking and direct debit. The payment API allows for full customization, while the paylink API enables users to create unique links for quick ECOM payments. Below are the step-by-step instructions for generating payments using each of our available payment methods.

Authentication

Generate an authentication bearer token with your account credentials. This is to be used as a bearer token in subsequent requests.

Payment API

Credit Cards

MOTO

1. Create an access token.
2. Create an intent.
3. Render the ccMotoElement from the intent response on the page.
4. Submit the payment form values to creditcards.
5. Receive return URL with response.
6. Get more transaction details.

ECOM

1. Create an access token.
2. Create an intent.
3. Render the ccElement from the intent response on the page.
4. Submit the payment form values to creditcards.
5. Render the acsform in the response and submit to go through 3DS.
6. System  will redirect to return URL.
7. Get more transaction details.

Apple Pay

1. Create an access token.
2. Create an intent.
3. Render the ccElement and apElement from the intent response on the page.
4. Submit the payment form values to applepay.
5. System will redirects to response URL.
6. Get more transaction details.

Google Pay

1. Create an access token.
2. Create an intent.
3. Render the ccElement and gpElement from the intent response on the page.
4. Submit the payment form values to googlepay.
5. Render the acsform in the response and submit to go through 3DS or system will redirects to response URL .
6. Get more transaction details.

Open Banking

• Create an access token.
• Create an intent.
• Render the obElement or make your own payment form.
• Submit customer details to openbankings.
• Redirect to response URL for customer to choose bank and authorise payment.
• System will redirect to return URL.
•  Get more transaction details.

Direct Debit

• Create an access token.
• Create an intent.
• Render the ddElement or make your own payment form.
• Submit customer details to directdebits.
• Receive return URL with response.
• Get more transaction details.

Paylink API

• Create an access token.
• Generate a paylink.
• Track paylink.