Direct API

Zahlungsablauf

Your server                          Payniko                        Payer's browser
 1  GET /api/payments/bin/{bin6} ───►  payment_mode: direct | hosted
 2  POST /api/payments/direct  ─────►  200  requires_action + next_action.url
                                            (or processing / succeeded / failed)
 3  redirect to next_action.url ──────────────────────────────────►  3-D Secure page
                                       ───────────────────────────►  success_url / fail_url
 4  webhook  ◄───────────────────────  payment.succeeded / payment.failed
    GET /api/payments/{payment_id} ──►  current status

Browser

// Only if you show the payment page of a hosted BIN in a frame on the exact origin of success_url.
// nextActionUrl: next_action.url from your server.
const pageOrigin = new URL(nextActionUrl).origin;
window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
  if (event.origin !== pageOrigin || event.source !== frame.contentWindow) return;
  // A wake-up call only: ignore event.data. Ask your server to read the payment.
  fetch('/checkout/ORDER-2026-002/refresh', {method: 'POST', credentials: 'same-origin'});
});

Zahlung · Beispiel

{
  "data": {
    "payment_id": "3c2d7a4e-5b1f-4e8a-9d06-7f2b1c9e4a35",
    "merchant_order_id": "ORDER-2026-002",
    "flow": "direct",
    "status": "requires_action",
    "amount": "100.00",
    "currency": "USD",
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "next_action": {
      "type": "redirect",
      "url": "https://payniko.com/example-authentication-step",
      "expires_at": "2026-11-01T12:30:00.000Z"
    },
    "card": {
      "bin6": "435509",
      "last_four": "4242",
      "network": "visa",
      "bank": "Test Bank"
    },
    "failure": null,
    "created_at": "2026-11-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "expires_at": "2026-11-01T12:30:00.000Z",
    "completed_at": null
  }
}

Zu signierende Zeichenkette

ts + "." + payment_id + "." + status + "." + failure_code   // failure_code empty: keep the last dot

Rücksprung-URLs · Beispiel

https://merchant.example/payment/success?payment_id=LUVEI-PAYN-654321&merchant_order_id=ORDER-2026-001&status=succeeded&ts=1793001234&key_version=1&sig=200e8a5d4a7a03ead362a2c076408f9d8764f8f636f58bd4c17d78a50d59eb8a
string to sign: 1793001234.LUVEI-PAYN-654321.succeeded.

https://merchant.example/payment/failure?payment_id=LUVEI-PAYN-654321&merchant_order_id=ORDER-2026-001&status=failed&failure_code=insufficient_funds&ts=1793001234&key_version=1&sig=1cd0a104ec4ec4f5b2933d48d14c0eb33d949dd7f27936a067ab8f68b413b70d
string to sign: 1793001234.LUVEI-PAYN-654321.failed.insufficient_funds

secret used in this example (fake): example_secret_not_real

payment.succeeded

{
  "event_id": "e0743f4c-a297-4bf0-8085-ceb7d9d5e181",
  "event_type": "payment.succeeded",
  "environment": "sandbox",
  "occurred_at": "2026-11-01T12:02:00.000Z",
  "data": {
    "payment_id": "LUVEI-PAYN-123456",
    "merchant_order_id": "ORDER-2026-001",
    "flow": "hosted",
    "status": "succeeded",
    "amount": "100.00",
    "currency": "USD",
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "next_action": null,
    "card": {
      "bin6": "400000",
      "last_four": "0002",
      "network": "visa",
      "bank": null
    },
    "failure": null,
    "created_at": "2026-11-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "expires_at": "2026-11-02T12:00:00.000Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-11-01T12:02:00.000Z"
  }
}

server.mjs

// server.mjs: Direct API from start to end (Node.js 20+, no dependencies).
import http from 'node:http';
import {randomUUID} from 'node:crypto';
import {api} from './payniko.mjs';                  // request helper (Authentication)
import {verifyWebhook} from './verify-webhook.mjs'; // webhook check (Webhooks)
import {verifyReturn} from './verify-return.mjs';   // return URL check (Return URL)

const site = 'https://merchant.example';
const orders = new Map();      // use your database
const seenEvents = new Set();  // use your database
const readBody = async (req) => { const parts = []; for await (const p of req) parts.push(p); return Buffer.concat(parts); };

const reply = (res, data) => {
  res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
  res.end(JSON.stringify(data.status === 'requires_action' && data.next_action
    ? {redirect: data.next_action.url} : {status: data.status, failure: data.failure}));
};

http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
  const url = new URL(req.url, site);
  // 1. BIN check, 2. create the payment. Your own HTTPS form posts the card here.
  if (req.method === 'POST' && url.pathname === '/pay') {
    const form = JSON.parse((await readBody(req)).toString('utf8'));
    const bin6 = form.number.slice(0, 6);
    let mode = null;
    try {
      mode = (await api('GET', `/api/payments/bin/${bin6}?amount=100.00&currency=USD`)).data.payment_mode;
    } catch (error) {
      if (error.status === undefined || error.status >= 500 || error.status === 429) throw error;
    }
    if (mode !== 'direct' && mode !== 'hosted') { res.writeHead(422).end('Please use another card.'); return; }
    const orderId = 'ORDER-' + Date.now();
    const key = randomUUID();
    orders.set(orderId, {key, status: 'new'});
    const body = {
      merchant_order_id: orderId, amount: '100.00', currency: 'USD',
      customer: {email: form.email, phone: form.phone},
      webhook_url: `${site}/webhooks/payniko`,
      success_url: `${site}/payment/success`, fail_url: `${site}/payment/failure`,
    };
    if (mode === 'direct') {
      body.card = {number: form.number, holder_name: form.holder_name,
        expiry_month: form.expiry_month, expiry_year: form.expiry_year, cvv: form.cvv};
    } else {
      body.bin6 = bin6;                               // payer enters the card on the payment page
    }
    const {data} = await api('POST', '/api/payments/direct', body, key);
    Object.assign(orders.get(orderId), {paymentId: data.payment_id, status: data.status});
    reply(res, data);                                 // 3. browser goes to next_action.url
    return;
  }
  // Return URL: show a page, but trust only the webhook or a GET.
  if (req.method === 'GET' && (url.pathname === '/payment/success' || url.pathname === '/payment/failure')) {
    const signed = verifyReturn(url.searchParams, () => process.env.API_SECRET);
    let status = 'unknown';
    if (signed) status = (await api('GET', `/api/payments/${url.searchParams.get('payment_id')}`)).data.status;
    res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8'});
    res.end(status === 'succeeded' ? 'Thank you, payment received.' : 'Payment not completed.');
    return;
  }
  // Webhook: verify, store event_id once, answer 2xx fast.
  if (req.method === 'POST' && url.pathname === '/webhooks/payniko') {
    const raw = await readBody(req);
    if (!verifyWebhook(raw, req.headers, process.env.API_SECRET)) { res.writeHead(401).end(); return; }
    const event = JSON.parse(raw.toString('utf8'));
    if (!seenEvents.has(event.event_id)) {          // use a unique index in your database
      seenEvents.add(event.event_id);
      const order = orders.get(event.data.merchant_order_id);
      if (order && event.event_type.startsWith('payment.')) order.status = event.data.status;
    }
    res.writeHead(204).end();
    return;
  }
  res.writeHead(404).end();
}).listen(8080);