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Apple Pay

Apple Pay Merchant Validation API

Validate merchant identity and obtain payment sessions

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Apple Pay Merchant Validation API is one of 5 APIs that Apple Pay publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Merchant Validation. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://apple-pay-gateway.apple.com/paymentservices, https://apple-pay-gateway-nc-pod5.apple.com/paymentservices.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://apple-pay-gateway.apple.com
Authentication
Mutual TLS
Contact
Apple Developer Support
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Apple Pay Merchant Validation API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It requires mutual TLS (merchantCertificate). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • merchantCertificate — Mutual TLS authentication using the Apple Pay Merchant Identity Certificate. The certificate is obtained from the Apple Developer portal and must be associated…

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Merchant Validation 1

Validate merchant identity and obtain payment sessions

POST
/paymentSession
Request an Apple Pay payment session
requestPaymentSession body → 200400401500

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PaymentSessionResponse (11 properties), PaymentSessionRequest (4 properties), ErrorResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
2 properties
PaymentSessionResponse
object
An opaque payment session object that should be passed to the client-side ApplePaySession.completeMerchantValidation() method
11 properties
PaymentSessionRequest
object
4 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

apple-pay-merchant-validation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Apple Pay publishes across the network.

PassKit Framework (Apple Pay)
AE Profile APIs.io
Apple Pay Merchant Registration API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apple Pay Payment Processing API
AE Profile APIs.io
Apple Pay Payment Status API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
apple-pay:apple-pay-merchant-validation-api
Base URL
https://apple-pay-gateway.apple.com
Docs
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_pay_on_the_web
Provider
Apple Pay
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