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Shift4 Payments Payment Methods API

Create and retrieve alternative payment methods (Apple Pay, Google Pay, 3D Secure, etc.).

Shift4 Payments Payment Methods API is one of 20 APIs that Shift4 Payments publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 9 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Payment Methods. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a JSON-LD context, and 9 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.shift4.com.

3 operations 2 paths 6 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.shift4.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Shift4 Payments Payment Methods API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BasicAuth — Use your secret API key as the username with an empty password.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Payment Methods 3

Create and retrieve alternative payment methods (Apple Pay, Google Pay, 3D Secure, etc.).

POST
/payment-methods
Create a Payment Method
createPaymentMethod body → 200
GET
/payment-methods
List Payment Methods
listPaymentMethods 1 param → 200
GET
/payment-methods/{paymentMethodId}
Retrieve a Payment Method
getPaymentMethod 1 param → 200

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are PaymentMethod (13 properties), Address (6 properties), PaymentMethodRequest (5 properties), Billing (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Billing
object
4 properties
Address
object
6 properties
PaymentMethodList
ListResponsePaymentMethod
object
3 properties
PaymentMethodRequest
object
5 properties 1 required
PaymentMethod
object
13 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

shift4-payments-payment-methods-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Shift4 Payments publishes across the network.

Shift4 Checkout
Shift4 JavaScript Library
Shift4 Payments Blacklist API
Shift4 Payments Cards API
Shift4 Payments Charges API
Shift4 Payments Checkout Sessions API
Shift4 Payments Credits API
Shift4 Payments Customers API
Shift4 Payments Disputes API
Shift4 Payments Events API
Shift4 Payments File Uploads API
Shift4 Payments Fraud Warnings API
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