Prerequisites

As a prerequisite, you should understand:

Authorise the Payment

The API endpoint to authorise a Smart Transaction for SEPA direct debit payment is POST Smart/Transactions/STX_xxx/prepare/debit. In this very moment we check whether SEPA direct debit is acceptable in this situation.

If not passed before, you could also pass the customer now.

Request
POST /api/v2/Smart/Transactions/STX_xxx/prepare/debit HTTP/1.1
Host: connect-testing.secuconnect.com
Authorization: Bearer qb56tjj1bcvo9n2nj4u38k84lo
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
 
{
"container": {
"merchant_id": "MRC_G8SE48FRHVITKILAPNCEDU0NUD55W8",
"type": "bank_account",
"private": {
"owner": "Max Mustermann",
"iban": "DE35500105175418493188"
}
}
}

If everything is fine, the API responds with 200 OK:

Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"object": "smart.transactions",
"id": "STX_33PXAW2YN2NJTPM5KPGMK7QF5PBVA2",
// ...
"container": {
"object": "payment.containers",
"id": "PCT_W44PJNRAV2NPM7CG6Z0YYE877CJBAZ"
},
"transactions": [
{
"object": "payment.transactions",
"id": "PCI_FDBREW9ZS7P6FTN4ZY2ATC6NK0QWO7"
}
],
"created": "2020-03-27T10:55:23+01:00",
"updated": "2020-03-27T10:56:39+01:00",
"status": "approved",
// ...
}

Status approved means the payment is authorised and you should be able to capture it. Status failed means you must repeat the payment process. You must also repeat the payment process when you update the Smart Transaction. It is then set back to created.

If auto_capture is enabled, it would capture the payment automatically. Status ok, received or collection means you can deliver. Status pending means you have to wait for one of these statusses. Status failed means the payment failed, and you must repeat the payment process.

Capture the Payment

The way to capture an authorised payment is the same for all payment methods. If you have already studied this for invoice or direct debit payment, you will not find any new details.

In order to start the authorized Smart Transaction, you only need to call POST Smart/Transactions/STX_xxx/start.

Request
POST /api/v2/Smart/Transactions/STX_33PXAW2YN2NJTPM5KPGMK7QF5PBVA2/start HTTP/1.1
Host: connect-testing.secuconnect.com
Authorization: Bearer qb56tjj1bcvo9n2nj4u38k84lo
Accept: application/json

If everything is fine, the API responds with 200 OK:

Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
{
"object": "smart.transactions",
"id": "STX_33PXAW2YN2NJTPM5KPGMK7QF5PBVA2",
// ...
"transactions": [
{
"object": "payment.transactions",
"id": "PCI_FDBREW9ZS7P6FTN4ZY2ATC6NK0QWO7"
}
],
"created": "2020-03-27T10:55:23+01:00",
"updated": "2020-03-27T10:56:41+01:00",
"status": "ok",
// ...
}

Status ok, received or collection means you can deliver. Status pending means you have to wait for one of these statusses. Status failed means the payment failed, and you must repeat the payment process.

In case of invoice payment you need to mark the actual delivery. This is to know the payment has become due, and to calculate the due date.

See Also

Further information:

Other payment methods: