The Create Sofort Transaction request performs a transaction using the Sofort payment method.

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Request Content

Send an altTransaction object, with the following:

Property	Type	Required
`amount`	decimal	required
`currency`	string	required must be a supported currency
`sofortTransaction`	object	required (see sofortTransaction)
`payerInfo`	object	required for a new shopper (see payerInfo)
`vaultedShopperId`	integer	required for a vaulted shopper The vaulted shopper's saved country must be supported by Sofort.
`vendorsInfo`	object	optional (see vendorsInfo)
`merchantTransactionId`	string	optional
`transactionMetaData`	object	optional (see transactionMetaData)

Response Details

If successful, the response HTTP status code is 200 OK.
The response contains the request properties plus these additions:

Property	Notes
`vaultedShopperId`
`processingInfo`	(see processingInfo)
`fraudResultInfo`	(see fraudResultInfo)

Examples

Request Examples

curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "amount": 42,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "payerInfo": {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "country": "uk"
  },
  "sofortTransaction": {
    "returnUrl": "http://www.returnURL.com"
  }
}'

curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "amount": 57,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "vaultedShopperId": 29896125,
  "sofortTransaction": {
    "language": "fr",
    "returnUrl": "http://www.returnURL.com"
  }
}'

curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "amount": 50,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "payerInfo": {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "country": "de"
  },
  "sofortTransaction": {
    "returnUrl": "http://www.returnURL.com"
  },
  "vendorsInfo": {
    "vendorInfo": [
      {
        "vendorId": 837389
      }
    ]
  }
}'

Response Examples

{
  "amount": 42,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "payerInfo": {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "country": "uk"
  },
  "vaultedShopperId": 29896125,
  "sofortTransaction": {
    "sofortUrl": "https://eu.gcsip.nl/orb/orb?ACTION=DO_START&REF=000000410000209224930000100001&MAC=k4cr6oNG%2FYtDMwfKJWwveKOSA6V3xDS8j0qFWZD7IyA%3D",
    "orderId": 20922493
  },
  "processingInfo": {
    "processingStatus": "PENDING",
    "transactionRegion": "UK"
  }
}

{
  "amount": 57,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "vaultedShopperId": 29896125,
  "sofortTransaction": {
    "language": "fr",
    "sofortUrl": "https://eu.gcsip.nl/orb/orb?ACTION=DO_START&REF=000000410000209224950000100001&MAC=sl2YU%2FDhliWFMZwzXXzDSFbyKKuS2Ll%2FncE794IvTKg%3D",
    "orderId": 20922495
  },
  "processingInfo": {
    "processingStatus": "PENDING"
  }
}

{
  "vendorsInfo": {
    "vendorInfo": [
      {
        "vendorId": 837389,
        "commissionPercent": 30
      }
    ]
  },
  "amount": 50,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "payerInfo": {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "country": "de"
  },
  "vaultedShopperId": 29896135,
  "sofortTransaction": {
    "sofortUrl": "https://eu.gcsip.nl/orb/orb?ACTION=DO_START&REF=000000410000209217110000100001&MAC=0c0N2AF5tQLQ8VGYG0S2eNOIURDNh70FsQI5ingS2M8%3D",
    "orderId": 20921711
  },
  "processingInfo": {
    "processingStatus": "PENDING"
  }
}

API Explorer

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