Create Payment

The Create Payment API allows merchants to initiate a payment request. This process involves generating a payment ID that can be used to query the payment.

Endpoint

Request URL: https://apihit.net/api/payment/create

Request Headers

Header Name	Value
Content-Type	"application/json"
Accept	"application/json"
X-Signature	The HMAC signature used for verification.

Request Parameters

Property	Presence	Type	Description
mode	Mandatory	String	"URL_REDIRECT"
mid	Mandatory	String	Provided by creedo during onboarding.
payment_method	Mandatory	String	This parameter indicates the method of payment. For MERCADO_PAGO_P2P, the value of this parameter should be "MERCADO_PAGO_P2P".
merchant_payment_id	Mandatory	String	Unique invoice number used on the merchant side for this specific payment. Max length is 25 characters. Special characters "<", ">" and "&" are not allowed.
payment_amount	Mandatory	Integer	Amount of the payment to be made.
payment_currency	Mandatory	String	Currency of the mentioned amount. For MERCADO_PAGO_P2P, the value of this parameter should be "ARS".
ipn_url	Mandatory	String	URL where creedo sends Instant Payment Notification. It must accept POST request from creedo.
success_url	Mandatory	String	Redirects to this URL after the user submits payment information.
failed_url	Mandatory	String	Redirects to this URL after the user cancel payment.
customer_id	Optional	String	Unique user ID on the merchant's side.
customer_name	Optional	String	Full name of the user on the merchant's side.
customer_phone_number	Optional	String	Registered phone number of the user on the merchant's side.
customer_email	Optional	String	Registered email address of the user on the merchant's side.
customer_type	Optional	String	Type of the user. Possible values: Trusted, FTD, MTD, YTD, Others.
customer_ip	Optional	String	Current IP address of the user.
btag	Optional	String	Btag identifier of the customer.
additional_info_1	Optional	String	Additional information.
additional_info_2	Optional	String	Additional information.

Success Response Parameters

Property	Type	Description
gateway_status	String	"accepted"
payment_url	String	Redirect user to payment page
creedo_payment_id	String	Creedo-generated payment ID for this payment creation request. This payment ID can be used later to track the payment and in other payment-related APIs. - A payment ID will expire after 1 hour. If a merchant tries to reuse a payment ID after 1 hour, they will receive an error. Additionally, the merchant will receive an expired callback after 1 hour.

Error Response Parameters

Property	Type	Description
gateway_status	String	"rejected"
message	String	Error message here.

Signature Generation

The signature (X-Signature) is generated using HMAC with SHA-256. It uses the secret_key and a secret_string as inputs. All inputs should be in string format:

secret_string = mid:mode:merchant_payment_id:payment_method:payment_currency:payment_amount

Request Body

POST /api/payment/create HTTP/1.1
Host: https://apihit.net
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
X-Signature: <hash_str>

{
    "mode": "URL_REDIRECT",
    "mid": "Your Merchant Public Key Here",
    "payment_method": "MERCADO_PAGO_P2P",
    "merchant_payment_id": "hap54hzxq0u",
    "payment_amount": 400,
    "payment_currency": "ARS",
    "ipn_url": "https://example.com/ipn-handler",
    "success_url": "http://example.com/payment-status/successful",
    "failed_url": "http://example.com/payment-status/failed",
    "customer_id": "USER12345",  // Optional
    "customer_name": "John Doe",  // Optional
    "customer_phone_number": "+88017XXXXXXXX",  // Optional
    "customer_email": "johndoe@example.com",  // Optional
    "customer_type": "Trusted",  // Optional
    "customer_ip": "192.168.1.1",  // Optional
    "btag": "BTAG001",  // Optional
    "additional_info_1": "Loyal customer",  // Optional
    "additional_info_2": ""  // Optional
}

Success Response

A successful response will return a JSON object containing:

{
    "gateway_status": "accepted",
    "creedo_payment_id": "3C8HL0MHX9",
    "payment_url": "https://api.creedo.capital/pay/OTk5NTI5NzI1NTEz/"
}

Error Response

In case of an error, the API will return a JSON object with error details:

{
    "gateway_status": "rejected",
    "message": "Unknown error occurred."
}

Notes

• The merchant_payment_id must be unique for each transaction to prevent duplication.