Receive card payments
With Mercado Pago you can collect card information in a secure way, while keeping control over the shopping experience offered to your users.
Collect card information
The card information is collected from your buyer’s browser.For security reasons, it is very important that these data never reach your servers.
Mercado Pago has a Javascript library to help you do this simply and safely.
1. Include MercadoPago.js
To use this library, you must first enter the following code in our checkout:
Html
<script src="https://secure.mlstatic.com/sdk/javascript/v1/mercadopago.js"></script>
Note
The library must always be imported from https://secure.mlstatic.com.
2. Set up your public key
Your public key is what identifies you so that you can safely collect the card information. The public key must be uploaded after including MercadoPago.js and before making a request.
Javascript
window.Mercadopago.setPublishableKey("ENV_PUBLIC_KEY");
Note
This is a public key of the test environment. To capture real cards you will need to replace them with your own production public key.
3. Collect card information
Form
The next step is to collect the card information. To do this it is important to have a form that uses the following data-checkout attributes:
Html
<form action="" method="post" id="pay" name="pay" >
<fieldset>
<ul>
<li>
<label for="email">Email</label>
<input id="email" name="email" value="test_user_19653727@testuser.com" type="email" placeholder="your email"/>
</li>
<li>
<label for="cardNumber">Credit card number:</label>
<input type="text" id="cardNumber" data-checkout="cardNumber" placeholder="4509 9535 6623 3704" onselectstart="return false" onpaste="return false" onCopy="return false" onCut="return false" onDrag="return false" onDrop="return false" autocomplete=off />
</li>
<li>
<label for="securityCode">Security code:</label>
<input type="text" id="securityCode" data-checkout="securityCode" placeholder="123" onselectstart="return false" onpaste="return false" onCopy="return false" onCut="return false" onDrag="return false" onDrop="return false" autocomplete=off />
</li>
<li>
<label for="cardExpirationMonth">Expiration month:</label>
<input type="text" id="cardExpirationMonth" data-checkout="cardExpirationMonth" placeholder="12" onselectstart="return false" onpaste="return false" onCopy="return false" onCut="return false" onDrag="return false" onDrop="return false" autocomplete=off />
</li>
<li>
<label for="cardExpirationYear">Expiration year:</label>
<input type="text" id="cardExpirationYear" data-checkout="cardExpirationYear" placeholder="2015" onselectstart="return false" onpaste="return false" onCopy="return false" onCut="return false" onDrag="return false" onDrop="return false" autocomplete=off />
</li>
<li>
<label for="cardholderName">Card holder name:</label>
<input type="text" id="cardholderName" data-checkout="cardholderName" placeholder="APRO" />
</li>
<li>
<label for="docType">Document type:</label>
<select id="docType" data-checkout="docType"></select>
</li>
<li>
<label for="docNumber">Document number:</label>
<input type="text" id="docNumber" data-checkout="docNumber" placeholder="12345678" />
</li>
</ul>
<input type="hidden" name="paymentMethodId" />
<input type="submit" value="Pay!" />
</fieldset>
</form>
Important
Fields that contain sensitive data do not have the
nameattribute, so they will never reach your servers.
Get the document type
The document type and number are among the required fields.
It is possible to get the list of available documents:
Javascript
window.Mercadopago.getIdentificationTypes();
Get the card’s payment method
It is important to get the card’s payment method so that payment can be made. The function getBin() in the example below retrieves the first 6 digits of the credit card. This digits identifies the payment method and the issuer of that card.
The callback function setPaymentMethodInfo receives a status and a response and it storages the id of the response in the attribute paymentMethodId (input hidden).
Javascript
function getBin() {
const cardnumber = document.getElementById("cardnumber");
return cardnumber.substring(0,6);
}
function guessingPaymentMethod(event) {
var bin = getBin();
if (event.type == "keyup") {
if (bin.length >= 6) {
window.Mercadopago.getPaymentMethod({
"bin": bin
}, setPaymentMethodInfo);
}
} else {
setTimeout(function() {
if (bin.length >= 6) {
window.Mercadopago.getPaymentMethod({
"bin": bin
}, setPaymentMethodInfo);
}
}, 100);
}
};
function setPaymentMethodInfo(status, response) {
if (status == 200) {
const paymentMethodElement = document.querySelector('input[name=paymentMethodId]');
if (paymentMethodElement) {
paymentMethodElement.value = response[0].id;
} else {
const input = document.createElement('input');
input.setattribute('name', 'paymentMethodId');
input.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
input.setAttribute('value', response[0].id);
form.appendChild(input);
}
} else {
alert(`payment method info error: ${response}`);
}
};
In order to get the payment method, use MercadoPago.getPaymentMethod(jsonParam,callback). This method accepts two parameters: an object and a callback function.
Javascript
Mercadopago.getPaymentMethod({
"bin": bin
}, setPaymentMethodInfo);
Collect data
Before submitting the form, you must capture the submit event and use the Mercadopago.createToken(form, sdkRespondeHandler); method.
Javascript
doSubmit = false;
addEvent(document.querySelector('#pay'), 'submit', doPay);
function doPay(event){
event.preventDefault();
if(!doSubmit){
var $form = document.querySelector('#pay');
window.Mercadopago.createToken($form, sdkResponseHandler); // The function "sdkResponseHandler" is defined below
return false;
}
};
function sdkResponseHandler(status, response) {
if (status != 200 && status != 201) {
alert("verify filled data");
}else{
var form = document.querySelector('#pay');
var card = document.createElement('input');
card.setAttribute('name', 'token');
card.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
card.setAttribute('value', response.id);
form.appendChild(card);
doSubmit=true;
form.submit();
}
};
By submitting the form and using the data-checkout attributes, all fields are captured.
The createToken method will return a card_token, which is the secure representation of the card:
Json
{
"id": "ff8080814cbd77a8014cc",
"public_key": "TEST-b3d5b663-664a-4e8f-b759-de5d7c12ef8f",
"card_id": null,
"luhn_validation": true,
"status": "active",
"date_used": null,
"card_number_length": 16,
"date_created": "2015-04-16T13:06:25.525-04:00",
"first_six_digits": "450995",
"last_four_digits": "3704",
"security_code_length": 3,
"expiration_month": 6,
"expiration_year": 2017,
"date_last_updated": "2015-04-16T13:06:25.525-04:00",
"date_due": "2015-04-24T13:06:25.531-04:00",
"live_mode": false,
"cardholder": {
"identification": {
"number": "23456789",
"type": "type"
},
"name": "name"
}
}
The second field of createToken method is the sdkResponseHandler, which is a callback function that will run when creating the card_token.
We will use this to create a hidden field (input hidden), and store the id value in order to send the form to your servers.
Receive card payments
From the parameters sent in the POST, you should get the card_token id to make a single payment.
A card_token is valid for 7 days and can be used only once.
To make the payment, simply make an API call:
The required fields to be sent are
token,transaction_amount,payment_method_idandpayer.email.See more information about response handling.
Receive a payment with installments
In order to benefit from the promotions offered by MercadoPago, it is important to submit the issuer_id and installments field when creating a payment.
The installments field corresponds to the number of installments selected by the buyer. The issuer_id is the issuing bank of the card.
In order to get the installments available:
Javascript
Mercadopago.getInstallments({
"bin": bin,
"amount": amount
}, setInstallmentInfo);
The response includes the issuer_id to be sent, and the recommended message to be shown in each of the available installments specifying the amount to be paid:
Json
[
{
"payment_method_id": "amex",
"payment_type_id": "credit_card",
"issuer": {
"id": "310",
...,
{
"installments": 3,
"installment_rate": 18.9,
"discount_rate": 0,
"labels": [
],
"min_allowed_amount": 2,
"max_allowed_amount": 250000,
"recommended_message": "3 cuotas de $ 396,33 ($ 1.189,00)",
"installment_amount": 396.33,
"total_amount": 1189
}
...,
]
}
]
Note
Due to Resolution E 51/2017 of the Argentine Secretary of Commerce, on transparent prices, it is necessary that you comply with certain additional requirements.
To create the payment, it is important to send the data indicated above:
<?php
MercadoPago\SDK::setAccessToken("ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN");
//...
$payment = new MercadoPago\Payment();
$payment->transaction_amount = 189;
$payment->token = "ff8080814c11e237014c1ff593b57b4d";
$payment->description = "Durable Leather Bag";
$payment->installments = 3;
$payment->payment_method_id = "visa";
$payment->issuer_id = 310;
$payment->payer = array(
"email" => "robyn@gmail.com"
);
// Save and posting the payment
$payment->save();
//...
?>
MercadoPago.SDK.configure("ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN");
// ...
Payment payment = new Payment();
payment.setTransactionAmount(189)
.setToken("ff8080814c11e237014c1ff593b57b4d")
.setDescription("Durable Leather Bag")
.setInstallments(3)
.setIssuerId(310)
.setPaymentMethodId("visa")
.setPayer(new Payer()
.setEmail("robyn@gmail.com"));
// Save and posting the payment
payment.save
// ...
var mercadopago = require('mercadopago');
mercadopago.configurations.setAccessToken(config.access_token);
var payment_data = {
transaction_amount: 189,
token: 'ff8080814c11e237014c1ff593b57b4d'
description: 'Durable Leather Bag',
installments: 3,
payment_method_id: 'amex',
issuer_id: 310,
payer: {
email: 'robyn@gmail.com'
}
};
// Save and posting the payment
mercadopago.payment.save(payment_data).then(function (payment) {
// ...
}).catch(function (error) {
// ...
});
require 'mercadopago'
# ...
MercadoPago::SDK.setAccessToken(ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN)
# ...
payment = MercadoPago::Payment.new()
payment.transaction_amount = 189
payment.token = 'ff8080814c11e237014c1ff593b57b4d'
payment.description = 'Durable Leather Bag'
payment.installments = 3
payment.payment_method_id = 'amex'
payment.issuer_id = 310
payment.payer = {
email: "robyn@gmail.com"
}
# Save and posting the payment
payment.save()
using MercadoPago;
using MercadoPago.DataStructures.Payment;
using MercadoPago.Resources;
//...
MercadoPago.SDK.SetAccessToken("ENV_ACCESS_TOKEN");
//...
Payment payment = new Payment()
{
TransactionAmount = float.Parse("189"),
Token = "ff8080814c11e237014c1ff593b57b4d",
Description = "Durable Leather Bag",
Installments = 3,
IssuerId = 310,
PaymentMethodId = "visa",
Payer = new Payer(){
Email = "robyn@gmail.com"
}
};
// Save and posting the payment
payment.Save();
//...
Here is an example of a payment with all the data
Json
{
"transaction_amount": 100,
"token": "ff8080814c11e237014c1ff593b57b4d",
"description": "Title of what you are paying for",
"installments": 12,
"payment_method_id": "visa",
"payer": {
"email": "test_user_19653727@testuser.com"
},
"external_reference": "Reference_1234",
"metadata": {
"key1": "value1",
"key2": "value2"
},
"statement_descriptor": "MY E-STORE",
"notification_url": "https://www.your-site.com/webhooks",
"additional_info": {
"items": [
{
"id": "item-ID-1234",
"title": "Title of what you are paying for",
"picture_url": "https://www.mercadopago.com/org-img/MP3/home/logomp3.gif",
"description": "Item description",
"category_id": "art", // Available categories at https://api.mercadopago.com/item_categories
"quantity": 1,
"unit_price": 100
}
],
"payer": {
"first_name": "user-name",
"last_name": "user-surname",
"registration_date": "2015-06-02T12:58:41.425-04:00",
"phone": {
"area_code": "11",
"number": "4444-4444"
},
"address": {
"street_name": "Street",
"street_number": 123,
"zip_code": "5700"
}
},
"shipments": {
"receiver_address": {
"zip_code": "5700",
"state_name": "State",
"city_name": "City",
"street_name": "Street",
"street_number": 123,
"floor": 4,
"apartment": "C"
}
}
}
}
Response handling
It is very important to correctly report the results received when creating a payment. This will help improve conversion in cases of rejections, and avoid chargebacks in cases of approved transactions.
We recommend that you read the article response handling and use the suggested communication in each case.
Receive a payment notification
It is important to be aware of any updates on your payment status. For this, you must use Webhooks.
A Webhook is a notification that is sent from one server to another through an HTTP POST request.
You can find all the information about it in the Webhookssection.
Next steps
Receive payments with stored cards
You can securely store your customers’ cards and make payments with a one-click-to-buy experience.