External payments for iOS

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External payments for iOS
Implement Apple-compliant external payment redirects in your iOS app

You can integrate external payments per Apple’s guidelines via browser redirects. Either reuse your existing web checkout flows with minimal adjustments or set up a new external payment page.

In this flow, the app opens and redirects customer to an external web page on your website that hosts the Payment Form checkout.

Guide
Understand how to integrate the payment form into your product. Payment Form is a JavaScript-based checkout form you embed, which handles sensitive card data securely via tokenization and supports various payment methods. Customers pay on this web form, and then return to the app after completion.

Steps to implement Payment Form redirect:

  1. Create a secure checkout page on your website
    Develop a webpage for the payment form landing page to integrate Payment Form. Ensure the page is served over HTTPS and that you own or control the domain. Apple requires the external payment page to belong to the developer of the app.
  2. Integrate Payment Form on the web page
    Prepare your back end, then Guide
    Understand how to integrate the payment form into your product.     initialize     Payment Form on your front end using this signature.
  3. Implement app redirect to the Payment Form
    In your iOS app, add an interface element, for example, a Subscribe or Buy button, that triggers the external payment. When tapped, the app should open the above web page in the external browser. For example: 
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    if let url = URL(string: urlString) {
    UIApplication.shared.open(url) { success in
        // Optionally handle the result of the open attempt
    }
}
  4. Display a confirmation modal optional step
    Although Apple has removed the mandatory warning dialog in the U.S., it is more straightforward to inform customers that they are about to leave the app for payment.
    The customer can confirm, and then you call openURL to the browser. This optional step helps set expectations and aligns with the spirit of Apple’s guidelines on clarity.
  5. Handle post-payment return to the app
    After the customer completes payment on the web form, you must get them back into the app and update the app state. The most straightforward approach is to rely on the customer to manually switch back to your app after paying.
    Once the app is resumed, it can check the purchase status from your back end, for example, query your server or listen for a webhook confirmation. Solidgate processes the payment, and you can use the payment form Guide
    Form events are essential checkpoints for monitoring customer interactions in payments.     event     to mark the order as paid in your system. When the app regains focus, verify the order status via an API call and then unlock content or show a success message.
In this flow, the app opens and redirects customer to a Solidgate-hosted Payment Page via a secure link.

Guide
Easily create a safe and simple payment page. Payment Page is a turnkey, hosted checkout solution provided by Solidgate. You generate a payment URL via API and redirect customers to the Solidgate’s domain to securely complete the payment. After payment, redirect them back to your app, significantly minimizing front-end integration work.

Steps to implement Payment Page redirect:

  1. Create a Payment Page session via API
    Using create page API request for the specific transaction or order.
  2. Open the Payment Page URL in the browser
    When the customer initiates a purchase in your app, invoke an external browser redirect. Use the URL obtained from API, for example: 
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    // After API call to Solidgate, you get paymentPageURL (String)
if let url = URL(string: paymentPageURL) {
    UIApplication.shared.open(url)
}
  3. Monitor payment status
    While the customer is on the Payment Page, your app is in the background. It is a required practice to use Guide
    Subscribe for events on your Solidgate account so your integration can automatically trigger actions     webhook     to get notified of the transaction outcome on your server. Solidgate sends a webhook callback when the payment is successful or if it fails. Use this to update the order status in your database.
  4. Handle return to the app
    After payment completion, Solidgate redirects customers to your specified return URL, or to an optional go-back URL if they exit without paying.
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