payment(snippetId, variables)

Description

Processes payments by creating a payment link via your backend and redirects the user to the payment page when a button is clicked. It can include additional metadata in the payment request.

Method Signature

payment(snippetId, variables)

Parameters

• snippetId: (string) The ID of the payment snippet configuration.
• variables: (Array) An array of objects containing variable names and values to include as metadata in the payment request.

Returns

• Promise: Resolves with the payment link URL upon successful creation, or rejects with an error.

Usage Example

// Initialize FireSnippets
const fireSnippets = new FireSnippets('your-api-key');
 
// Define variables to include in payment metadata
const variables = [
  { name: 'customerId', value: 'cust_123' },
  { name: 'orderId', value: 'order_456' }
];
 
// Call the payment method
fireSnippets.payment('your-payment-snippet-id', variables)
  .then(paymentLink => {
    // Payment link created and user is redirected
    console.log('Redirecting to payment link:', paymentLink);
  })
  .catch(error => {
    // Handle errors
    console.error('Payment error:', error);
  });

HTML Elements Required

Ensure your HTML includes the following element with the ID specified in your snippet configuration:

<button id="payment-button">Make Payment</button>

Note: The user is automatically redirected to the payment page upon successful creation of the payment link.