Checkout configuration

Checkout configuration in the Merchant Center sets up the Checkout experience for your customers. Configure Checkout applications, define payment methods, and manage user agreements and compliance requirements.

Enable Checkout

The first time you access Checkout, you must enable it for your Project:

1. Select Checkout from the main menu.
2. Click Get started.
3. Review the permissions and message subscriptions required for Checkout:
   • API scopes for managing orders, payments, subscriptions, and sessions
   • Message subscriptions for payment transaction tracking
4. Click Confirm creation.

The system automatically creates two sample applications:

• Checkout DE: Complete checkout
• Checkout EN: Payment only

Manage Checkout applications

After enabling Checkout, you can view and configure Checkout applications.

View applications

1. Select Checkout from the main menu.
2. The List of applications tab displays all configured Checkout applications with:
   • Application Name
   • Application Key
   • Application type (Complete checkout or Payment only)
   • Active
   • Countries
   • Date created and Date modified

Create a Checkout application

To add a new Checkout application:

1. On the Checkout overview page, click Add application.
2. Select the application type: click Add complete checkout or Add payment only.
3. Enter the application details in the General tab.
4. Click Create to save the application.

Configure application settings

Each checkout application has three configuration tabs:

Activate or deactivate applications

Checkout modes

The Merchant Center supports two checkout modes for different integration scenarios:

• Complete checkout: full checkout experience including cart review, shipping method selection, and payment. Suitable for standalone checkout implementations.
• Payment only: payment page only, for Projects that handle checkout flow in their own storefront and need only payment processing.

Checkout types and flows

Complete checkout flow

Customers experience:

1. Cart review with product quantities and totals
2. Shipping address entry
3. Shipping method selection (if available)
4. Billing address (can match shipping)
5. Discount code entry (if enabled)
6. Payment method selection
7. Order confirmation

Payment-only flow

For projects with existing checkout systems, Payment Only checkout provides:

1. Payment method selection
2. Payment processing
3. Return to merchant site with payment status

Permissions and subscriptions

Checkout requires the following permissions to function:

• Order management (create, read, update orders)
• Payment management (manage payments and payment methods)
• Subscription management
• Session management
• Product and customer data access
• Payment transaction event subscriptions

These permissions are automatically configured when you enable Checkout.

Multi-country support

Checkout applications support multiple countries. When creating or configuring an application:

1. In the Select countries field, choose all countries where the application is available.
2. Currency and tax settings are configured per country in Project settings.
3. Checkout automatically applies correct tax rates and currency formatting per country.

Countries must be pre-configured in your Project settings before assigning them to checkout applications.

Test your Checkout

After configuration:

1. Note the Application key for your checkout application.
2. Use this key to integrate checkout into your storefront.
3. Test with the provided sample applications (Checkout DE, Checkout EN).
4. Create your own applications with your domain configuration before going live.