Data flow

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If you don't already have a Sandbox account with the required credentials to start using our APIs, you can request one at [email protected]

Step 1. Authentication

All API requests are made over HTTPS. Requests without authentication will fail.

How to authenticate.

Step 2. Embed and invoke SenseJS

SenseJS is a JavaScript library for the browser that is used as a device fingerprint and to track simple page events like loading, pasting, resizing.

Embed the script in your test environment.

How to embed and invoke SenseJS.

Step 3. Vault credit card info on checkout

Tokenize and store the payment method information for immediate or later use

How to /tokenize.

Step 4. Queue /transmit call on checkout for successful transactions

FlexCharge will build your custom risk model based on your successful transactions. POST /transmit doesn't require an answer, so this 'fire and forget' call doesn't add latency to your transaction.

How to implement /transmit.

Step 5. Call /evaluate on declined transactions

Retrieve the tokenized credit card information and pass it along with the /evaluate request. FlexCharge will then determine if this transaction can be rescued or not.

How to implement /evaluate.

Partner integration checklist

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Partner integration features
To ensure a seamless integration with you merchants, the following essential features need to be provided:
Multiprofile
Make sure that MIT and CIT are operate independently:

CIT/MIT Independent Switching: Ability to independently enable or disable CIT (Customer Initiated Transaction) and MIT (Merchant Initiated Transaction)

CIT/MIT Independent Testing: Ability to test CIT and MIT separately by establishing connections between the merchant's test environment + sandbox credentials, your sandbox environment, and the FlexCharge Sandbox.
E.g.: MIT can be in production while CIT is in Sandbox testing.

Distinguishing Call Center orders from website orders: CIT generated from call centers should be easily distinguishable from CIT generated on websites.
E.g.: Call centers orders could be turned off while websites orders can be in production.

Multisites
Merchants may have multiple websites, so it's necessary to provide each transaction's origin.

'siteUrl' helps FlexCharge connect to the appropriate descriptor, make sure you can pass the correct url for each transaction

if you cannot provide the 'siteUrl', then pass 'transaction.descriptor'

Onboarding

How is FlexCharge enabled for a merchant? With UI?

Who's in charge of activating FlexCharge for a merchant?

Can FlexCharge be enabled on a campaign / website level?

Reporting system

As you would for a gateway integration, make sure the reporting is accurate regarding transactions / descriptors / websites

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Your integration is now done
You can now test transactions in your test environment.
Don't have a test environment? Ask us and we'll set up one for you.