Getting Started with
Unified Checkout

This section outlines the steps to integrate
Unified Checkout
into your e-commerce system.

Integration Prerequisites

Before getting started with the integration process, make sure you have:
  • A valid
    Visa Acceptance Solutions
    merchant account.
  • A secure, PCI-compliant server environment.
  • Access to the
    Business Center
    :
    • Test:
      https://businesscentertest.visaacceptance.com
    • Production:
      https://businesscenter.visaacceptance.com
  • Accounts for the digital wallet payment methods you support.

Integration Steps

Integrating
Unified Checkout
into your e-commerce system involves these main steps:
  1. Enable
    Unified Checkout
    .
  2. Set up the server-side component.
  3. Set up the client-side component.
  4. Configure
    Unified Checkout
    .
  5. Test Your integration.
Each request sent to
Visa Acceptance Solutions
requires specific header information. For details on constructing these headers, see the
Getting Started with REST Developer Guide
.
Optionally, you can capture the payment response through webhook notifications. For information on webhook notifications for
Unified Checkout
, see the Webhooks Support topic in the
Unified Checkout
Developer Guide
.
You can use the payment details API to retrieve billing and shipping information captured by
Unified Checkout
. Information that is captured by
Unified Checkout
, including the billing and shipping address, can be retrieved using the payment details API. For information about the Payment Details API, see the Payment Details API section of the
Unified Checkout
Developer Guide
.

Payment Flow

Figure:

Unified Checkout
Payment Flow
Diagram showing the sequence and flow of a Unified Checkout
               payment.

Additional Information

For detailed information about
Unified Checkout
and the integration process, see the
Unified Checkout
Integration Guide
.