Migrate to Server-to-server
Important notice
Our legacy integration modes, payment methods and features will remain available until January 1st 2025.
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Intro
Server-to-server is the enhanced Direct version of the legacy Directlink integration method. Featuring the most straightforward payment flow, it allows full control of the payment experience.
- Flexible and easy visual adaptation & customisation
- Smooth customers' payment experience when using recurring payments or our Hosted Tokenization Page solution
Make the move
Thanks to the Direct REST API's and our platform's features, migrating from the legacy DirectLink to the Direct Server-to-server integration method easy.
Use this checklist to let us guide you through the whole migration process:
Use this checklist to let us guide you through the whole migration proces:
- Get familiar with Server to Server
- Create a test account
- Choose the way you want to implement Direct
- Modify the target endpoint URL
- Configure your test account
- Adapt your checkout page
- Make sure to receive our platform’s transaction feedback
- Test your new integration
Get familiar with Server to Server
Get familiar with the Server-to-server integration method, the payment flow and its Direct-specific features.
View Server to Server
Create a test account
Choose the way you want to implement Direct
Use our SDKs
Our Server SDKs wrap the Direct API in a highly efficient and accessible way, allowing you to create your own application easily.
Modify the target endpoint URL
Modify the target endpoint URL and the data you need to send to our platform to process transactions.
The legacy parameters translate to Direct properties in JSON format in your CreatePayment request.To help you re-create your legacy integration for the new platform, use this legacy parameter – Direct properties mapping.
Configure your test account
Direct reduces your efforts by outsourcing most of the Back Office technical settings to the CreatePaymentAPI. However, you need to make some basic configurations in your account:
- Configure your API Key/API Secret to set up the Direct authentication mechanism. Read our dedicated guide to learn how to do this.
- Configure your Webhooks Key/Webhooks Secret to receive feedback for processed transactions. Read our dedicated guide to learn how to do this.
Check out our comprehensive guide to learn about how your existing account settings translate to the Direct API.
Adapt your checkout page
As customers stay in your webshop environment, you are completely free in designing your checkout page. Follow our best practices for an optimized payment experience.
Make sure to receive our platform’s transaction feedback
Make sure your webshop infrastructure receives and processes our platform's transaction feedback according to the payment.id logic.
Direct offers webhooks and endpoint GetPaymentDetails to get all information you need to follow-up on your orders.
To enhance transparency, Direct implements three properties to represent a transaction status:
- status
- statusCategory
- statusCode
For a quick manual check, look up the transactions status in the Merchant Portal. Read the dedicated chapter in our Merchant Portal guide to learn how to do this.
Check out our comprehensive Status guide for all possible return values, including a mapping of classic parameter STATUS to the aforementioned properties.
Test your new integration
Use our Test cases to trigger specific scenarios for any given payment method. Our API Explorer allows you to build and test countless scenarios with just a few clicks!
Mind that test data / settings in the Back Office (Configuration > Technical Information > Test Info) are irrelevant for Direct.
Next steps
Are you ready to go live?
Use your existing live account – no need to create a new one! But make sure to
- Modify the target endpoint URL (as explained in step 4)
- Configure your API Key/API Secret and your Webhooks Key/Webhooks Secret (as explained in step 5)
- Transfer your legacy Back Office settings to the Merchant Portal or outsource them to the Direct API