Amazon Pay is a popular and widely adopted payment solution, particularly in the United States. It enables Amazon customers to use their saved payment and shipping details for secure and convenient payments on third-party sites. Learn more about Amazon Pay.

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Amazon Pay is currently offered as processing only. Settlement is handled directly by Amazon Pay.

Payment method properties


Markets (consumer)	`US`
Processing currencies	`USD`
Consumer currencies	`USD`
Settlement currencies	`USD`
Authentication methods	`REDIRECT`
Authentication timeout	1 hour
Minimum payment amount	0.50 USD
Maximum payment amount	20,000.00 USD (can vary by consumer)
Payment instrument	`AMAZON_PAY`
Recurring payments	Yes
Separate captures	No
Refund	Full - Partial - Multiple
Refund validity	6 months
Disputes	Yes
Sandbox availability	Amazon Pay sandbox

Make an Amazon Pay payment

Amazon Pay payments follow our standardized REDIRECT payment flow. We recommend including all relevant settings for any authentication methods you support.

To create an Amazon Pay payment, you'll need to provide the following data at minimum when calling our payment charges API:

Field	Description
paymentMethod	`AMAZON_PAY`
amount.value	The amount to be paid in the smallest units of the currency used.
amount.currency	`USD`
consumer.country	The country where the consumer is shopping.
authenticationSettings: REDIRECT settings.returnUrl	Add the URL where the consumer should be redirected after they complete the payment. Required for the `REDIRECT` flow.

Request

POST /v1/payment-charges

{
  "paymentMethod": "AMAZON_PAY",
  "amount": {
    "value": 1000,
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "consumer": {
    "country": "US"
  },
  "authenticationSettings": [
    {
      "type": "REDIRECT",
      "settings": {
        "returnUrl": "https://www.webshop.com/order-results-page"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Response

You'll receive our standard payment charge response with the available authentication methods:

{
  "id": "charge_Y3JVzvEaJpvG53xd2R2Zt",
  "paymentMethod": "AMAZON_PAY",
  "paymentMedium": "ECOMMERCE",
  "scheduleType": "UNSCHEDULED",
  "instrumentId": "instr_Asu0ig2PXXZSiNrhY44A5",
  "currency": "USD",
  "country": "US",
  "status": "AUTHENTICATION_PENDING",
  "consumer": {
    "country": "US"
  },
  "authenticationMethods": [
    {
      "details": {
        "requestUrl": "https://redirection-target.ppro.com",
        "requestMethod": "GET"
      },
      "type": "REDIRECT"
    }
  ],
  "authorizations": [
    {
      "id": "authz_aPobet0FNZNU1bYqfexFd",
      "amount": 1000,
      "status": "AUTHENTICATION_PENDING",
      "createdAt": "2025-06-21T08:34:20.766Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-06-21T08:34:20.766Z"
    }
  ],
  "captures": [],
  "refunds": [],
  "voids": [],
  "createdAt": "2025-06-21T08:34:20.114Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-06-21T08:34:20.766Z",
  "_links": {
    "authorizations": {
      "href": "/v1/payment-charges/charge_Y3JVzvEaJpvG53xd2R2Zt/authorizations"
    },
    "captures": {
      "href": "/v1/payment-charges/charge_Y3JVzvEaJpvG53xd2R2Zt/captures"
    },
    "refunds": {
      "href": "/v1/payment-charges/charge_Y3JVzvEaJpvG53xd2R2Zt/refunds"
    },
    "voids": {
      "href": "/v1/payment-charges/charge_Y3JVzvEaJpvG53xd2R2Zt/voids"
    }
  }
}

Pick the desired authentication method

REDIRECT

Redirect your consumer to the returned $.authenticationMethods[?(@.type == "REDIRECT")].details.requestUrl.
For example, with the value of https://redirection-target.ppro.com/ using the returned $.authenticationMethods[?(@.type == "REDIRECT")].details.requestMethod HTTP method.
The consumer will be presented with the reference number and instructions to complete the payment.

Handling the payment result

REDIRECT

After the consumer completes the payment, they are redirected to the returnUrl specified in the payment charge creation request.
Upon redirect back to your site, retrieve the latest payment status by performing a GET /v1/payment-charges/{paymentChargeId}. Use the returned status field to determine and display the final payment outcome to the consumer.
Additionally, webhooks are triggered to notify you of the payment result. This ensures you receive the outcome even if the consumer closes their browser or fails to return to your website.

Payment instrument

An instrument of type AMAZON_PAY will be created for Amazon Pay. The email address associated with the Amazon account will be returned.

Request

GET /v1/payment-instruments/{instrument-id}

Response

{
  "id": "instr_86xMmxSjrVafelQgtAXxt",
  "details": {
    "consumerEmail": "[email protected]"
  },
  "type": "AMAZON_PAY"
}