Alipay
Alipay is an e-wallet widely used by Chinese consumers. The consumer must have a Chinese bank account, which most often also requires having Chinese residential status. There are no restrictions on the use cases applicable to these accounts, and they are the sole target of PPRO's offering. Learn more about Alipay.
Payment method properties
Markets (consumer) |
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Processing currencies |
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Consumer currencies |
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Authentication methods |
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Authentication timeout | 12 hours |
Minimum payment amount | 0.01 CNY |
Maximum payment amount | 50,000.00 CNY from a linked bank card (can vary by bank) 300,000.00 CNY from the wallet balance 300,000.00 CNY total daily limit |
Payment instrument |
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Recurring payments | No |
Separate captures | No |
Refund | Full - Partial - Multiple |
Refund validity | 360 days |
Disputes | No |
Settlement risk | No |
Make an Alipay payment
Alipay payments follow our standardized REDIRECT
payment flow. We recommend including all relevant settings for any authentication methods you support.
To create an Alipay payment, you'll need to provide the following data at minimum when calling our payment charges endpoint:
Field | Description |
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| The amount to be paid in the smallest units of the currency used. |
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| The country of residence of the consumer. |
authenticationSettings: REDIRECT
| Specify the URL to which the consumer should be redirected after completing the payment. This is required for the |
Request
POST /v1/payment-charges
{
"paymentMethod": "ALIPAY",
"amount": {
"value": 1000,
"currency": "CNY"
},
"consumer": {
"country": "CN"
},
"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": "ALIPAY",
"paymentMedium": "ECOMMERCE",
"scheduleType": "UNSCHEDULED",
"instrumentId": "instr_Asu0ig2PXXZSiNrhY44A5",
"currency": "CNY",
"country": "CN",
"status": "AUTHENTICATION_PENDING",
"consumer": {
"country": "CN"
},
"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": [],
"discards": [],
"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"
},
"discards": {
"href": "/v1/payment-charges/charge_Y3JVzvEaJpvG53xd2R2Zt/discards"
},
"voids": {
"href": "/v1/payment-charges/charge_Y3JVzvEaJpvG53xd2R2Zt/voids"
}
}
}
Pick the desired authentication method
REDIRECT
- Redirect your consumer to the returned
$.authenticationMethods[?(@.type == "REDIRECT")].details.requestUrl
.
For example, with the value ofhttps://redirection-target.ppro.com/
using the returned$.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
A PASSTHROUGH_WALLET
instrument will be created for Alipay, with no additional data provided.
Request
GET /v1/payment-instruments/{instrument-id}
Response
{
"id": "instr_Asu0ig2PXXZSiNrhY44A5",
"type": "PASSTHROUGH_WALLET"
}
Sandbox testing
Alipay uses PPRO's mock authenticator in sandbox. Learn more.
Updated 3 days ago