TWINT supports recurring payments, and we streamline this process for you with our payment agreements API.

Create the payment agreement

To create an TWINT payment agreement, provide the following information when calling our payment agreements API:

Data Field	Required	Description
Authentication Method		`REDIRECT`
paymentMethod	M	`TWINT`
consumer.name	M	Full name of the consumer.
consumer.country	M	The country from which the consumer is shopping.
authenticationSettings.type	M	Supply settings for the support authentication flows:`REDIRECT`

You can also include the initialPaymentCharge object in this agreement creation call to immediately initiate the first payment without making a separate call. If you include this object, you'll need to specify:

The exact amount.value and amount.currency of the first payment

If you don't include an initialPaymentCharge during agreement creation, you'll need to make a separate API call to /v1/payment-agreements/{agreement_id}/payment-charges to create the first charge.

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Test Environment
Currently, the test environment for Twnit Recurring is Twint Sandbox, for test purposes use the sandbox offered by the provider.

Request

POST /v1/payment-agreements

{
  "paymentMethod": "TWINT",
  "consumer": {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "authenticationSettings": [
    {
      "type": "REDIRECT",
      "settings": {
        "returnUrl": "https://www.webshop.com/order-results-page"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "paymentMethod": "TWINT",
  "consumer": {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "authenticationSettings": [
    {
      "type": "REDIRECT",
      "settings": {
        "returnUrl": "https://www.webshop.com/order-results-page"
      }
    }
  ],
  "initialPaymentCharge": {
    "amount": {
      "value": 1000,
      "currency": "CHF"
    }
  }
}

Response

You'll receive our standard payment agreement response:

{
  "id": "agr_gFCDp991mUCjWVypLEvfZ",
  "status": "AUTHENTICATION_PENDING",
  "paymentMethod": "TWINT",
  "startDate": "2025-04-10T13:31:39.222Z",
  "instrumentId": "instr_hLOqf7bZvyo98kqT4Spio",
  "consumer": {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "authenticationMethods": [
    {
      "details": {
        "requestUrl": "https://redirection-target.ppro.com",
        "requestMethod": "GET"
      },
      "type": "REDIRECT"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "id": "ahist_8WvsAUIuUR9lYCajdkPsv",
      "status": "AUTHENTICATION_PENDING",
      "createdAt": "2025-04-10T13:31:39.222Z"
    }
  ],
  "initialPaymentChargeId": "charge_QQu5vY0HQYKIvsa7OO6Hx",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-10T13:31:39.222Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-10T13:31:39.222Z"
}

{
  "id": "agr_gFCDp991mUCjWVypLEvfZ",
  "status": "AUTHENTICATION_PENDING",
  "paymentMethod": "TWINT",
  "instrumentId": "instr_hLOqf7bZvyo98kqT4Spio",
  "consumer": {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "authenticationMethods": [
    {
      "details": {
        "requestUrl": "https://redirection-target.ppro.com",
        "requestMethod": "GET"
      },
      "type": "REDIRECT"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "id": "ahist_8WvsAUIuUR9lYCajdkPsv",
      "status": "AUTHENTICATION_PENDING",
      "createdAt": "2025-04-10T13:31:39.222Z"
    }
  ],
  "initialPaymentChargeId": "charge_QQu5vY0HQYKIvsa7OO6Hx",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-10T13:31:39.222Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-04-10T13:31:39.222Z"
}

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.

Handling the result

REDIRECT

After the consumer completes the authentication, they are redirected to the returnUrl specified in the payment charge creation request.
Upon redirect back to your site, retrieve the latest agreement status by performing a GET /v1/payment-agreements/{agreementId}. 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.

Create a recurring payment

To initiate a subsequent recurring payment, send a request against an active agreement using our payment agreements API.

Request

POST /v1/payment-agreements/{agreement-id}/payment-charges

{
  "amount": {
    "value": 1000,
    "currency": "CHF"
  }
}

Response

{
    "id": "charge_WLnk5R2RKwzAinkEoAMm0",
    "paymentMethod": "TWINT",
    "currency": "CHF",
    "country": "CH",
    "instrumentId": "instr_86xMmxSjrVafelQgtAXxr",
    "status": "CAPTURED",
    "consumer": {
        "name": "John Smith",
        "country": "CH"
    },
    "authorizations": [
        {
            "id": "authz_nx4VgDiibOTPoYgXxQbrL",
            "amount": 1000,
            "status": "AUTHORIZED",
            "createdAt": "2025-04-10T16:28:40.150Z",
            "updatedAt": "2025-04-10T16:28:40.150Z"
        }
    ],
    "captures": [
        {
            "id": "capture_aJh1kGwLdwK8S3aFCeWFV",
            "amount": 1000,
            "status": "CAPTURED",
            "createdAt": "2025-04-10T16:28:40.150Z",
            "updatedAt": "2025-04-10T16:28:40.150Z"
        }
    ],
    "refunds": [],
    "voids": [],
    "createdAt": "2025-04-10T16:28:38.716Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-04-10T16:28:40.150Z"
}