Introduction

Electronic billing, also known as e-billing, is the process of sending bills or invoices over the internet. This allows customers to pay their bills electronically, instead of using traditional paper invoices and manual payment methods like sending cheques.

Electronic billing offers several advantages, including faster invoice presentation and cost reductions compared to paper document processing. However, both the seller and the buyer must have computer systems capable of handling electronic billing and access to financial institutions that support electronic payments in order to fully benefit from this method.

Test Data

Payone has specific testdata for the prepayment tests:

Usecase lastname Behavior
Full payment Payer Simulation for a full payment of the requested amount
Underpayment Underpayer An incoming payment for 95% of the requested amount is simulated.
Overpayment Overpayer An incoming payment for 105% of the requested amount is simulated.
Split Payment Splitpayer

First, a payment for 95% of the requested amount is simulated. Shortly after, a second payment is simulated to complete the full requested amount.

Integrations

POST Request - Pre-/ Authorization
Account Parameters
request
required
Fixed Value: preauthorization / authorization
mid
required
your merchant ID, 5-digit numeric
aid
required
your subaccount ID, 5-digit numeric
portalId
required
your Portal ID, 7-digit numeric
key
required
your key value, alpha-numeric
PERSONAL DATA Parameters
customerid
optional
Format CHAR(1..20)
Permitted Symbols [0-9, a-z, A-Z, .,-,_,/]

Merchant's customer ID, defined by you / merchant to refer to the customer record.

"customerid" can be used to identify a customer record. 
If "customerid" is used then stored customer data are loaded automatically.
userid
optional
Format NUMERIC(6..12)

PAYONE User ID, defined by PAYONE
salutation
optional
Format CHAR(1..10)

The customer's salutation
title
optional
Format CHAR(1..20)
Samples

Dr.

Prof.

Dr.-Ing.

Title of the customer
firstname
optional
Format CHAR(1..50)

First name of customer; optional if company is used, i.e.: you may use "company" or "lastname" or "firstname" plus "lastname"
lastname
required
Format CHAR(2..50)

Last name of customer; optional if company is used, i.e.: you may use "company" or "lastname" or "firstname" plus "lastname"
company
optional
Format CHAR(2..50)

Company name of customer; optional if company is used, i.e.: you may use "company" or "lastname" or "firstname" plus "lastname"
street
optional
Format CHAR(1..50)

Street number and name (required: at least one character)
addressaddition
optional
Format CHAR(1..50)
Samples

7th floor

c/o Maier

Specifies an additional address line for the invoice address of the customer.
zip
optional
Format CHAR(2..50)
Permitted Symbols [0-9][A-Z][a-z][_.-/ ]

Postcode
city
optional
Format CHAR(2..50)

City of customer
country
required
Fixed Value DE
email
optional
Format CHAR(5..254)

Mandatory if "add_paydata[shopping_cart_type]=DIGITAL"

Permitted Symbols RFC 5322

Special Remark email validation:

Max. length for email is 254 characters. Validation is set up in the following way:

Username = Max. 63 characters

Domain Name = Max. 63 characters
Domain Suffixes = Max. 4 suffixes with max. 124 characters 
Example: username[63]@domain_name[63].suffix[60].suffix[60].suffix[4]

"@" and "." is counted as a character as well; in case of a total of three suffixes, this would allow a total of 254 characters.

email-address of customer
telephonenumber
optional
Format CHAR(1..30)

Phone number of customer
birthday
optional
Format DATE(8), YYYYMMDD
Samples

20190101

19991231

Date of birth of customer
language
optional
Format LIST
Permitted values ISO 639-1 (Language)2-letter-codes

Language indicator (ISO 639) to specify the language that should be presented to the customer (e.g. for error messages, frontend display).

If the language is not transferred, the browser language will be used. For a non-supported language English will be used.
vatid
optional
Format CHAR(1..50)

VAT identification number. Used for b2b transactions to indicate VAT number of customer.
gender
optional
Format LIST
Permitted values f  / m / d

Gender of customer (female / male / diverse* )

* currently not in use
personalid
optional
Format CHAR(1..32)

Permitted Symbols [0-9][A-Z][a-z][+-./()]

Person specific numbers or characters, e.g. number of passport / ID card
ip
optional
Format CHAR(1..39)

Customer's IP-V4-address (123.123.123.123) or IP-V6-address
clearingtype
required
Fixed Value rec
Delivery data Parameters
shipping_firstname
required
Format CHAR(1..50)

First name of delivery address
shipping_lastname
required
Format CHAR(1..50)

Surname of delivery address
shipping_company
optional
Format CHAR(2..50)

Company name of delivery address
shipping_street
optional
Format CHAR(2..50)

Street number and name of delivery address
shipping_zip
required
Format CHAR(2..50)

Postcode of delivery address
shipping_addressaddition
optional
Format CHAR(1..50)

Specifies an additional address line for the delivery address of the customer, e.g. "7th floor", "c/o Maier".
hipping_country
optional
Format LIST
Permitted values ISO 3166 2-letter-codes
Samples

DE

GB

US

Specifies country of address for the customer.

Some countries require additional information in parameter "state"
shipping_state
optional
Format LIST
Permitted values ISO 3166-2 States (regions) 2-letter-code.
Samples US Samples CA
AK BC
AB AR
Article Parameters
it[n]
optional
Format LIST
it[n] Comments
goods Goods
shipment Shipping Charges
handling Handling fee
voucher Voucher / discount
id[n]
optional
Format CHAR(1..32)
Array elements [n] starting with [1]; serially numbered; max [400]

International Article Number (EAN bzw. GTIN)

Product number, SKU, etc. of this item
pr[n]
optional
Format NUMERIC(10) max. 19 999 999 99
Array elements [n] starting with [1]; serially numbered; max [400]

Unit gross price of the item in smallest unit! e.g. cent
no[n]
optional
Format NUMERIC(6)
Array elements [n] starting with [1]; serially numbered; max [400]

Quantity of this item
de[n]
optional
Format CHAR(1..255)
Array elements [n] starting with [1]; serially numbered; max [400]

Description of this item. Will be printed on documents to customer.
va[n]
optional
Format NUMERIC(4)
Array elements [n] starting with [1]; serially numbered; max [400]

VAT rate (% or bp)
Response Parameters
status
required
Permitted Values
APPROVED
ERROR
ReSponse Parameter (redirect)
txid
Format NUMERIC(9..12)

The txid specifies the payment process within the PAYONE platform
userid
Format NUMERIC(6..12)

PAYONE User ID, defined by PAYONE
ReSponse Parameter (Error)
errorcode
Format NUMERIC(1..6)

In case of error the PAYONE Platform returns an error code for your internal usage.
errormessage
Format CHAR(1..1024)

In case of error the PAYONE Platform returns an error message for your internal usage.
customermessage
Format CHAR(1..1024)

The customermessage is returned to your system in order to be displayed to the customer.

(Language selection is based on the end customer's language, parameter "language")

 
Host: api.pay1.de
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Payload

aid=54400
amount=1999
api_version=3.11
businessrelation=b2c
city=Dresden
clearingtype=rec
country=DE
currency=EUR
de[1]=Hauptprodukt
email=test@payone.com
encoding=UTF-8
firstname=Maximillian
hash=8412c65ee2c3fccfb9509e5b5074ab671ce03f9935aae143c82df81b01d5381817dbb4378e797b6219cf7c5ceb3fe36e
id[1]=SWDEMO10007.1
it[1]=goods
key=abcdefghijklmn123456789
language=de
lastname=Testerei
mid=12345
mode=test 
no[1]=1
portalid=012345
pr[1]=1999
reference=123456789
request=preauthorization
salutation=Frau
street=Wegeweg 25
va[1]=1900
zip=01099
RESPONSE

status=APPROVED 
txid=345678901 
userid=123456789  
POST Request - Capture
Account Parameters
request
required
Fixed Value: capture
mid
required
your merchant ID, 5-digit numeric
aid
required
your subaccount ID, 5-digit numeric
portalId
required
your Portal ID, 7-digit numeric
key
required
your key value, alpha-numeric
common Parameters
txid
required
Format NUMERIC(9..12)

The txid specifies the payment process within the PAYONE platform
capturemode
required
Format LIST
Value Comment
completed

Set with last capture; i.e.: Delivery completed.
No further capture is allowed.
notcompleted

Set with partial deliveries (last delivery with "completed")
Another capture is expected to complete the transaction.

Specifies whether this capture is the last one or whether there will be another one in future.
sequencenumber
optional
Format NUMERIC(1..3)
Permitted values 0..127

Sequence number for this transaction within the payment process (1..n), e.g. PreAuthorization: 0, 1. Capture: 1, 2. Capture: 2

Required for multi partial capture (starting with the 2nd capture)
amount
required
Format NUMERIC(1..10)
Permitted values max. +/- 19 999 999 99

Specifies the total gross amount of a payment transaction.

Value is given in smallest currency unit, e.g. Cent of Euro; Pence of Pound sterling; Öre of Swedish krona.

The amount must be less than or equal to the amount of the corresponding booking.
currency
required
Fixed Value EUR
narrative_text
optional
Format CHAR(1..81)

Dynamic text element on account statements (3 lines with 27 characters each) and credit card statements.
Response Parameters
status
Permitted Values
APPROVED
PENDING
ERROR
Response Parameter (approved)
txid
Format NUMERIC(9..12)

The txid specifies the payment process within the PAYONE platform
settleaccount
Format LIST 
Value Comment
yes

Settlement of outstanding balances has been carried out.
no

Settlement of outstanding balances has not been carried out.

Provides information about whether a settlement of balances has been carried out.
Response parameters (pending)
txid
Format NUMERIC(9..12)

The txid specifies the payment process within the PAYONE platform
Format NUMERIC(6..12)

PAYONE User ID, defined by PAYONE
Request Body schema: application/json
errorcode
Format NUMERIC(1..6)

In case of error the PAYONE Platform returns an error code for your internal usage.
errormessage
Format CHAR(1..1024)

In case of error the PAYONE Platform returns an error message for your internal usage.

 
Host: api.pay1.de
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Payload

mid=23456 
portalid=12345123
key=abcdefghijklmn123456789
api_version=3.10 
mode=test
request=capture 
encoding=UTF-8 
txid=345678901 
amount=300 
currency=EUR 
RESPONSE

status=APPROVED 
txid=345678901 
settleaccount=no
POST Request - Debit
Account Parameters
request
required
Fixed Value: debit
mid
required
your merchant ID, 5-digit numeric
aid
required
your subaccount ID, 5-digit numeric
portalId
required
your Portal ID, 7-digit numeric
key
required
your key value, alpha-numeric
Common Parameters
txid
required
Format NUMERIC(9..12)

The txid specifies the payment process within the PAYONE platform
sequencenumber
required
Format NUMERIC(1..3)
Permitted values 0..127

Sequence number for this transaction within the payment process (1..n), e.g. PreAuthorization: 0, 1. Capture: 1, 2. Capture: 2

Required for multi partial capture (starting with the 2nd capture)
amount
required
Format NUMERIC(1..10)
Permitted values max. - 19 999 999 99

Specifies the total gross amount of a payment transaction.

Value is given in smallest currency unit, e.g. Cent of Euro; Pence of Pound sterling; Öre of Swedish krona.

The amount must be less than or equal to the amount of the corresponding booking.
currency
required
Fixed Value EUR
narrative_text
optional
Format CHAR(1..81)

Dynamic text element on account statements (3 lines with 27 characters each) and credit card statements.
clearingtype
optional
Fixed Value rec
use_customerdata
optional
Format LIST
Value Comment
yes

Uses current account details from debtor's master data (default)
no

Uses the last known account details in the payment process

Use account details from debtor's master data
transaction_param
optional
Format CHAR(1..50)
Permitted Symbols [0-9][A-Z][a-z][.-_/]

Optional parameter for merchant information (per payment request)
Response Parameters
status
Permitted Values
APPROVED
PENDING
ERROR
Response Parameter (approved)
txid
Format NUMERIC(9..12)

The txid specifies the payment process within the PAYONE platform
settleaccount
Format LIST 
Value Comment
yes

Settlement of outstanding balances has been carried out.
no

Settlement of outstanding balances has not been carried out.

Provides information about whether a settlement of balances has been carried out.
Response Parameter (error)
errorcode
Format NUMERIC(1..6)

In case of error the PAYONE Platform returns an error code for your internal usage.
errormessage
Format CHAR(1..1024)

In case of error the PAYONE Platform returns an error message for your internal usage.
customermessage
Format CHAR(1..1024)

The customermessage is returned to your system in order to be displayed to the customer.

(Language selection is based on the end customer's language, parameter "language")

 
Host: api.pay1.de
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Payload

mid=23456 
portalid=12345123
key=abcdefghijklmn123456789
api_version=3.10
mode=test 
request=debit
encoding=UTF-8 
txid=345678901 
sequencenumber=1 
amount=-1000 
currency=EUR                    
RESPONSE

status=APPROVED 
txid=345678901 
settleaccount=no

Sequence Diagrams

Important: The final status of transactions will be sent asynchronously. 

Order/Delivery - Preauthorization

Order/Delivery - authorization