Sofort Component

Our Component renders Sofort in your payment form. When making a Sofort payment, you additionally need to use createFromAction to handle the redirect to Sofort and back to your website.

Before you begin

This page explains how to add Sofort to your existing Web Components integration. The Web Components integration works the same way for all payment methods. If you haven't done this integration yet, refer to our Components integration guide.

Before starting your Sofort integration:

1. Make sure that you have set up your back end implementation
2. Make sure that you have created an instance of AdyenCheckout.
3. Add Sofort in your test Customer Area.

Show Sofort in your payment form

To present the Sofort Component in your payment form:

1. From your server, make a POST /paymentMethods request specifying one of the following combinations of countryCode and amount.currency:

   Country	countryCode	amount.currency
   Austria	AT	EUR
   Belgium	BE	EUR
   Germany	DE	EUR
   Italy *	IT	EUR
   Poland *	PL	PLN
   Spain *	ES	EUR
   Switzerland	CH	CHF
   The Netherlands *	NL	EUR
   United Kingdom *	GB	GBP

   * If you want to offer Sofort in these countries, contact our Support Team.

2. Pass the full response to the paymentMethodsResponse object when creating an instance of the AdyenCheckout.

3. Add the Sofort Component:
   a. Create a DOM element for Sofort, placing it where you want the form to be rendered:

    <div id="sofort-container"></div>

   b. Create an instance of the Sofort Component, and mount it:

    const sofort = checkout.create('directEbanking').mount('#sofort-container');

Make a payment

When the shopper selects to pay, the Component calls the onChange event, which contains a state.data.

1. If state.isValid is true, collect the state.data and pass this to your server.

2. From your server, make a /payments, specifying:

   • paymentMethod: The state.data.paymentMethod from the onChange event from your front end.
   • returnUrl: The URL where the shopper will be redirected back to after completing the payment. The URL should include the protocol: http:// or https://. For example, https://your-company.com/checkout/. You can also include your own additional query parameters, for example, shopper ID or order reference number.
   https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/sofort/web-component#web-payments

   • curl
   • Ruby
   • Java
   • PHP
   • Python
   • C#
   • NodeJS

   curl Ruby Java PHP Python C# NodeJS

   curl https://checkout-test.adyen.com/v52/payments \
   -H "x-API-key: YOUR_X-API-KEY" \
   -H "content-type: application/json" \
   -d '{
     "merchantAccount":"YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",
     "reference":"YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
     "amount":{
       "currency":"EUR",
       "value":1000
     },
     "{hint:state.data.paymentMethod from onSubmit or onChange}paymentMethod{/hint}":{
       "type":"directEbanking"
     },
     "returnUrl":"https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy.."
   }'

   # Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
   adyen = Adyen::Client.new
   adyen.api_key = "YOUR_X-API-KEY"
    
   response = adyen.checkout.payments({
     :amount => {
       :currency => "EUR",
       :value => 1000
     },
     :reference => "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
     :paymentMethod => {
       :type => "directEbanking"
     },
     :returnUrl => "https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..",
     :merchantAccount => "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT"
   })

   // Set YOUR_X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
   // Change to Environment.LIVE and add the Live URL prefix when you're ready to accept live payments.
       Client client = new Client("YOUR_X-API-KEY", Environment.TEST);
       Checkout checkout = new Checkout(client);
   
       PaymentsRequest paymentsRequest = new PaymentsRequest();
   
       String merchantAccount = "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT";
       paymentsRequest.setMerchantAccount(merchantAccount);
   
       Amount amount = new Amount();
       amount.setCurrency("EUR");
       amount.setValue(15000L);
       paymentsRequest.setAmount(amount);
   
       DefaultPaymentMethodDetails paymentMethodDetails = new DefaultPaymentMethodDetails();
       paymentMethodDetails.setType("directEbanking");
       paymentsRequest.setPaymentMethod(paymentMethodDetails);
   
       paymentsRequest.setReference("YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER");
       paymentsRequest.setReturnUrl("https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..");
   
       PaymentsResponse paymentsResponse = checkout.payments(paymentsRequest);

   // Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
   $client = new \Adyen\Client();
   $client->setXApiKey("YOUR_X-API-KEY");
   $service = new \Adyen\Service\Checkout($client);
   
   $params = array(
     "amount" => array(
       "currency" => "EUR",
       "value" => 1000
     ),
     "reference" => "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
     "paymentMethod" => array(
       "type" => "directEbanking"
     ),
     "returnUrl" => "https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..",
     "merchantAccount" => "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT"
   );
   $result = $service->payments($params);

   #Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
   adyen = Adyen.Adyen()
   adyen.client.xapikey = 'YOUR_X-API-KEY'
   
   result = adyen.checkout.payments({
      'amount': {
         'value': 1000,
         'currency': 'EUR'
      },
      'reference': 'YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER',
      'paymentMethod': {
         'type': 'directEbanking'
      },
      'returnUrl': 'https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..',
      'merchantAccount': 'YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT'
   })

   // Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
   var client = new Client ("YOUR_X-API-KEY", Environment.Test);
   var checkout = new Checkout(client);
   
   var amount = new Model.Checkout.Amount("EUR", 1000);
   var details = new Model.Checkout.DefaultPaymentMethodDetails{
     Type = "directEbanking"
   };
   var paymentRequest = new Adyen.Model.Checkout.PaymentRequest
   {
     Reference = "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
     Amount = amount,
     ReturnUrl = @"https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..",
     MerchantAccount = "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",
     PaymentMethod = details
   };
   
   var paymentResponse = checkout.Payments(paymentsRequest);

   // Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
   const {Client, Config, CheckoutAPI} = require('@adyen/api-library');
   const config = new Config();
   // Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
   config.apiKey = '[API_KEY]';
   config.merchantAccount = '[YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT]';
   const client = new Client({ config });
   client.setEnvironment("TEST");
   const checkout = new CheckoutAPI(client);
   checkout.payments({
       amount: { currency: "EUR", value: 1000 },
       paymentMethod: {
           type: 'directEbanking'
       },
       reference: "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
       merchantAccount: config.merchantAccount,
       returnUrl: "https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy.."
   }).then(res => res);

   The /payments response contains:

   • action.method: GET or POST. The HTTP request method that you should use. After the shopper completes the payment, they will be redirected back to your returnURL using the same method.
     The redirect method depends on your payment method configuration and the length of the data included in the request, so make sure that your integration can handle both HTTP GET and HTTP POST methods.

   To verify the payment result, you also need the following from the /payments response:

   • action.paymentData: Store this on your server — this is the paymentData value that you send in your /payment/details request.
   • details: Array of parameters that you need to send in your /payment/details request. For example, payload or redirectResult.
     The parameters can vary based on the payment method configuration. Make sure to check the details array to confirm the parameters that you need to send in your next API request.
   https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/sofort/web-component#-payments-response

   /payments response

   {
   "resultCode": "RedirectShopper",
    "action": {
      "method": "GET",
      "paymentData": "Ab02b4c0!BQABAgCSZT7t...",
      "paymentMethodType": "directEbanking",
      "type": "redirect",
      "url": "https://test.adyen.com/hpp/redirect.shtml?brandCode=.."
   },
   "details": [
     {
         "key": "payload",
         "type": "text"
     }
   ],
   ...
   }
3. Pass the action object to your front end.

Handle the redirect

1. Call createFromAction and pass the action object from the previous step. This will return a new Component that you need to mount:

      checkout.createFromAction(action).mount('#my-container');

   The Component redirects the shopper to Sofort to complete the payment.

2. After the shopper is redirected back to your website, check the payment result by making a /payments/details request, specifying:

   • paymentData: Value you received in the /payments response.
   • details: Object that contains the URL-decoded values of the parameters that were returned when the shopper was redirected back to your site. For example, payload. To check the parameters that you should submit, refer to the details array that you received in the /payments response.
   https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/gcash/web-component#-payments-details-request

   /payments/details request

   {
     "paymentData":"Ab02b4c0!BQABAgCJN1wRZuGJmq8dMncmypvknj9s7l5Tj...",
     "details":{
       "{hint:Verify the parameters from /payments response}payload{/hint}":"Ab02b4c0!BQABAgCW5sxB4e/=="
     }
   }

   You receive a response containing:

   • resultCode: Use this to present the result to your shopper.
   • pspReference: Our unique identifier for the transaction.
   https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/gcash/web-component#-payments-details-response

   /payments/details response

   {
     "resultCode": "Authorised",
     "pspReference": "88154795347618C"
   }

Present the payment result

Use the resultCode that you received in the /payments/details response to present the payment result to your shopper.

The resultCode values you can receive for Sofort are:

Recurring payments

We support recurring transactions for Sofort through SEPA Direct Debit. To make recurring payments, you need to:

1. Create a shopper token.
2. Use the token to make future payments for the shopper.

Create a token

To create a token, include in your /payments request:

• storePaymentMethod: true
• shopperReference: Your unique identifier for the shopper.

When the payment has been settled, you receive a webhook notification containing:

• eventCode: RECURRING_CONTRACT
• originalReference: The pspReference of the initial payment.
• pspReference: This is the token that you need to make recurring payments for this shopper.

Make a payment with a token

To make a payment with the token, include in your /payments request:

• paymentMethod.storedPaymentMethodId: The pspReference from the RECURRING_CONTRACT.

• shopperReference: The unique shopper identifier that you specified when creating the token.
• shopperInteraction: ContAuth.
• recurringProcessingModel: Subscription or UnscheduledCardOnFile.

For more information about the shopperInteraction and recurringProcessingModel fields, refer to Recurring transaction types.

curl https://checkout-test.adyen.com/v52/payments \
-H "x-API-key: YOUR_X-API-KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
       "amount":{
          "value":1000,
          "currency":"EUR"
       },
       "paymentMethod":{
          "type":"sepadirectdebit",
          "recurringDetailReference":"7219687191761347"
       },
       "reference":"YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
       "merchantAccount":"YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",
       "shopperReference":"YOUR_UNIQUE_SHOPPER_ID_IOfW3k9G2PvXFu2j",
       "shopperInteraction":"ContAuth",
       "recurringProcessingModel": "Subscription"
}'

# Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
adyen = Adyen::Client.new
adyen.api_key = "YOUR_X-API-KEY"
 
response = adyen.checkout.payments({
  :amount => {
    :currency => "EUR",
    :value => 1000
  },
  :reference => "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
  :paymentMethod => {
    :type => "sepadirectdebit",
    :recurringDetailReference => "7219687191761347"
  },
  :returnUrl => "https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..",
  :shopperReference => "YOUR_UNIQUE_SHOPPER_ID_IOfW3k9G2PvXFu2j",
  :merchantAccount => "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",
  :shopperInteraction => "ContAuth",
  :recurringProcessingModel => "Subscription"
})

// Set YOUR_X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
// Change to Environment.LIVE and add the Live URL prefix when you're ready to accept live payments.
Client client = new Client("YOUR_X-API-KEY", Environment.TEST);
Checkout checkout = new Checkout(client);

PaymentsRequest paymentsRequest = new PaymentsRequest();

String merchantAccount = "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT";
paymentsRequest.setMerchantAccount(merchantAccount);

Amount amount = new Amount();
amount.setCurrency("EUR");
amount.setValue(15000L);
paymentsRequest.setAmount(amount);

DefaultPaymentMethodDetails paymentMethodDetails = new DefaultPaymentMethodDetails();
paymentMethodDetails.setRecurringDetailReference("7219687191761347");
paymentMethodDetails.setType("sepadirectdebit");
paymentsRequest.setPaymentMethod(paymentMethodDetails);

paymentsRequest.setReference("YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER");
paymentsRequest.setReturnUrl("https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..");
paymentsRequest.setShopperInteraction("ContAuth");
paymentsRequest.setRecurringProcessingModel("Subscription");

PaymentsResponse paymentsResponse = checkout.payments(paymentsRequest);

// Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
$client = new \Adyen\Client();
$client->setXApiKey("YOUR_X-API-KEY");
$service = new \Adyen\Service\Checkout($client);

$params = array(
  "amount" => array(
    "currency" => "EUR",
    "value" => 1000
  ),
  "reference" => "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
  "paymentMethod" => array(
    "type" => "sepadirectdebit",
    "recurringDetailReference" => "7219687191761347"
  ),
  "returnUrl" => "https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..",
  "shopperReference" => "YOUR_UNIQUE_SHOPPER_ID_IOfW3k9G2PvXFu2j",
  "recurringProcessingModel" => "Subscription",
  "shopperInteraction" => "ContAuth",
  "merchantAccount" => "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT"
);
$result = $service->payments($params);

#Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
adyen = Adyen.Adyen()
adyen.client.xapikey = 'YOUR_X-API-KEY'

result = adyen.checkout.payments({
   'amount': {
      'value': 1000,
      'currency': 'EUR'
   },
   'reference': 'YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER',
   'paymentMethod': {
      'type': 'sepadirectdebit',
      'recurringDetailReference': '7219687191761347'
   },
   'returnUrl': 'https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..',
   'shopperReference': 'YOUR_UNIQUE_SHOPPER_ID_IOfW3k9G2PvXFu2j'
   'merchantAccount': 'YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT',
   'shopperInteraction':'ContAuth',
   'recurringProcessingModel': 'Subscription'
})

// Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
var client = new Client ("YOUR_X-API-KEY", Environment.Test);
var checkout = new Checkout(client);

var amount = new Model.Checkout.Amount("EUR", 1000);
var details = new Model.Checkout.DefaultPaymentMethodDetails{
  Type = "sepadirectdebit",
  RecurringDetailReference = "7219687191761347"
};
var paymentsRequest = new Model.Checkout.PaymentRequest
{
  Reference = "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
  Amount = amount,
  ReturnUrl = @"https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..",
  MerchantAccount = "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",
  ShopperReference = "YOUR_UNIQUE_SHOPPER_ID_IOfW3k9G2PvXFu2j",
  RecurringProcessingModel = "Subscription",
  ShopperInteraction = "ContAuth",
  PaymentMethod = details
};

var paymentResponse = checkout.Payments(paymentsRequest);

// Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
const {Client, Config, CheckoutAPI} = require('@adyen/api-library');
const config = new Config();
// Set your X-API-KEY with the API key from the Customer Area.
config.apiKey = '[API_KEY]';
config.merchantAccount = '[YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT]';
const client = new Client({ config });
client.setEnvironment("TEST");
const checkout = new CheckoutAPI(client);
checkout.payments({
    amount: { currency: "EUR", value: 1000 },
    paymentMethod: {
        type: 'sepadirectdebit',
        recurringDetailReference: "7219687191761347"
    },
    reference: "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",
    merchantAccount: config.merchantAccount,
    shopperReference: "YOUR_UNIQUE_SHOPPER_ID_IOfW3k9G2PvXFu2j",
    returnUrl: "https://your-company.com/checkout?shopperOrder=12xy..",
    shopperInteraction: "ContAuth",
    recurringProcessingModel: "Subscription"
}).then(res => res);

Chargebacks

In extremely rare scenarios (around 0.2% of all cases), it can happen that you will not receive the funds, even after receiving a successful AUTHORISATION notification. The successful AUTHORISATION notification means that the payment has passed the verifications that Sofort runs on the shopper account, and that the bank transfer was initiated successfully. The payment could still fail at this point, for example because:  

• The shopper cancelled the transaction.  A number of German banks offer shoppers the possibility to cancel bank transfers until midnight of the day of the transaction. In Switzerland, banks are required by law to allow shoppers to reverse bank transfers for 48 hours. 
• Some banks process transactions with a delay. For example, if the shopper completes a Sofort payment on a Saturday, the bank might only process it on Monday. If the shopper has withdrawn sufficient funds in the meantime, the payment will fail. 

In case of the above scenarios, Adyen is not informed about the transaction having failed. This means that we do not know whether the transaction has failed, or whether the bank might still process it later. 

On our side, the status of the payment is SentForSettle until we receive the funds. You can check the status of the payment in your Customer Area.

If we have not received the funds after 8 business days, the status of the payment becomes Settled, then Chargeback, and you will receive a CHARGEBACK notification. In case we receive the money after this point, you will receive a CHARGEBACK_REVERSED notification. 

Test and go live

Sofort does not have a specialized test environment. This means that you are redirected to the Sofort live environment even when making a payment from the Adyen test environment.
To test your integration, use the following details: 

To check the status of a Sofort test payment, go to your Customer Area > Transactions > Payments.

See also