A Mini Program is a native app or website that is developed within the WeChat social app platform.
The typical user experience is as follows:
- The shopper opens the WeChat App.
- The shopper goes to the Mini Program.
- The merchant sends the payment request with payment method type
wechatpayMiniProgram
. - The WeChat app shows the payment screen.
- The shopper sees the transaction amount in CNY and selects Pay Now.
- The shopper always pays in CNY from their WeChat Pay wallet, even if the amount is processed in another currency.
- The shopper sees the conversion rate and selects the funding source.
- The shopper sees Payment successful once the funds are deducted from their balance.
The WeChat Pay Mini Program is available for API-only integrations.