Forte Checkout - Create a Token

Modified on Mon, 29 Jul, 2024 at 2:16 PM

To create a token in Checkout, merchants must pass the following parameters in their button code:

save_token=true
customer_token=""
payment_token=""

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Attributes	Type
save_token	Use one of the following values for this parameter: a. true = If the transaction completes, Checkout will create and save both customer and payment method tokens. b. false = Checkout will not create or save the customer and payment method tokens.* NOTE: For scheduled transactions, the merchant must pass predefined customer and/or payment method tokens or set save_token=true.	N	bool
customer_token	An alphanumeric ID used to reference a customer. Checkout accepts/returns a string for this parameter. [max length=26]	N	string
paymethod_token	An alphanumeric ID used to reference stored payment information (card or echeck) for a customer. Checkout accepts/returns a string for this parameter. [max length=26]	N	string

https://developers.forte.net/forte-checkout-v2-auth/#elementor-toc__heading-anchor-16

Forte returns the customer and payment tokens to the merchant in the callback message like the one displayed below:

{"event":"success","method":"schedule","request_id":"5861c6fc-77ec-4ccd-ddf1-4aaf0eb309b2","version_number":"1.0","trace_number": "2648daca-bf23-4a1b-a789-44aa011e0ac6","customer_token":"10047617","payment_token":"14554238","total_amount":"5.00","signature": "31aa8d43c7f65092fcba9a0506b48dfd","utc_time":"635210891035249339","hash_method":"md5"}

NOTE:

Scheduling parameters require the merchant to pass predefined customer and payment tokens or set save_token=true.
When passing a customer token or creating a schedule, the shipping address can only be edited; a new address cannot be added.