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Learn how you can embed the prebuilt Dojo Card Component into your checkout page.

The Dojo Card Component is a prebuilt JavaScript component for accepting payments on your checkout page. Use this integration option when you want full control over the payment flow and the look of your checkout page. This solution is PCI-compliant, so you are only required to submit Self-Assessment Questionnaire A in order to be able to use it.

In terms of implementation, the integration contains:

  • Server-side: one API request to create a payment intent.

  • Client-side: set up Dojo Card Component, which securely sends payment data to our server.

  • Webhooks: server-side endpoint to receive information about the payment.

The payment flow is:

  1. The customer visits the merchant's site and clicks the Checkout button.

  2. The merchant client-side sends the customer's purchase information to the merchant server-side, and the merchant server-side sends this information to Dojo server to create a payment intent.

  3. The merchant client-side creates an instance of the card component using the clientSessionSecret.

  4. The customer enters payment details directly on the merchant checkout page to the card component.

  5. The card component collects the customer's payment details, sends them to the Dojo servers, and redirects the customer to the result page.

  6. The merchant server receives a webhook notification when the payment is completed.

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If you’re looking for a low-code option, take a look at our pre-built checkout.

How to process a payment

Step-by-step guide:

  1. Add the component to your checkout page.

  2. Set up Dojo Card Component.

  3. Create a payment intent.

  4. Handle post-payment events.

  5. Test and go live.

Before you start

Before you begin to integrate, make sure you have followed the Getting started guide and got your API keys. For the test environment, use your secret key with the prefix sk_sandbox_.

Step 1. Add the component to your checkout page

Include Dojo client.js script on your checkout page. This script must always load directly from cdn.dojo.tech to remain PCI compliant—you can’t include it in a bundle or host a copy of it yourself.

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Add empty placeholders div to your checkout page to create a payment form. For example:

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Step 2. Set up Dojo card component

Next, in your JavaScript file, create an instance of Dojo:

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You can add an optional callback to display validation errors, such as invalid CVV or card number:

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See the Optional configuration for a complete list of parameters that you can use.

Step 3. Create a payment intent

Call a server-side endpoint to create a payment intent, for example:

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To create a payment intent, the following parameters are required:

  • amount: This includes the currency and value, in minor units, for example, "1000" for 10.00 GBP.

  • reference: Your unique reference for the payment intent.

  • paymentMethods: "Card": The payment method that customers can use to pay.

Here's an example of how to create a payment intent on your server-side:

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See the API reference for a complete list parameters that you can use.

Step 4. Handle post-payment events

Use webhooks to receive information about the payment. We send a payment_intent.status_updated event when the payment is completed (captured, refunded, released, reversed, canceled).

Here's an example of how to subscribe to the payment_intent.status_updated event:

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If you haven't set up webhooks yet, review our webhooks guide.

Step 5. Test and go live

Before going live, test your integration using the test card numbers:

Card NameCard numberExpiry DateCVV3D securityStatus
Test Cardholder5200 0000 0000 100512/24020NoSuccessful
Test Cardholder5200 0000 0000 109612/240202.0Successful
Test Cardholder4456 5300 0000 101312/24341NoDecline

When you are ready to go live, switch your secret key to production one with the prefix sk_prod_.


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