name: Apple Pay
description: Apple Pay enables secure, frictionless payments in apps and on the web using the payment cards stored in users'
  Apple Wallet. It supports Touch ID, Face ID, and Apple Watch authentication for both in-person and online payments. Apple
  Pay is available on iOS, watchOS, macOS, and via Safari on the web through the Apple Pay JS API, with a PassKit native framework
  for iOS/watchOS app integration.
image: https://developer.apple.com/assets/elements/icons/apple-pay/apple-pay-96x96.png
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://developer.apple.com/apple-pay/
specificationVersion: '0.18'
tags:
- Apple
- Contactless Payments
- Digital Wallet
- E-Commerce
- Mobile Payments
- Payments
apis:
- name: Apple Pay JS API
  description: Server-side REST API for Apple Pay on the Web, enabling merchants to validate their identity with Apple and
    obtain payment sessions used by the ApplePaySession JavaScript API in Safari. Supports Touch ID and Face ID for frictionless
    web checkout.
  image: https://developer.apple.com/assets/elements/icons/apple-pay/apple-pay-96x96.png
  humanURL: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_pay_on_the_web
  baseURL: https://apple-pay-gateway.apple.com
  tags:
  - Javascript
  - Safari
  - Web Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_pay_on_the_web
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.apple.com/apple-pay/implementation/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_pay_on_the_web/applepaypaymentrequest
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://developer.apple.com/apple-pay/sandbox-testing/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apple-pay-js-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apple-pay-payment-request-schema.json
    title: Payment Request Schema
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/js-merchant-registration.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/js-merchant-validation.yaml
  contact:
  - FN: Apple Developer Support
    email: developer@apple.com
    url: https://developer.apple.com/contact/
- name: PassKit Framework (Apple Pay)
  description: Native iOS, watchOS, and macOS framework for integrating Apple Pay into mobile and desktop applications. Provides
    PKPaymentRequest and PKPaymentAuthorizationViewController for in-app Apple Pay checkout.
  image: https://developer.apple.com/assets/elements/icons/apple-pay/apple-pay-96x96.png
  humanURL: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/passkit
  baseURL: Native Framework
  tags:
  - iOS
  - Mobile
  - Native
  - Swift
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/passkit/apple_pay
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/passkit/pkpaymentrequest
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/passkit/apple_pay/offering_apple_pay
    title: Sample Code
  - type: YouTube
    url: https://developer.apple.com/videos/frameworks/wallet-and-apple-pay
- name: Apple Pay Payment Token API
  description: Server-side specification for processing and decrypting Apple Pay payment tokens received from client applications.
    Tokens use EC_v1 or RSA_v1 encryption and contain the payment authorization data for charge processing.
  image: https://developer.apple.com/assets/elements/icons/apple-pay/apple-pay-96x96.png
  humanURL: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/passkit/apple_pay/payment_token_format_reference
  baseURL: Merchant Server
  tags:
  - Encryption
  - Payment Processing
  - Server-Side
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/passkit/apple_pay/payment_token_format_reference
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apple-pay-payment-token-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/apple-pay-payment-token-schema.json
    title: Payment Token Schema
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/payment-token-payment-processing.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/payment-token-payment-status.yaml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.apple.com/account/
- type: Support
  url: https://developer.apple.com/support/apple-pay/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://developer.apple.com/apple-pay/acceptable-use-guidelines/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.apple.com/apple-pay/get-started/
- type: Branding
  url: https://developer.apple.com/apple-pay/marketing/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://developer.apple.com/system-status/
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/apple-pay-context.jsonld
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/apple-pay-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/apple-pay-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Touch ID and Face ID Authentication
    description: Users authorize payments using biometric authentication on Apple devices
  - name: In-App Payments
    description: Native iOS and watchOS integration via PassKit framework
  - name: Web Payments
    description: Safari-based Apple Pay checkout via the ApplePaySession JavaScript API
  - name: Apple Watch Support
    description: Contactless payments from Apple Watch without needing iPhone
  - name: Multiple Card Networks
    description: Supports Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, JCB, UnionPay, and more
  - name: Merchant Domain Verification
    description: Domain verification ensures only registered merchants can use Apple Pay
  - name: Recurring Payments
    description: Subscription and automatic payment support via automatic payment requests
  - name: Deferred Payments
    description: Support for deferred billing like hotel deposits and pre-orders
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: E-Commerce Checkout
    description: One-tap checkout on web and mobile using saved payment cards
  - name: In-App Purchases
    description: Native iOS app purchases with Face ID or Touch ID authentication
  - name: Subscription Billing
    description: Setting up recurring subscription payments authorized by the user
  - name: Contactless In-Store Payments
    description: Tap-to-pay at point-of-sale terminals using iPhone or Apple Watch
  - name: Transit Payments
    description: Paying for transit and transportation with Express Mode
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Stripe
    description: Stripe Elements and Stripe.js support Apple Pay via the Payment Request Button
  - name: Braintree
    description: PayPal's Braintree SDK provides Apple Pay integration for iOS and web
  - name: Square
    description: Square's iOS SDK supports Apple Pay for in-app and contactless payments
  - name: Adyen
    description: Adyen payment platform supports Apple Pay for web and mobile checkout
  - name: Shopify
    description: Shopify natively supports Apple Pay for accelerated checkout
  - name: WooCommerce
    description: WooCommerce Stripe plugin enables Apple Pay on WordPress stores