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Configure the onramp for mobile use.

Learn how to integrate Stripe’s crypto onramp UI into mobile web views and browsers by minting a session, hosting the onramp UI, completing the purchase, and redirecting users back to the mobile app. Currently, Stripe Crypto doesn’t support mobile SDKs.

Mint a session

Similar to other integrations, you need to implement a server endpoint to create a new onramp session for every user visit. The endpoint returns a client_secret that can load the onramp UI or display an error if the onramp is unavailable.

Host the onramp UI

Create a frontend route (for example, www.my-web3-wallet.com/onramp/<client_secret>) to host the onramp UI. Your /onramp/<client_secret> points to an onramp.html.

onramp.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>Crypto Onramp</title>
    <meta name="description" content="A demo of the hosted onramp" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://crypto-js.stripe.com/crypto-onramp-outer.js"></script>
    <script src="onramp.js" defer></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="onramp-element" />
  </body>
</html>

Where onramp.js consumes the client_secret from the URL and mounts the onramp UI:

onramp.js
const stripeOnramp = StripeOnramp(pk_test_TYooMQauvdEDq54NiTphI7jx
);
initialize();
// initialize onramp element with client secret
function initialize() {
  const url = window.location.href.replace(/\/$/, '');
  const clientSecret = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
  const onrampSession = stripeOnramp.createSession({
    clientSecret,
    // other client side options that customize the look and feel
  });
  onrampSession
    .addEventListener('onramp_session_updated', handleSessionUpdate)
    .mount("#onramp-element");
}
function handleSessionUpdate(event) {
  const session = event.payload.session;
  if (session.status === 'fulfillment_complete' || session.status === 'rejected') {
    // redirect back to mobile app via universal link
    window.location.assign('/onramp_success/' + session.id);
  }
}

Configure universal links to deep link /onramp_success back to your mobile app. Consider providing a fallback or onramp_success page to prompt users to manually switch back to your app.

Complete the purchase

As with a standard integration, the front-end client controls the entire onramp UI. The UI adapts to fit the screen size. As the session state changes and we gather more transaction_details, the CryptoOnrampSession object updates accordingly. We generate webhooks and front-end events for every status transition. By using front-end event listeners, you can redirect users back to your application flow when the OnrampSession completes.

Redirect to the mobile app

Using a deep link or manual switch, users can resume their flow in your mobile application. Your mobile application can use your back end to continue querying the CryptoOnrampSession state.

For example, if a user is topping up their balance during initial setup, you can redirect them back to your application as soon as the session transitions to fulfillment_processing. You can allow users to explore the rest of your application while polling the OnrampSession status in the background.