Accept a Sofort payment

A Checkout Session must satisfy all of the following conditions to support SOFORT payments:

• Prices for all line items must be expressed in Euro (currency code eur).

Use this guide to learn how to enable SOFORT—it shows the differences between accepting a card payment and using SOFORT.

Enable SOFORT as a payment method

When creating a new Checkout Session, you need to:

1. Add sofort to the list of payment_method_types.
2. Make sure all your line_items use the eur currency.

Stripe::Checkout::Session.create({
  mode: 'payment',
  payment_method_types: ['card'],
  payment_method_types: ['card', 'sofort'],
  line_items: [{
    price_data: {
      currency: 'usd',
      # To accept `sofort`, all line items must have currency: eur
      currency: 'eur',
      product_data: {
        name: 'T-shirt',
      },
      unit_amount: 2000,
    },
    quantity: 1,
  }],
  success_url: 'https://example.com/success',
  cancel_url: 'https://example.com/cancel',
})

Fulfill your orders

After accepting a payment, learn how to fulfill orders.

When testing your Checkout integration, select SOFORT as the payment method and click the Pay button.

The refund period for SOFORT is up to 180 days after the original payment.

There is no dispute process–customers authenticate with their bank.