Klarna AB is a popular Swedish bank offering payers in Europe, a range of flexible financing options when purchasing goods online. Through Klarna payment methods, payers can pay immediately, delay the payment until after delivery, or spread the cost over a number of installments.
Klarna payment methods are supported in the Mastercard Payment Gateway. This page describes integration details specific to Klarna payment methods. It is recommended that you read the integration guidelines for browser payments, before building a Klarna integration.
To offer Klarna payment methods through the Mastercard Payment Gateway,
Klarna AB is a Swedish bank that offers Klarna Pay Later, which is a delayed payment option. Payers review the items that merchant delivers to them and keep only those items that they intend to purchase and pay for, and return all the unwanted items. For the approved payments, Klarna AB assumes all credit and fraud risk, and pays you the full amount for an order. Ensure to refund each item that payers returns to you through the Refund operation. Payers can cancel orders by performing a Refund for the full purchased amount. Klarna subsequently invoices payers and collects the payment, providing email notifications and reminders in advance of the payment due date.
Klarna Pay Later supports transactions originating from multiple countries with their corresponding currencies.
Country | Currency |
---|---|
Austria (AUT) | EUR |
Germany (DEU) | EUR |
Netherlands (NLD) | EUR |
Finland (FIN) | EUR |
Sweden (SWE) | SEK |
Norway (NOR) | NOK |
Great Britain (GBR) | GBP |
Denmark (DNK) | DKK |
Klarna AB is a Swedish bank that offers Klarna Financing, which is a flexible payment option. It is a long-term financing agreement wherein payers can purchase an item and pay in installments. You can choose to repay in six to thirty-six equal monthly installments including interest (if any), pay a minimum amount each month, or pay off the entire amount within a month.
Klarna Financing supports transactions originating from multiple countries with their corresponding currencies.
Country | Currency |
---|---|
Austria (AUT) | EUR |
Germany (DEU) | EUR |
Netherlands (NLD) | EUR |
Finland (FIN) | EUR |
Sweden (SWE) | SEK |
Norway (NOR) | NOK |
Great Britain (GBR) | GBP |
Denmark (DNK) | DKK |
Klarna AB is a Swedish bank that offers Klarna Pay Now, which is an immediate payment option. Payers can pay either through a bank transfer, a direct debit, or any card.
Klarna Pay Now supports transactions originating from multiple countries with their corresponding currencies.
Country | Currency |
---|---|
Austria (AUT) | EUR |
Germany (DEU) | EUR |
Netherlands (NLD) | EUR |
Sweden (SWE) | SEK |
Hosted Checkout integration allows you to collect payment details from your payers through an interaction that the Mastercard Payment Gateway hosts and displays.
From the API version 52 onward, Klarna Pay Later is automatically available as a payment method once your payment service provider enables and configures you for this payment method.
From the API version 62 onward, Klarna Financing is automatically available as a payment method once your payment service provider enables and configures you for this payment method.
Klarna Pay Now via Hosted Checkout will be available soon. Please contact your payment service provider for further information.
For details, see Browser Payments via Hosted Checkout Integration.
Direct Payment integration allows you to offer the Klarna payment methods on your own checkout page.
Klarna Pay Later is supported from the API version 52 onward.
Make the Initiate Browser Payment
request where sourceOfFunds.type = KLARNA_PAY_LATER
and
browserPayment.operation = PAY
(the Authorize operation is not supported by Klarna).
sourceOfFunds.type = KLARNA
when you make
the Initiate Browser Payment
request.{ "apiOperation": "INITIATE_BROWSER_PAYMENT", "browserPayment": { "operation": "PAY", "returnUrl": "<your_merchant_URL>" }, "customer": { "email": "john.smith@example.com", "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith", "mobilePhone": "01234567890" }, "billing": { "address": { "street": "10 Upper Bank Street", "postcodeZip": "E14 5NP", "city": "London", "country": "GBR" } }, "order": { "amount": 57.2, "currency": "GBP", "item": [ { "name": "Blue Jeans", "quantity": "1", "unitPrice": 70.83, "unitDiscountAmount": 48.16, "unitTaxAmount": 4.53, "detail": { "unitTaxRate": 0.2 } }, { "name": "Red Shirt", "quantity": "1", "unitPrice": 20.83, "unitTaxAmount": 4.17, "detail": { "unitTaxRate": 0.2 } }, { "name": "Shipping & Handling", "quantity": "1", "unitPrice": 4.17, "unitTaxAmount": 0.83, "detail": { "unitTaxRate": 0.2 } } ] }, "sourceOfFunds": { "type": "KLARNA_PAY_LATER" } }
Klarna Financing is supported from the API version 61 onward.
Make an Initiate Browser Payment
request where sourceOfFunds.type = KLARNA_FINANCING
and browserPayment.operation = PAY
(the Authorize operation is not supported by Klarna).
{ "apiOperation":"INITIATE_BROWSER_PAYMENT", "browserPayment":{ "operation":"PAY", "returnUrl":"<your_merchant_URL>" }, "customer":{ "email":"john.smith@example.com", "firstName":"John", "lastName":"Smith", "mobilePhone":"01234567890" }, "billing":{ "address":{ "street":"10 Upper Bank Street", "postcodeZip":"E14 5NP", "city":"London", "country":"GBR" } }, "order":{ "amount":99.2, "currency":"GBP", "item":[ { "name":"Blue Jeans", "quantity":"1", "unitPrice":70.83, "unitDiscountAmount":48.16, "unitTaxAmount":4.53, "detail":{ "unitTaxRate":0.2 } }, { "name":"Red Shirt", "quantity":"1", "unitPrice":20.83, "unitTaxAmount":4.17, "detail":{ "unitTaxRate":0.2 } }, { "name":"Leather Belt", "quantity":"1", "unitPrice":25, "unitTaxAmount":5, "detail":{ "unitTaxRate":0.2 } }, { "name":"Baseball Cap", "quantity":"1", "unitPrice":10, "unitTaxAmount":2, "detail":{ "unitTaxRate":0.2 } }, { "name":"Shipping and Handling", "quantity":"1", "unitPrice":4.17, "unitTaxAmount":0.83, "detail":{ "unitTaxRate":0.2 } } ] }, "sourceOfFunds":{ "type":"KLARNA_FINANCING" } }
Klarna Pay Now is supported from the API version 63 onward.
Make an Initiate Browser Payment
request where sourceOfFunds.type = KLARNA_PAY_NOW
and
browserPayment.operation = PAY
(the Authorize operation is not supported by Klarna).
{ "apiOperation":"INITIATE_BROWSER_PAYMENT", "billing":{ "address":{ "city":"Edinburgh", "company":"MPGS", "country":"DEU", "postcodeZip":"EH123AB", "stateProvince":"Scotland", "street":"OceanPoint", "street2":"OceanDrive" } }, "browserPayment":{ "operation":"PAY", "returnUrl":"<your_merchant_URL>" }, "customer":{ "account":{ "id":"custoAccount" }, "dateOfBirth":"1999-12-31", "email":"john.smith@example.com", "firstName":"John", "lastName":"Smith", "mobilePhone":"01234567890", "nationalId":"X4RTBPFW4" }, "order":{ "amount":"154.16", "currency":"EUR", "item":[ { "name":"Diesel Jeans", "quantity":"1", "unitPrice":"70.83" }, { "name":"Adidas Trainers", "quantity":"1", "unitPrice":"83.33" } ] }, "shipping":{ "address":{ "city":"Shipsville", "country":"GBR", "postcodeZip":"EH67DX", "stateProvince":"Scotland", "street":"2ShippingHeights", "street2":"ShipsDrive" }, "contact":{ "email":"john.smith@example.com", "firstName":"John", "lastName":"Smith" } }, "sourceOfFunds":{ "type":"KLARNA_PAY_NOW" } }
In addition to the standard fields required in a browser payment request, provide the following required information for the processing of Klarna payments.
These fields are mandatory unless otherwise stated and are required to support the Klarna risk assessment and credit checking processes. The payer's contact information is used to communicate with the payer and to provide electronic invoices and payment notifications.
billing.address.city
billing.address.country
billing.address.postcodeZip
billing.address.street
customer.email
customer.firstName
customer.lastName
customer.mobilePhone
: This field is required when customer.phone
is not provided. customer.phone
: This field is required when customer.mobilePhone
is not provided. customer.nationalId
: This field is optional.These fields are mandatory when a value for any shipping.address.*
or shipping.contact.*
field is provided.
shipping.address.city
shipping.address.country
shipping.address.postcodeZip
shipping.address.street
shipping.contact.email
shipping.contact.firstName
shipping.contact.lastName
Provide complete details about each order item that is purchased so that Klarna can correctly validate and display this information to payers and support risk and credit checking processes of Klarna.
order.item[n].name
order.item[n].quantity
: The value of this field must be an integer.order.item[n].unitPrice
order.item[n].unitDiscountAmount
: This field is required when the item has been discounted and must be provided if a value is provided in the order.discount.amount
field.order.item[n].unitTaxAmount
: This field is required when a payer has to pay
tax on the item.order.item[n].detail.unitTaxRate
: This field is required when a value for unit tax amount has been provided.The total tax amount payable for the order is displayed to payers during the payment flow. If the amount payable for
shipping and handling includes tax, then you must create an order line to represent shipping and handling so that the
discrete tax amount can be provided. If tax does not apply then the shipping and handling amount can be provided in the order.shippingAndHandlingAmount
field.
You can set the language that you prefer Klarna to use for pages displayed to payers by providing the
browserPayment.preferredLanguage
field in the Initiate Browser Payment request. However, for Klarna only the primary national language of the billing.address.country
or English will be supported.
Klarna payments are at risk of chargebacks. If payers successfully dispute a payment with Klarna, then a chargeback transaction will be created on the order. For more information, see chargeback transaction.
The table below shows the transaction response codes for the possible scenarios you may encounter after initiating a Klarna payment.
Initiate Browser Payment Response |
What This Means... |
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response.gatewayCode=SUBMITTED result=SUCCESS |
Redirect the payer using the URL provided in the response. |
Retrieve Transaction/Retrieve Order Response |
What This Means... |
response.gatewayCode=APPROVED result=SUCCESS |
The payment is successful. |
response.gatewayCode= PENDING result=PENDING |
The Mastercard Payment Gateway is waiting for a notification from the acquirer about the payment result. Try RETRIEVE_TRANSACTION again later or listen to notifications from the Mastercard Payment Gateway. |
response.gatewayCode= CANCELLED result=FAILURE |
The payer has cancelled the interaction for this payment. Offer the payer the option to try another payment method. |
response.gatewayCode= DECLINED or ACQUIRER_SYSTEM_ERROR result=FAILURE |
The payment was declined. Offer the payer the option to try another payment method. In the case of an ACQUIRER_SYSTEM_ERROR you may want to inquire with the acquirer the reason for payment failure, or you can try RETRIEVE_TRANSACTION again. |
response.gatewayCode=TIMED_OUT result=FAILURE |
Treat this as a declined payment. The Mastercard Payment Gateway will make an attempt to ensure the transaction is not successful or will revert the transaction. |
For approved payments, the Mastercard Payment Gateway will provide you the ID that Klarna has assigned to this order in the field transaction.acquirer.additionalResponseData
. This may be useful information for communications you may have directly with Klarna.
If you have subscribed to Mastercard Payment Gateway web hook notifications, you may receive additional notifications for funding status updates and chargebacks.
The Mastercard Payment Gateway provides a browser payments emulator that allows you to test your Klarna integration.
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