Express Checkout | Error : Invalid Id

#1

Hi,
I am trying to initiate an Express checkout request from the postman and encountering the following error.

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Getting Invalid Id error.

  • content-type:“application/javascript”

I have testing hash and gone through the link provided by Team Paynow Invalid Hash When Initiating a RemoteTransaction

Looking forward for your response.

Best Regards

#2

@gourav at the risk of asking the obvious, are you using the Id provided in your payment integration?

#3

@Harvey - yes we are using the test id created under paynow panel.

#4

May I see you postman tab , are you sending body as form-url-encode.

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#5

@Harvey - yes sending as form-url encode.

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check postman screen attached for your reference.

#6

@gourav seems your invalid Id error is gone, to fix your invalid hash error, follow this thread Invalid Hash When Initiating a RemoteTransaction

#7

@harvey - but hash is very OK. i have confirmed with the sample.

Thanks

#8

@gourav did you succesfully follow the example on the link I provided above?

#9

Hi @Harvey - Yes hash is already Ok and confirmed.
check the screen below for test hash

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Looking forward for your quick revert.

#10

Great and to that example did you replace the test id and key with your credentials? Is there a particular reason why you are not using the provided Paynow SDKs and libraries?

#11

Hi @harvey

I am able to get

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Could you please help in proceeding further. what needs to be done next.

Best Regards

#12

@gourav What you trying to integrate paynow with ?

#13

@harvey -
Website name : 321beatz.com
method type : ecocash

Looking forward for your reply.

Best Regards

#14

@gourav , What platform or framework did you use to build the website?

#15

@harvey- php / codeigniter

#16

Going through the steps of generating the Hash is for plarforms and frameworks we have not build SDKs for. We have a PHP Guide on the developer page. Did you have a look at it?

#17

@harvey - yes i have checked and able to send a post request and getting response with status = ok as i attached above. my question is how to proceed further now ? what is the next step please.

Best Regards

#18

we have a PHP guide here --> https://developers.paynow.co.zw/docs/php_quickstart.html .