React Native Flutterwave SDK - Flutterwave Docs

Easily implement Flutterwave for payments in your React Native appliction. This library supports both Android and iOS, and use the Flutterwave’s V3 API.

Table Of Content

Getting Started
Usage
Props
Types
Contributing

What’s Inside?

Pay with Flutterwave button and checkout dialog.
Standard payment initialization function.
Flutterwave designed button.

:warning: If Using Version 2 API :warning:

This version of the library’s docs focuses on use cases with the Version 3 of Flutterwaves API, if you are still using the Version 2 API please use this documentation instead.

Installation

This library is available on npm, you can install it by running npm install --save flutterwave-react-native or yarn add flutterwave-react-native

Dependencies

In order to render the Flutterwave checkout screen this library depends on react-native-webview ensure you properly install this library before continuing.

Activity Indicator (only needed for android)

To display the Flutterwave styled activity indicator when the checkout screen is being loaded on Android you will need to add some modules in android/app/build.gradle. Skip this if you already have setup your app to support gif images.

dependencies {
  // If your app supports Android versions before Ice Cream Sandwich (API level 14)
  implementation 'com.facebook.fresco:animated-base-support:1.3.0'

  // For animated GIF support
  implementation 'com.facebook.fresco:animated-gif:2.0.0'
}

:fire: MERCHANT PUBLIC KEY :fire:

In order to use this library you are required to use your merchant public key and not the secret key. See how to get your API Keys here

:fire: IMPORTANT INFORMATION :fire:

If the options property on PayWithFlutterwave changes, when next the user taps on the button a new payment will be initialized whether the last one was successful or not. Remember you cannot use the same transaction reference for two different payments, also remember to recreate the transaction reference before allowing the user initiate a new payment.

Usage

Below are a few examples showcasing how you can use the library to implement payment in your React Native app.

PayWithFlutterwave

View All Props Import PayWithFlutterwave from flutterwave-react-native and use it like so.

import {PayWithFlutterwave} from 'flutterwave-react-native';
// or import PayWithFlutterwave from 'flutterwave-react-native';

interface RedirectParams {
    status: 'successful' | 'cancelled';
    transaction_id?: string;
    tx_ref: string;
  }

 /* An example function called when transaction is completed successfully or canceled */
  const handleOnRedirect = (data: RedirectParams) => {
      console.log(data);
    };

/* An example function to generate a random transaction reference */
  const generateTransactionRef = (length: number) => {
    var result = '';
    var characters =
      'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';
    var charactersLength = characters.length;
    for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      result += characters.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * charactersLength));
    }
    return `flw_tx_ref_${result}`;
  };

<PayWithFlutterwave
  ...
  onRedirect={handleOnRedirect}
  options={{
    tx_ref: generateTransactionRef(10)
    authorization: '[merchant public key]',
    customer: {
      email: 'customer-email@example.com'
    },
    amount: 2000,
    currency: 'NGN',
    payment_options: 'card'
  }}
/>

PayWithFlutterwave (with custom render)

View All Props Import PayWithFlutterwave from flutterwave-react-native and use it like so.

import {PayWithFlutterwave} from 'flutterwave-react-native';
// or import PayWithFlutterwave from 'flutterwave-react-native';

interface RedirectParams {
    status: 'successful' | 'cancelled';
    transaction_id?: string;
    tx_ref: string;
  }

 /* An example function called when transaction is completed successfully or canceled */
  const handleOnRedirect = (data: RedirectParams) => {
      console.log(data);
    };

<PayWithFlutterwave
  ...
  onRedirect={handleOnRedirect}
  options={{...}}
  customButton={(props) => (
    <TouchableOpacity
      style={styles.paymentButton}
      onPress={props.onPress}
      isBusy={props.isInitializing}
      disabled={props.disabled}>
        <Text style={styles.paymentButtonText}>Pay $500</Text>
    </TouchableOpacity>
  )}
/>

FlutterwaveButton (Flutterwave styled button)

View All Props Import FlutterwaveButton from flutterwave-react-native and use it like so.

import { FlutterwaveButton } from 'flutterwave-react-native';

<FlutterwaveButton
	style={styles.paymentButton}
	onPress={onPress}
	disabled={disabled}
>
	<Text style={styles.paymentButtonText}>Pay $500</Text>
</FlutterwaveButton>;

FlutterwaveInit

When called, this function returns a Promise which resolves to a string on success and rejects if an error occurs. See all config options Import FlutterwaveInit from flutterwave-react-native and use it like so.

import { FlutterwaveInit } from 'flutterwave-react-native';

try {
	// initialize payment
	const paymentLink = await FlutterwaveInit({
		tx_ref: generateTransactionRef(),
		authorization: '[your merchant public Key]',
		amount: 100,
		currency: 'USD',
		customer: {
			email: 'customer-email@example.com',
		},
		payment_options: 'card',
	});
	// use payment link
	usePaymentLink(paymentLink);
} catch (error) {
	// handle payment error
	displayError(error.message);
}

Aborting Payment Initialization

:wave: Hi, so there are cases where you have already initialized a payment with FlutterwaveInit but might also want to be able to cancel the payment initialization should in case your component is being unmounted or you want to allow users cancel the action before the payment is initialized, we have provided a way for you to do this… continue reading

Props

FlutterwaveInitOptions

See Interface

Name	Required	Type	Default	Description
authorization	Yes	string	REQUIRED	Your merchant public key, see how to get your API Keys
tx_ref	Yes	string	REQUIRED	Your transaction reference. This MUST be unique for every transaction.
amount	Yes	string	REQUIRED	Amount to charge the customer.
currency	No	string	NGN	Currency to charge in. Defaults to NGN. See accepted currencies here
integrity_hash	No	string	undefined	This is a sha256 hash of your FlutterwaveCheckout values, it is used for passing secured values to the payment gateway.
payment_options	Yes	string	REQUIRED	This specifies the payment options to be displayed e.g - card, mobilemoney, ussd and so on.
payment_plan	No	number	undefined	This is the payment plan ID used for Recurring billing.
redirect_url	Yes	string	REQUIRED	URL to redirect to when a transaction is completed. This is useful for 3DSecure payments so we can redirect your customer back to a custom page you want to show them. IMPORTANT This only required when you are directly using FlutterwaveInit
customer	Yes	FlutterwaveInitCustomer	REQUIRED	This is an object that contains your customer details. `E.g.'customer': { 'email': 'example@example.com', 'phonenumber': '08012345678', 'name': 'Takeshi Kovacs' }.`
subaccounts	No	array of FlutterwaveInitSubAccount	undefined	This is an array of objects containing the subaccount IDs to split the payment into. Check out the Split Payment page for more info
meta	No	FlutterwavePaymentMeta	undefined	This is an object that helps you include additional payment information to your request. `E.g. { 'consumer_id': 23, 'consumer_mac': '92a3-912ba-1192a' }`
customizations	No	FlutterwaveInitCustomizations	undefined	This is an object that contains title, logo, and description you want to display on the modal `E.g. {'title': 'Pied Piper Payments', 'description': 'Middleout isn't free. Pay the price', 'logo': 'https://assets.piedpiper.com/logo.png'}`

PayWithFlutterwaveProps

See Interface

Name	Required	Type	Default	Description
style	No	object	undefined	Used to apply styling to the button.
onRedirect	Yes	function	REQUIRED	Called when a payment is completed successfully or is canceled. The function will receive redirect params as an argument.
onWillInitialize	No	function	undefined	This will be called before a payment link is generated.
onDidInitialize	No	function	undefined	This is called when a new payment link has been successfully initialized.
onInitializeError	No	function	undefined	This is called if an error occurred while initializing a new pyment link. The function will receive FlutterwaveInitError
onAbort	No	function	undefined	This is called if a user aborts a transaction, a user can abort a transaction when they click on the dialog’s backdrop and choose cancel when prompted to cancel transaction.
options	Yes	FlutterwaveInitOptions	REQUIRED	The option passed here is used to initialize a payment.
customButton	No	function	undefined	This is used to render a custom button. The function a prop argument structured like CustomButtonProps, this function should return a valid React node.
alignLeft	No	boolean	undefined	This aligns the content of the button to the left.

FlutterwaveButton Props

See Interface

Name	Required	Type	Default	Description
style	No	ViewStyle	undefined	This component uses the same style properties that are applicable to react-native’s View component style.
onPress	Yes	function	undefined	This property receive a function that is called on button press.
disabled	No	boolean	undefined	This disables button, and causes onPress not to be fired.
alignLeft	No	boolean	undefined	This aligns the content of the button to the left.

Types

CustomButtonProps

interface CustomButtonProps {
	disabled: boolean;
	isInitializing: boolean;
	onPress: () => void;
}

RedirectParams

interface RedirectParams {
	status: 'successful' | 'cancelled';
	transaction_id?: string;
	tx_ref: string;
}

FlutterwaveInitError

interface FlutterwaveInitError {
	code: string;
	message: string;
	errorId?: string;
	errors?: Array<string>;
}

FlutterwavePaymentMeta

interface FlutterwavePaymentMeta {
	[k: string]: any;
}

FlutterwaveInitCustomer

interface FlutterwaveInitCustomer {
	email: string;
	phonenumber?: string;
	name?: string;
}

FlutterwaveInitCustomizations

interface FlutterwaveInitCustomizations {
	title?: string;
	logo?: string;
	description?: string;
}

FlutterwaveInitSubAccount

interface FlutterwaveInitSubAccount {
	id: string;
	transaction_split_ratio?: number;
	transaction_charge_type?: string;
	transaction_charge?: number;
}

FlutterwaveInitOptions Interface

export interface FlutterwaveInitOptions {
	authorization: string;
	tx_ref: string;
	amount: number;
	currency: string;
	integrity_hash?: string;
	payment_options?: string;
	payment_plan?: number;
	redirect_url: string;
	customer: FlutterwaveInitCustomer;
	subaccounts?: Array<FlutterwaveInitSubAccount>;
	meta?: FlutterwavePaymentMeta;
	customizations?: FlutterwaveInitCustomizations;
}

PayWithFlutterwaveProps Interface

interface PayWithFlutterwaveProps {
	style?: ViewStyle;
	onRedirect: (data: RedirectParams) => void;
	onWillInitialize?: () => void;
	onDidInitialize?: () => void;
	onInitializeError?: (error: FlutterwaveInitError) => void;
	onAbort?: () => void;
	options: Omit<FlutterwaveInitOptions, 'redirect_url'>;
	customButton?: (props: CustomButtonProps) => React.ReactNode;
	alignLeft?: 'alignLeft' | boolean;
}

FlutterwaveButtonProps Interface

interface FlutterwaveButtonProps {
	style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
	disabled?: boolean;
	alignLeft?: boolean;
	onPress?: () => void;
}

SDKs and Plugins

​Table Of Content

​What’s Inside?

​:warning: If Using Version 2 API :warning:

​Installation

​Dependencies

​Activity Indicator (only needed for android)

​:fire: MERCHANT PUBLIC KEY :fire:

​:fire: IMPORTANT INFORMATION :fire:

​Usage

​PayWithFlutterwave

​PayWithFlutterwave (with custom render)

​FlutterwaveButton (Flutterwave styled button)

​FlutterwaveInit

​Aborting Payment Initialization

​Props

​FlutterwaveInitOptions

​PayWithFlutterwaveProps

​FlutterwaveButton Props

​Types

​CustomButtonProps

​RedirectParams

​FlutterwaveInitError

​FlutterwavePaymentMeta

​FlutterwaveInitCustomer

​FlutterwaveInitCustomizations

​FlutterwaveInitSubAccount

​FlutterwaveInitOptions Interface

​PayWithFlutterwaveProps Interface

​FlutterwaveButtonProps Interface

Table Of Content

What’s Inside?

:warning: If Using Version 2 API :warning:

Installation

Dependencies

Activity Indicator (only needed for android)

:fire: MERCHANT PUBLIC KEY :fire:

:fire: IMPORTANT INFORMATION :fire:

Usage

PayWithFlutterwave

PayWithFlutterwave (with custom render)

FlutterwaveButton (Flutterwave styled button)

FlutterwaveInit

Aborting Payment Initialization

Props

FlutterwaveInitOptions

PayWithFlutterwaveProps

FlutterwaveButton Props

Types

CustomButtonProps

RedirectParams

FlutterwaveInitError

FlutterwavePaymentMeta

FlutterwaveInitCustomer

FlutterwaveInitCustomizations

FlutterwaveInitSubAccount

FlutterwaveInitOptions Interface

PayWithFlutterwaveProps Interface

FlutterwaveButtonProps Interface