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We have released a new version. Documentation for our latest version can be found here.

Last Updated: 17 January 2024 | Change Log

Get Started

Verify your customer's identity simply and seamlessly to minimize fraud. Use our strong customer authentication to benefit from liability shift.

Note

Make yourself familiar with our API Principles to ensure a resilient integration.

Set your headers

Setting your headers is an important part of an API request. The headers represent the meta-data associated with your API request.

Authorization: {your_credentials}
Content-Type: application/vnd.worldpay.verifications.customers-v2.hal+json
Accept: application/vnd.worldpay.verifications.customers-v2.hal+json
HeaderDescription
AuthorizationThe Authorization header is used for authentication and identification of our merchants within Access Worldpay. You must use the Authorization header for any request you send to our 3DS API, unless you are using client certificate authentication over TLS. If you must use this, read our reference guide on Authenticating with SSL/TLS.
Content-TypeThe Content-Type header is required if the request you're sending includes a request body, and if the HTTP method is a POST or a PUT.
AcceptThe Accept header is used to identify which version of our 3DS API you are using. You must use the Accept header for any request you send to our 3DS API.

If you're using both the Content-Type and Accept headers, they must match.

Note

Replace {your_credentials} with your base64-encoded Basic Auth username and password. To get your Access Worldpay credentials contact your Implementation Manager.

Next Steps

We have reviewed our API Principle approach and consider our resources stable and unlikely to change. This means you can skip querying the root resource for a quicker integration and POST directly to the API resource.

If you do want to discover all available resources, you can expand the below section "Query the root resource" for further steps.

Query the root resource

Our APIs guide you by providing you with links to the next available actions.

To discover and start using our APIs you can query the root resource first. This returns the available resources within Access Worldpay.

Request

GET https://try.access.worldpay.com/

Note

No request body is needed for this request.

Response

You receive all our available API resources in the response.

{
  "_links": {
    "payments:authorize": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/authorizations"
    },
    "service:payments": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments"
    },
    "service:sessions": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/sessions"
    },
    "service:tokens": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/tokens"
    },
    "service:verifications/accounts": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/verifications/accounts"
    },
    "service:verifications/customers/3ds": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/verifications/customers/3ds"
    },
    "service:verifiedTokens": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/verifiedTokens"
    },
    "service:fraudsight": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/fraudsight"
    },
    "service:exemptions": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/exemptions"
    },
    "service:payouts": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payouts"
    },
    "service:payments/alternative/direct": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/alternative/direct"
    },
    "service:payments/alternative/action/paypal": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/alternative/action/paypal"
    },
    "service:payments/alternative/action/ideal": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/alternative/action/ideal"
    },
    "service:payouts/accounts": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payouts/accounts"
    },
    "service:payouts/events": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payouts/events"
    },
    "service:moneyTransfers": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/moneyTransfers"
    },
    "service:foreignExchange": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/foreignExchange"
    },
    "service:accounts/statements": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/accounts/statements"
    },
    "service:accounts/balance": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/accounts/balance"
    },
    "service:accounts/transfer": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/accounts/transfer"
    },
    "curies": [
      {
        "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/rels/payments/{rel}",
        "name": "payments",
        "templated": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Query the 3DS root resource

Query the service:verifications/customers/3ds action link for the 3DS root resource.

Request

GET https://try.access.worldpay.com/verifications/customers/3ds

Note

No request body is needed for this request.

The response

{
    "_links": {
      "resourceTree": {
        "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/verifications/customers/3ds/resourceTree"
      },
      "3ds:deviceDataInitialize": {
        "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/verifications/customers/3ds/deviceDataInitialization"
      },
      "curies": [
        {
          "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/rels/verifications/customers/3ds/{rel}",
          "templated": true,
          "name": "3ds"
        }
      ]
    }
  }

Resources

The response contains a link to initialize the 3DS Device Data Collection (DDC):

Action Link (resources)Description
3ds:deviceDataInitializeDDC is used by the card issuer to fingerprint the device used by the customer when placing the order. Starting link for 3DS2.

DNS Whitelisting

Whitelist the following URLs:

  • https://try.access.worldpay.com/
  • https://access.worldpay.com/

Please ensure you use DNS whitelisting not explicit IP whitelisting.

Note

When you make a request within Access Worldpay, you should always cache the response returned.

Next steps

Device Data