Initiate Payment with Node.js SDK

The Initiate Payment step allows you to start a payment transaction by creating a payment request with essential details like order ID, amount, and redirect URL. This request prepares the transaction on PhonePe’s platform and generates a redirect URL where users complete their payment securely.

Request

Use StandardCheckoutPayRequest.build_request() to create the payment request. Below are the key attributes you can set:

Parameter Name	Data Type	Mandatory (Yes/No)	Description	Constraints
`merchantOrderId`	String	Yes	Unique order ID assigned by you	Max length: 63 characters, no special characters except “_” and “-”
`amount`	Long	Yes	Order amount in paisa	Minimum value: 100 (in paisa)
`metaInfo`	Object	No	Meta information is defined by you to store additional information. The same data will be returned in status and callback response.
`metaInfo.udf1-`5	String	No	Optional details you can add for more information.	Maximum length = 256 characters
`redirectUrl`	String	No	URL to which the user will be redirected after the payment (success or failure)
expireAfter	Long	No	Set a orders expiry time in seconds.
message	String	No	Payment message shown in APP for collect requests.

Sample Request

import { StandardCheckoutClient, Env, MetaInfo, StandardCheckoutPayRequest } from 'pg-sdk-node';
import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
 
const clientId = "<clientId>";
const clientSecret = "<clientSecret>";
const clientVersion = <clientVersion>;    //insert your client version here
const env = Env.SANDBOX;        //change to Env.PRODUCTION when you go live
 
const client = StandardCheckoutClient.getInstance(clientId, clientSecret, clientVersion, env);
 
const merchantOrderId = randomUUID();
const amount = 100; // Amount in paise (100 = ₹1.00)
const metaInfo = MetaInfo.builder()
    .udf1("udf1")
    .udf2("udf2")
    .udf3("udf3")
    .build();

const orderRequest = CreateSdkOrderRequest.StandardCheckoutBuilder()
    .merchantOrderId(merchantOrderId)
    .amount(amount)
    .metaInfo(metaInfo)
    .redirectUrl("https://www.merchant.com/redirect")
    .expireAfter(3600)
    .message("Message that will be shown for UPI collect transaction")
    .build();
 
client.pay(request).then((response)=> {
    const checkoutPageUrl = response.redirectUrl;
})

Response

The function returns a StandardCheckoutPayResponse object with the following properties:

Attribute	Data Type	Description
`state`	String	State of the order created, expected value is PENDING.
`redirect_url`	String	URL for the PhonePe Payment Gateway Standard Checkout page. This is the URL to which the user should be redirected for payment.
`order_id`	String	A unique internal order ID generated by PhonePe PG.
`expire_at`	String	Order expiry timestamp in epoch.

What’s Next?

After using the pay method to initiate a payment via the PhonePe PG, you can create a payment request and start the payment process. The next step is to create the order SDK.

Proceed to the next section to learn how to Create Order SDK .