Payments with the .NET library

Learn to create a payment with our .NET library.

.NET is one of the languages/frameworks that can be used to create a payment on your backend application. We recommend this over a custom integration with C#, as using our libraries drastically reduces the time before you can make your first payment.

A payment's journey starts with a single HTTP call to our APIs. Check our API reference for more information on how to create a payment.

Before you start

Before you integrate payments with the .NET library, you must:

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Check the latest version of our SDKs

To access and learn about the latest version of our .NET SDKs, visit our GitHub.

Configure settings

Add your client_id, client_secret and public key value to appsettings.json or any other supported configuration provider.

```json
{
  "TrueLayer": {
    "ClientId": "your id",
    "ClientSecret": "your secret",
    "UseSandbox": true,
    "Payments": {
      "SigningKey": {
        "KeyId": "85eeb2da-702c-4f4b-bf9a-e98af5fd47c3"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Initialise TrueLayer.NET

Register the TrueLayer client in Startup.cs or Program.cs (.NET 6.0):

public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }

public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
    services.AddTrueLayer(configuration, options =>
    {
        if (options.Payments?.SigningKey != null)
        {
            // For demo purposes only. Private key should be stored securely
            options.Payments.SigningKey.PrivateKey = File.ReadAllText("ec512-private-key.pem");
        }
    });
}

Alternatively, if you have more complex configuration requirements, you can create a class that implements IConfigureOptions<TrueLayerOptions>.

Create a payment

Inject ITrueLayerClient into your classes:

public class MyService
{
    private readonly ITrueLayerClient _client;

    public MyService(ITrueLayerClient client)
    {
        _client = client;
    }

    public async Task<ActionResult> MakePayment()
    {
        var paymentRequest = new CreatePaymentRequest(
            amountInMinor: amount.ToMinorCurrencyUnit(2),
            currency: Currencies.GBP,
            paymentMethod: new PaymentMethod.BankTransfer(
                new Provider.UserSelected
                {
                    Filter = new ProviderFilter
                    {
                        ProviderIds = new[] { "mock-payments-gb-redirect" }
                    }
                },
                new Beneficiary.ExternalAccount(
                    "TrueLayer",
                    "truelayer-dotnet",
                    new AccountIdentifier.SortCodeAccountNumber("567890", "12345678")
                )
            ),
            user: new PaymentUserRequest("Jane Doe", "[email protected]", "0123456789")
        );

        var apiResponse = await _client.Payments.CreatePayment(
            paymentRequest,
            idempotencyKey: Guid.NewGuid().ToString()
        );

        if (!apiResponse.IsSuccessful)
        {
            return HandleFailure(
                apiResponse.StatusCode,
                // Includes details of any errors
                apiResponse.Problem
            )
        }

        // Pass the ResourceToken to the TrueLayer Web or Mobile SDK

        // or, redirect to the TrueLayer Hosted Payment Page
        string hostedPaymentPageUrl = _client.Payments.CreateHostedPaymentPageLink(
            apiResponse.Data!.Id,
            apiResponse.Data!.ResourceToken,
            new Uri("https://redirect.yourdomain.com"));

        return Redirect(hostedPaymentPageUrl);
    }
}