CanMakePaymentEvent

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The CanMakePaymentEvent interface of the Payment Handler API is the event object for the canmakepayment event, fired on a payment app's service worker to check whether it is ready to handle a payment. Specifically, it is fired when the merchant website calls new PaymentRequest().

Event ExtendableEvent CanMakePaymentEvent

Constructor

CanMakePaymentEvent()

Creates a new CanMakePaymentEvent object instance.

Instance methods

respondWith()

Enables the service worker to respond appropriately to signal whether it is ready to handle payments.

Examples

js

self.addEventListener("canmakepayment", (e) => {
  e.respondWith(
    new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      someAppSpecificLogic()
        .then((result) => {
          resolve(result);
        })
        .catch((error) => {
          reject(error);
        });
    })
  );
});

Specifications

Specification
Payment Handler API
# the-canmakepaymentevent

Browser compatibility

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See also