Google Pay

aid: google-pay
name: Google Pay
description: Google Pay APIs enable payment processing and digital wallet functionality for apps and websites.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Contactless Payments
- Digital Wallet
- Mobile Payments
- Payments
apis:
- name: Google Pay API
  description: Enables integration of the Google Pay payment method into web applications, allowing merchants to accept payments
    from cards saved to Google Accounts. The API provides JavaScript client methods for implementing a seamless checkout experience
    on websites.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/pay
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/gp/v/
  tags:
  - Checkout
  - Payments
  - Web
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/guides/setup
  - type: ErrorCodes
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/reference/error-codes
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/guides/test-and-deploy/integration-checklist
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/reference/client
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/guides/tutorial
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/support/release-notes
  contact:
  - type: Support
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/support
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/googlepay
- name: Google Pay API for Android
  description: Enables integration of Google Pay into Android applications, allowing users to pay with cards saved to their
    Google Account. The API provides methods to check payment readiness and load payment data for seamless in-app checkout
    experiences.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/android/overview
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/gp/v/
  tags:
  - Android
  - Checkout
  - Mobile
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/android/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/android/reference/client
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/android/guides/tutorial
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/android/guides/setup
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/android/support/release-notes
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/android/guides/test-and-deploy/integration-checklist
- name: Google Wallet API
  description: APIs for creating and managing digital passes for Google Wallet, including loyalty cards, event tickets, boarding
    passes, transit tickets, gift cards, offers, and generic passes. Issuers can define pass classes and objects via REST
    API or the Google Wallet Business Console.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/wallet
  baseURL: https://walletobjects.googleapis.com/
  tags:
  - Loyalty
  - Passes
  - Tickets
  - Wallet
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/wallet/generic/rest
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://developers.google.com/wallet/generic/rest/v1
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/wallet/generic/rest/prerequisites
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.google.com/wallet/reference/rest
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/wallet/generic/getting-started/auth/rest
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://developers.google.com/wallet/docs/release-notes
  - type: Client Libraries
    url: https://developers.google.com/wallet/generic/resources/libraries
- name: Google Pay Facilitated Transaction Event API
  description: Provides services hosted by Google for processing facilitated payment events as part of Google Standard Payments.
    Payment integrators use this API to report and manage transaction events within the Google payments ecosystem.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/pay/facilitated-transaction-event-v2/concepts/intro
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/
  tags:
  - Payment Integrators
  - Payments
  - Transactions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/facilitated-transaction-event-v2/concepts/intro
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/facilitated-transaction-event-v2/google-facilitated-transaction-event-api
- name: Google Pay Virtual Cards API
  description: Enables payment integrators to enroll cards, retrieve virtual card numbers, manage transactions, and handle
    authentication challenges for virtual card payments. Used by issuers and payment service providers to support virtual
    card number generation and lifecycle management.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/pay/virtual-cards-v1/payment-integrator-virtual-cards-api
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/
  tags:
  - Card Issuance
  - Payments
  - Virtual Cards
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/virtual-cards-v1/payment-integrator-virtual-cards-api
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/virtual-cards-v1/google-virtual-cards-api
- name: Google Pay Push Provisioning API
  description: Allows card issuers to provision payment cards directly into Google Pay and Google Wallet from their own applications.
    Issuers can set default payment tokens, manage token lifecycle, and enable push provisioning flows for their cardholders.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/pay/issuers/apis/push-provisioning/server
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/
  tags:
  - Card Provisioning
  - Issuers
  - Payments
  - Tokenization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/issuers/apis/push-provisioning/server
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/issuers/overview/get-started
- name: Google Pay Payment Card Recognition API
  description: Enables Android applications to scan credit and debit cards using the device camera to extract card number
    and expiration date through on-device optical character recognition. Processing occurs entirely on-device via Google Play
    Services without requiring camera permissions in the app.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/pay/payment-card-recognition/debit-credit-card-recognition
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/
  tags:
  - Android
  - Card Recognition
  - OCR
  - Payments
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/payment-card-recognition/debit-credit-card-recognition
- name: Google Pay India Merchant SDK
  description: A toolkit for developers in India to integrate their Android, iOS, and web applications with Google Pay for
    accepting UPI and card-based payments. Supports merchant onboarding, payment initiation, and transaction status verification
    through the Google Pay for Business program.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/pay/india/api
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/
  tags:
  - India
  - Merchant SDK
  - Payments
  - UPI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/india/api/merchant-sdk/guides/overview
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/india/api/merchant-sdk/reference/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/india/api/merchant-sdk/guides/integration
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/india/api/merchant-sdk/guides/setup
- name: Google Universal Commerce Protocol
  description: A standard for securely and efficiently exchanging commerce data between merchant and platform systems to enable
    checkout experiences directly on Google surfaces including Search and Gemini. Merchants implement REST endpoints for session
    creation, updates, and completion.
  image: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/images/brand-guidelines/google-pay-mark.png
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/merchant/ucp
  baseURL: https://pay.google.com/
  tags:
  - Agentic Commerce
  - Checkout
  - Commerce
  - Merchants
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/merchant/ucp/guides
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/universal-commerce-protocol/overview
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-pay-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-pay-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/google-pay
- type: Portal
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay
- type: Brand Guidelines
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/guides/brand-guidelines
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://payments.developers.google.com/terms/sellertos
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/guides/tutorial
- type: SDKs
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/guides/resources
- type: Console
  url: https://pay.google.com/business/console/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/status
- type: Support
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/support
- type: Blog
  url: https://developers.googleblog.com/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/support/release-notes
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/google-pay
- type: FAQ
  url: https://developers.google.com/pay/api/web/support/faq