iDEAL payments

iDEAL is a bank to bank payment methods that is very popular in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands it is used more than credit cards for online payments.

To find out how to integrate with iDEAL using our merchant API, see Integrating using the Merchant API and more specifically, the createPaymentRequest method.

If you would like to use your agreement with your existing bank, please get in contact with support@altapay.com to discuss the options

iDEAL Specific Notes

  • No Bank Required.
  • Rolling Amount Required (Refunds).
  • Automated Refund Management.
  • Supported Reconciliation.

The following features are not supported:

Feature Description
Over refund It is not possible to refund more than the original amount.
Surcharging It is not possible to add a surcharge to the transaction.
Credit It is not possible to create credit transactions.
Subscriptions It is not possible to set up subscriptions.
Reservations

It is not possible to create a payment request with type=payment.

If the type is set to payment, it is automatically changed to paymentAndCapture.
Multiple captures It is not possible to make multiple captures from a single reservation.
Acquirer based reconciliation files

The resulting payment data from calling the payments API method does not contain information in the AcquirerReconciliationIdentifier field.

For information about the payments method, see payments.

See the mandatory and configurable parameters by selecting iDEAL in the drop down list on the Create Payment Request page