Apple & Google Pay for Web are payment methods that allow viewers to pay for online content using their Apple or Google Wallets.
For viewers to be able to use these methods, they will have to:
Be in a supported country (click here and here for details),
Use a browser that supports Apple or Google Pay, and be logged into their browser with the account on which they’ve set up their wallet. They can still use a different email for their actual InPlayer paywall account.
Have their Apple or Google Wallet already set up with a valid payment method, like a credit card. Note that the Google and Apple Wallet cards are separate from the cards saved in Google Play and iTunes and the credit cards saved in the browser.
Note that Apple and Google Pay for Web are only available for pay-per-view (ppv) price options. They are not available for subscriptions.
If you wish to enable Apple & Google Pay for Web payments on your InPlayer account, just contact your InPlayer account manager, or send us an email at clients@inplayer.com.
When using Apple Pay, you also need to do the following:
In your Stripe account, from the Apple Pay settings page, click + Add new domain.
Enter the top-level domain or sub-domain where you will be implementing Apple Pay (e.g. stripe.com or shop.stripe.com).
Next, download this domain association file and host it at /.well-known/apple-developer-merchantid-domain-association on your website.
For example, if you’re registering https://example.com, make that file available at https://example.com/.well-known/apple-developer-merchantid-domain-association.
This is the experience a viewer will have when making an Apple or Google Pay purchase.
Once they go to your webpage, they click the BUY button on the asset.
They log into their account (or sign up for a new one).
They choose the pass they wish to purchase and click NEXT.
They are forwarded to the final payment screen. Here they click on either the Google Pay or the Apple Pay button at the top of the screen. Whether the viewer sees the Google Pay or the Apple Pay button will depend on the browser the viewer uses. For Chrome, they will see Google Pay, and for Safari they will see Apple Pay.
They click on Pay now.
They will then be taken to their Apple or Google Wallet where they will be able to choose their card and complete their payment.
Once the payment is complete, the paywall will disappear and they will be able to see the content.
This concludes our guide.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at clients@inplayer.com.
This guide describes how to set up InPlayer in-app payments for your iOS app. When setting things up, please make sure to take your time and follow each step in the below instructions carefully.
If you are planning on using in-app purchases, make sure to let us know so we can enable the proper payment gateway on your account.
When creating the app, in the App Store section, under App Information, and then under App Store Server Notifications make sure to fill out the Production Server URL field of the app with the following URL:
In case you do not see the App Store Server Notifications section in the App Information page (possible if importing the app from another OTT platform), create one in-app purchase in the app. Once you do, come back to the App Information page and the App Store Server Notifications section should become available. You can then proceed with the setup as described below.
In addition to this, make sure that under Notification version for the Production Server URL, you’ve selected Version 1 Notification. This can be accessed by clicking Edit next to the Production Server URL field label.
As for the URL, you will notice that it needs to be completed with your InPlayer Account UUID.
For example, if your Account UUID is c0fe41ca-3cbb-7pc1-5147-3m8157611d8d, the URL you would need to use in the App Store app would be:
We offer several different types of assets, so make sure to look at this section for instructions on how to create the correct asset type, depending on your wishes.
After you’ve created your asset, the next step is to create the in-app purchase.
Next, you need to create the in-app purchase. The in-app purchase is going to be the App Store counterpart to the price option you have previously set up for your InPlayer asset.
Click on the app you are using for InPlayer purchases.
In the left-hand menu, under Features, click on In-App purchases.
In the In-App Purchases section, create a new in-app purchase by clicking on .
In the pop-up window, select the Non-Consumable option.
Enter the Reference Name and Product ID.
Both fields need to be filled out with the same value.
To get the Product ID, go to the Assetstab of your InPlayer dashboard and open the asset you wish to use. Go to Price Options, open the price option for which you are creating the in-app purchase, and click the Copy in-app product ID button. That value is both the Product ID and Reference number.
Click Create.
Next, set the price. Note that the available prices in the App Store are all in decimal numbers (ex. $4.99 as opposed to $5), so make sure to either set up the same price in the InPlayer Dashboard, or pick the closest one in the App Store.
Next, click on Add Localization and then set up the Display Name and Description for the purchase.
Finally, under Review Information, add a screenshot along with your review notes.
The screenshots requirements are outlined below:
iOS requires at least 640 x 920 pixels.
tvOS requires 1920 x1080 pixels.
macOS requires 1280 x 800 pixels.
When you finish with everything, review your work, and click Save.
Click on the app you are using for InPlayer purchases.
In the left-hand menu, under Features, click on Subscriptions. We will first be creating the Subscription Group.
In the Subscription Groups section, create a new group purchase by clicking on .
Next, in the pop-up window that appears, enter the Reference Name.
Click Create.
Next, in the Subscriptions section, click on Create.
Do note that you can only have a single in-app purchase (i.e. price option) for each individual subscription group.
The reason for having only a single in-app purchase for each individual subscription group is to avoid viewers upgrading and downgrading their plan within the same subscription group, since this functionality is not yet supported for iOS.
In the pop-up window that appears, enter the same Reference Name from the previous step and the Product ID.
Both fields need to be filled out with the same value.
To get the Product ID, go to the Assetstab of your InPlayer dashboard and open the asset you wish to use. Go to Price Options, open the price option for which you are creating the in-app purchase, and click the Copy in-app product ID button. That value is both the Product ID and Reference number.
Click Create.
Next, we will fill in the Subscription Duration option. Select the same access period as the one you’ve set up in the InPlayer Dashboard for the price option you are setting up.
Next, add a price by clicking on Add Subscription Price.
To add a free trial, you can create an introductory offer as explained in this guide. If you set up an introductory offer in the Apple dashboard, make sure to also enable the “Free trial” option in the “Additional info” of the price option of your InPlayer asset. Creating the InPlayer asset is explained further down this article. Note that if you have created an introductory offer with an expiry date, on the date of expiry, you will need to uncheck the “Free trial” option in your InPlayer Dashboard manually. This will not happen automatically. Having this option checked in your InPlayer asset will not grant a free trial if there is not a valid introductory offer in your Apple dashboard, but is highly recommended that the two options mirror each other, in order to avoid viewer confusion.
Select a price from the list and click Next. Note that the available prices in the App Store are all in decimal numbers (ex. $14.99 as opposed to $15), so make sure to either set up the same price in the InPlayer Dashboard, or pick the closest one in the App Store.
You will then see a pop-up window showing all the regional prices converted to the viewer’s local currency. If you wish, you can also modify these converted prices as well. Once you make the adjustments if any, click Next and then Confirm.
Next, in the App Store Localization section, click on Create and Save the changes.
In the pop-up window that appears, add localization and set up the Display Name and Description for the purchase, and click Add.
Note that you can also enable voucher payments by adding an Introductory offer to the subscription. Read our In-app introductory offers guide for more on this.
Note that you will also need to add another localization by clicking Add localizations on the banner at the top of the window.
Finally, under Review Information, add a screenshot and your review notes.
The screenshots requirements are outlined below:
iOS requires at least 640 x 920 pixels.
tvOS requires 1920 x1080 pixels.
macOS requires 1280 x 800 pixels.
When you finish with everything, review your work, and click Save.
If you are using an existing Apple PPV purchase or subscription, before you proceed with the steps below, always make sure that all the pricing and access type and duration details are the same in both the Apple PPV purchase or subscription and the InPlayer asset. Once you do this, proceed with the step below.
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