Headless SDK (Payment Android)

The Headless Android SDK provides a flexible, low-level integration option that gives you complete control over the payment UI and flow.

Recommended SDKs

We recommend using the Android Full SDK or the Android Lite SDK for a smooth integration experience. These options provide a complete solution with built-in forms and validation.

This SDK is ideal for merchants who:

Need full control over the payment UI and user experience
Want to build custom payment flows
Require advanced integration capabilities

The Headless SDK includes core features like:

Direct API access for payment processing
Token generation for payment methods
3DS authentication handling
Fraud prevention data collection

For merchants preferring a pre-built UI solution, consider using our Full SDK or Lite SDK instead.

Requirements

Before starting the Yuno Android SDK integration, make sure your project meets the technical requirements. In addition, ensure the following prerequisites are in place:

You must have an active Yuno account.
To perform the integration, you'll need your Yuno API credentials (account_id, public-api-key, and private-secret-key), which you can obtain from the Developers section of the Yuno dashboard. These credentials are required to authenticate requests to the Yuno API. The API is used to:
- Create a customer, which is required before initiating payments
- Create a checkout_session, which initializes the payment flow
- Create the payment associated with the session

SDK Version

Access the Release notes or the Yuno Android SDK repository to verify the last SDK version available.

Step 1: Create a customer

Before initiating payments, you need to create a customer using the Create customer endpoint. This step is required to:

Identify the person making the payment
Enable saved payment method functionality (if enabled)
Track payment history

The customer ID returned from this endpoint will be used when creating the checkout_session.

Step 2: Create a checkout session

To initialize the payment flow, create a new checkout_session using the Create checkout session endpoint. Make sure to:

Include the customer ID obtained from the previous step
Store the returned checkout_session ID for use in later steps

The checkout_session is unique for each payment attempt and cannot be reused.

Step 3: Include the library in your project

The first step is to include Yuno SDK in your project through Gradle. Then, you can add the repository source, as shown in the following code block:

maven { url "https://yunopayments.jfrog.io/artifactory/snapshots-libs-release" }

Next, you need to add the Yuno SDK dependency to your application. To accomplish it, add the code below in the build.gradle file.

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.yuno.payments:android-sdk:{last_version}'
}

Yuno SDK includes, by default, the INTERNET permission, which is required to make network requests.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

Step 4: Initialize headless SDK with the public key

To initialize the Headless SDK, you need to import Yuno and provide a valid PUBLIC_API_KEY. If you don't have your API credentials, access the Developers (Credentials) page to check how to retrieve them from the dashboard.

Create a custom application if you haven't already. In the onCreate() method of your application class, initialize the SDK by calling the Yuno.initialize() function, as shown in the following example:

class CustomApplication : Application() {
  override fun onCreate() {
    super.onCreate()
    Yuno.initialize(
      this,
      "your api key",
      config: YunoConfig, // This is a data class to use custom configs in the SDK.
    )
  }
}

Step 5: Start the checkout process

To start the checkout process, call the apiClientPayment function after your customer selects a payment method. This function requires configuration parameters and initiates the collection of information needed for 3DS authentication and fraud prevention tools configured in your routing.

The table below describes the required parameters:

Parameter	Description
`country_code`	This parameter determines the country for which the payment process is being configured. The complete list of supported countries and their `country_code` is available on the Country coverage page.
`checkout_session`	Refers to the current payment's checkout session created using the Create Checkout Session endpoint. `Example: '438413b7-4921-41e4-b8f3-28a5a0141638'`

The following code block presents an example of the parameter configuration.

 val apiClientPayment = Yuno.apiClientPayment(
   // country can be one of the following: https://docs.y.uno/docs/country-coverage-yuno-sdk
   countryCode = "US", //-> country can be one of the following: https://docs.y.uno/docs/country-coverage-yuno-sdk
   // The customer_session created in https://docs.y.uno/reference/create-customer-session
   checkoutSession = "74bf4b96-6b35-42a6-8c73-2fe094c34ca9", //-> The checkout_session created using the following endpoint https://docs.y.uno/reference/create-checkout-session
   context = this //-> This is the context of your activity
)

Step 6: Generate token

After collecting the user information, create a one-time token (OTT) using the apiClientPayment.generateToken function. Since this is an asynchronous function, use a try/catch block to handle any errors that may occur. The following examples demonstrate two different scenarios for creating an one-time token:

Example 1: Create a one-time token utilizing a card as the payment method and including all requisite card information.
Example 2: Create a one-time token using the vaulted_token information.

Benefits of using a vaulted token

When you use a vaulted token with the SDK, all the fraud information from the providers you configured in your card routing is collected and attached to the one-time token. In addition, you can add installment information and a security code if the provider requires it.

/**
 * Create One Time Use Token
 * This will trigger an error if there is missing data
 * You can catch it using a try/catch
 */

apiClientPayment.generateToken(
   collectedData = TokenCollectedData(
     	 // The checkout_session created using the following endpoint https://docs.y.uno/reference/create-checkout-session
       checkoutSession = "checkout_session",
     	 // The necessary info to use the payment method structure
       paymentMethod = PaymentMethod (
           type = "CARD",
         	 // Send this value if you already have a registered or enrolled payment method.
     			 // Other fields like card and customer are optional unless your provider requires them.
           vaultedToken = null,
           card = CardData(
             	 // Set this value to "true" if you want to generate a vaulted_token (tokenize) the card.
               save = true,
               detail = Detail(
                   expirationMonth = 11,
                   expirationYear = 55,
                   number = "4111111111111111",
                   securityCode = "123",
                   holderName = "Firstname Lastname",
                   type = CardType.DEBIT
               ),
               // Only necessary if an installment plan is created for the account.
               installment = Installment(
                   id = "id",
                   value = 12
               )
           ),
           customer = Customer(
             	 // You can check the object here: https://docs.y.uno/reference/the-customer-object
      				 // You create the customer using the following endpoint: https://docs.y.uno/reference/create-customer
               id = "id",
               merchantCustomerId = "merchant_customer_id",
               firstName = "firstName",
               lastName = "lastName",
               gender = Gender.NB,
               dateOfBirth = "DD/MM/YYYY",
               email = "[email protected]",
               country = "US",
               document = Document(
                   documentType = "PAS",
                   documentNumber = "PAS12312"
               ),
               phone = Phone(
                   number = "321123321123",
                   countryCode = "1"
               )
           )
       )
   ),
   context = this
)

/**
 * Create One Time Use Token
 * This will trigger an error if there is missing data
 * You can catch it using a try/catch
 */

apiClientPayment.generateToken(
   collectedData = TokenCollectedData(
			 // The checkout_session created using the following endpoint https://docs.y.uno/reference/create-checkout-session
       checkoutSession = "checkout_session",
     	 // The necessary info to use the payment method structure     
       paymentMethod = PaymentMethod(
           type = "CARD",
           vaultedToken = "a1c7c5d1-b260-4dc6-909a-8368704233cf",
           card = CardData(
               save = true,
               detail = Detail(
                   expirationMonth = 11,
                   expirationYear = 55,
                   number = "4111111111111111",
                   securityCode = "123",
                   holderName = "Firstname Lastname",
                   type = CardType.DEBIT
               ),
               // Only necessary if an installment plan is created for the account.             
               installment = Installment(
                   id = "id",
                   value = 12
               )
           ),
           customer = Customer(
             	 // You can check the object here: https://docs.y.uno/reference/the-customer-object
      				 // You create the customer using the following endpoint: https://docs.y.uno/reference/create-customer             
               id = "id",
               merchantCustomerId = "merchant_customer_id",
               firstName = "firstName",
               lastName = "lastName",
               lastName = "lastName",
               gender = Gender.NB,
               dateOfBirth = "DD/MM/YYYY",
               email = "[email protected]",
               country = "CO",
               document = Document(
                   documentType = "PAS",
                   documentNumber = "PAS12312"
               ),
               phone = Phone(
                   number = "321123321123",
                   countryCode = "57"
               )
           )
       )
   ),
   context = this
)

PCI Compliance

Please bear in mind that you are capturing sensitive card data. Therefore, you need to comply with good practices regarding data management. If you don't have a PCI certification, you can't save any card data other than the token provided by the SDK.

The apiClientPayment.generateToken function returns an Observable type, which is a subclass of LiveData. As a result, you can observe the response as a common LiveData with the following type SingleLiveEvent<Map<String, Any?>>, which is a LiveData that only emits once. The response type is a Map containing the whole response. The following code block presents the examples of response after calling the apiClientPayment.generateToken function.

["token": "9ee44ac7-9134-4598-ae28-a26fec03099d",
     "type": "CARD",
     "customer": ["billing_address": null,
                  "first_name": null,
                  "gender": "",
                  "phone": nil,
                  "browser_info": ["color_depth": null,
                                   "language": "en",
                                   "accept_header": "*/*",
                                   "browser_time_difference": null,
                                   "accept_content": null,
                                   "accept_browser": null,
                                   "java_enabled": null,
                                   "user_agent": "YunoSDK_Example/1 CFNetwork/1406.0.4 Darwin/22.6.0",
                                   "screen_height": "844.0",
                                   "screen_width": "390.0",
                                   "javascript_enabled": null],
                  "document": null,
                  "last_name": null,
                  "device_fingerprint":null,
                  "email": null],
     "country": "US",
     "vaulted_token": null,
     "installment": ["rate": "",
                     "id": "cca80084-961b-4212-9c34-54f03f4f10ae",
                     "value": 24,
                     "amount": null],
     "card_data": null]

["token": "9ee44ac7-9134-4598-ae28-a26fec03099d",
     "type": "CARD",
     "customer": ["billing_address": null,
                  "first_name": null,
                  "gender": "",
                  "phone": nil,
                  "browser_info": ["color_depth": null,
                                   "language": "en",
                                   "accept_header": "*/*",
                                   "browser_time_difference": null,
                                   "accept_content": null,
                                   "accept_browser": null,
                                   "java_enabled": null,
                                   "user_agent": "YunoSDK_Example/1 CFNetwork/1406.0.4 Darwin/22.6.0",
                                   "screen_height": "844.0",
                                   "screen_width": "390.0",
                                   "javascript_enabled": null],
                  "document": null,
                  "last_name": null,
                  "device_fingerprint":null,
                  "email": null],
     "country": "BR",
     "vaulted_token":"a1c7c5d1-b260-4dc6-909a-8368704233cf",
     "installment": ["rate": "",
                     "id": "cca80084-961b-4212-9c34-54f03f4f10ae",
                     "value": 24,
                     "amount": null],
     "card_data": null]

The endpoint response provides the sdk_action_required parameter that defines if additional actions are necessary.

The code block below presents an example of observing the response.

apiClientPayment.generateToken(data, context).observe(context) { response ->
   val token = response["token"] as String?
   val error = response["error"] as String?
}

Step 7: Create the payment

After generating the one-time token, create the payment by calling the Create Payment endpoint. You need to include the one-time token obtained in Step 6 in the payment_method.token parameter of your request. The code block below shows an example of a payment creation request.

{
  "merchant_order_id": "0000022",
  "country": "US",
  "account_id": "<Your account_id>",
  "description": "Test",
  "amount": {
    "currency": "USD",
    "value": 500
  },
  "customer_payer": {
    "id": "cfae0941-7234-427a-a739-ef4fce966c79"
  },
  "checkout": {
    "session": "<checkout session>"
  },
  "workflow": "SDK_CHECKOUT",
  "payment_method": {
    "type":"CARD",
    "token": "2cd31999-e44e-4de3-bbe4-179981ff4295"
  }
}

The endpoint response includes the sdk_action_required parameter that indicates whether additional actions are needed to complete the payment:

For synchronous payment methods, the payment completes instantly. In this case, sdk_action_required will be false in the API response and the payment process ends
For payment flows requiring additional SDK interaction, sdk_action_required will be true. When this happens, proceed to Step 8 for next steps

Step 8: Get the 3DS challenge URL (if required)

When a payment requires 3DS authentication, an additional challenge may be needed to verify the customer's identity. For more details about this process, see the 3DS Card Verification (old version) page. If a 3DS verification challenge is required, the Create Payment endpoint response will include the following:

A THREE_D_SECURE transaction type
Status equal to PENDING and sub status equal to WAITING_ADDITIONAL_STEP
sdk_action_required = true

To get the 3DS challenge URL, call the getThreeDSecureChallenge function and provide the checkoutSession used to create the payment. After obtaining the URL, redirect your customer to complete the challenge. The code block below shows how to use the getThreeDSecureChallenge function.

fun ApiClientPayment.getThreeDSecureChallenge(
   context: Context,
   // checkout session used to create the payment
   checkoutSession: String? = null,
): SingleLiveEvent<ThreeDSecureChallengeResponse>

The getThreeDSecureChallenge function will return the ThreeDSecureChallengeResponse data class, described in the next code block:

data class ThreeDSecureChallengeResponse(
   val type: String,
   val data: String,
)

The type can return ERROR or URL, defining if the function returned a valid URL for the challenge:

If type = URL, data will contain the URL your customer needs to access to complete the 3DS challenge.
If type = ERROR, data will contain the error message, informing the source of the problem.

The code block below presents an example of how you can observe the response from ThreeDSecureChallengeResponse:

apiClientPayment.getThreeDSecureChallenge(this)?.observe(this) {
   if (it.type == "URL") {
     // load the URL in web view, custom tab or navigator
   } else 
  		// check the error message to identify the problem
}

When the response type is "URL", you can load the 3DS challenge URL in your preferred view (WebView, Custom Tab, or browser). If the response type is not "URL", it indicates an error occurred and you should handle it appropriately by displaying an error message to the user.

To complete the 3DS challenge, you must redirect customers to the URL returned by getThreeDSecureChallenge(context). After successful completion, customers are automatically redirected to the callback_url that you specified when creating the checkout_session using the Create Checkout Session endpoint. The example below demonstrates how to load the 3DS challenge URL in a WebView:

val webView = WebView(this)
webViewContainer.addView(
   webView,
   ConstraintLayout.LayoutParams(
       ConstraintLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
       ConstraintLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
   )
)
webView.settings.javaScriptEnabled = true
webView.addJavascriptInterface(
   object {
       @JavascriptInterface
       fun messageFromWeb(data: String?) { // This is required
           // Challenge was completed here
       }
   },
   "Android" // This is required
)
webView.loadUrl(url)

The JavaScript interface must use the name messageFromWeb(data : String?) and be added with the name Android. This allows you to capture challenge events and determine when they complete.

To complete the Headless SDK payment flow:

Use Yuno Webhooks to receive notifications about:
- The outcome of the 3DS challenge
- The final payment status
Optionally, retrieve payment details using the Retrieve Payment by ID endpoint.

For the complete payment implementation guide, see Headless SDK (Payment).

Complementary features

Yuno Android SDK provides additional services and configurations you can use to improve customers' experience. Use the SDK customization to change the SDK appearance to match your brand or to configure the loader.

Loader

The Loader enables you to control the use of the loader component.

SDK customization

You can change the SDK appearance to match your brand. For more information, access the SDK customization page.

Demo App

In addition to the code examples provided, you can access the Yuno repository to complete Yuno Android SDKs implementation.