Drop-in Element
The Drop-in Element is a UI component that lets you accept multiple payment methods with a single integration. Whether you’re just collecting card payments or using multiple payment methods, the Drop-in Element provides an easy solution to build a customised payments experience. Accepting more payment methods can help your business expand its global reach and improve checkout conversion.
Key features include:
Automatically adjusts input fields to collect information based on the payment method and country.
Reduces friction for card payments with input validation, styling and error handling.
Adds new payment methods to your payment form without requiring code changes in your integration.
To view the checkout experience offered by the Drop-in Element, go to the Airwallex demo book store , add items to your shopping cart and click Checkout.
Checkout flow
If you want to offer a one-off or single payment experience where the shopper is present and active on your shop site, see Guest user checkout.
If you want to save shopper's payment details for future payments, see Registered user checkout.
Supported features
You can use the following features in your Drop-in Element integration.
Style and appearance customization
There are three ways to customize the Drop-in Element JS with theme
, style
, and appearance
options.
theme
Configure the color palette using the theme
object.
style
Provide base styling for the iframe using CSS properties. You can also customize the width and height of a pop-up overlay, e.g., payment with 3-D Secure authentication.
appearance
Fine tune individual Elements and states by specifying custom CSS properties using rules. The following classes and pseudo-classes can be styled using rules.
.Button
: CSSProperties.Button:hover
: CSSProperties.GooglePayButton
: CSSProperties.GooglePayButton:hover
: CSSProperties.ApplePayButton
: CSSProperties.ApplePayButton:hover
: CSSProperties.Input
: CSSProperties.Input:hover
: CSSProperties.Input:active
: CSSProperties
layout
The default Drop-in Element layout is in accordion, but you may customize whether you would want to display either the tab or accordion layout. To do so, you can pass your preference under layout
in createElement()
.
Accordion layout on Desktop
Accordion layout on Mobile
Tab layout on Desktop
Tab layout on Mobile
Localization
You can configure the Element to display localized text of the payment fields based on the locale
set in init()
. See supported locales JS.
Save card details for future payments
Airwallex allows you to create a PaymentConsent with the shopper to initiate future payments using shopper’s saved card details. For more information, see Save payment details for future payments.
3D Secure authentication
Airwallex automatically handles 3D Secure authentication offering either frictionless or challenge flow depending on the card issuer’s requirements. You can optionally pass the following fields in createElement()
to support 3DS:
authFormContainer
JS: A container for the authentication form. If a challenge flow is required to authenticate the shopper, an iframe will be rendered in this container to display the authentication page provided by the issuing bank. If not provided, Airwallex will create adiv
afterbody
tag and use it as the container.withBilling
JS: If applicable set this totrue
to collect billing information from the shopper, which increases the likelihood of frictionless checkout.
Device fingerprinting
Device fingerprinting uniquely tracks and identifies devices used for transacting on your shopping site, increasing your protection from fraud. Airwallex.js automatically handles device fingerprinting, so no additional integration is needed.
Payments for platforms
You can accept payments as a platform via Drop-in Element. Example platforms include marketplaces, SaaS platforms, on-demand service providers. For more information on payments for platforms with Airwallex as an acquirer, see Airwallex payment gateway.
If you want the shopper to see the available payment methods activated by the connected account, specify the Connected Account ID in the platformConnectedAccount
field in createElement()
.
To use Connected Account information to process the payment, e.g., statement descriptor displayed on the shopper's credit card or bank statement, provide connected_account_id
in Create a Payment Intent API.
FAQ
What payment methods are supported in a Drop-in Element integration?
By default, all payment methods activated on your Airwallex merchant account are displayed to the shopper. However, you can restrict the payment methods shown using:
methods[]
JS. Contains the list of payment methods you want to offer the shopper.currency
JS andcountry_code
JS: Check the supported processing currencies and countries for each payment method including integration information in the Payment Methods section.
Can I offer Apple Pay via Drop-in Element integration?
Yes, Apple Pay is supported via Drop-in integration. Ensure that your merchant account is enabled for Apple Pay and you have added your domain information on the Airwallex web app > Payments > Settings. For more information, see Enable Apple Pay. Once registered, you can pass applePayRequestOptions
JS in createElement
to offer Apple Pay. Note that countryCode
is mandatory.
Can I offer Google Pay via Drop-in Element integration?
Yes, Google Pay is supported via Drop-in integration. Ensure that your merchant account is enabled for Google Pay and you have added your domain information on the Airwallex web app > Payments > Settings. For more information, see Enable Google Pay. Once registered, you can pass googlePayRequestOptions
JS in createElement
to offer Google Pay. Note that countryCode
is mandatory.
Development resources
@airwallex/components-sdk
NPM packageAirwallex.js reference JS
Sample SDKs in various frontend and backend languages
Test cards and sandbox to test your integration