pay-with-tweet

pay-with-tweet

This example shows a code implementation of a demo pay-with-tweet external payment gateway. This demo is built with Commerce Layer external gateways API and Twitter API. The idea is that when a customer purchases from your store, they’re prompted to make a tweet with a predefined text that includes their order number. The external payment gateway then reads the Twitter API for the tweet and authorizes the order if the tweet is found—good for peer-to-peer publicity/marketing in spaces like conferences. To get started, kindly read this comprehensive tutorial on our blog.

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Quick start guide

1. Rename the .env.example file to .env and add your valid credentials, like so:

CL_SHARED_SECRET=""
CL_TWITTER_ID=""
TW_BEARER_TOKEN=""

2. Start the local server in development mode:

pnpm dev

3. Start a ngrok HTTP tunnel listening for HTTP/HTTPS traffic on port 9000:

ngrok http 9000

4. Create a new payment gateway using the CLI:

cl create external_gateways -a \
    name="Pay With Tweet"

5. Create a payment method:

cl create payment_methods -a \
    payment_source_type="ExternalPayment" \
    currency_code="USD" \
    price_amount_cents=0 -r \
    market="FlqxGhKrFg" \
    payment_gateway="BkXMMsBDGa"

6. Create an external payment:

cl create external_payments -a \
    payment_source_token="testTokeN1234"

7. Create and place an order:

cl update orders GHrQkxDVPS -a _place=true