Login As a Guest And Redirect

Description

The loginAsGuestRoleThirdpartyAndRedirect endpoint is used to login as a guest and redirect the user to the make a payment page.

Request

Endpoint

/v3/loginAsGuestRoleThirdpartyAndRedirect

Method

GET

Attributes

ELEMENT DESCRIPTION FORMAT FIELD CONSTRAINTS
merchantCode Required

The unique code used for the respective merchant.
e.g., vela-atlanta The value of merchantCode (e.g., vela-atlanta) must be the same as the value in the Base URL (e.g., https://vela-atlanta-test.payvela.com)
signature Required

The Signature will include the Merchant Code + VELA Secret Key + Current Date (yyyy-MM-dd) in GMT + Invoice Number with a semicolon(;) as a delimiter.
Test Environment: Value of VELA Secret Key is iVGZoMkXRi7tG7JB

NOTE: For Merchant or Vendor Specific Secret Key or Custom Secret Key, please contact vela@datumtg.com.
Production Environment: To Obtain the Production VELA Secret Key, please contact vela@datumtg.com

NOTE: If the Signature fails the user will be redirected to the BASE_URL.

e.g., https://whatever.abccompany.com/thirdpartyapp/resources/xyzcomp?status=KO&errorCode=-5&errorMsg=SIGNATURE_INVALID

An API signature in this context is a cryptographic hash of the request data, created using a secret key held only by the authorized system. The receiving system uses the corresponding secret key to verify the signature, ensuring Authentication, Integrity, and Non-repudiation.
returnURL Required

The Return URL must be in Base64 Encoded to accommodate '+', '/' and '=' characters into special percent-encoded hexadecimal sequences.

Upon successful completion, the user will be redirected to this URL with a payment response.

Upon failure of the Signature, the user will be redirected to the Originated page.

Upon transaction/payment failure the user will be returned to the redirected page, i.e., the Make A Payment page to completet the payment.
e.g., http://whatever.xyzcompany.com/return?invoiceId=AB-123-X-12345&subscriptionId=1248abc&cardNetworkName&cardExpiry&status=OK&signature=4d30141ab0a7416c308b62d56e52dfeaf25b7
684cedf9e11082ac6bdbf84ee98

The Return Signature will include the Merchant Code + Merchant Secret Key + Current Date in GMT (yyyy-MM-DD) + Invoice Number with a semicolon(;) as a delimiter.

The value of status is 'OK' for approved transactions and 'KO' for declined/failed transactions.

errorCode: If the status’ is 'KO', include the reason for the failure. e.g., 'E452'

Signature = sha-256(Merchant Code + ';' + Merchant's Secret Key + ';' + invoiceNumber).
invoiceNumber Conditional

Invoice number related to the payment.

Required if the Invoices Module is enabled or Invoice field is enabled.
e.g., 123456 Invoice Number should be at least m characters long and cannot exceed n characters.

Minimum (m) & Maximum (n) length depends upon merchant level configuration.

Cannot accept special characters except '-' and '_'
membershipNumber Conditional

membership number related to the payment

Required if Loyalty is enabled at the merchant level.
e.g., 123456 Membership Number can only contain digits and should be at least one digit long and cannot exceed 11 digits.
loyaltyTierLevel Conditional

Loyalty Tier level of the user for whom the payment is being initiated.

Required if Loyalty is enabled at the merchant level.
e.g., TIER1, TIER2 etc.
• productCode1 Conditional

Product code for which the payment is being made.

Required when the Product/Services feature is enabled at the merchant level.

NOTE: For Merchant specific configurations, please contact vela@datumtg.com.
e.g., ABC001 Product Code must be at least 4 characters long.

Product Code cannot exceed 20 characters.
• productQuantity1 Conditional

Product Quantity of the Product for which the payment is being made.

Required when the Product/Services feature is enabled at the merchant level.

NOTE: For Merchant specific configurations, please contact vela@datumtg.com.
e.g., 1
• productCode2 to n Conditional

Product code for which the payment is being made.

Required when the Product/Services feature is enabled along with Multi Product/Services feature at the merchant level.

Up to five (5) product line items can be passed in the request using numbered parameters, each numbered set represents one product/service item.

e.g., productCode2

NOTE: For Merchant specific configurations, please contact vela@datumtg.com.
e.g., ABC002

ABC003
Product Code must be at least 4 characters long.

Product Code cannot exceed 20 characters.
• productQuantity2 to n Conditional

Quantity of the Product.

Required when the Product/Services feature is enabled along with Multi Quantity feature at the merchant level.

Up to five (5) product line items can be passed in the request using numbered parameters, each numbered set represents one product/service item.

e.g., productQuantity2

NOTE: For Merchant specific configurations, please contact vela@datumtg.com.
e.g., 2

2
bookingNumber Conditional

Booking or Transaction number related to the payment.

Required if the Product Type is LODGING.
e.g., 123456 It should be at least m characters long and cannot exceed n characters.

Minimum (m) & Maximum (n) length depends upon merchant level configuration..

Cannot accept special characters.
checkInDate Conditional

Check-in Date for which the payment is being initiated.

Required if the Product Type is LODGING.

The Date Format depends on the Merchant settings.
e.g., yyyy-MM-dd

2022-05-06
Should be greater than the Current Date and less than Check-out Date.
checkOutDate Conditional

Check-Out Date for which the payment is being initiated.

Required if the Product Type is LODGING.

The Date Format depends on the Merchant settings.
e.g., yyyy-MM-dd

2022-05-07
Should be greater than Check-in Date.
roomNumber Conditional

Room number associated with the Guest for whom the payment is being initiated.
e.g., 101, 205, 305A etc. Room Number can be alpha numeric and should be at least one character long and cannot exceed 5 characters.
firstName Required

First Name of the user related to the payment.
e.g., John Accent Characters are not allowed.
lastName Required

Last Name of the user related to the payment.
e.g., Smith Accent Characters are not allowed.
nameOnCard Required

Cardholder name related to the payment.
e.g., John Smith Accent Characters are not allowed.
emailAddress Conditional

Email Address of the cardholder/account holder

Required if the feature is required by the Merchant or Acquirer
Ex: user.test@email.com
callingCode Optional

Calling Code of the Country.
e.g., 1 (Calling code of USA)
mobileNumber Optional

Mobile Number to which the payment details have to be sent.
e.g., 6787400263 Mobile # must be at least 9 digits long.

No other characters are allowed including spaces and hyphens except digits.
addressLine1 Optional

Address that is related to the card used.

when the selected country is NOT Brazil
e.g., 1234 ABC Road Must be at least 5 characters long and cannot exceed 40 characters.
addressLine2 Optional

Address that is related to the card used.
e.g., Suite 123 Cannot exceed 40 characters.
addressLine3 Optional

Address that is related to the card used.
e.g., Near XXXX Cannot exceed 40 characters.
streetName Optional

Address that is related to the card used.

when the selected country is Brazil
e.g., Rua Augusta Cannot exceed 40 characters.
streetNumber Optional

Address that is related to the card used.

when the selected country is Brazil
e.g., 1234

Cannot exceed 10 characters.
city Optional

City.
e.g., ABC City Must be at least 2 characters long and cannot exceed 35 characters.
state Optional

State to which the card belongs to.
e.g., GA Two character Standard ISO State Code
zipCode Optional

Zip or Postal Code.
e.g., 12345 ZIP/Postal Code must be at least 2 characters long and cannot exceed 10 characters.
country Optional

Country.
e.g., USA Three character Standard ISO Country Code
locale Optional

Language.

en_US is the default value.
e.g., en_US

Other supported locale's are fr_CA, pt_BR, es_MX, it_IT, and de_DE.
amount Required

Payment Amount
10.00 (For most currencies)

or 1000 (currencies with 0 exponent ex: JPY)

The maximum Amount limit is 999,999.99
Commas are allowed while entering the value.
currencyCode Required

Currency Code used for the payment
e.g., USD Three character Standard ISO Currency Code
environment Required

The environment in which the redirection occurs
e.g., TEST, UAT, STAGING, PERF or PROD

Given all the details as above, the request Endpoint would appear as follows:

<BASE_URL>/ui/v3/loginAsGuestRoleThirdpartyAndRedirect?locale=en_US&merchantCode=VELA&environment=TEST&returnURL=http%3A%2F%2Fthirdpartyservices-test.payvela.com%2Fthirdpartyapp%2Fresources%Confirmation
&signature=af22d4138fc94142187f4d7395d9b2f421b4ca24b7d36c081d632c286c6e94ad&bookingNumber=321654987&invoiceNumber=123456789&checkInDate=2025-11-15&checkOutDate=2025-12-06&membershipNumber=33457050
&loyaltyTierLevel=TIER1&productCode1=APP-001&productQuantity1=1&subTotal1=100&specialInstructions1=Include+Feather+%26+Down&productCode2=APP-002&productQuantity2=1&subTotal2=20
&specialInstructions2=Serenity+Escape&productCode3=BEV-002&productQuantity3=1&subTotal3=30&specialInstructions3=Camel+Safari&productCode4=DIN-002&productQuantity4=1&subTotal4=40
&specialInstructions4=Sweet+Rose&productCode5=DES-002&productQuantity5=1&subTotal5=50&specialInstructions5=Elderflower+%26+Lemon&amount=240&currencyCode=DOP&paymentAction=
&firstName=John&lastName=Smith&nameOnCard=John+Smith&emailAddress=john.smith%40xyz.com&callingCode=1&mobileNumber=6780000000
&country=USA&addressLine1=12000+Findley+Rd&addressLine2=Suite+350&addressLine3=VELA+Chamber&city=Johns+Creek&state=GA
&zipCode=30097&originURL=https%3A%2F%2Fthirdpartyservices-test.payvela.com%2Fthirdpartyapp%2Fresources%2Fmemberspaces&redirect=

Note

BASE_URL is derived from the merchant code.
For Test Environment, to obtain the BASE_URL, please contact vela@datumtg.com.
For Production Environment, to obtain the BASE_URL, please contact vela@datumtg.com.

Response

"The User will be redirected to the Make a payment page of the respective merchant."

In some cases if the user is not ACTIVE or if any attribute is Invalid, the API request returns with the following error code(s) and message(s) instead of redirecting the user to the Make A Payment page.

DESCRIPTION ERROR CODE ERROR MESSAGE
If the user Status is not ACTIVE -1 UNAUTHORIZED
If the user is not assoicated with a Channel containing Payment methods -2 MISCONFIGURATION
If under the user's Billing Information State Code is not valid

State Code is not valid

ex: GAA instead of GA
-3 INVALID_ISO_STATE_CODE
If under the user's Billing Information Country code is not valid

Country Code is not valid

ex: USAD instead of USA
-4 INVALID_ISO_COUNTRY_CODE
If the Signature is invalid -5 SIGNATURE_INVALID
If the Signature is Empty -6 SIGNATURE_EMPTY
If the Product Code is not valid -7 INVALID_PRODUCT_CODE
If the Loyalty Tier is invalid -8 INVALID_LOYALTY_TIER_LEVEL
If one or more Product Codes are invalid -9 ONE_OR_MORE_PRODUCT_CODES_ARE_INVALID
If the Amount is Empty -10 AMOUNT_EMPTY
If the Currency Code is invalid -11 INVALID_ISO_CURRENCY_CODE
If the Currency does not match -12 CURRENCY_DOES_NOT_MATCH

When one of the errors occur as above, the response would include the error code and error message appended to the original URL as follows:

    For example: <THIRDPARTY_URL>?status=KO&errorCode=-4&errorMsg=INVALID_ISO_COUNTRY_CODE

Updated As Of Version 7.2.x