App2App Overview
Welcome to the App2App documentation, Getnet’s integration solution for Android terminals. This technology ensures a seamless, secure, and efficient way to process payments directly on Getnet hardware.
App2App is an integration model based on DeepLinks and Android Intents. It allows your automation app to trigger financial transactions by sending commands to the Getnet payment app. it eliminates the need for complex cloud-to-cloud integrations for present-card transactions by allowing your software to communicate locally with the Getnet payment app installed on the same device.
Once the payment process is finished, including card reading, PIN entry, and authorization, the Getnet app automatically returns control and transaction metadata to your application.
Key Advantages and Benefits
Integrating your software with the Getnet payment app through the App2App model offers several strategic and technical advantages designed to optimize the payment journey for both the merchant and the developer. By using local communication, the integration ensures a high level of security and operational efficiency.
- The software transitions fluidly to the payment interface, removing the need for operators to switch between applications manually.
- All critical processing occurs within Getnet’s secure environment, ensuring your application never handles sensitive card data.
- Transactions are significantly faster because local communication between apps eliminates reliance on internet latency for internal data exchange.
- Automatic value integration eliminates manual entry mistakes and ensures total accuracy during the checkout process.
- You can either utilize the terminal's built-in printer via the Getnet app or receive raw data to generate your own customized receipts.
How it Works
The App2App integration model facilitates seamless communication between two separate Android applications using Intents. This mechanism allows your software to trigger specific payment commands, such as
SALE, CANCELLATION, or GETINFO, within the Getnet payment app by encapsulating them in predefined request objects.- Request: Your app sends an Android Intent to a specific URI (e.g.,
getnet://payment/v1/payment) containing the transaction data. - Processing: The Getnet system handles the communication with acquirer servers to process and complete the transaction securely.
- Response: The Getnet app returns a JSON object to your application containing the transaction status (Success or Error) and receipt details.