Step 2: Generate a client token for use with Embed

Before you add Embed to your web checkout you will need to create a client token that can be used to authenticate the transaction.

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Install a server-side SDK

Use the package manager in your preferred programming language to install our server-side SDK. Token generation can only be done server side and we do not recommend doing this client side as it will expose your API key to your customers.

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Initialize the SDK client

Next, initialize the SDK with the ID of your instance and the private key.

This assumes the key you created in the previous step is kept in a file called private_key.pem that is kept in the same folder next to the code. You could store this key in an environment variable or a secure vault.

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Generate a token

The final step is to create a new token for frontend authentication. The SDK comes with a helper function for exactly that purpose. It requires an amount and currency for the transaction to be created and additionally accepts either the ID of a buyer or your external identifier for a buyer to link the transaction to.

This token can now be served to the frontend where it will be used by our SDK.

If you would prefer to generate the client token without using a server-side SDK, then please read our guide on manually generating a JWT.

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Checkout sessions

An optional ID for a checkout session can be used to help identify multiple transaction attempts. This is useful to identify if one or more failed/declined transactions eventually result in a successful transaction.

Checkout sessions can store cart_items and metadata. This removes the need to pin them or pass as a parameter to Embed.

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Summary

In this step you:

• Created a signed JWT token using a server-side SDK.
• Served the JWT token to your front-end application, where it will be used by Embed.