Glossary
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Capture
The action of LINE Pay server settling and finalizing the payment. Once the capture is finished, the payment status changes to "payment completed". Generally, a payment confirmation automatically leads to a capture, but sometimes payment and capture are separated.
Channel
To use the functions provided by the LINE platform in each company's service, a channel must be created first. For more information, see LINE Developers documents.
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iPASS
One of LINE Pay's payment methods, meaning the name of a Taiwanese company that provides transportation cards and electronic payment/wallet services.
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LINE Pay
A digital wallet service that LINE users can use in online or offline stores.
LINE Pay API
A web API provided by LINE Pay for online payment and offline payment operations.
LINE Pay authentication
The process involves the customer navigating to the URL received as a response to the payment request, authenticating themselves in the LINE app or web environment, and entering their payment password. Once LINE Pay authentication is completed, the customer proceeds to the next payment process (Payment confirmation).
LINE Pay balance
One of LINE Pay's payment methods, meaning the amount remaining in your LINE Pay account.
LINE Pay merchant
LINE Pay merchant means a store or business that offers LINE Pay as a payment option to its customers. To provide LINE Pay payment, the merchant must join as a LINE Pay merchant and implement LINE Pay payment using the LINE Pay APIs. Merchants are divided into online and offline merchants based on how they provide LINE Pay payment. For your information, the merchant that is testing the LINE Pay API using the sandbox are called a sandbox merchant or a testing merchant.
LINE Pay server
The server on the LINE Pay side that communicates with merchant server for LINE Pay payments or performs related tasks.
LINE POINTS
One of LINE Pay's payment methods, meaning points managed by LINE services.
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Merchant center
A management system that allows merchants to check information about LINE Pay and configure necessary settings for LINE Pay payment or settlement. You can do the following in the merchant center:
- View LINE Pay-related announcements
- View or manage all transactions using LINE Pay, such as confirmations, captures, and settlements
- Manage information required for LINE Pay integration, such as the list of allowed IPs and channel information
- Manage merchant information and accounts
- Change settlement accounts and set up payment notifications
- Respond to customer inquiries or complaints
Merchant server
The server on the merchant's side that performs the following roles to provide LINE Pay to customers.
- Communicates with the LINE Pay server
- For online merchants: Provides users with the purchase and payment pages and delivers the information they enter to the LINE Pay server
- For offline merchants: communicates with merchant terminals to pass payment information between them and the LINE Pay server
Merchant terminal
This refers to a device that scans a customer's My Code at an offline merchant and sends the code to the merchant server.
My Code
A QR code or barcode generated from the LINE Pay menu of the LINE app. Generally in offline payment, the payment is proceeded by scanning My Code with the merchant terminal.
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Offline API
A web API used to provide LINE Pay offline payment.
Offline merchant
Merchant that provides offline payment
Offline payment
Providing customers with the option to pay using LINE Pay and making payments with LINE Pay at offline stores, such as restaurants and convenience stores.
Online API
A web API used to provide LINE Pay online payment.
Online merchant
Merchant that provides online payment
Online payment
Providing customers with the option to pay using LINE Pay and making payments with LINE Pay on online services, such as an online shopping mall.
Order ID
The identifier (ID) generated by the merchant to manage the customer's order.
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Payment confirmation
The action of deducting money from the user's account or lowering the amount available on their credit card when making a payment. Once LINE Pay authentication is completed, the merchant requests a payment confirmation to LINE Pay. LINE Pay processes the payment confirmation request from the merchant and proceeds to the next payment process (Capture).
Pre-approved payment
A function that allows the merchant server to call the pre-approved payment API to process the payment whenever necessary without LINE Pay authentication or payment confirmation process once the customer confirms the payment. Pre-approved payments are common for services that require periodic payment, such as subscription-based services like YouTube Premium.
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Refund
Returns the settled amount that was captured. Unlike the void, a fee may be charged because the payment is settled.
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Sandbox
The LINE Pay server where you can test the LINE Pay API. You can use sandbox to consider adopting LINE Pay before you officially join as a merchant or to test LINE Pay features before applying them to your current services. To use sandbox, see the sandbox document.
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Transaction
Transaction is a separate concept of the actions performed by the LINE Pay server during the payment process. Actions such as payment request, payment confirmation, capture, and refund are all considered transactions.