Create SDK Session Token

Overview

The CreateSdkSessionToken RPC initializes wallet payment sessions for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other SDK-based payment methods. It sets up the secure context needed for tokenized wallet payments with device verification.

Business Use Case: When offering Apple Pay or Google Pay checkout options, you need to initialize a session with the payment processor that includes your merchant configuration, payment details, and supported payment methods. This RPC handles that initialization and returns the session data needed to present the native payment sheet.

Purpose

Why use SDK session tokens?

Wallet	Purpose
Apple Pay	Initialize PKPaymentSession with merchant validation
Google Pay	Configure PaymentDataRequest with merchant info
PayPal SDK	Set up checkout context

Key outcomes:

• Wallet-specific session configuration

• Merchant validation data

• Supported payment methods list

• Ready for native SDK presentation

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
merchant_sdk_session_id	string	Yes	Your unique SDK session reference
amount	Money	Yes	Payment amount
order_tax_amount	int64	No	Tax amount in minor units
shipping_cost	int64	No	Shipping cost in minor units
payment_method_type	PaymentMethodType	No	Target wallet type (APPLE_PAY, GOOGLE_PAY)
country_alpha2_code	CountryAlpha2	No	ISO country code for localization
customer	Customer	No	Customer information
metadata	SecretString	No	Additional metadata
connector_feature_data	SecretString	No	Connector-specific metadata

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
session_token	SessionToken	Wallet-specific session data
error	ErrorInfo	Error details if creation failed
status_code	uint32	HTTP-style status code
raw_connector_response	SecretString	Raw response for debugging
raw_connector_request	SecretString	Raw request for debugging

Example

Request (grpcurl)

grpcurl -H "x-connector: stripe" \
  -H "x-connector-config: {\"config\":{\"Stripe\":{\"api_key\":\"$STRIPE_API_KEY\"}}}" \
  -d '{
    "merchant_sdk_session_id": "sdk_session_001",
    "amount": {
      "minor_amount": 10000,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "payment_method_type": "APPLE_PAY",
    "country_alpha2_code": "US",
    "customer": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "email": "[e-mail]"
    }
  }' \
  localhost:8080 \
  types.MerchantAuthenticationService/CreateSdkSessionToken

Response

{
  "session_token": {
    "apple_pay": {
      "session_data": "eyJtZXJjaGFudElkZW50aWZpZXIiOi...",
      "display_message": "Example Store"
    }
  },
  "status_code": 200
}

Next Steps

• CreateAccessToken - Generate API access tokens

• CreateSessionToken - Create standard session tokens

• Payment Service - Process wallet payments