#nywooz-merchantID
young vessel
@strong terrace there are a few things that might qualify as a merchant identifier — where exactly are you looking to plug the value into? So I can get you going in the right direction!
strong terrace
wait, i am making a payment using stripe.
So , first question is : is it optional?
strong terrace
<@!448573744550510593> there are a few things that might qualify as a merchant i...
into StripeProvider
young vessel
So you are building a React Native app and are setting up StripeProvider?
strong terrace
yes
young vessel
It's optional, but if you want to support Apple Pay in the app you're building then you need one.
young vessel
the value comes from Apple https://stripe.com/docs/apple-pay?platform=react-native#merchantid
you'd register a Developer account with Apple and set up a merchant identifier there, and then pass it to the Stripe SDK.
but yes it can be empty for now(just means your app won't accept Apple Pay when running on an iOS device)
young vessel
also as far as I know if you're just running on an emulator on Mac and not deploying to a physical phone, you can put any string as the merchant identifier and it works in the simulator, but to do anything on a physical device you need an Apple account and stuff
or just omit the parameter completely for now and revisit later
young vessel
I believe it is optional yes, but you probably will want to eventually provide one as it improves the flow of app-to-app redirects if using non-card payment methods (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dybG4xmVN3c)