Using a redirect-based payment gateway (ClicToPay) with Shopify – best approach?

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Hi everyone,

I’m integrating ClicToPay, a local Tunisian payment gateway (Visa/Mastercard, 3-D Secure), into a Shopify store.

ClicToPay’s official flow is redirect-based (customer is sent to a hosted payment page and the merchant later confirms payment via API).

From my understanding:

  • Redirect payments can appear in Shopify Checkout only via an approved Payments App (offsite payments extension).

  • If the payment provider doesn’t offer an official Shopify Payments app, a merchant can’t add it natively to checkout.

  • The supported alternative is using a manual / pay-by-link flow (order created unpaid → customer pays externally → order marked as paid).

Can someone confirm:

  1. That a redirect-based gateway cannot be used inside checkout without an approved Payments App?

  2. That manual/pay-by-link is the recommended solution when a gateway isn’t officially supported?

Thanks!

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Hey @Baha_Azouz, all payment gateways require an approved Payments App extension to appear in Shopify checkout. Currently the Payments Partner Program is invite-only so building this yourself may not be an option.

That said, there may already be a solution. With a quick google search I found CartDNA looks to have built a ClicToPay integration. Worth checking if it fits your needs.