Electric vehicle charging

Customer scans a QR code at the charging station, approves payment in the Vipps MobilePay app, charges their vehicle, and pays only for the actual amount used.

1. Customer scans QR code - Customer scans the QR code to access the payment page on their phone.
2. Initiate payment request - Reserve an amount (e.g., 350-500 NOK) to cover the charging session.
3. Customer approves payment - Customer authorizes the reserved amount in their app.
4. Start charging - Charging begins once payment is approved.
5. Capture payment - Capture the actual amount used after charging completes.
6. Cancel remaining amount - Release the unused reserved amount.
7. Add order details - Send order details with the final amount paid.

Here is an example flow:

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Electric Vehicle charging flow

Technical details:

• QR API - Create QR codes for charging stations
• Partial capture - Capture only the actual amount used
• Cancel remaining amount - Release unused reservation
• ePayment API guide

Explore the other ePayment flows in this section. When you are ready to learn about the technical details, go to the ePayment API guide.