Login
Choose your login scenario:
- User-initiated - Customer initiates login from your website or mobile app
- Merchant-initiated - You trigger login using customer's phone number (ideal for in-store enrollment)
- Login from website/app ⭐
- Merchant-initiated login
Login from website or app
Let customers authenticate and share their profile information with your service using Vipps MobilePay instead of traditional usernames and passwords.
- User initiates login - Customer clicks "Log in with Vipps" or "Log in with MobilePay" on your website or app.
- Authentication - On desktop, user enters phone number on landing page. On mobile, app-switch happens automatically.
- Confirm in app - User confirms login in the Vipps or MobilePay app (can choose to be remembered for faster future logins).
- Consent to share - User consents to share requested information (name, email, phone, address) with your service.
- User logged in - User is authenticated and returned to your site with their profile information.
Seamless for returning users
If a user has previously logged in and chose "Remember me in browser," they can log in without opening the app on subsequent visits from the same browser.
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Login flow from website
Merchant-initiated login
Trigger a login flow directly on the customer's device using their phone number. Perfect for in-store customer enrollment and identity verification at point of sale.
- Get phone number - Ask customer for phone number (verbally, manual entry, or scan their personal QR code).
- Initiate login - Send login request to customer's device using Login API.
- Push notification - Customer receives push notification and opens Vipps or MobilePay app.
- Confirm in app - Customer confirms login and consents to share information with your service.
- Complete enrollment - Customer is enrolled in your system with their verified information.
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Merchant-initiated login flow
Technical details
- Login API guide - Complete API documentation and integration guides