How to integrate Mpesa into your website
Tags: mpesa, mobile, safaricom, payments
Published: 2022-12-22 10:16:04

### Introduction
Mpesa is a mobile money service that allows users to send and receive money, pay bills, and purchase goods and services through their mobile phones. It is particularly popular in Kenya, where it is used by millions of people for everyday transactions.

If you have a website that caters to Kenyan users, integrating Mpesa into your website can be a great way to offer your customers an convenient payment option. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps on how to do this.

## Setting up a Mpesa account
To use Mpesa, you will need to have a registered Mpesa account. If you don't already have one, you can sign up by visiting a Safaricom retailer or by contacting Safaricom directly.

Once you have a registered Mpesa account, you will need to get a Lipa na Mpesa Paybill number and a till number from Safaricom. These are unique identifiers that will be used to identify your business when processing Mpesa transactions.

Integrating Mpesa into your website
To integrate Mpesa into your website, you will need to use the Mpesa API. The Mpesa API is a set of instructions that allow your website to communicate with the Mpesa servers and process transactions.

Here are the steps to follow to integrate Mpesa into your website:

1. Sign up for a Mpesa API account. You can do this by visiting 
   the Safaricom Developer Portal and creating a new account.
   Sign up here https://developer.safaricom.co.ke/

2. Once you have a Mpesa API account, you will need to create a 
   new SANDBOX app. This will provide you with a consumer 
   key,consumer secret and a passkey that will be used to 
   authenticate your website when it communicates with the Mpesa 
   servers.
 
3. Next, you will need to download the Mpesa API library for your 
   programming language of choice. There are libraries available 
   for several popular programming languages, including PHP, 
   Python, and Java.

4. Once you have downloaded the Mpesa API library, you can start 
   integrating it into your website. The library comes with 
   detailed documentation on how to use it, so you should be able 
   to follow the instructions to set it up easily.

5. To process Mpesa transactions on your website, you will need to 
   use the "STK Push" feature of the Mpesa API. This allows you to 
   send a request to the Mpesa servers to initiate a transaction. 
   When the user confirms the transaction on their mobile phone, 
   the Mpesa servers will send a response back to your website 
   with the status of the transaction.

6. You can then use this information to update your website 
   accordingly. For example, if the transaction was successful, 
   you can mark the order as paid and send a confirmation email to 
   the user.

## Conclusion
Integrating Mpesa into your website can be a great way to offer your Kenyan customers a convenient payment option. With the Mpesa API, it is easy to process transactions and update your website in real-time. Just be sure to follow the steps carefully and you should be able to get Mpesa up and running on your website in no time.
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