# Set up and receive Notifications **Payment API - Notifications - API specifications -** **Step 1.** Configure your Notifications URL by configuring your Notification Configuration using our Payment API PUT `/api/notificationConfig` . **Key Details:** * **API Version:** v1 * **Endpoint:** [`/api/notificationConfig`](/welcome-to-our-payment-api/api-references/test-payment-api-features/each-api-reference-specifics/notifications.md#put-api-notificationconfig) * **Method:** PUT * **Purpose:** To configure an Integration Sources Notification URL to accept our FrontStream transaction notification status payloads as transactions are updated or newly processed for example recurring contracts . **Responses:** * **200 (Success)**: Returns saved notification config. * **400 (Bad Request):** Throws exception if the notification config was not saved. #### Example PUT request ``` PUT /api/notificationConfig { "NotificationConfigs": [ { "NotificationConfigurationTypeId": "1", // This should always be equal to "1" "NotificationProtocolTypeId": "1", // Use only "1" (WEB) for now. "2" (Email) not yet supported "NotificationUrl": "string", // Url to post our notification to. Example: https://{yourenvironment.yourdomain}.com/api/yourNotification endpoint "Retries": 0, // number of retries to try again failed notifications - currently retries 10 times by default or set to 0 "AccessToken": "string", // optional - if access token needed to hit your notification url "IsDeleted": false // set to true if you wish to soft-delete configuration, otherwise set to false } ] } ``` **Step 2.** Test your Notifications URL can retrieve a transactions notification payload by using our Payment API POST `/api/notificationTest` . **Key Details:** * **API Version:** v1 * **Endpoint:** [`/api/notificationTest`](/welcome-to-our-payment-api/api-references/test-payment-api-features/each-api-reference-specifics/notifications.md#post-api-notificationtest) * **Method:** POST * **Purpose:** To test a configured Integration Sources Notification URL can accept our FrontStream transaction notification status payloads as transactions are updated or newly processed for example recurring contracts . * **Parameters:** * **Url:** Integration Source endpoint to post notification payload to. Example: https\://{yourenvironment.yourdomain}.com/api/yourNotification endpoint.. * **Payload:** test payload posting over to Url * **AccessToken:** optional if access token is required to hit notification url. **Responses:** * **200 (Success)**: * **400 (Bad Request):** Throws exception if unable to send notification. #### Example POST notificationTest request ``` POST /api/notificationTest { ?Url = "", // your URL to post notification to. &AccessToken=testToken // optional if required to hit notification URL. &Payload = { "PaymentId": 55514, "PaymentGuid": "4f2835cb-1afe-482b-aea6-bf6ea7061828", "PaymentDate": "2026-01-20T15:20:07.948", "PaymentExternalId": "19498411", "OriginalExternalID": "19498411", "RecurringProfileId": null, "RecurringProfileGuid": null, "NextBillDate": null, "ProcessStatus": 2, "ProcessStatusValue": "Awaiting Authorization", "PaymentResult": 3, "PaymentResultValue": "Successful", "Amount": 105.53, "DistributionType": null, "DistributionTypeValue": null, "DistributionStatus": "Processing", "DistributionId": null, "SourceGuid": "12345678-9012-1234-5678-123456789012", "SourceName": "DonationForm", "CharityId": null, "OrganizationGuid": "12345678-9012-1234-5678-123456789012", "OrganizationName": "TEST SOCIETY", "Ein": "00-0000000", "SalesforceAccountId": null, "FgExternalId": null, "BfgExternalId": null, "ArtezExternalId": null, "ArtezInstanceGuid": null, "ExternalConstituentId": null, "FirstName": "TEST", "LastName": "NAME", "Email": "test@testemail.com", "CardHolderName": "Test name", "CCLastDigits": "2222", "CCType": "Visa", "IpAddress": "127.0.0.1", "ExternalEventId": "9922", "ExternalEventGuid": null, "ExternalEventName": null, "ShippingFee": 0, "TaxableBenefit": 0, "TranId": "885ecade-735c-4b8c-9cfd-2870ebca049f", "Tip": 0, "VoidRequestDate": null, "VoidReason": null, "RefundRequestDate": null, "RefundReason": null, "ProcessorId": 1, "ProcessorGuid": "12345678-9012-1234-5678-123456789012", "PaymentMethodTypeId": 3, "Surcharge": null, "IsSurchargeEligible": false, "CheckLastDigits": null, "CheckNumber": null, "CheckTypeId": null, "CheckAccountTypeId": null, "FsApplicationFee": null, "EpfSessionId": "c2bdd62b-0f22-45fe-83f6-119a24e54f82", "PaymentLines": [ { "PaymentLineId": 50256, "PaymentId": 55514, "CreatedDate": "2026-01-20T15:20:09.5520567Z", "ModifiedDate": "2026-01-20T15:20:09.45", "IsDeleted": false, "Amount": 100, "CardFeeAmount": 3.49, "CardTypeFeeAmount": 0, "CommissionAmount": 1.5, "PayFee": true, "TransactionSourceGroupId": 1, "CardFeeRate": 3.49, "TotalCommissionRate": 1.5, "TotalCommissionAmount": 1.5, "PartnerCommissionRate": 0, "PartnerCommissionAmount": 0, "FsCommissionRate": 1.5, "FsCommissionAmount": 1.5, "TotalFees": 5.53, "PerTransFee": 0.35, "ExternalLineId": null, "Tip": 0, "CommissionRateOverride": null, "CardFeeOnFeeAmount": 0.19, "Tax": 0 } ] } } ``` **Step 3. Optional:** If you would like to retrieve previous notifications by Payment identifier please use our Payment API GET `/api/notifications`. **Key Details:** * **API Version:** v1 * **Endpoint:** [`/api/notification`](/welcome-to-our-payment-api/api-references/test-payment-api-features/each-api-reference-specifics/notifications.md#get-api-notifications) * **Method:** GET * **Purpose:** Check your notifications by Payment idenfiers. * **Parameters:** * **PaymentId:** Payment API Payment Id. * **PaymentExternalId:** Payment Gateway TransactionId. **Responses:** * **200 (Success)**: Returns all Notifications by PaymentId or PaymentExternalId. * **400 (Bad Request):** Throws exception If the Notifications are not found. #### Example GET Notifications request ``` GET api/notifications?paymentId=12345 ``` ### Create, configure, and test your Notifications See how to create, configure, and test Notifications here: {% content-ref url="/pages/4db80e18f611a59f5d4f47cec31dde81f4be38f6" %} [Notifications](/welcome-to-our-payment-api/api-references/test-payment-api-features/each-api-reference-specifics/notifications.md) {% endcontent-ref %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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