Enabling WeChat Pay on OpenApply

The OpenApply Team
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To let parents pay with WeChat Pay, enable WeChat Pay in your WeChat Service Account, then enter your App ID, Merchant ID (Mch ID) and API key in the WeChat Pay settings at Settings > Payments > Payments Methods. Parents then pay by scanning a QR code in WeChat.

For admins setting up WeChat Pay for parent payments.

中文教程:read this tutorial in Chinese.

You need Where to find it
App ID (Developer ID) Weixin Official Accounts Platform
Mch ID (Merchant ID) Weixin Pay Platform
API key Weixin Pay Platform

If you have not enabled WeChat Pay in your WeChat Service Account yet, do that first, including enabling the payment gateways, before you set up WeChat Pay in OpenApply.

Find your App ID (Developer ID)

  1. Go to the Weixin Official Accounts Platform: https://mp.weixin.qq.com.

  2. Log in to your WeChat service account with your school's WeChat Super Administrator details.

  3. Select Settings and Development > Basic Settings. The AppID (Developer ID) is shown here.

    Screenshot: AppID in Basic Settings on the Weixin Official Accounts Platform

Find your Mch ID

  1. Log in to the Weixin Pay Platform: https://pay.weixin.qq.com.

  2. Go to 账户中心 > 账户设置 > 商户信息. The 微信支付商户号 is your Mch ID.

    Screenshot: merchant information page showing the Mch ID

Set up your WeChat Pay API key

  1. Log in to the Weixin Pay Platform: https://pay.weixin.qq.com.

  2. Go to 账户中心 > 账户设置 > API安全.

  3. Under 设置APIv2密钥, select 设置 and set up your own API key. Copy it for use in OpenApply.

    Screenshot: API security page with the APIv2 key setting

Enable the WeChat Pay payment gateways

  1. Log in to the Weixin Pay Platform: https://pay.weixin.qq.com.

  2. Go to 产品中心 > 我的产品.

  3. Enable these four products: JSAPI支付, APP支付, Native支付 and H5支付.

    Screenshot: My Products page with the four WeChat Pay products

Enter the details in OpenApply

  1. In OpenApply, go to Settings > Payments > Payments Methods and open the WeChat Pay settings.

    Screenshot: WeChat Pay settings in OpenApply payment methods
  2. Enter the App ID, Merchant ID and API key, then save.

Parents can now pay through OpenApply by scanning a QR code in WeChat.

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