MonetizationEvent

The MonetizationEvent interface of the Web Monetization API is the event object for web monetization events, which contains the details to facilitate payments.

Properties

• amount (deprecated) : An integer amount delivered by an ILP packet.
• amountSent : A dictionary containing the currency code and amount sent.
• assetCode (deprecated) : A string representing the currency code (eg USD, EUR) of the received amount.
• assetScale (deprecated) : The scale of the received amount. - [incomingPayments](/docs/monetization-event-incoming-payments) : A string containing the URL representing an incoming payment at the monetization receiver.
• receipt (deprecated) : The base-64 encoded Interledger Stream receipt that the browser received.
• paymentPointer : A URL representing the payment end-point.

Examples

<link rel="monetization" href="https://example.com/pay" />
<script>
  // Checking via DOMTokenList
  const link = document.querySelector('link[rel="monetization"]') || document.createElement('link')
  if (link.relList.supports('monetization')) {
    console.log('Web Monetization is supported.')
  }

  // Checking global scope for MonetizationEvent
  if (window.MonetizationEvent) {
    console.log('Web Monetization is supported.')
  }

  // Checking if it's a global event handler
  if (window.hasOwnProperty('onmonetization')) {
    console.log('Web Monetization is supported.')
  }
</script>

Specifications

Specification
Web Monetization API #events

Browser Compatibility

	desktop						mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Puma Browser
MonetizationEvent	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Full Support

No Support

You'll need to use a Web Monetization Extension