UUID Use Case
UUID Payment ID
A payment can be attempted, retried, refunded, and disputed. A UUID payment ID is the stable thread through all of it.
Immutable refWebhook-safev4
Generated locally with the Web Crypto API — nothing leaves your browser.
What Is UUID Payment ID?
- The UUID payment ID is created once and referenced by every subsequent event — capture, refund, dispute — so nothing gets misattributed.
- It pairs with the idempotency key from the initial charge request.
How to generate
- Generate a v4 UUID at charge time.
- Persist it as the payment record key.
- Echo it in every webhook payload you send/receive.
Use Cases
- Stripe-like charges.
- Marketplace payouts.
- Dispute evidence bundles.
Code Examples
JavaScript
const id = crypto.randomUUID();Python
import uuid
id = uuid.uuid4()Frequently Asked Questions
Payment ID in webhooks?
Yes — include it so your endpoint can idempotently process the same event delivered twice.
One payment ID per attempt or per order?
Per attempt; a retried charge is a new attempt with a new id but the same idempotency key.
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