Laravel PayFast

A modern, feature-complete Laravel package for PayFast payment gateway integration. Built with PHP 8.3+ and supports Laravel 11/12.

Features

• Redirect Payments - Standard PayFast hosted payment page
• Onsite Payments - Embedded payment engine (no redirect)
• ITN Webhooks - Automatic signature & IP validation with Laravel events
• Subscriptions - Standard recurring and ad hoc (tokenization) billing
• Refunds - Full and partial refund processing
• Transaction History - Date range queries with pagination
• Split Payments - Automatic fund splitting between accounts
• SPA Support - JSON API endpoints with Vue 3 and React components
• Blade Components - Drop-in payment form components
• Sandbox Support - Toggle between test and production environments

Requirements

• PHP 8.3+
• Laravel 11 or 12

Installation

composer require tumelo/laravel-payfast

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=payfast-config

Add your PayFast credentials to .env:

PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID=your_merchant_id
PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY=your_merchant_key
PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE=your_passphrase
PAYFAST_TESTING=true

PAYFAST_RETURN_URL=https://yourapp.com/payment/success
PAYFAST_CANCEL_URL=https://yourapp.com/payment/cancel
PAYFAST_NOTIFY_URL=https://yourapp.com/payfast/webhook

Quick Start

Simple Payment (Redirect)

use Tumelo\PayFast\Facades\PayFast;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Data\PaymentData;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Data\CustomerData;

// In your controller
public function checkout()
{
    $formData = PayFast::buildFormData(new PaymentData(
        merchantPaymentId: 'ORDER-001',
        amount: 199.99,
        itemName: 'Premium Widget',
        customer: new CustomerData(
            firstName: 'John',
            lastName: 'Doe',
            email: 'john@example.com',
        ),
    ));

    return view('payment.redirect', [
        'formData' => $formData,
        'processUrl' => PayFast::getProcessUrl(),
    ]);
}

Onsite Payment (Embedded)

$result = PayFast::onsite(new PaymentData(
    merchantPaymentId: 'ORDER-002',
    amount: 99.99,
    itemName: 'Basic Widget',
));

// Returns: ['uuid' => '...', 'form_data' => [...], 'process_url' => '...']

Blade Component

{{-- Redirect payment form --}}
<x-payfast::payment-form :data="$paymentData" />

{{-- With auto-submit (redirect immediately) --}}
<x-payfast::payment-form :data="$paymentData" :auto-submit="true" />

{{-- Custom submit button text --}}
<x-payfast::payment-form :data="$paymentData" submit-text="Complete Purchase" />

{{-- Onsite (embedded) payment --}}
<x-payfast::payment-form :data="$paymentData" :onsite="true" />

Subscriptions

Create a Subscription

use Tumelo\PayFast\Data\SubscriptionData;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Enums\SubscriptionType;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Enums\BillingFrequency;

$formData = PayFast::buildSubscriptionFormData(new SubscriptionData(
    merchantPaymentId: 'SUB-001',
    amount: 49.99,
    itemName: 'Monthly Plan',
    subscriptionType: SubscriptionType::STANDARD,
    frequency: BillingFrequency::MONTHLY,
    cycles: 0, // indefinite
    customer: new CustomerData(
        firstName: 'Jane',
        lastName: 'Smith',
        email: 'jane@example.com',
    ),
));

Manage Subscriptions

// Fetch subscription details
$details = PayFast::subscriptions()->fetch('subscription-token');

// Pause for 2 cycles
PayFast::subscriptions()->pause('subscription-token', 2);

// Resume
PayFast::subscriptions()->unpause('subscription-token');

// Cancel
PayFast::subscriptions()->cancel('subscription-token');

// Update
PayFast::subscriptions()->update('subscription-token', [
    'cycles' => 6,
    'amount' => 5999,
]);

// Ad hoc charge (tokenized billing)
PayFast::subscriptions()->adhocCharge(
    token: 'subscription-token',
    amount: 149.99,
    itemName: 'One-time upgrade',
);

Refunds

use Tumelo\PayFast\Data\RefundData;

$result = PayFast::refund(new RefundData(
    paymentId: 'pf_123456',
    amount: 50.00,
    reason: 'Customer request',
));

if ($result->isSuccessful()) {
    // Refund processed
}

Transaction History

// Fetch by date range
$transactions = PayFast::transactionHistory(
    from: now()->subMonth(),
    to: now(),
);

// Convenience methods
$today = PayFast::transactions()->daily(now());
$thisWeek = PayFast::transactions()->weekly(now());
$thisMonth = PayFast::transactions()->monthly(now());

// Fetch single transaction
$transaction = PayFast::fetchTransaction('pf_payment_id');

Webhook Events

The package automatically handles ITN (Instant Transaction Notification) callbacks and dispatches Laravel events. Register listeners in your app:

// In EventServiceProvider or using Event::listen
use Tumelo\PayFast\Events\PaymentCompleted;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Events\PaymentFailed;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Events\PaymentPending;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Events\SubscriptionCreated;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Events\SubscriptionCancelled;
use Tumelo\PayFast\Events\RefundProcessed;

Event::listen(PaymentCompleted::class, function (PaymentCompleted $event) {
    $event->merchantPaymentId;       // Your order ID
    $event->payFastPaymentId;        // PayFast's payment ID
    $event->transaction->amountGross; // Total amount
    $event->transaction->amountNet;   // After fees
    $event->transaction->customer;    // CustomerData object
    $event->raw;                      // Raw ITN array
});

Event::listen(SubscriptionCreated::class, function (SubscriptionCreated $event) {
    $event->token;      // Subscription token for future API calls
    $event->transaction; // TransactionResult
});

Webhook Route

The ITN webhook endpoint is automatically registered at /payfast/webhook (configurable in config/payfast.php). It includes:

• IP validation - Ensures requests come from PayFast servers
• Signature validation - Verifies request integrity
• Merchant ID validation - Confirms the request is for your account

SPA Integration (Vue 3 / React)

Enable API Endpoints

In your .env:

PAYFAST_SPA_ENABLED=true

Publish Frontend Components

# Vue 3
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=payfast-vue

# React
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=payfast-react

Vue 3 Usage

<template>
    <PayFastPayment
        :amount="199.99"
        item-name="Premium Widget"
        payment-id="ORDER-001"
        :customer="{ firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Doe', email: 'john@example.com' }"
        @success="handleSuccess"
        @cancelled="handleCancelled"
        @error="handleError"
    />
</template>

<script setup>
import { PayFastPayment } from './components/payfast/PayFastPayment.vue'

function handleSuccess(data) { /* ... */ }
function handleCancelled() { /* ... */ }
function handleError(error) { /* ... */ }
</script>

Using the composable directly:

import { usePayFast } from './components/payfast/usePayFast'

const { initiatePayment, loading, error, result, submitRedirectForm } = usePayFast()

async function pay() {
    const response = await initiatePayment({
        merchant_payment_id: 'ORDER-001',
        amount: 99.99,
        item_name: 'Widget',
    })

    if (response?.type === 'redirect') {
        submitRedirectForm(response.process_url, response.form_data)
    }
}

React Usage

import { PayFastPayment } from './components/payfast/PayFastPayment'

function CheckoutPage() {
    return (
        <PayFastPayment
            amount={199.99}
            itemName="Premium Widget"
            paymentId="ORDER-001"
            customer={{ firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Doe', email: 'john@example.com' }}
            onSuccess={(data) => console.log('Success:', data)}
            onCancelled={() => console.log('Cancelled')}
            onError={(error) => console.error(error)}
        />
    )
}

Using the hook directly:

import { usePayFast } from './components/payfast/usePayFast'

function CheckoutPage() {
    const { initiatePayment, loading, error, submitRedirectForm } = usePayFast()

    async function handleCheckout() {
        const response = await initiatePayment({
            merchant_payment_id: 'ORDER-001',
            amount: 99.99,
            item_name: 'Widget',
        })

        if (response?.type === 'redirect') {
            submitRedirectForm(response.process_url!, response.form_data!)
        }
    }

    return <button onClick={handleCheckout} disabled={loading}>Pay Now</button>
}

API Endpoints

When SPA mode is enabled, these JSON endpoints are available:

Custom Fields

Pass custom data through PayFast for retrieval in ITN callbacks:

$payment = new PaymentData(
    merchantPaymentId: 'ORDER-001',
    amount: 100.00,
    itemName: 'Widget',
    customStrings: [
        'custom_str1' => 'order-reference',
        'custom_str2' => 'user-metadata',
    ],
    customIntegers: [
        'custom_int1' => 42,
    ],
);

Access them in your event listener:

Event::listen(PaymentCompleted::class, function ($event) {
    $ref = $event->transaction->customStrings['custom_str1']; // 'order-reference'
    $meta = $event->transaction->customIntegers['custom_int1']; // 42
});

Signature Generation

Generate and verify PayFast signatures:

$signature = PayFast::generateSignature($data);
$isValid = PayFast::isValidSignature($data, $signature);

Configuration

Full configuration options in config/payfast.php:

return [
    'merchant_id'  => env('PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID'),
    'merchant_key' => env('PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY'),
    'passphrase'   => env('PAYFAST_PASSPHRASE'),
    'testing'      => env('PAYFAST_TESTING', true),
    'return_url'   => env('PAYFAST_RETURN_URL'),
    'cancel_url'   => env('PAYFAST_CANCEL_URL'),
    'notify_url'   => env('PAYFAST_NOTIFY_URL'),

    'urls' => [
        'sandbox'    => 'https://sandbox.payfast.co.za',
        'production' => 'https://www.payfast.co.za',
    ],

    'itn' => [
        'validate_ip'        => true,
        'allowed_ips'        => ['197.97.145.144/28', '41.74.179.192/27'],
        'validate_signature' => true,
    ],

    'webhook_route' => '/payfast/webhook',

    'spa' => [
        'enabled'    => env('PAYFAST_SPA_ENABLED', false),
        'prefix'     => 'api/payfast',
        'middleware'  => ['api', 'auth:sanctum'],
    ],
];

Testing

The package includes a full test suite:

composer test

Or run specific suites:

vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=Unit
vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite=Feature

Sandbox Testing

1. Create a sandbox account at sandbox.payfast.co.za
2. Set PAYFAST_TESTING=true in your .env
3. Use sandbox credentials for PAYFAST_MERCHANT_ID and PAYFAST_MERCHANT_KEY
4. All payments will use the sandbox environment

Publishing Assets

# Config only
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=payfast-config

# Blade views (for customization)
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=payfast-views

# Vue 3 components
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=payfast-vue

# React components
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=payfast-react

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.