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Payment methods

By default, all payment methods are offered in Checkout Pro. Through the payment preference, you can configure a default payment method to be rendered, exclude any unwanted ones, or even choose a maximum number of installments to be offered.

In the table below, we detail the preference attributes and the description of each one of them so that you can define what information you want to change and/or insert.

Preference attributeDescription
payment_methodsClass that describes Checkout Pro's payment method attributes and methods.
excluded_payment_typesMethod that excludes unwanted payment methods, such as credit card, among others.
excluded_payment_methodsMethod that excludes specific brands of credit and debit cards, such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, among others.
installmentsMethod that defines the maximum number of installments to be offered.
purposeBy indicating the value wallet_purchase in this method, Checkout Pro will only accept payments from users registered in Mercado Pago, with card and account balance.
Important
The payment methods Cash in account and Wallet cannot be excluded.

With this information, use one of the SDKs available below to configure the payment methods you want to offer.

          
<?php
$preference = new MercadoPago\Preference();
// ...
$preference->payment_methods = array(
"excluded_payment_methods" => array(
array("id" => "master")
),
"excluded_payment_types" => array(
array("id" => "ticket")
),
"installments" => 12
);
// ...
?>

        
          
var preference = {}
preference = {
//...
"payment_methods": {
"excluded_payment_methods": [
{
"id": "master"
}
],
"excluded_payment_types": [
{
"id": "ticket"
}
],
"installations": 12
	}
//...
}

        
          
PreferenceClient client = new PreferenceClient();
//...
List<PreferencePaymentMethodRequest> excludedPaymentMethods = new ArrayList<>();
excludedPaymentMethods.add(PreferencePaymentMethodRequest.builder().id("master").build());
excludedPaymentMethods.add(PreferencePaymentMethodRequest.builder().id("amex").build());

List<PreferencePaymentTypeRequest> excludedPaymentTypes = new ArrayList<>();
excludedPaymentTypes.add(PreferencePaymentTypeRequest.builder().id("ticket").build());

PreferencePaymentMethodsRequest paymentMethods =
PreferencePaymentMethodsRequest.builder()
.excludedPaymentMethods(excludedPaymentMethods)
.excludedPaymentTypes(excludedPaymentTypes)
.installments(12)
.build();

PreferenceRequest request = PreferenceRequest.builder().paymentMethods(paymentMethods).build();

client.create(request);
//...

        
          
#...
preference_data = {
# ...
payment_methods: {
excluded_payment_methods: [
{ id: 'master' }
],
excluded_payment_types: [
{ id: 'ticket' }
],
installments: 12
}
# ...
}
#...

        
          
var paymentMethods = new PreferencePaymentMethodsRequest
{
ExcludedPaymentMethods = new List<PreferencePaymentMethodRequest>
{
new PreferencePaymentMethodRequest
{
Id = "master",
},
},
ExcludedPaymentTypes = new List<PreferencePaymentTypeRequest>
{
new PreferencePaymentTypeRequest
{
Id = "ticket",
},
},
Installments = 12,
};

var request = new PreferenceRequest
{
// ...
PaymentMethods = paymentMethods,
};

        
          
#...
preference_data = {
"excluded_payment_methods": [
{ "id": "master" }
],
"excluded_payment_types": [
{ "id": "ticket" }
],
"installations": 12
}
#...