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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​

Browser Compatibility​