---
title: Upgrading from one-time to recurring
url: amazon-pay-checkout/upgrading-from-onetime-to-recurring.html
---

You can either upgrade from one-time to recurring during checkout by changing the Checkout Session chargePermissionType or create a recurring Charge Permission after checkout is complete by sending the buyer to an Amazon Pay hosted page to confirm the upgrade. 

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### Upgrading during checkout

Use <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/checkout-session.md#update-checkout-session" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Update Checkout Session</a> to upgrade from one-time to recurring checkout. Set `chargePermissionType` to Recurring and provide `recurringMetadata.frequency`. Note that Amazon Pay only uses the value of `recurringMetadata.frequency` to calculate <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/charge-permission.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charge Permission</a> expiration data and in buyer communication. You are still responsible for calling <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/charge.md#create-charge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Create Charge</a> to charge the buyer for each billing cycle.

Implement <a href="../amazon-pay-recurring-checkout/verify-and-complete-checkout.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Step 5. Verify & complete checkout</a> in the Recurring integration guide once the Checkout Session has been updated and the buyer is ready to complete checkout. 

#### Request

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<code style="color:black">
curl "https://pay-api.amazon.com/:version/checkoutSessions/:checkoutSessionId" \<br />
-X PATCH<br />
-H "authorization:Px2e5oHhQZ88vVhc0DO%2FsShHj8MDDg%3DEXAMPLESIGNATURE"<br />
-H "x-amz-pay-date:20201012T235046Z"<br />
-d @request_body<br />
</code>
</div>
<div style="display:none" class="notEnvironmentSpecificKeys">
<code style="color:black">
curl "https://pay-api.amazon.com/:environment/:version/checkoutSessions/:checkoutSessionId" \<br />
-X PATCH<br />
-H "authorization:Px2e5oHhQZ88vVhc0DO%2FsShHj8MDDg%3DEXAMPLESIGNATURE"<br />
-H "x-amz-pay-date:20201012T235046Z"<br />
-d @request_body<br />
</code>
</div>

#### Request body

```
{
    "chargePermissionType": "Recurring",   
    "recurringMetadata": {
        "frequency": { 
            "unit": "Month", 
            "value": "1" 
        },
        "amount": { 
            "amount": "30",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
    }
}
```

#### Sample Code

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  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="phptab-updateCheckoutSession-Recurring">   
<div markdown="block">
```
<?php

    include 'vendor/autoload.php';

    $amazonpay_config = array(
        'public_key_id' => 'YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID',
        'private_key'   => 'keys/private.pem', // Path to RSA Private Key (or a string representation)
        'region'        => 'YOUR_REGION_CODE',
        'algorithm'     => 'AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2'
    );
        
    $payload = array(
        'chargePermissionType' => 'Recurring',
        'recurringMetadata' => array(
            'frequency' => array(
                'unit' => 'Month',
                'value' => '1'
            ),
            'amount' => array(
                'amount' => '30',
                'currencyCode' => 'USD'
            )
        )
    );

    try {
        $client = new Amazon\Pay\API\Client($amazonpay_config);

        $result = $client->updateCheckoutSession('bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275', $payload);

        if ($result['status'] === 201) {
            
            $response = json_decode($result['response'], true);
            $checkoutSessionId = $response['checkoutSessionId'];

        } else {
            // check the error
            echo 'status=' . $result['status'] . '; response=' . $result['response'];
        }
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        // handle the exception
        echo $e;
    }
?>
```

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<div markdown="block">
```
using Amazon.Pay.API.Types;
using Amazon.Pay.API.WebStore.CheckoutSession;
using Amazon.Pay.API.WebStore;
using Amazon.Pay.API.WebStore.Types;

public class Sample
{
    public WebStoreClient InitiateClient()
    {
        // set up config
        var payConfiguration = new ApiConfiguration
        (
            region: Region.YOUR_REGION_CODE,
            publicKeyId: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID",
            privateKey: "PATH_OR_CONTENT_OF_YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY",
            algorithm: AmazonSignatureAlgorithm.V2
        );

        // init API client
        var client = new WebStoreClient(payConfiguration);

        return client;
    }

    public CheckoutSessionResponse UpdateCheckoutSession(string checkoutSessionId)
    {
        // prepare the request
        var request = new UpdateCheckoutSessionRequest()
        {
            ChargePermissionType = ChargePermissionType.Recurring,
            RecurringMetadata = {
                Frequency = {
                    Unit = FrequencyUnit.Month,
                    Value = 1
                }
                Amount = {
                    Amount = 30,
                    CurrencyCode = Currency.USD
                }
            }
        };

        // send the request
        var result = client.UpdateCheckoutSession(checkoutSessionId, request);

        // check if API call was successful
        if (!result.Success)
        {
            // do something, e.g. throw an error
        }

        return result;
    }
}
```

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  </div>
  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="javatab-updateCheckoutSession-Recurring">
<div markdown="block">
```
import com.amazon.pay.api.AmazonPayResponse;
import com.amazon.pay.api.PayConfiguration;
import com.amazon.pay.api.WebstoreClient;
import com.amazon.pay.api.exceptions.AmazonPayClientException;
import com.amazon.pay.api.types.Region;

import org.json.JSONObject;

public void sample() {
    PayConfiguration payConfiguration = null;
    try {
        payConfiguration = new PayConfiguration()
            .setPublicKeyId("YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID")
            .setRegion(Region.YOUR_REGION_CODE)
            .setPrivateKey("YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY")
            .setAlgorithm("AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2");

        WebstoreClient webstoreClient = new WebstoreClient(payConfiguration);
        AmazonPayResponse response = null;
        String checkoutSessionId = "bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275";

        JSONObject payload = new JSONObject();
        payload.put("chargePermissionType", "Recurring");

        JSONObject recurringMetadata = new JSONObject();

        JSONObject frequency = new JSONObject();
        frequency.put("unit","Month");
        frequency.put("value","1");
        recurringMetadata.put("frequency", frequency);

        JSONObject amount = new JSONObject();
        amount.put("amount","30");
        amount.put("currencyCode","USD");
        recurringMetadata.put("amount", amount);

        payload.put("recurringMetadata", recurringMetadata);

        response = webstoreClient.updateCheckoutSession(checkoutSessionId, payload);
    } catch (AmazonPayClientException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
    }
}
```

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<div markdown="block">
```html
const fs = require('fs');
const Client = require('@amazonpay/amazon-pay-api-sdk-nodejs');

const config = {
    publicKeyId: 'YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID',
    privateKey: fs.readFileSync('tst/private.pem'),
    region: 'YOUR_REGION_CODE',
    algorithm: 'AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2' 
};    
                
const payload = {
    chargePermissionType: "Recurring",
    recurringMetadata: {
        frequency: {
            unit: "Month",
            value: "1"
        },
        amount: {
            amount: "30",
            currencyCode: "USD"
        }
    }
};
                        
const testPayClient = new Client.WebStoreClient(config);
const response = testPayClient.updateCheckoutSession('bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275', payload);

response.then(function (result) {
    console.log(result.data);
}).catch(err => {
    console.log(err);
});
```

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</ul>
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  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="phptab-updateCheckoutSession-Recurring-NESK">   
<div markdown="block">
```
<?php

    include 'vendor/autoload.php';

    $amazonpay_config = array(
        'public_key_id' => 'YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID',
        'private_key'   => 'keys/private.pem', // Path to RSA Private Key (or a string representation)
        'region'        => 'YOUR_REGION_CODE',
        'sandbox'       => true,
        'algorithm'     => 'AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2'
    );
        
    $payload = array(
        'chargePermissionType' => 'Recurring',
        'recurringMetadata' => array(
            'frequency' => array(
                'unit' => 'Month',
                'value' => '1'
            ),
            'amount' => array(
                'amount' => '30',
                'currencyCode' => 'USD'
            )
        )
    );

    try {
        $client = new Amazon\Pay\API\Client($amazonpay_config);

        $result = $client->updateCheckoutSession('bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275', $payload);

        if ($result['status'] === 201) {
            
            $response = json_decode($result['response'], true);
            $checkoutSessionId = $response['checkoutSessionId'];

        } else {
            // check the error
            echo 'status=' . $result['status'] . '; response=' . $result['response'];
        }
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        // handle the exception
        echo $e;
    }
?>
```

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  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="dotnettab-updateCheckoutSession-Recurring-NESK">
<div markdown="block">
```
using Amazon.Pay.API.Types;
using Amazon.Pay.API.WebStore.CheckoutSession;
using Amazon.Pay.API.WebStore;
using Amazon.Pay.API.WebStore.Types;

public class Sample
{
    public WebStoreClient InitiateClient()
    {
        // set up config
        var payConfiguration = new ApiConfiguration
        (
            region: Region.YOUR_REGION_CODE,
            environment: Environment.Sandbox,
            publicKeyId: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID",
            privateKey: "PATH_OR_CONTENT_OF_YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY",
            algorithm: AmazonSignatureAlgorithm.V2
        );

        // init API client
        var client = new WebStoreClient(payConfiguration);

        return client;
    }

    public CheckoutSessionResponse UpdateCheckoutSession(string checkoutSessionId)
    {
        // prepare the request
        var request = new UpdateCheckoutSessionRequest()
        {
            ChargePermissionType = ChargePermissionType.Recurring,
            RecurringMetadata = {
                Frequency = {
                    Unit = FrequencyUnit.Month,
                    Value = 1
                }
                Amount = {
                    Amount = 30,
                    CurrencyCode = Currency.USD
                }
            }
        };

        // send the request
        var result = client.UpdateCheckoutSession(checkoutSessionId, request);

        // check if API call was successful
        if (!result.Success)
        {
            // do something, e.g. throw an error
        }

        return result;
    }
}
```

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  </div>
  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="javatab-updateCheckoutSession-Recurring-NESK">
<div markdown="block">
```
import com.amazon.pay.api.AmazonPayResponse;
import com.amazon.pay.api.PayConfiguration;
import com.amazon.pay.api.WebstoreClient;
import com.amazon.pay.api.exceptions.AmazonPayClientException;
import com.amazon.pay.api.types.Environment;
import com.amazon.pay.api.types.Region;

import org.json.JSONObject;

public void sample() {
    PayConfiguration payConfiguration = null;
    try {
        payConfiguration = new PayConfiguration()
            .setPublicKeyId("YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID")
            .setRegion(Region.YOUR_REGION_CODE)
            .setPrivateKey("YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY")
            .setEnvironment(Environment.SANDBOX)
            .setAlgorithm("AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2");

        WebstoreClient webstoreClient = new WebstoreClient(payConfiguration);
        AmazonPayResponse response = null;
        String checkoutSessionId = "bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275";

        JSONObject payload = new JSONObject();
        payload.put("chargePermissionType", "Recurring");

        JSONObject recurringMetadata = new JSONObject();

        JSONObject frequency = new JSONObject();
        frequency.put("unit","Month");
        frequency.put("value","1");
        recurringMetadata.put("frequency", frequency);

        JSONObject amount = new JSONObject();
        amount.put("amount","30");
        amount.put("currencyCode","USD");
        recurringMetadata.put("amount", amount);

        payload.put("recurringMetadata", recurringMetadata);

        response = webstoreClient.updateCheckoutSession(checkoutSessionId, payload);
    } catch (AmazonPayClientException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
    }
}
```

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  </div>
  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="nodejstab-updateCheckoutSession-Recurring-NESK">
<div markdown="block">
```html
const fs = require('fs');
const Client = require('@amazonpay/amazon-pay-api-sdk-nodejs');

const config = {
    publicKeyId: 'YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID',
    privateKey: fs.readFileSync('tst/private.pem'),
    region: 'YOUR_REGION_CODE',
    sandbox: true,
    algorithm: 'AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2' 
};    
                
const payload = {
    chargePermissionType: "Recurring",
    recurringMetadata: {
        frequency: {
            unit: "Month",
            value: "1"
        },
        amount: {
            amount: "30",
            currencyCode: "USD"
        }
    }
};
                        
const testPayClient = new Client.WebStoreClient(config);
const response = testPayClient.updateCheckoutSession('bd504926-f659-4ad7-a1a9-9a747aaf5275', payload);

response.then(function (result) {
    console.log(result.data);
}).catch(err => {
    console.log(err);
});
```

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  </div>
</div>
</div>

### Upgrading after checkout

You will redirect the buyer to an Amazon Pay hosted page to confirm upgrade of a one-time Charge Permission after checkout. You must provide a web page to initiate the redirect. The web page can be the “Thank you” page shown after a successful checkout or a separate page for buyers who return to your site after checkout. To upgrade the Charge Permission, you need to: 

1. Add the Amazon Pay script to your web page
2. Generate the bindUpgradeAction payload
3. Sign the payload
4. Use amazon.Pay.bindUpgradeAction() to bind a click event to a HTML element
5. Implement <a href="../amazon-pay-recurring-checkout/verify-and-complete-checkout.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Step 5. Verify & complete checkout</a> in the Recurring guide

#### Step 1. Add the Amazon Pay script

Add the Amazon Pay script to your web page. Be sure you select the correct region.

<ul id="profileTabs" class="nav nav-tabs">
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  <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link noExtIcon" href="#eutab" data-toggle="tab">EU / UK</a></li>
  <li class="nav-item"><a class="nav-link noExtIcon" href="#jptab" data-toggle="tab">JP</a></li>
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  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane active" id="ustab">   
<div markdown="block">
```html
<script src="https://static-na.payments-amazon.com/checkout.js"></script>
```
</div>
  </div>
  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="eutab">
<div markdown="block">
```html
<script src="https://static-eu.payments-amazon.com/checkout.js"></script>
```
</div>
  </div>
  <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane" id="jptab">
<div markdown="block">
```html
<script src="https://static-fe.payments-amazon.com/checkout.js"></script>
```
</div>
  </div>
</div>

#### Step 2. Generate the bindUpgradeAction payload

You will need to provide a payload that Amazon Pay will use to set up the upgrade experience.

Instructions for generating bindUpgradeAction payload:
* Set `chargePermissionType` to Recurring
* Set `chargePermissionId` with the identifier of the one-time Charge Permission used to create the recurring Charge Permission
* Set `checkoutResultReturnUrl` to the URL that the buyer is redirected to after they confirm the upgrade. The Checkout Session ID will be appended as a query parameter to the provided URL.
* Set `productType` to PayAndShip for physical transactions that require shipping address. The shipping address returned will be the address associated to the one-time Charge Permission. Set productType to PayOnly for digital transactions.
* Set `chargeAmount` to the value that should be processed using the paymentIntent during the upgrade. Set paymentIntent to Confirm if you are not requesting any payment during the upgrade.
* Set `recurringMetadata.frequency` to increase buyer confidence. Note that Amazon Pay only uses the values provided to calculate the Charge Permission expiration date and in buyer communication. You are still responsible for calling <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/charge.md#create-charge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Create Charge</a> to charge the buyer for each billing cycle.
* Specify the buyer information you need to complete the upgrade using the `scopes` parameter. If you do not set this value, all buyer information except billing address will be requested. 

Payload example

```
{  
    "merchantId":"merchant_id",
    "storeId":"amzn1.application-oa2-client.8b5e45312b5248b69eeaStoreId",
    "ledgerCurrency": "USD",
    "chargePermissionType": "Recurring", 
    "chargePermissionId":"charge_permission_id",
    "webCheckoutDetails": {
        "checkoutResultReturnUrl":"https://a.com/merchant-result-page"
    },
    "productType": "PayAndShip",
    "paymentDetails": {
        "paymentIntent": "AuthorizeWithCapture",
        "chargeAmount": {
            "amount": "10",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        },
        "presentmentCurrency":"USD"
    },
    "recurringMetadata": {
        "frequency": { 
            "unit": "Month", 
            "value": "1" 
        },
        "amount": { 
            "amount": "30",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
    },
    "scopes": ["name", "email", "phoneNumber", "billingAddress"]
}   

```

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      <td id='s:IXV9CA8wPdP;IXV9CAYD3dl' style='vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; width: 30%;' class='bold'><b>Parameter</b>
          <br /></td>
      <td id='s:IXV9CA8wPdP;IXV9CAsibgY' style='vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; width: 70%;' class='bold'><b>Description</b>
          <br /></td>
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      <td id='s:ZGB9CAnkDMe;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>merchantId<br>(<b>required</b>)<br><br>Type: string
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAnkDMe;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='text-align: left;vertical-align: top;'>Amazon Pay merchant account identifier
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CANVERX'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CANVERX;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>storeId<br><b>(required)</b><br><br>Type: string
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CANVERX;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='vertical-align: top;'>Amazon Pay store ID. Retrieve this value from Amazon Pay Integration Central: <a href="https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/pyop/seller/integrationcentral/">US</a>, <a href="https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/gp/pyop/seller/integrationcentral/">EU</a>, <a href="https://sellercentral-japan.amazon.com/gp/pyop/seller/integrationcentral/">JP</a>
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id=''>
        <td id='' style='text-align: left;vertical-align: top;'>ledgerCurrency<br>(<b>required</b>)<br><br>Type: string
            <br /></td>
        <td id='' style='text-align: left;vertical-align: top;'>Ledger currency provided during registration for the given merchant identifier<br><br>Supported values: 
        <ul>
            <li>US merchants - 'USD'</li>
            <li>EU merchants - 'EUR'</li>
            <li>UK merchants - 'GBP'</li>
            <li>JP merchants - 'JPY'</li>
          </ul>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CAg2l3U'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAg2l3U;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>chargePermissionType<br><b>(required)</b><br><br>Type: string
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAg2l3U;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='vertical-align: top;'>The type of Charge Permission to be created<br><br>Supported values:<br>'Recurring' - The Charge Permission can be used for recurring orders<br><br>
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CAPZgnp'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAPZgnp;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>chargePermissionId<br><b>(required)</b><br><br>Type: string
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAPZgnp;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='vertical-align: top;'>Identifier of the one-time Charge Permission used to create the recurring Charge Permission
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CAx0MgW'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAx0MgW;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>recurringMetadata<br><b>(required)</b><br><br>Type: <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/checkout-session.md#type-recurringmetadata" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recurringMetadata</a>
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAx0MgW;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='text-align: left;vertical-align: top;'>Metadata about how the recurring Charge Permission will be used. Amazon Pay only uses this information to calculate the Charge Permission expiration date and in buyer communication<br><br>Note that it is still your responsibility to call <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/charge.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Create Charge</a> to charge the buyer for each billing cycle<br><br>
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CAoGMbx'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAoGMbx;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>webCheckoutDetails<br><b>(required)</b><br><br>Type: <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/checkout-session.md#type-webcheckoutdetails" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">webCheckoutDetails</a>
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAoGMbx;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='vertical-align: top;'>The URL that the buyer is redirected to after they confirm the upgrade. The URL must use HTTPS protocol
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CAKuNtj'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAKuNtj;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>productType<br><b>(required)</b><br><br>Type: string
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAKuNtj;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='text-align: left;vertical-align: top;'>Product type selected for the upgrade<br><br>Support values:<br>'PayAndShip' - Offer checkout using the buyer's Amazon wallet and address book. Select this product type if you need the buyer's shipping details<br>'PayOnly' - Offer checkout using only the buyer's Amazon wallet. Select this product type if you do not need the buyer's shipping details<br><br>Default value: 'PayAndShip'<br>
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id=''>
            <td id='' style='vertical-align: top;'>paymentDetails<br><b>(required)</b><br><br>Type: <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/checkout-session.md#type-paymentdetails" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">paymentDetails</a>
                <br /></td>
            <td id='' style='vertical-align: top;'>Payment details specified by the merchant, such as the amount and method for charging the buyer
                <br /></td>
        </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CAXYAVt'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAXYAVt;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>checkoutLanguage<br><br>Type: string
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAXYAVt;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='text-align: left;vertical-align: top;'>Language used to render the text on Amazon Pay hosted pages. Please note that supported language(s) is dependent on the region that your Amazon Pay account was registered for.<br><br>Supported values: <br>US merchants - 'en_US'<br>EU/UK merchants - 'en_GB', 'de_DE', 'fr_FR', 'it_IT', 'es_ES'<br>JP merchants - 'ja_JP'
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id='ZGB9CAIJcGa'>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAIJcGa;ZGB9CASGaDX' style='vertical-align: top;'>scopes<br><br>Type: list&lt;scope&gt;
         <br/>
      </td>
      <td id='s:ZGB9CAIJcGa;ZGB9CAFAYd9' style='text-align: left;vertical-align: top;'>The buyer details that you're requesting access to. Specify whether you need shipping address using <code>productType</code>. <br><br>Supported values:<br>'name' - buyer name<br>'email' - buyer email address<br>'phoneNumber' - Buyer phone number. You must also request <code>billingAddress</code> scope or use <code>payAndShip</code> productType to retrieve the billing address or shipping address phone number.<br>'billingAddress' -  buyer default billing address<br><br>Default value: all buyer information except billing address is requested if the <code>scopes</code> parameter is not set
         <br/>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

#### Step 3. Sign the payload

You must secure the payload using a signature. The payload does not include a timestamp so you can re-use the signature as long as the payload does not change. 

**Option 1 (recommended):** Generate a signature using the helper function provided in the Amazon Pay SDKs.

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```
<?php
    include 'vendor/autoload.php';

    $amazonpay_config = array(
        'public_key_id' => 'MY_PUBLIC_KEY_ID',
        'private_key'   => 'keys/private.pem',
        'region'        => 'US',
        'sandbox'       => true,
        'algorithm' => 'AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2'
    );

    $client = new Amazon\Pay\API\Client($amazonpay_config);
    $payload = '{"merchantId":"merchant_id","storeId":"amzn1.application-oa2-client.xxxxx","ledgerCurrency":"USD","webCheckoutDetails":{"checkoutResultReturnUrl":"https://example.com/result.html"},"chargePermissionType":"Recurring","chargePermissionId":"P01-1111111-1111111","productType":"PayAndShip","paymentDetails":{"paymentIntent":"AuthorizeWithCapture","chargeAmount":{"amount":"10","currencyCode":"USD"},"presentmentCurrency":"USD"},"recurringMetadata":{"frequency":{"unit":"Month","value":"1"},"amount":{"amount":"30","currencyCode":"USD"}},"scopes":["name","email","phoneNumber","billingAddress"]}';
    $signature = $client->generateButtonSignature($payload);
    echo $signature . "\n";
?>
```
<a href="https://github.com/amzn/amazon-pay-api-sdk-php/blob/master/Amazon/Pay/API/Client.php#L400"  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source code</a>
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```
var payConfiguration = new ApiConfiguration
(
    region: Region.Europe,
    environment: Environment.Sandbox,
    publicKeyId: "MY_PUBLIC_KEY_ID",
    privateKey: "PATH_OR_CONTENT_OF_MY_PRIVATE_KEY",
    algorithm: AmazonSignatureAlgorithm.V2
);

var client = new WebStoreClient(payConfiguration);

var payload = "{'merchantId':'merchant_id','storeId':'amzn1.application-oa2-client.xxxxx','ledgerCurrency':'USD','webCheckoutDetails':{'checkoutResultReturnUrl':'https://example.com/review.html'},'chargePermissionType':'Recurring','chargePermissionId':'P01-1111111-1111111','productType':'PayAndShip','paymentDetails':{'paymentIntent':'AuthorizeWithCapture','chargeAmount':{'amount':'10','currencyCode':'USD'},'presentmentCurrency':'USD'},'recurringMetadata':{'frequency':{'unit':'Month','value':'1'},'amount':{'amount':'30','currencyCode':'USD'}},'scopes':['name','email','phoneNumber','billingAddress']}";

// generate the button signature
var signature = client.GenerateButtonSignature(payload);
```
<a href="https://github.com/amzn/amazon-pay-api-sdk-dotnet/#generate-button-signature" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source code</a>
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```
PayConfiguration payConfiguration = null;
try {
    payConfiguration = new PayConfiguration()
                .setPublicKeyId("YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_ID")
                .setRegion(Region.YOUR_REGION_CODE)
                .setPrivateKey("YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY_STRING")
                .setEnvironment(Environment.SANDBOX)
                .setAlgorithm("AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2");
}catch (AmazonPayClientException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

AmazonPayClient client = new AmazonPayClient(payConfiguration);

String payload = "{\"merchantId\":\"merchant_id\",\"storeId\":\"amzn1.application-oa2-client.xxxxxx\",\"ledgerCurrency\":\"USD\",\"webCheckoutDetails\":{\"checkoutResultReturnUrl\":\"https://example.com/result.html\"},\"chargePermissionType\":\"Recurring\",\"chargePermissionId\":\"P01-1111111-1111111\",\"productType\":\"PayAndShip\",\"paymentDetails\":{\"paymentIntent\":\"AuthorizeWithCapture\",\"chargeAmount\":{\"amount\":\"10\",\"currencyCode\": \"USD\"},\"presentmentCurrency\":\"USD\"},\"recurringMetadata\":{\"frequency\":{\"unit\":\"Month\",\"value\":\"1\"},\"amount\":{\"amount\":\"30\",\"currencyCode\":\"USD\"}},\"scopes\": [\"name\",\"email\",\"phoneNumber\",\"billingAddress\"]}";
String signature = client.generateButtonSignature(payload);


```
<a href="https://github.com/amzn/amazon-pay-api-sdk-java/blob/bbbf89c480f07f8a7217a0a50e88131832612f59/src/com/amazon/pay/api/AmazonPayClient.java#L105"  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source code</a>
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```html
const fs = require('fs');
const Client = require('@amazonpay/amazon-pay-api-sdk-nodejs');

const config = {
    publicKeyId: 'ABC123DEF456XYZ',
    privateKey: fs.readFileSync('tst/private.pem'),
    region: 'us',
    sandbox: true,
    algorithm: 'AMZN-PAY-RSASSA-PSS-V2'
};

const testPayClient = new Client.AmazonPayClient(config);
const payload = {
    "merchantId": "merchant_id",
    "webCheckoutDetails": {
        "checkoutResultReturnUrl": "https://example.com/result.html"
    },
    "storeId": "amzn1.application-oa2-client.xxxxx",
    "ledgerCurrency":"USD",
    "chargePermissionType": "Recurring",   
    "chargePermissionId": "P01-1111111-1111111",
    "productType": "PayAndShip",
    "paymentDetails": {
        "paymentIntent": "AuthorizeWithCapture",
        "chargeAmount": {
            "amount": "10",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        },
        "presentmentCurrency":"USD"
    },
    "recurringMetadata": {
        "frequency": { 
            "unit": "Month", 
            "value": "1" 
        },
        "amount": { 
            "amount": "30",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
    },
    "scopes": ["name", "email", "phoneNumber", "billingAddress"]
};
const signature = testPayClient.generateButtonSignature(payload);
```
<a href="https://github.com/amzn/amazon-pay-api-sdk-nodejs/blob/23c3f03f06a4deab437a42885e1d1f548287e7f3/src/client.js#L60"  target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Source code</a>
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</div>

**Option 2:** Build the signature manually by following steps 2 and 3 of the <a href="../amazon-pay-api-v2/signing-requests.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">signing requests</a> guide.

#### Step 4. Use amazon.Pay.bindUpgradeAction() to bind a click event to a HTML element

Use the values from the previous two steps to bind a click event to a HTML element. When the buyer clicks on the HTML element, they will be redirected to an Amazon Pay hosted page to confirm the upgrade.

```
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
  amazon.Pay.bindUpgradeAction('#changeButton1', {
    payloadJSON: 'payload', // string generated in step 2
    signature: 'xxxx', // signature generated in step 3 
    publicKeyId: 'xxxxxxxxxx',
    upgradeAction: 'recurringUpgrade'
  });
</script>
```

#### Step 5. Implement <a href="../amazon-pay-recurring-checkout/verify-and-complete-checkout.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Step 5. Verify & complete checkout</a> in the Recurring guide

The buyer will be redirected to `checkoutResultReturnUrl` after they confirm the upgrade. You must follow <a href="../amazon-pay-recurring-checkout/verify-and-complete-checkout.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Step 5. Verify & complete checkout</a> in the Recurring integration guide to complete the upgrade.