NAME
Business::Payr - Perl library for interacting with the Payr API ( https://docs.payr.com/ )
VERSION
v0.01
SYNOPSIS
my $Payr = Business::Payr->new(
# required constructor argument
api_token => $payr_server_api_token,
# optional constructor arguments (with defaults shown)
api_host => 'api.mypayr.co.uk',
iframe_host => 'mypayr.co.uk',
);
# For sandbox / testing use the sandbox hosts:
my $Payr = Business::Payr->new(
api_token => $payr_sandbox_api_token,
api_host => 'sandbox-api.mypayr.co.uk',
iframe_host => 'sandbox.mypayr.co.uk',
);
# Onboard a user with their tenancy details and KYC documents
$Payr->onboard_user( \%user_args );
# Onboard multiple users in a single call
$Payr->onboard_user( [ \%user_one, \%user_two ] );
# Create a payment session for an already-onboarded user
my $Session = $Payr->create_payment_session( 'john.smith@example.com' );
# Embed the Payr payment iframe in your page
print $Session->iframe_html;
# Or with custom dimensions
print $Session->iframe_html( width => '80%', height => 800 );
# Access the raw session URL directly
my $url = $Session->url;
# Rotate the server API token (do this periodically for security)
my $rotation = $Payr->rotate_token;
my $new_token = $rotation->{token};
my $old_expiry = $rotation->{old_token_expiry};
# Handle incoming webhooks
use Business::Payr::Webhook;
my $Webhook = Business::Payr::Webhook->new(
body => $raw_request_body, # raw POST body string
signature => $x_payr_signature_header, # X-Payr-Signature header value
secret => $webhook_secret, # your Payr webhook secret
);
# Signature is verified during construction - wrap in eval / try
my $Payment = eval { $Webhook->resource };
if ( $@ ) {
warn "Webhook verification failed: $@";
return http_response( 400 );
}
if ( $Payment->completed ) {
printf "Payment %s completed: %.2f %s for student %s\n",
$Payment->payment_id,
$Payment->amount / 100,
$Payment->currency,
$Payment->student_ref;
if ( $Payment->schedule_activated ) {
printf "Schedule %s activated; next instalment: %s\n",
$Payment->schedule_id,
$Payment->next_installment_date // 'N/A';
}
}
elsif ( $Payment->failed ) {
warn sprintf "Payment %s failed (%s): %s\n",
$Payment->payment_id,
$Payment->error_code // 'unknown',
$Payment->error_message // 'no detail';
}
elsif ( $Payment->pending ) {
warn "Payment " . $Payment->payment_id
. " is pending: " . ( $Payment->pending_reason // 'unknown reason' );
}
DESCRIPTION
Business::Payr is a client library for interacting with the Payr third-party
integration API. It handles the necessary authentication and transport logic,
allowing you to focus on just the endpoints you want to call.
Payr enables your users to pay their rent by card through an embedded payment interface. With this library you can:
- Onboard users with their tenancy details and KYC documents
- Create payment sessions for seamless rent payments
- Embed the payment iframe directly into your platform
- Rotate your server API token for improved security
- Verify and parse webhooks for real-time payment notifications
The initial version of this distribution supports those steps described at https://docs.payr.com/ and others will be added as necessary (pull requests also welcome).
ENVIRONMENTS
| Environment | API Base URL | Iframe URL |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sandbox | https://sandbox-api.mypayr.co.uk/thirdparty | https://sandbox.mypayr.co.uk |
| Production | https://api.mypayr.co.uk/thirdparty | https://mypayr.co.uk |
Always test thoroughly in the sandbox environment before moving to production.
DEBUGGING
Set MOJO_CLIENT_DEBUG=1 for user agent and transport debug output.
METHODS
onboard_user
Onboard one or more users to the Payr platform with their tenancy details and
KYC documents. Calls the /thirdparty/onboarding/ endpoint.
# Single user
$Payr->onboard_user( \%user_args );
# Batch onboarding
$Payr->onboard_user( [ \%user_one, \%user_two ] );
$user_args should be a hash reference (single user) or array reference of
hash references (multiple users) containing the fields described at
https://docs.payr.com/onboarding.
Required user fields: user_id, email, first_name, last_name,
phone_number, date_of_birth, tenant (array), kyc (object).
If a user already exists (matched by user_id), their information is updated.
If a tenancy already exists (matched by user_id, start_rent_date,
payment_reference, and address_1), only end_rent_date, amount, and
frequency can be updated.
Returns 1 on success. Throws an exception on failure with a descriptive error
message including any field-level validation errors returned by the API.
create_payment_session
Creates a temporary payment session token for an already-onboarded user.
Calls the /thirdparty/user-login/ endpoint.
my $Session = $Payr->create_payment_session( 'john.smith@example.com' );
The user identified by $email must have been previously onboarded via
onboard_user, otherwise a 400 error is thrown.
Returns a Business::Payr::PaymentSession object. The session URL embedded
in that object is valid for 15 minutes. Pass it to ->iframe_html to
generate the HTML snippet required to embed the Payr payment interface.
Any issues here will result in an exception being thrown.
rotate_token
Generates a new server API token, replacing the current one. Calls the
/thirdparty/rotate-token/ endpoint. The old token remains valid for a grace
period of 7–15 days, allowing you to update your systems without downtime.
my $rotation = $Payr->rotate_token;
my $new_token = $rotation->{token};
my $old_expiry = $rotation->{old_token_expiry};
Returns a hash reference with keys token (the new token string) and
old_token_expiry (ISO 8601 datetime string). Any issues will result in an
exception being thrown.
SEE ALSO
Business::Payr::PaymentSession
Business::Payr::Webhook::Payment
AUTHORS
Lee Johnson - leejo@cpan.org
LICENSE
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. If you would like to contribute documentation, features, bug fixes, or anything else then please raise an issue / pull request:
https://github.com/payprop/business-payr