Teya

Elixir client for the Teya API.

Installation

Add teya to your dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:teya, "~> 0.3.0"}
  ]
end

Configuration

# config/runtime.exs
config :teya,
  client_id: System.fetch_env!("TEYA_CLIENT_ID"),
  client_secret: System.fetch_env!("TEYA_CLIENT_SECRET"),
  token_url: "https://identity.teya.com/connect/token",
  base_url: "https://api.teya.com",
  scopes: [
    # list only the scopes your application needs — see table below
  ]

OAuth tokens are fetched automatically and refreshed before expiry. Only request the scopes your application needs.

Scope reference

Obtain credentials from the Teya Developer Portal.

Usage

Hosted Checkout

Redirect customers to a Teya-hosted payment page:

params = %{
  "amount" => %{"currency" => "GBP", "value" => 1000},
  "type" => "SALE",
  "success_url" => "https://example.com/success",
  "failure_url" => "https://example.com/failure"
}

case Teya.Checkout.create_session(params) do
  {:ok, %{"session_url" => url}} ->
    # redirect the customer to url
  {:error, %Teya.Error{code: code, message: message}} ->
    # handle error
end

Poll for the result after the customer returns:

{:ok, session} = Teya.Checkout.get_session(session_id)
session["payment_status"]  # "NONE" | "SUCCESS" | "FAILED"
session["session_status"]  # "ACTIVE" | "PROCESSING" | "COMPLETED" | "EXPIRED"

Direct Card Processing (Embedded UI)

Process a card payment from your own payment form:

params = %{
  "amount" => %{"currency" => "GBP", "value" => 1000},
  "type" => "SALE",
  "initiator" => "CUSTOMER",
  "store_id" => "your-store-uuid",
  "payment_method" => %{
    "type" => "CARD",
    "card" => %{
      "number" => "4111111111111111",
      "expiry_month" => "12",
      "expiry_year" => "2028",
      "cvc" => "123"
    }
  }
}

case Teya.Transaction.create(params) do
  {:ok, %{"type" => "ONLINE_TRANSACTION", "online_transaction" => txn}} ->
    txn["status"]  # "SUCCESS" | "FAILURE" | "PENDING"
  {:ok, %{"type" => "REDIRECT_TRANSACTION_RESPONSE"} = resp} ->
    # 3DS challenge required — redirect customer to:
    resp["redirect_transaction_response"]["redirect_url"]
  {:error, %Teya.Error{} = err} ->
    # handle error
end

Pay By Link

Generate a shareable payment link:

{:ok, %{"payment_link" => url}} =
  Teya.PayByLink.create(%{
    "amount" => %{"currency" => "GBP", "value" => 5000},
    "expires_at" => "2024-12-31T23:59:59Z"
  })

Capture a Pre-authorisation

:ok = Teya.Capture.create(transaction_id)

Refund

{:ok, _} = Teya.Refund.create(%{"transaction_id" => transaction_id})

Card-Present (Direct Terminal Integration)

Process a payment where your software supplies the raw card data from a POS terminal (EMV TLV, encrypted track, PIN block). For Teya-managed terminals accessed through ePOS middleware, see POSLink instead.

params = %{
  "type"          => "SALE",
  "entry_mode"    => "CONTACT_EMV",
  "amounts"       => %{"amount" => 1000, "currency" => "GBP"},
  "emv_data"      => "9F2608AABBCCDD112233",
  "track_data"    => %{
    "encryption_key_id" => "key-1",
    "encrypted_track"   => "...",
    "encryption_ksn"    => "ksn-1"
  },
  "transacted_at" => DateTime.utc_now() |> DateTime.to_iso8601()
}

{:ok, response} = Teya.CardPresent.create(params)
response["status"]  # "SUCCESS" | "FAILURE" | "PENDING"

Reversal

Void a transaction before it settles with the card network. Use a refund (Teya.Refund) for transactions that have already settled.

# Reverse by transaction ID
{:ok, response} = Teya.Reversal.create(%{
  "reversal_reason" => "CARD_REVERSAL",
  "transaction_id"  => transaction_id
})

# Or by the idempotency key used when creating the original transaction
{:ok, response} = Teya.Reversal.create(%{
  "reversal_reason" => "COMMUNICATION_REVERSAL",
  "idempotency_key" => original_idempotency_key
})

response["status"]  # "SUCCESS" | "FAILURE" | "PENDING" | "ACKNOWLEDGED"

POSLink (Card-Present Terminals)

POSLink integrates ePOS software with physical payment terminals. Discover available stores and terminals, then create payment requests and stream their status in real time.

Discover stores and terminals

{:ok, %{"stores" => stores}} = Teya.POSLink.Store.list()

store_id = hd(stores)["store_id"]
{:ok, %{"terminals" => terminals}} = Teya.POSLink.Store.list_terminals(store_id)

terminal_id = hd(terminals)["terminal_id"]

Take a card-present payment

Create a payment request and subscribe to real-time status updates via SSE. Events arrive as messages to the calling process:

params = %{
  "store_id"         => store_id,
  "terminal_id"      => terminal_id,
  "requested_amount" => %{"amount" => 1000, "currency" => "GBP"}
}

{:ok, %{"payment_request_id" => id}} = Teya.POSLink.Payment.create(params)
{:ok, _task} = Teya.POSLink.Payment.subscribe(id, self())

receive do
  {:poslink_payment, ^id, "full", %{"status" => "SUCCESSFUL"} = data} ->
    # payment complete — data contains full transaction metadata
  {:poslink_payment, ^id, _type, %{"status" => "FAILED"}} ->
    # card declined or terminal error
  {:poslink_payment, ^id, _type, %{"status" => status}} when status in ["NEW", "IN_PROGRESS"] ->
    # intermediate state — keep waiting
  {:poslink_payment_error, ^id, reason} ->
    # connection or auth failure
end

subscribe/2 returns immediately; the task runs under Teya.TaskSupervisor and sends messages until the server closes the stream. The second argument is the recipient pid and defaults to self().

Task lifecycle: The spawned task is not linked to the caller and is not restarted by the supervisor. If the SSE stream drops mid-payment (network error, server restart), the task sends {:poslink_payment_error, id, reason} and exits — there is no automatic reconnection. To recover, call Teya.POSLink.Payment.list/1 to poll the current status, or call subscribe/2 again with the same payment_request_id.

Cancel a payment

{:ok, _} = Teya.POSLink.Payment.cancel(payment_request_id)

POSLink refunds

{:ok, _} = Teya.POSLink.Refund.create(%{
  "store_id"           => store_id,
  "payment_request_id" => payment_request_id
})

Print a receipt

Submit a receipt print job and stream its printer status:

{:ok, %{"receipt_id" => receipt_id}} =
  Teya.POSLink.Receipt.create(%{
    "store_id"    => store_id,
    "terminal_id" => terminal_id,
    "content"     => %{"type" => "JSON", "data" => %{"total" => "£10.00"}}
  })

{:ok, _task} = Teya.POSLink.Receipt.subscribe_status(receipt_id, self())

receive do
  {:poslink_receipt, ^receipt_id, _type, %{"status" => "PRINTED"}} -> :ok
  {:poslink_receipt, ^receipt_id, _type, %{"status" => "FAILED"}}  -> handle_failure()
  {:poslink_receipt_error, ^receipt_id, reason}                    -> handle_error(reason)
end

Idempotency Keys

POST and PATCH requests automatically include a random Idempotency-Key header. Supply your own to safely retry a request:

Teya.Checkout.create_session(params, idempotency_key: order_id)

Error Handling

All functions return {:ok, body} or {:error, %Teya.Error{}}:

case Teya.Checkout.create_session(params) do
  {:ok, response} -> response
  {:error, %Teya.Error{code: "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"}} -> {:error, :rate_limited}
  {:error, %Teya.Error{code: "UNAUTHORISED"}} -> {:error, :unauthorized}
  {:error, %Teya.Error{status: status}} -> {:error, status}
end

Troubleshooting

Rate limiting (TOO_MANY_REQUESTS)

Teya returns HTTP 429 when you exceed the rate limit. Back off exponentially and retry using the same idempotency key to avoid duplicate operations:

case Teya.POSLink.Payment.create(params, idempotency_key: ref) do
  {:error, %Teya.Error{code: "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS"}} ->
    Process.sleep(1_000)
    Teya.POSLink.Payment.create(params, idempotency_key: ref)
  result ->
    result
end

3DS redirect flow

When Teya.Transaction.create/2 returns {:ok, %{"type" => "REDIRECT_TRANSACTION_RESPONSE"}}, the cardholder must complete a 3DS challenge before the payment is authorised. Redirect them to resp["redirect_transaction_response"]["redirect_url"] and poll Teya.Transaction.get/1 after they return to your success_url / failure_url.

SSE stream disconnects mid-payment

If a {:poslink_payment_error, id, _reason} message arrives before a terminal status ("SUCCESSFUL", "FAILED", "CANCELLED"), the SSE connection dropped. The payment may or may not have completed on the terminal. Check the current state with Teya.POSLink.Payment.list/1 (filter by payment_request_id), then re-subscribe with Teya.POSLink.Payment.subscribe/2 if still in progress.

Auth token refresh failures

If the token endpoint is unreachable, the auth process schedules a retry after 10 seconds. While retrying, API calls return {:error, reason}. The cached token (if any) remains usable until it expires. Once connectivity is restored, the retry succeeds automatically — no restart required.

Development

Requirements

• Elixir 1.17+, Erlang/OTP 25+ (see .tool-versions for exact versions used locally)
• Homebrew (macOS/Linux) for dev tooling

Setup

Install dependencies and git hooks:

./bin/setup
mix setup

./bin/setup installs actionlint, check-jsonschema, and Lefthook via Homebrew, then activates the pre-commit hooks.

This installs pre-commit hooks (mix format, mix compile) and pre-push hooks (mix credo, mix test).

Common commands

mix deps.get    # install dependencies
mix test        # run tests
mix format      # format code
mix docs        # generate documentation

Tests use Req.Test to stub HTTP — no network access or real credentials required.