# How to Integrate Paystack Into Your Strapi Application Using Vue.js

[FREDERICO23]

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In today's digital landscape, providing a seamless and secure payment experience is crucial for any e-commerce platform. Whether you're selling physical products, or digital goods, or offering subscription-based services, integrating a reliable payment gateway is essential. This article will guide you through the process of integrating PayStack, a leading payment gateway for African markets, into a headless e-commerce solution powered by Strapi and Django.

What are the objectives of your article?

Introduction to PayStack

• Overview of PayStack and its features
• Benefits of using PayStack for African e-commerce businesses
• Supported payment methods and currencies

Setting the Stage: Strapi and Django

• Brief introduction to Strapi as a headless CMS
• The role of Django as the backend framework
• Advantages of using a headless architecture for e-commerce

Developing a Custom Strapi Plugin for PayStack Integration

• Understanding Strapi's plugin system and extensibility
• Creating a new plugin for PayStack integration
• Defining plugin structure and entry points

Implementing Payment Flows with PayStack

• Initiating payment sessions from the Django backend
• Consuming the PayStack plugin's API from Django
• Handling payment callbacks and webhooks

Integrating Payment Processing with Django

• Setting up Django models for orders and transactions
• Processing payments and updating order statuses
• Implementing cart management and checkout functionality

Conclusion

• Recap of Achievements
• Highlight Future Improvements
• List out the advantages of Strapi Integration

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Tutorial

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[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @FREDERICO23 ,

Thanks for your article idea. However, your outline doesn't look specific. How about we look at integrating Payment Processing with Strapi, PayStack and any frontend framework for user interface.

There is no need for Django in your outline since we already have Strapi for content management. Or do you have any reason for that?

So let me know what you will be building and if you are willing to accept the new topic proposal.

[FREDERICO23]

I wanted to use Django Templates but your idea is still cool. We can still do integrating Payment Processing with Strapi, PayStack and Vue. What do you think?

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @FREDERICO23 ,

Thank you for the clarification. How about "How to Integrate Paystack Into Your Strapi Application Using Vue.js"?

Please let me know what you think.

[FREDERICO23]

@Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku This is a better topic. Can we proceed.

[Theodore-Kelechukwu-Onyejiaku]

Hi @FREDERICO23 ,

Yes please proceed! Thank you. Depending on the quality and effort put into your work, we might label it as intermediate.