SumUp PHP SDK

Overview

This repository contains the open source PHP SDK that allows you to integrate quickly with the SumUp's API endpoints.

Installation

The SumUp PHP SDK can be installed with Composer. Run the following command:

composer require sumup/sumup-php

Basic Usage

Before using the SDK, set the SUMUP_API_KEY environment variable with your API key. The SDK will automatically use this key for authentication.

export SUMUP_API_KEY='your-api-key-here'

Then create checkouts and use other API endpoints:

try {
    // SDK automatically uses SUMUP_API_KEY environment variable
    $sumup = new \SumUp\SumUp();

    $request = new \SumUp\Types\CheckoutCreateRequest([
        'amount' => 10.00,
        'currency' => 'EUR', // or CheckoutCreateRequestCurrency::EUR
        'checkout_reference' => 'your-checkout-ref',
        'merchant_code' => 'YOUR-MERCHANT-CODE',
    ]);

    $checkout = $sumup->checkouts()->create($request);

    $checkoutId = $checkout->id;
    // Pass the $checkoutId to the front-end to be processed
} catch (\SumUp\Exception\ApiException $e) {
    echo 'Expected API error (status ' . $e->getStatusCode() . '): ' . $e->getMessage();
    // Body is decoded according to the OpenAPI error schema for that endpoint/status.
    var_dump($e->getResponseBody());
} catch (\SumUp\Exception\UnexpectedApiException $e) {
    echo 'Unexpected API error (status ' . $e->getStatusCode() . '): ' . $e->getMessage();
    // Body did not match an OpenAPI-described error shape.
    // Use the normalized envelope for stable logging/handling.
    var_dump($e->getErrorEnvelope()->toArray());
} catch (\SumUp\Exception\SDKException $e) {
    echo 'SumUp SDK error (status ' . $e->getStatusCode() . '): ' . $e->getMessage();
    // Covers connection/configuration and other non-API failures.
}

Service methods also accept associative arrays as request payloads. For typed usage, prefer DTOs from \SumUp\Types\... with new TypeName([...]).

Providing API Key Programmatically

If you prefer to provide the API key directly in your code instead of using the environment variable:

$sumup = new \SumUp\SumUp('your-api-key-here');

TLS Certificates

The SDK ships with the latest Mozilla CA bundle to prevent SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate errors on Windows and other environments that do not expose a system-wide trust store. You can override the bundled file by passing the ca_bundle_path configuration key:

$sumup = new \SumUp\SumUp([
    'ca_bundle_path' => __DIR__ . '/storage/certs/company-ca.pem',
]);

If not provided, the bundled resources/ca-bundle.crt file is used automatically by the cURL HTTP client.

Custom HTTP Client

The SDK allows you to use a custom HTTP client for making requests. By default, the SDK uses cURL, but you can provide your own implementation:

// Create your custom HTTP client that implements HttpClientInterface
$customClient = new YourCustomHttpClient();

// Pass it to the SDK (uses SUMUP_API_KEY environment variable)
$sumup = new \SumUp\SumUp([
    'client' => $customClient,
]);

// Or provide API key explicitly
$sumup = new \SumUp\SumUp([
    'api_key' => 'your-api-key-here',
    'client' => $customClient,
]);

This is useful for adding logging, retry logic, or using a different HTTP library. See examples/custom-http-client.php for a complete example. If you prefer Guzzle, check examples/guzzle-http-client.php (requires guzzlehttp/guzzle).

Guzzle HTTP Client (Optional)

If you want to use Guzzle, the SDK ships with a built-in client that does not add a hard dependency. Install Guzzle and pass the client into the SDK:

composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle

$guzzleClient = new \SumUp\HttpClient\GuzzleClient('https://api.sumup.com');
$sumup = new \SumUp\SumUp([
    'api_key' => 'your-api-key-here',
    'client' => $guzzleClient,
]);

Request Options

Service methods accept typed request options via \SumUp\HttpClient\RequestOptions:

$options = new \SumUp\HttpClient\RequestOptions(
    timeout: 30,
    connectTimeout: 10,
    retries: 2,
    retryBackoffMs: 200
);

$checkout = $sumup->checkouts()->get('checkout-id', $options);

Examples

The repository includes runnable examples:

• examples/simple.php - basic SDK initialization and merchant fetch. Run with: php examples/simple.php
• examples/checkout.php - create and process a checkout. Run with: php examples/checkout.php
• examples/custom-http-client.php - wrap/customize HTTP behavior. Run with: php examples/custom-http-client.php
• examples/guzzle-http-client.php - use the built-in Guzzle client. Run with: php examples/guzzle-http-client.php

For checkout-related examples, set:

export SUMUP_API_KEY='your-api-key-here'
export SUMUP_MERCHANT_CODE='your-merchant-code'

API Reference

For a full list of available services and methods, explore the service files under src/*/*.php (for example src/Checkouts/Checkouts.php) or check the inline documentation in the code.

License

For information about the license see the license file.

Contact Us

If you have found a bug or you lack some functionality please open an issue. If you have other issues when integrating with SumUp's API you can send an email to integration@sumup.com.