Accept Authorize.net
payments on J2Commerce
Install the free PaymentHood plugin for J2Commerce, connect your Authorize.net account, and Authorize.net appears as a payment option at checkout. No custom gateway code, and no second integration when you add another provider later.
- USD
- CAD
- GBP
- EUR
- AUD
- Platform
- Joomla 4.0+
- Provider
- Authorize.net
- Install via
- Extensions → Manage → Install
- Billing
- One-time
- PaymentHood fee
- None
Authorize.net on J2Commerce at a glance
- Joomla version
- Joomla 4.0+
- Where you install it
- Joomla admin → Extensions → Manage → Install
- Coverage
-
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Europe
- Currencies
-
- USD
- CAD
- GBP
- EUR
- AUD
- Billing models
- One-time checkout payments. Recurring billing is not supported by the J2Commerce plugin yet.
- Cost
- The plugin is free and open source. You pay Authorize.net's own fees, published on their pricing page (opens in new tab). PaymentHood adds nothing on top.
Coverage, currencies and payment methods as published by Authorize.net, who set and update them. For the current list see Authorize.net's own documentation (opens in new tab).
What J2Commerce customers can pay with
Each method Authorize.net supports appears in your J2Commerce checkout. Enabling one is a PaymentHood dashboard setting — nothing changes on the Joomla side.
Cards
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB and Diners Club
eCheck / ACH
Bank debit for US merchants
Digital wallets
Apple Pay and PayPal through the gateway
Recurring billing
Automated Recurring Billing for subscription charges
Connect Authorize.net to J2Commerce
Four steps, no code. The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the J2Commerce installation guide.
Open a Authorize.net account
Register with Authorize.net and finish their onboarding. Funds settle from Authorize.net to your own bank account.
Add it in PaymentHood
Paste your Authorize.net credentials into the PaymentHood dashboard. They stay server-side and never reach your storefront.
Install the plugin
Download the J2Commerce plugin and install it from Extensions → Manage → Install in your Joomla admin.
Enable and test
Paste your PaymentHood API key into the plugin settings, run a sandbox order end to end, then switch to live.
Rather than a direct Authorize.net plugin
A single-provider plugin works until you need a second provider. These are the parts you would otherwise build and maintain yourself.
- Webhook security
- Signed webhook notification, verified before an order is released
- Payment verification
- Server-side transaction status re-check against the Authorize.net API before fulfilment
- Credentials
- API login ID and transaction key, held server-side in PaymentHood
- Add a second provider without touching your J2Commerce checkout
- Automatic failover when Authorize.net is unreachable, instead of a failed order
- Idempotent charge creation, so a double-submitted order is not a double charge
- One reconciliation view across every provider you run
- Free and open source — read the plugin on GitHub (opens in new tab)