Apple Pay Setup

Supporters can pay with Apple Pay for one-time and recurring gifts when using a compatible Apple device with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, watchOS, or macOS.

For a website to accept Apple Pay, its domain must be verified with Apple.

  • Donation forms launched from Blackbaud-hosted URLs are already verified and display Apple Pay automatically

  • For donation forms that are embedded or launched from links or buttons on your organization's website, you must verify your domain with Apple

Tip: You don't need to complete these steps if you launch the form from a Blackbaud-hosted URL.

  1. Download and unzip the Standard Form Apple Pay verification file.

    Note: This file is different from the Optimized Form verification file.

  2. Place the file at the following path on your domain: [DOMAIN]/.well-known/apple-developer-merchantid-domain-association

    Tip: If you embed your form in Blackbaud School Website System or Blackbaud NetCommunity, you can skip this step — the file is already in place.

    For assistance, reach out to the resources you'd normally engage for help with your website.

  3. Embed the donation form code snippet into your webpage.

    • For existing forms already embedded, copy the code snippet and re-embed it.

  4. Complete a credit card payment through your form. For Standard Forms, Apple Pay displays 24 to 48 hours after the form processes its first payment.

  5. Wait 24 to 48 hours, then visit your form from a compatible Apple device and confirm that Apple Pay appears during checkout.

  6. Repeat for all domains (such as myorganization.org) and subdomains (such as donate.myorganization.org) where Apple Pay should appear on an embedded Standard Form.

For Optimized Forms, you verify domains from the Blackbaud Merchant Services Web Portal. For more information, see Payment Domains in Blackbaud Merchant Services Help.

Tip: You don't need to complete these steps if you launch the form from a Blackbaud-hosted URL.

Note: Apple Pay isn't supported for Optimized Forms launched from hyperlinks or buttons on School Website System or Blackbaud Website Package sites. For Blackbaud NetCommunity, Apple Pay is only supported for sites hosted on your organization’s domain.