Method: echo

  • This endpoint echoes back the clientMessage provided in the request for basic connectivity testing between the payment integrator and Google.

  • Successful requests return an HTTP 200 response with an EchoResponse containing the echoed message and a serverMessage.

  • Errors result in HTTP 4xx or 5xx responses, with the body containing either an ErrorResponse or a generic error message for security purposes.

  • The request body requires a requestHeader with protocol information and a clientMessage string to be echoed.

  • The response body, upon success, includes a responseHeader with a timestamp and the echoed clientMessage along with a serverMessage.

Echos back the clientMessage passed in.

The purpose of this method is to test basic connectivity between the payment integrator and Google.

If the echo is successful, the endpoint will return an HTTP 200 and the response will be of type EchoResponse.

If the endpoint encounters an error while processing the request, the endpoint will return HTTP 4xx or 5xx and the HTTP body will either be of type ErrorResponse or contain a generic error (e.g. a message similar to "There was an error. Please try again later.").

The generic error is used in situations where an ErrorResponse with a clear description could be used to help an attacker understand the payment integrator account identifier of other integrators. In these situations, where either the signing key doesn't match, the payment integrator identifier was not found, or the encryption key was unknown, this method will return a generic error. If the request signature could be verified, additional information regarding the error will be returned in an ErrorResponse.

An example request looks like:


{
  "requestHeader": {
    "protocolVersion": {
      "major": 1,
      "minor": 0,
      "revision": 0
    },
    "requestId": "ZWNobyB0cmFuc2FjdGlvbg",
    "requestTimestamp": "1481899949606"
  },
  "clientMessage": "client message"
}

An example response looks like:


{
  "responseHeader": {
    "responseTimestamp": "1481900013178"
  },
  "clientMessage": "client message",
  "serverMessage": "server message"
}

HTTP request

POST https://vgw.googleapis.com/gsp/value-on-device-fop-v1/echo/:PIAID

Request body

The request body contains data with the following structure:

JSON representation 
{
  "requestHeader": {
    object (RequestHeader)
  },
  "clientMessage": string
}
Fields
requestHeader

object (RequestHeader)

REQUIRED: Common header for all requests.
clientMessage

string

REQUIRED: Message to echo in the response.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of ComplexEchoResponse.