Build with
GraphQL

Resources and tools to integrate with Braintree’s GraphQL API.

Setup & concepts

Start here

These guides cover some of the core concepts and tools you'll need to begin building your integration.

GraphQL & Relay

Quick dive into how the GraphQL API works

Payment API concepts

How our API models payments

Making API calls

Build and authenticate requests

Create a sandbox account

Get API keys and start using the Explorer

Dive deeper

Explore the API

Integration guides provide more domain context and should be used along with the API Reference and the API Explorer to implement your solution.

See all the guides

Set up your client

Get authorization for the client SDK to collect payment info

See the guide

Create a transaction

Charge a payment method to create a transaction

See the guide

Vault a payment method

Store a payment method for future use

See the guide

Start with an example

We've created an application with an end-to-end Braintree integration using the GraphQL API and the Drop-in UI.

Braintree GraphQL Example in Rails
More docs

Looking for more developer documentation?

These docs are specifically for our GraphQL API. You can find information about our client and server SDKs as well as other products and features in our SDK docs.

SDK documentation

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