Paystack tip that saves a support headache: never trust the frontend callback to confirm payment....Paystack tip that saves a support headache: never trust the frontend callback to confirm payment....
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Nyikwagh Moses
• Aug 10
Paystack tip that saves a support headache: never trust the frontend callback to confirm payment.
The redirect can fire before funds settle, or the user closes the tab.
Verify server side by calling the transaction verify endpoint with the reference, and mark the order paid only when status is success and the amount matches your expected value in kobo.
I log every webhook and reconcile daily.
On one checkout this took disputed orders to zero across 400+ transactions.
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