Event analytics
You can use this feature if you have already integrated Pay Station and set up at least one account: Google Analytics or Facebook Ads/Facebook Analytics.
Integration with analytics platforms
Connecting Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel in your Publisher Account allows you to track events happening in Pay Station when users interact with it.
You can track the following events:
Google Analytics
| Category | Action | Description | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| paystation | open-{state_name} | Opening a page in the payment UI. | - |
| paystation | click-email-submit | Sending an email from any page. The name of the page is passed in label. | state |
| paystation | click-btn-share | Clicking the button to share via a social network. The social network name is passed in label. | name |
| paystation | click-btn-pay | Clicking the Pay Now button on the billing data entry form. | payment_method_name |
| paystation | click-btn-return-url | Clicking the Return to Store/Start again button. | status |
| paystation | choose-payment-widget | Clicking on the payment method widget. The widget name is passed in label. | name |
| paystation | choose-method | Selecting the payment method. The payment method name is passed in label. | name |
| paystation | change-status-done | Changing the payment status. If the user closes the payment UI or leaves the page, and then the status changes, the event message is not sent. | state |
Custom dimensions for Google Analytics
| Dimension | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | version | Pay Station version. |
| 2 | purchase_invoice_id | Payment invoice ID in the Xsolla system. |
| 3 | external_id | Payment invoice ID in the partner’s system. |
| 4 | purchase_sku | SKU of the purchased item. |
| 5 | total_sum | Total purchase amount. All fees are included. |
| 6 | total_sum_currency | Total purchase amount currency. |
| 7 | pid | ID of the payment system. |
| 8 | projectId | Project ID. |
| 9 | country | Payment country. |
| 10 | projectName | Name of the project. |
| 12 | purchase_sku_digitalContent | SKU of the purchased game keys package. |
Facebook Analytics
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| open-{state_name} | Opening a page in the payment UI. The state name is passed in parameters. |
| click-email-submit | Sending an email from the status page. The state name is passed in parameters. |
| click-btn-share | Clicking the button to share via a social network. The social network name is passed in parameters. |
| click-btn-pay | Clicking the Pay Now button on the billing data entry form. The payment method name is passed in parameters. |
| click-btn-return-url | Clicking the Return to Store/Start again button. The status name is passed in parameters. |
| choose-payment-widget | Clicking on the payment method widget. The widget name is passed in parameters. |
| choose-method | Selecting the payment method. The payment method name is passed in parameters. |
| change-status-{status_name} | Changing the payment status. If the user closes the payment UI or leaves the page, and then the status changes, the event message is not sent. |
To integrate the analytics platform:
- Go to your Publisher Account > Pay Station > Settings.
- Select Google Analytics/Facebook Pixel from the Apps section.
- Insert your tracking ID and click Connect.
When you integrate Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel, the correspondent events will be sent to your Google Analytics and Facebook Analytics accounts.
You can find these events in:
- Google Analytics: Behaviour > Events > Top Events
- Facebook Analytics: Business Settings > Measure & Report > Analytics > Pixels > Overview
Payment UI events
Payment interface events are processed via the postMessage mechanism when opening Pay Station in an iframe or with Pay Station Embed.
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| show-error-page | Displaying an error. The error text is passed in value. |
| open-{state_name} | Opening a page in the payment UI. |
| create-invoice | Creating an invoice on Xsolla’s side. |
| close-widget | Closing the payment UI. |
| click-email-submit | Sending an email from the status page. |
| click-custom-package-continue | Clicking the Continue button when buying an arbitrary amount of virtual currency. |
| click-comment | Clicking the button to post a comment. |
| click-buy-package | Clicking the Buy Package button when buying a package of virtual currency. |
| click-buy-gift-package | Clicking the button when buying a package of virtual currency as a gift. |
| click-buy-gift-custom-package | Clicking the button when buying an arbitrary amount of virtual currency as a gift. |
| click-btn-share | Clicking the button to share via a social network. The social network name is passed in value. |
| click-btn-pay | Clicking the Pay Now button on the billing data entry form. |
| click-btn-continue | Clicking the button to buy the subscription. |
| click-btn-apply | Clicking the Apply button when redeeming a coupon. |
| click-btn-activate | Clicking the Activate button when activating a game key. |
| click-btn-accept | Clicking the button to buy digital content. |
| choose-payment-widget | Clicking on the payment method widget. The widget name is passed in value. |
| choose-method | Selecting the payment method. The payment method name is passed in value. |
| change-status | Changing the payment status. If the user closes the payment UI or leaves the page, and then the status changes, the event message is not sent. |
| external-link-open | Redirection to an external resource. The address to which the redirection occurred is passed in the url parameter. |
| dimensions | When Pay Station opens in the iframe, the width and height of the iframe are passed in the width and height parameters. |
| status-redeem | The coupon redemption in a payment form. |
| focus-change | Changing the focus on elements of the Pay Station widget. The focus state is passed in the hasFocus parameter and can be true or false. |
| status | Going to the payment status page. The following parameters can be passed:
|
| external-payment-opened | Redirection from the payment UI to an external payment system or 3-D Secure verification. |
| return | Going to the next step after making a payment on the payment system page. If the user is returned to Pay Station, the name of the step is passed in the nextState parameter. If the user is redirected to an external resource, the page address is passed in the redirectUrl parameter. |
| add_saved_account_error | Error occuring while saving a payment account. |
| cancel_save_account | Cancellation of the saving of a payment account by a user. |
| add_saved_account | Successful saving of a payment account. |
The event parameters are passed in each message from postMessage. If the parameter information has not been collected yet, an empty string displays.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| action | string | Event name. |
| value | string | Additional parameter. Contains specific event parameters that vary depending on the user’s choice. |
| state | string | The payment UI page, on which the action was performed. |
| date | string | Date and time in the GMT format. |
| milliseconds | number | Date and time in the Unix time format. |
| timezone | string | User time zone. |
| session_id | string | Session ID. The session includes all user actions performed within 30 minutes or until the payment UI is closed. The session starts from the moment when the payment UI is opened and is saved after the page with the payment UI is refreshed. |
| payment_country | string | Payment country. |
| purchase_invoice_id | number | Payment invoice ID in the Xsolla system. |
| purchase_external_id | string | Payment invoice ID in the partner’s system. |
| purchase_type | string | Purchase type. Can be: virtual item, virtual currency, pay2play, subscription. |
| purchase_sum | number | Nominal purchase amount. |
| purchase_currency | string | Purchase currency. |
| purchase_sku | string | SKU of the purchased item. |
| purchase_digital_content_sku | string | SKU of the purchased game keys package. |
| purchase_description | string | Purchase description. |
| virtual_currency_amount | number | Virtual currency amount. |
| coupon_code | string | Coupon code. |
| subscription_package_external_id | number | Subscription ID. |
| subscription_package_name | string | Subscription name. |
| subscription_package_description | string | Subscription description. |
| total_sum | number | Total purchase amount. All fees are included. |
| total_sum_currency | string | Total purchase amount currency. |
| user_id | string | User ID (v1). |
| user_country | string | User country. |
| payment_instance_name | string | Payment method name. |
Events are linked to the pages where the user performs all actions when purchasing an item.
| State | Description |
|---|---|
| cart | Page with the selected item purchased in virtual currency and a purchase confirmation. |
| coupon | Coupon entry form. |
| giftcard | Page with the gift cards list (Gift Cards widget). |
| giftrecipient | Gift purchase page. |
| history | Purchase history page. |
| index | Service page, to which the user is redirected after opening the application. It is not shown to the user. |
| legal | Mobile version of the page with links to legal documents. |
| list | List of payment methods. |
| paybycash | Page with the list of payment methods for purchasing via cash kiosks (Pay with Cash widget). |
| payment | Payment form. |
| paymentaccount | Page with the saved payment accounts. |
| paymentreturn | Service page, to which the user is redirected after the payment is made, and from which the user is sent to the status page. It is not shown to the user. |
| pincart | Page with the list of digital content platforms. |
| pricepoint | Virtual currency store. |
| savedmethod | List of saved payment methods. |
| shippingaddress | Delivery address form. |
| status | Status page. |
| subscription | Subscription plans store. |
| subscriptionchange | Subscription plan change. |
| useraccount | Account information page (username, balance) with the Disable confirmation screen for future item purchases setting. |
| userinventory | User inventory. |
| usermenu | Mobile version of the user menu page. |
| usersubscription | User subscriptions management. |
| usersubscriptioninfo | Subscription details page. |
| virtualitem | Virtual items store. |
To send events to your Google Analytics and Facebook Analytics accounts, you need to integrate these analytics platforms.
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