Can we use Store API for custom gift codes?

Question

Can we use Store API for custom gift codes? (Not gifting an app from Store, but gifting a feature inside the app by a custom code)

Should i use paypal for this? Can i use Store API? (Consumable/One time in-app purchase)

I am asking this because Microsoft may not want developers to charge for codes like this..

Answer 1

I think the Ebay app already supports paypal so there is no policy violation here. Can't you just call paypal API via http web request?

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Answer 2

Thank you for your reply. My bad, i had to write it more clear: I want to use Consumable/One time in-app purchase through Microsoft's payment system, not a custom solution. I don't want to manage payments, bills, etc. Microsoft will do that for me and Microsoft will get comission. But i don't know if they will let me do this... buying something that is not directly a feature.. (custom gift code).

(I can't find a policy to read related to stuff this). If this is not possible and Microsoft forbids it, i'll look into custom solutions like paypal as you said.

Answer 3

HI ELRaymod,

We had a similar post a while back.  Here is the link to that one.  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/windowsstore/thread/156452ac-0c13-4868-a1ff-d91644df6453.

You can also do the following option found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694067.aspx

How long will the features be valid after a user buys them?

Features enabled through in-app purchases can work for as long as the customer has a valid license for their app, or they can be limited in some way. The License API supports a time limit where the feature can work for a number of days and then stop. How long the feature works is something that you configure when you describe the in-app offer in your Dashboard. You can also implement other limits, such as restricting the number of times a customer can use the feature.

Thanks-

Answer 4

HI ELRaymod,

We had a similar post a while back.  Here is the link to that one.  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/is/windowsstore/thread/156452ac-0c13-4868-a1ff-d91644df6453.

You can also do the following option found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694067.aspx

How long will the features be valid after a user buys them?

Features enabled through in-app purchases can work for as long as the customer has a valid license for their app, or they can be limited in some way. The License API supports a time limit where the feature can work for a number of days and then stop. How long the feature works is something that you configure when you describe the in-app offer in your Dashboard. You can also implement other limits, such as restricting the number of times a customer can use the feature.

Thanks-

Thank you, so we can not use it.

The post in the link you've shared says that we can use paypal with in-app purchases? How can we integrate paypal payment to Microsoft Store in-app licenses? I couldn't find something like "registerLicenseForCustomValidationKey("dfgwrdfgwsdfgsdfgsfdgsdfgsdfg")". With a function like that, after a successfull payment i can send Microsoft Store API custom in-app activation command and use Microsoft's in-app validation functions..