How can I capture and display messages returned from a custom action URL or API endpoint in Webflow? Specifically, I am integrating Stripe donations and need to show a different message for successful charges and failed charges. Can I submit the form to a different page for processing and then redirect the user to a success or error page based on the outcome?
Yes, you can capture and display messages returned from a custom action URL or API endpoint in Webflow, including when integrating with Stripe donations.
To achieve this, you can follow these steps:
1. Design your form in Webflow: Create a form element that collects the necessary information for the Stripe donation. You can add form fields like name, card details, donation amount, etc.
2. Set up your action URL or API endpoint: In the form settings, specify the action attribute to point to your custom action URL or API endpoint. This is the URL where the form data will be sent for processing.
3. Process the form data: On your custom action URL or API endpoint, you need to handle the form submission and interact with the Stripe API to process the charge. Make sure to include logic to handle successful charges and failed charges separately.
When processing a successful charge:
- Send a response from the action URL or API endpoint to indicate success.
- Optionally, you can pass any additional information you want to display to the success page of Webflow.
When processing a failed charge:
- Send a response from the action URL or API endpoint to indicate failure.
- Optionally, include information about the reason for the failure, like an error message.
4. Redirect the user based on the outcome: After processing the form data in your custom action URL or API endpoint, you can redirect the user to different pages in Webflow based on the outcome.
- If the charge is successful, redirect the user to a success page that you have designed in Webflow. You can include a custom success message and any additional information that you passed from the action URL or API endpoint.
- If the charge fails, redirect the user to an error page that you have designed in Webflow. You can display an error message explaining the reason for the failure, which you passed from the action URL or API endpoint.
Note that to customize the success and error pages in Webflow, you can design separate pages with the desired content and layout. Then, specify the respective URLs of these pages in the redirection logic of your custom action URL or API endpoint.
By following these steps, you can capture and display messages returned from a custom action URL or API endpoint in Webflow, specifically for Stripe donations or any similar integration.