Manual Payment

Manual Payment

The manual payment provider in Medusa, also referred to as the "system" payment provider, is a built-in payment option that acts as a placeholder and does not process payments automatically. Instead, it delegates the responsibility of handling the payment to the merchant. This is similar to payment methods like cash-on-delivery (COD) or bank transfer, where the actual payment is managed outside of Medusa's automated payment flow.

Key points about the manual payment provider:

• It is included by default in Medusa as the system payment provider.
• It does not interact with any third-party payment gateways or process payments electronically.
• When a customer selects this payment method during checkout, the order is placed, but the merchant must manually confirm and process the payment (e.g., collect cash, verify a bank transfer).
• This provider is useful for scenarios where you want to offer offline or alternative payment methods that require manual intervention.

You can manage the availability of the manual payment provider in different regions using the Medusa Admin dashboard. More details can be found in the documentation on Payment Module Providers and managing payment providers in regions Payment Module Provider.