# PaymentProvider - Liquid Object Reference

Source: https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/payment-provider-liquid-object-reference · Last modified 21 August 2026

## Description

The PaymentProvider object represents a source that can be used to collect Payments. Can be a 3rd party provider or a Pay Later provider.

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This object supports custom data via the `data` attribute.
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## Attributes

| Attribute | Type | Description |
|-----------|------|-------------|
| `active?` | Boolean | Returns true if this PaymentProvider is active |
| `code` | String | Returns the code of this PaymentProvider |
| `description_content` | String | Returns a description for this PaymentProvider |
| `id` | String | Returns a unique id for this PaymentProvider |
| `name` | String | Returns the name of this PaymentProvider |
| `payment_instructions_content` | String | Returns the value of the Payment Instructions attribute as rich text |
| `position` | Number | Returns the position of this PaymentProvider |
| `supports_express_checkout?` | Boolean | Returns true if this PaymentProvider supports express checkout and it is enabled in api_options |
| `supports_recurring_payments?` | Boolean | Returns true if this PaymentProvider supports recurring payments |
| `valid_payment_method?` | Boolean | Returns true if the current OrderSource has a valid payment method for this PaymentProvider |
| `validation_errors` | List[String] | Returns an array of validation errors for this Cart/Order/Customer if they choose this PaymentProvider |

## Available on

- [Cart - Liquid Object Reference](cart-liquid-object-reference) — `payment_provider`
- [Payment - Liquid Object Reference](payment-liquid-object-reference) — `payment_provider`
- [Store - Liquid Object Reference](store-liquid-object-reference) — `payment_providers`
- [Subscription - Liquid Object Reference](subscription-liquid-object-reference) — `payment_provider`

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StoreConnect Support — https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/payment-provider-liquid-object-reference