Hi everyone! I’m working on setting up my Shopify store and I need to know if I can connect Instamojo as a payment option for my customers. I’ve been looking into different payment gateways and Instamojo seems like a good fit for my business needs.
Has anyone here successfully integrated Instamojo with their Shopify store? I’m wondering if there are any specific steps or requirements I need to follow. Are there any limitations or issues I should be aware of before proceeding?
I would really appreciate any guidance or experiences you can share about this integration. Thanks in advance for your help!
It’s doable but you’ll need to do a lot of setup work. Took me weeks to get mine working right - the payment confirmation is flaky. Here’s the main headache: Instamojo processes the payment but Shopify doesn’t always catch the transaction status right away, so order fulfillment gets messy. If you sell internationally, you’ll run into currency issues since Instamojo mainly deals with Indian rupees. The checkout experience is pretty rough too - customers get bounced from Shopify to Instamojo’s payment page, which confuses people and kills conversions. Honestly, ask yourself if it’s worth the hassle when Shopify’s built-in payments work fine, especially if you’re selling to international customers.
yeah, it’s doable but honestly pretty messy compared to stripe or paypal. I used zapier to connect mine last month - works okay but payments sometimes get stuck pending. instamojo’s customer support did help me fix the webhook issues tho.
for sure! instamojo can be hooked up to shopify, but it ain’t a direct thing. you gotta either use their api or find an app that does the heavy lifting. had some issues with webhooks too, it was a pain last time i set it up.
You’ll need a third-party connector for Instamojo + Shopify since there’s no native integration. I did this about six months ago using middleware that handles payments between both platforms. Setup means configuring webhook URLs and API credentials on both sides - it gets pretty technical. Watch out for double fees though - you’ll pay both Shopify’s processing fees and Instamojo’s charges. It worked fine for my store, but checkout isn’t as smooth as native Shopify payments since customers get redirected to Instamojo’s page. Definitely test everything in sandbox mode first.
I did this integration last year and ended up hiring a developer for a custom solution - the existing apps didn’t cut it. The biggest pain was payment status updates. Transactions would complete on Instamojo but wouldn’t always update the order status in Shopify. Test your refund process like crazy - that’s where things usually break. Pro tip: configure your tax settings carefully since payments bypass Shopify’s normal flow. It works, but you’ll need to babysit it to keep everything synced.