Create a new Paystack charge using Laravel Http Request

paystack_create_charge_with laravel_http.php

public function userPayFeeViaPaystack()
  {
    //instantiate Laravel Http Client and pass paystack secret key as a bearer token
    $paystack = Http::withToken(config('paystack.secretKey'))
      ->post('https://api.paystack.co/transaction/initialize', [
        //email for the user making the payments
        'email' => '[email protected],
        //amount must be in kobo hence: the multiplication by 100
        'amount' => 1500 * 100,
        'quantity' => 1,
        //currency to be accepted
        'currency' => 'NGN',
        'channels' => ['card'],
        //reference code for this charge must be unique
        //it's optional if you dont put one paystack will create one for you.
        'reference' => 'USERFEE9J39N21IW',
        //internal route for paystack to call on successful payment
        //mostly where you kept a function to validate the transaction.
        'callback_url' => route('YOUR_OWN_CALLBACK_ROUTE'),
        'metadata' => [
        //internal route for paystack to call on failed or cancelled payment
        //mostly where you have a function to update the status of the trasaction.
        //in your DB to failed
          'cancel_action' => route('YOUR_OWN_CANCELLED_ROUTE'),
        ]
      ])->json();

      //$paystack['data'] contains the data for the new created charge
      //$paystack['data']['authorization_url'] contains the url the user should visit to make the payment.

    // //redirect the user finally to make the payment, if it is a SSR Application
    //return redirect()->away($paystack['data']['authorization_url']);
    // // else if it's an API route you return the link as a response instead
    // return response()->json($paystack['data']['authorization_url'], Response::HTTP_OK); 
    
  }