# Payment

## **Properties**

### **Optional properties**

| Property           | Expected Type                                                                              | Description                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| @type              | [`Text`](https://schema.org/Text)                                                          | Must always be present and set to `"@type": "Payment"`                                                                                                                                       |
| accountId          | [`Text`](https://schema.org/Text)                                                          | A reference used by the Seller to group transactions, which is used to aid reconciliation.                                                                                                   |
| additionalProperty | Array of [`PropertyValue`](https://developer.openactive.io/data-model/types/propertyvalue) | PropertyValue that contains a text value useful for reconciliation.                                                                                                                          |
| identifier         | [`Text`](https://schema.org/Text)                                                          | <p>The identifier of the payment held by the Broker and/or Payment Provider.</p><p><br>Example</p><p><code>"identifier": "SB1234"</code></p>                                                 |
| name               | [`Text`](https://schema.org/Text)                                                          | Optional free text description of the payment method for the Booking System, to help the Seller in discussions with the Customer (e.g. 'AcmeBroker Points' or 'AcmeBroker via Credit Card'). |
| paymentMethod      | [`PaymentMethod`](http://purl.org/goodrelations/v1#PaymentMethod)                          | paymentMethod must not be used, and is reserved for future versions of this specification.                                                                                                   |
| paymentProviderId  | [`Text`](https://schema.org/Text)                                                          | A reference to the specific Payment Provider that is used.                                                                                                                                   |

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