Authorize an Apple Pay Payment with Merchant Decryption {#applepay-txn-auth-merch-ex}
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The topics in this section shows you how to authorize an Apple Pay payment transaction with the *merchant decryption* implementation of Apple Pay.

* [Basic Steps: Authorizing a Payment with Merchant Decryption](/docs/cybs/en-us/apple-pay/developer/ctv/rest/applepay/applepay-txns-intro/applepay-txn-auth-merch-ex/applepay-txn-auth-merch-ex-rest-steps.md "")
* [Fields Required to Authorize a Payment with Merchant Decryption](/docs/cybs/en-us/apple-pay/developer/ctv/rest/applepay/applepay-txns-intro/applepay-txn-auth-merch-ex/applepay-txn-auth-merch-ex-rest-fields.md "")
* [REST Example: Authorize a Payment with Merchant Decryption](/docs/cybs/en-us/apple-pay/developer/ctv/rest/applepay/applepay-txns-intro/applepay-txn-auth-merch-ex/applepay-txn-auth-merch-ex-rest-code.md "")

> IMPORTANT
> In the example, the payment being authorized was made using a **Visa card** , and the processor is **` Visa Platform Connect `** . If you want to replicate this example for a different card or a different processor, you will need to change some of the API fields in the request message.  
> For more information, see [Cards Supported for Apple Pay on Visa Platform Connect](/docs/cybs/en-us/apple-pay/developer/ctv/rest/applepay/applepay-intro/applepay-intro-supported-cards-cybs-all.md ""). For general information about basic authorizations, see the "Standard Payments Processing" section of the [Payments Developer Guide](https://developer.cybersource.com/docs.md#PaymentServices "").