# Overview of the Hyp Payment Platform

Hyp is Israel's leading PCI DSS-certified payment gateway. It provides secure, reliable, and fully customizable payment solutions for businesses of all sizes.

## Key capabilities

* **Hosted payment page** – a customizable, PCI DSS-compliant payment page that supports branding, styling, and multiple payment methods out of the box.
* **Support for a variety of payment methods**, including credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bit, payment links, and gift cards.
* **Advanced payment scenarios**:
  * Recurring payments – subscriptions and standing orders
  * Two-phase commits – authorization and capture flows
  * Tokenization for storing and reusing card details
  * Refunds
  * Payouts
* **Israeli market optimization**:
  * Native support for Israeli personal ID verification
  * Installment payments (“Tashlumim”)
  * Gift card integrations with major local providers

## Who this documentation is for

* **New users**. If you are only looking to sign up for Hyp, start by reading about [prerequisites and requirements](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/prerequisites-and-requirements), then continue with [environment setup](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/environment-setup) instructions.
* **Developers**. If you are integrating Hyp into your application, this documentation covers Hyp's XML API, supported commands, request/response formats, and integration patterns.
* **Experienced integrators**. If you already work with Hyp and just need command-level details, go directly to the [API reference](https://developers.hyp.co.il/api-reference/index).

## How to get started

1. [Contact Hyp sales](mailto:sales@hyp.co.il) for pricing, onboarding, and tailored solutions.
2. Review [prerequisites and requirements](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/prerequisites-and-requirements).
3. Complete [environment setup](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/environment-setup) to configure your test and production environments.
4. Familiarize yourself with [key concepts](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/key-concepts-and-terminology) and the [request/response structure](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/request-and-response-general-structure).
5. Follow the step-by-step [guide on implementing a basic integration flow](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/basic-integration-flow-hello-world-with-a-full-working-charge) in a sample Node.js application.
6. Explore the [available payment flows and configurations](https://developers.hyp.co.il/introduction/when-to-use) and choose those that best fit your business needs.
7. Explore the [API reference](https://developers.hyp.co.il/api-reference/index) to dive deeper into specific commands.

## Special thanks

The Hyp team would like to thank [Tom Granot](https://granot.io/) and [Jura Gorohovsky](https://gorohovsky.com/) for their help writing, editing and testing this documentation site.