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# Tokenization

Create a **token** of a payment meanwhich can be used **multiple** times for **charges**.

* Set a **customisable amount** for each charge
* There is **no guarantee** for the successful **charge** of a tokenisation
* Tokenizations do **not expire**

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Not all payment provider support tokenizations.\
Visit our [PSP Feature](https://docs.payrexx.com/merchant/bezahldienste/funktionsmatrix) list to find a suitable payment provider.
{% endhint %}

## Process

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### Gateway Creation

Tokenizations can easily be implemented using the Payrexx Gateway.\
When setting the parameter **preAuthorization,** your Gateway will process a tokenization instead of a one-time payment.

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[Build Your Gateway](/developer/guides/gateway/build.md)
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Use the parameter **chargeOnAuthorization** to execute an initial charge immediately after authorization.
{% endhint %}

### Customer Authorization

This step is identical to the "payment" step in the [Gateway documentation](/developer/guides/gateway/build.md#payment).\
With a tokenization, the only difference is that, a token creation takes place instead of a charge.

Also a [transaction webhook](broken://pages/-MdH-49ly2WkM5gq1xze) with the transaction status **authorized** will be triggered.

### Charge Tokenization

#### Get Transaction ID

The transaction ID is present in the [transaction Webhook](broken://pages/-MdH-49ly2WkM5gq1xze)*.*

You can find this ID also if you [retrieve a Gateway](https://developers.payrexx.com/reference#retrieve-a-gateway) through the Payrexx API.\
Small hint on where to find the transaction ID in the retrieve a Gateway respone:

```yaml
{
    "status": "success",
    "data": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "status": "authorized",
            "invoices": [
                {
                    "transactions": [
                        {
                            "id": 2012844,
                        }
                    ],
                }
            ],
        }
    ]
}
```

#### Execute Charge

Use [Charge a Pre-Authorized/Reserved Transaction](https://developers.payrexx.com/reference-link/charge-a-pre-authorized-reserved-transaction) to make a charge on the authorized transaction.\
You will need the ID of the transaction with status **authorized** to do so!

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You can run as many charges with customizable amounts as you like
{% endhint %}