# Google Checkout Pointers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-checkout-pointers/97600>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 8, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-checkout-pointers/97600 "2006-07-08T18:31:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-checkout-pointers/97600/1 "2006-07-08T18:31:10Z")

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I have a nearly complete site using ruby on rails and need to integrate  
either paypal or google checkout as one of the final steps. I have to  
honest I’ve never worked with an API before. I have everythign boiled  
down to a variable with the amount due. I’ve read about a paypal gem  
that sounds pretty straight forward. But the rates for google checkout  
are a little better.

I have found google’s documentation for the checkout service at  
[http://code.google.com/apis/checkout/developer/index.html](http://code.google.com/apis/checkout/developer/index.html) and set up a  
sandbox account. It looks to my like an XML document needs to be formed  
and sent to google with the appropriate information. Can anyone help me  
out with the finer details about how this would be implemented in ruby?  
Thanks for any help.