# Alipay (domestic)

Established in 2004, Alipay (domestic) is China's leader in third-party online payments and has an estimated 300 million users. It works much like PayPal, where the consumer chooses to make a payment and is directed to the external Alipay (domestic) site, where they enter (or choose existing) payment information. 

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Alipay (domestic) does not support recurring payments.
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Contact your Customer Success Manager and sign an Alipay (domestic) addendum if you want to use Alipay (domestic).

## How to configure 

How you configure Alipay (domestic) depends on whether you're using [DigitalRiver.js with Elements](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api/payments/payments-solutions/digitalriver.js) or[ Drop-in payments](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api/payments/payments-solutions/drop-in).

<table><thead><tr><th width="413">DigitalRiver.js with Elements</th><th>Drop-in payments</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="../payments-solutions/digitalriver.js/payment-methods/alipay">Configuring Alipay</a><a href="../payments-solutions/digitalriver.js/payment-methods/alipay"> (domestic)</a></td><td><a href="../payments-solutions/drop-in/drop-in-integration-guide">Drop-in Payments Integration Guide</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## How it works

Alipay (domestic) uses a [redirect then submit (RTS) payment flow](https://docs.digitalriver.com/commerce-api/building-your-workflows/flows-by-payment-type#redirect-then-submit-rts-payment-flow).