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import ParameterTypes from "@site/src/components/ParameterTypes"

# PaymentProvider

A payment provider represents a payment service installed in the Medusa backend, either through a plugin or backend customizations. It holds the payment service's installation status.

## Constructors

### constructor

`**new PaymentProvider**()`

A payment provider represents a payment service installed in the Medusa backend, either through a plugin or backend customizations. It holds the payment service's installation status.

## Properties

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "id",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "The ID of the payment provider as given by the payment service.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "is_installed",
    "type": "`boolean`",
    "description": "Whether the payment service is installed in the current version. If a payment service is no longer installed, the `is\\_installed` attribute is set to `false`.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "true",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />