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# PayAction

> Action handle for an active payment collection operation.

[call-pay]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/relay/call/pay

[base-action-interface]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/relay/actions

[stop]: /docs/server-sdks/reference/python/relay/actions/pay-action/stop

Returned from [`call.pay()`][call-pay]. Tracks
an active payment collection operation. Terminal states: `finished`, `error`.

Inherits all properties and methods from the
[base Action interface][base-action-interface] (`control_id`,
`is_done`, `completed`, `result`, `wait()`).

## **Properties**

No additional properties beyond the [base Action interface][base-action-interface].

## **Methods**

#### [stop](/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/relay/actions/pay-action/stop)

Stop payment collection.

## **Example**

```python
from signalwire.relay import RelayClient

client = RelayClient(
    project="your-project-id",
    token="your-api-token",
    contexts=["default"],
)

@client.on_call
async def handle_call(call):
    await call.answer()
    action = await call.pay(
        payment_connector_url="https://example.com/payment-connector",
        charge_amount="29.99",
        currency="USD",
    )

    event = await action.wait()
    print(f"Payment state: {event.params.get('state')}")

client.run()
```

> Action handle for an active payment collection operation.

## Docs

- [stop](https://signalwire.com/docs/server-sdks/reference/python/relay/actions/pay-action/stop.md): Stop payment collection.