diff --git a/osinaweb/customercore/__pycache__/views.cpython-310.pyc b/osinaweb/customercore/__pycache__/views.cpython-310.pyc
index 26742e40..a6357399 100644
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diff --git a/osinaweb/customercore/views.py b/osinaweb/customercore/views.py
index 7abe2d20..37e7e0a4 100644
--- a/osinaweb/customercore/views.py
+++ b/osinaweb/customercore/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from django.http import JsonResponse
 import requests
 from .decorators import *
 import uuid
+import urllib.parse
+
 
 # Create your views here.
 @customer_login_required
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ def pricing(request, *args, **kwargs):
 
 @customer_login_required
 def initiate_checkout(request):
-    # Your Mastercard API credentials
     api_username = 'merchant.TEST06127800'
     api_password = '37846250a67c70e7fe9f82cf6ca81f93'
     merchant_id = 'TEST06127800'
@@ -47,35 +48,32 @@ def initiate_checkout(request):
 
     order_id = str(uuid.uuid4())[:8]
     
-    # Data for Initiate Checkout operation
     payload = {
         'apiOperation': 'INITIATE_CHECKOUT',
         'apiUsername': api_username,
         'apiPassword': api_password,
         'merchant': merchant_id,
-        'interaction.operation': 'PURCHASE',
-        'interaction.merchant.name': merchant_name,
+        'interaction.operation': 'PURCHASE',  
+        'interaction.merchant.name': merchant_name, 
         'order.id': order_id,
         'order.amount': '100.00',
         'order.currency': 'USD',
-        'order.description': 'description_of_order'
+        'order.description': 'description_of_order',
     }
 
-    
     try:
-        response = requests.post('https://creditlibanais-netcommerce.gateway.mastercard.com/api/nvp/version/72', data=payload)
+        response = requests.post('https://creditlibanais-netcommerce.gateway.mastercard.com/api/nvp/version/78', data=payload)
         
-        print("Response Content:", response.text)
+        print('Response Content:', response.text)
         
         if response.status_code == 200:
-            res = response.json()
-            print(res)
-            
-            return JsonResponse({"session_id": res})
+            response_data = response.text
+            parsed_data = dict(item.split('=') for item in response_data.split('&'))
+            session_id = parsed_data.get('session.id')
+            return JsonResponse({'session_id': session_id}, status=200)
         else:
-            print("Response Status Code:", response.status_code)  # Print status code
-            return JsonResponse({"error": "Failed to initiate checkout"}, status=500)
-
+            print('Response Status Code:', response.status_code)  
+            return JsonResponse({'error': 'Failed to initiate checkout'}, status=500)
     except Exception as e:
-        print("Exception:", e)  # Print exception traceback
-        return JsonResponse({"error": "Internal Server Error"}, status=500)
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+        print('Exception:', e)  
+        return JsonResponse({'error': 'Internal Server Error'}, status=500)
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