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Create a payment link

POST /v1/payment_links

Creates a payment link.

Parameters

  • line_itemsarray of objectsRequired

    The line items representing what is being sold. Each line item represents an item being sold. Up to 20 line items are supported.

  • metadatamap

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata. Metadata associated with this Payment Link will automatically be copied to checkout sessions created by this payment link.

More parameters

  • after_completionobject

  • allow_promotion_codesboolean

  • application_fee_amountintegerConnect only

  • application_fee_percentnumberConnect only

  • automatic_taxobject

  • billing_address_collectionenum

  • consent_collectionobject

  • currencyenum

  • custom_fieldsarray of objects

  • custom_textobject

  • customer_creationenum

  • inactive_messagestring

  • invoice_creationobject

  • managed_paymentsobject

  • name_collectionobject

  • on_behalf_ofstringConnect only

  • optional_itemsarray of objects

  • payment_intent_dataobject

  • payment_method_collectionenum

  • payment_method_optionsobject

  • payment_method_typesarray of enums

  • phone_number_collectionobject

  • restrictionsobject

  • shipping_address_collectionobject

  • shipping_optionsarray of objects

  • submit_typeenum

  • subscription_dataobject

  • tax_id_collectionobject

  • transfer_dataobjectConnect only

Returns

Returns the payment link.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_links \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d "line_items[0][price]=" \
  -d "line_items[0][quantity]=1"
Response
{
  "id": "",
  "object": "payment_link",
  "active": true,
  "after_completion": {
    "hosted_confirmation": {
      "custom_message": null
    },
    "type": "hosted_confirmation"
  },
  "allow_promotion_codes": false,
  "application_fee_amount": null,
  "application_fee_percent": null,
  "automatic_tax": {
    "enabled": false,
    "liability": null
  },
  "billing_address_collection": "auto",
  "consent_collection": null,
  "currency": "usd",
  "custom_fields": [],
  "custom_text": {
    "shipping_address": null,
    "submit": null
  },
  "customer_creation": "if_required",
  "invoice_creation": {
    "enabled": false,
    "invoice_data": {
      "account_tax_ids": null,
      "custom_fields": null,
      "description": null,
      "footer": null,
      "issuer": null,
      "metadata": {},
      "rendering_options": null
    }
  },
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "on_behalf_of": null,
  "payment_intent_data": null,
  "payment_method_collection": "always",
  "payment_method_types": null,
  "phone_number_collection": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "shipping_address_collection": null,
  "shipping_options": [],
  "submit_type": "auto",
  "subscription_data": {
    "description": null,
    "invoice_settings": {
      "issuer": {
        "type": "self"
      }
    },
    "trial_period_days": null
  },
  "tax_id_collection": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "transfer_data": null,
  "url": "https://buy.stripe.com/test_cN25nr0iZ7bUa7meUY"
}

Update a payment link

POST /v1/payment_links/:id

Updates a payment link.

Parameters

  • activeboolean

    Whether the payment link’s url is active. If false, customers visiting the URL will be shown a page saying that the link has been deactivated.

  • line_itemsarray of objects

    The line items representing what is being sold. Each line item represents an item being sold. Up to 20 line items are supported.

  • metadatamap

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata. Metadata associated with this Payment Link will automatically be copied to checkout sessions created by this payment link.

More parameters

  • after_completionobject

  • allow_promotion_codesboolean

  • application_fee_amountintegerConnect only

  • application_fee_percentnumberConnect only

  • automatic_taxobject

  • billing_address_collectionenum

  • consent_collectionobject

  • custom_fieldsarray of objects

  • custom_textobject

  • customer_creationenum

  • inactive_messagestring

  • invoice_creationobject

  • name_collectionobject

  • on_behalf_ofstringConnect only

  • optional_itemsarray of objects

  • payment_intent_dataobject

  • payment_method_collectionenum

  • payment_method_optionsobject

  • payment_method_typesarray of enums

  • phone_number_collectionobject

  • restrictionsobject

  • shipping_address_collectionobject

  • shipping_optionsarray of objects

  • submit_typeenum

  • subscription_dataobject

  • tax_id_collectionobject

  • transfer_dataobjectConnect only

Returns

Updated payment link.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_links/ \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d "metadata[order_id]=6735"
Response
{
  "id": "",
  "object": "payment_link",
  "active": true,
  "after_completion": {
    "hosted_confirmation": {
      "custom_message": null
    },
    "type": "hosted_confirmation"
  },
  "allow_promotion_codes": false,
  "application_fee_amount": null,
  "application_fee_percent": null,
  "automatic_tax": {
    "enabled": false,
    "liability": null
  },
  "billing_address_collection": "auto",
  "consent_collection": null,
  "currency": "usd",
  "custom_fields": [],
  "custom_text": {
    "shipping_address": null,
    "submit": null
  },
  "customer_creation": "if_required",
  "invoice_creation": {
    "enabled": false,
    "invoice_data": {
      "account_tax_ids": null,
      "custom_fields": null,
      "description": null,
      "footer": null,
      "issuer": null,
      "metadata": {},
      "rendering_options": null
    }
  },
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {
    "order_id": "6735"
  },
  "on_behalf_of": null,
  "payment_intent_data": null,
  "payment_method_collection": "always",
  "payment_method_types": null,
  "phone_number_collection": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "shipping_address_collection": null,
  "shipping_options": [],
  "submit_type": "auto",
  "subscription_data": {
    "description": null,
    "invoice_settings": {
      "issuer": {
        "type": "self"
      }
    },
    "trial_period_days": null
  },
  "tax_id_collection": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "transfer_data": null,
  "url": "https://buy.stripe.com/test_cN25nr0iZ7bUa7meUY"
}

Retrieve payment link

GET /v1/payment_links/:id

Retrieve a payment link.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns the payment link.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_links/ \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "",
  "object": "payment_link",
  "active": true,
  "after_completion": {
    "hosted_confirmation": {
      "custom_message": null
    },
    "type": "hosted_confirmation"
  },
  "allow_promotion_codes": false,
  "application_fee_amount": null,
  "application_fee_percent": null,
  "automatic_tax": {
    "enabled": false,
    "liability": null
  },
  "billing_address_collection": "auto",
  "consent_collection": null,
  "currency": "usd",
  "custom_fields": [],
  "custom_text": {
    "shipping_address": null,
    "submit": null
  },
  "customer_creation": "if_required",
  "invoice_creation": {
    "enabled": false,
    "invoice_data": {
      "account_tax_ids": null,
      "custom_fields": null,
      "description": null,
      "footer": null,
      "issuer": null,
      "metadata": {},
      "rendering_options": null
    }
  },
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "on_behalf_of": null,
  "payment_intent_data": null,
  "payment_method_collection": "always",
  "payment_method_types": null,
  "phone_number_collection": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "shipping_address_collection": null,
  "shipping_options": [],
  "submit_type": "auto",
  "subscription_data": {
    "description": null,
    "invoice_settings": {
      "issuer": {
        "type": "self"
      }
    },
    "trial_period_days": null
  },
  "tax_id_collection": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "transfer_data": null,
  "url": "https://buy.stripe.com/test_cN25nr0iZ7bUa7meUY"
}