CheckoutPayment links

Create a payment link

POST
/paymentLinks

Creates a payment link to a Pay by Link page where the shopper can pay. The list of payment methods presented to the shopper depends on the currency and country parameters sent in the request.

For more information, refer to Pay by Link documentation.

Authorization

AuthorizationBasic <token>

In: header

Header Parameters

Idempotency-Key?string

A unique identifier for the message with a maximum of 64 characters (we recommend a UUID).

Request Body

application/json

allowedPaymentMethods?array<string>

List of payment methods to be presented to the shopper. To refer to payment methods, use their payment method type.

Example: "allowedPaymentMethods":["ideal","applepay"]

amount*
applicationInfo?

Information about your application. For more details, see Building Adyen solutions.

billingAddress?
blockedPaymentMethods?array<string>

List of payment methods to be hidden from the shopper. To refer to payment methods, use their payment method type.

Example: "blockedPaymentMethods":["ideal","applepay"]

captureDelayHours?integer

The delay between the authorisation and scheduled auto-capture, specified in hours.

Formatint32
countryCode?string

The shopper's two-letter country code.

Lengthlength <= 100
dateOfBirth?string

The shopper's date of birth.

Format ISO-8601: YYYY-MM-DD

Formatdate
deliverAt?string

The date and time when the purchased goods should be delivered.

ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+TZD, for example, 2020-12-18T10:15:30+01:00.

Formatdate-time
deliveryAddress?
description?string

A short description visible on the payment page. Maximum length: 280 characters.

expiresAt?string

The date when the payment link expires.

ISO 8601 format with time zone offset: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+TZD, for example, 2020-12-18T10:15:30+01:00.

The maximum expiry date is 70 days after the payment link is created.

If not provided, the payment link expires 24 hours after it was created.

Formatdate-time
fundOrigin?

The person or entity funding the money.

fundRecipient?

the person or entity receiving the money

installmentOptions?

A set of key-value pairs that specifies the installment options available per payment method. The key must be a payment method name in lowercase. For example, card to specify installment options for all cards, or visa or mc. The value must be an object containing the installment options.

lineItems?array<>

Price and product information about the purchased items, to be included on the invoice sent to the shopper.

This field is required for 3x 4x Oney, Affirm, Afterpay, Clearpay, Klarna, Ratepay, and Riverty.

manualCapture?boolean

Indicates if the payment must be captured manually.

mcc?string

The merchant category code (MCC) is a four-digit number, which relates to a particular market segment. This code reflects the predominant activity that is conducted by the merchant.

Lengthlength <= 16
merchantAccount*string

The merchant account identifier for which the payment link is created.

merchantOrderReference?string

This reference allows linking multiple transactions to each other for reporting purposes (for example, order auth-rate). The reference should be unique per billing cycle.

Lengthlength <= 1000
metadata?

Metadata consists of entries, each of which includes a key and a value. Limitations:

  • Maximum 20 key-value pairs per request. Otherwise, error "177" occurs: "Metadata size exceeds limit"
  • Maximum 20 characters per key. Otherwise, error "178" occurs: "Metadata key size exceeds limit"
  • A key cannot have the name checkout.linkId. Any value that you provide with this key is going to be replaced by the real payment link ID.
Lengthlength <= 80
platformChargebackLogic?

Dictates the behavior of how a potential chargeback should be booked when using Adyen Platforms.

recurringProcessingModel?string

Defines a recurring payment type. Required when storePaymentMethodMode is set to askForConsent or enabled. Possible values:

  • Subscription – A transaction for a fixed or variable amount, which follows a fixed schedule.
  • CardOnFile – With a card-on-file (CoF) transaction, card details are stored to enable one-click or omnichannel journeys, or simply to streamline the checkout process. Any subscription not following a fixed schedule is also considered a card-on-file transaction.
  • UnscheduledCardOnFile – An unscheduled card-on-file (UCoF) transaction is a transaction that occurs on a non-fixed schedule and/or has variable amounts. For example, automatic top-ups when a cardholder's balance drops below a certain amount.
Lengthlength <= 50

Value in

  • "CardOnFile"
  • "Subscription"
  • "UnscheduledCardOnFile"
reference*string

A reference that is used to uniquely identify the payment in future communications about the payment status.

requiredShopperFields?array<>

List of fields that the shopper has to provide on the payment page before completing the payment. For more information, refer to Provide shopper information.

Possible values:

  • billingAddress – The address where to send the invoice.
  • deliveryAddress – The address where the purchased goods should be delivered.
  • shopperEmail – The shopper's email address.
  • shopperName – The shopper's full name.
  • telephoneNumber – The shopper's phone number.
returnUrl?string

Website URL used for redirection after payment is completed. If provided, a Continue button will be shown on the payment page. If shoppers select the button, they are redirected to the specified URL.

Lengthlength <= 8000
reusable?boolean

Indicates whether the payment link can be reused for multiple payments. If not provided, this defaults to false which means the link can be used for one successful payment only.

riskData?
shopperEmail?string

The shopper's email address.

Lengthlength <= 500
shopperLocale?string

The language to be used in the payment page, specified by a combination of a language and country code. For example, en-US.

For a list of shopper locales that Pay by Link supports, refer to Language and localization.

Lengthlength <= 32
shopperName?
shopperReference?string

Your reference to uniquely identify this shopper, for example user ID or account ID. The value is case-sensitive and must be at least three characters.

Your reference must not include personally identifiable information (PII) such as name or email address.

Length3 <= length <= 256
shopperStatement?string

The text to be shown on the shopper's bank statement. We recommend sending a maximum of 22 characters, otherwise banks might truncate the string. Allowed characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, and special characters . , ' _ - ? + * /.

Lengthlength <= 10000
showRemovePaymentMethodButton?boolean

Set to false to hide the button that lets the shopper remove a stored payment method.

Defaulttrue
socialSecurityNumber?string

The shopper's social security number.

Lengthlength <= 32
splitCardFundingSources?boolean

Boolean value indicating whether the card payment method should be split into separate debit and credit options.

Defaultfalse
splits?array<>

An array of objects specifying how to split a payment when using Adyen for Platforms, Classic Platforms integration, or Issuing.

store?string

The physical store, for which this payment is processed.

storePaymentMethodMode?string

Indicates if the details of the payment method will be stored for the shopper. Possible values:

  • disabled – No details will be stored (default).
  • askForConsent – If the shopperReference is provided, the Drop-in/Component shows a checkbox where the shopper can select to store their payment details for card payments.
  • enabled – If the shopperReference is provided, the details will be stored without asking the shopper for consent. When set to askForConsent or enabled, you must also include the recurringProcessingModel parameter.

Value in

  • "askForConsent"
  • "disabled"
  • "enabled"
telephoneNumber?string

The shopper's telephone number. The phone number must include a plus sign (+) and a country code (1-3 digits), followed by the number (4-15 digits). If the value you provide does not follow the guidelines, we do not submit it for authentication.

Required for Visa and JCB transactions that require 3D Secure 2 authentication, if you did not include the shopperEmail.

Lengthlength <= 32
themeId?string

A theme to customize the appearance of the payment page. If not specified, the payment page is rendered according to the theme set as default in your Customer Area.

threeDS2RequestData?

The cardholder phone number need to be part of the authentication message for payment data. It is a requirement for Visa Secure Authentication Data Field Mandate effective August 2024.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X POST "https://example.com/paymentLinks" \  -H "Idempotency-Key: 37ca9c97-d1d1-4c62-89e8-706891a563ed" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "reference": "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",    "amount": {      "value": 1250,      "currency": "BRL"    },    "countryCode": "BR",    "merchantAccount": "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",    "shopperReference": "YOUR_SHOPPER_REFERENCE",    "shopperEmail": "test@email.com",    "shopperLocale": "pt-BR",    "billingAddress": {      "street": "Roque Petroni Jr",      "postalCode": "59000060",      "city": "São Paulo",      "houseNumberOrName": "999",      "country": "BR",      "stateOrProvince": "SP"    },    "deliveryAddress": {      "street": "Roque Petroni Jr",      "postalCode": "59000060",      "city": "São Paulo",      "houseNumberOrName": "999",      "country": "BR",      "stateOrProvince": "SP"    }  }'
{  "amount": {    "currency": "BRL",    "value": 1250  },  "billingAddress": {    "city": "São Paulo",    "country": "BR",    "houseNumberOrName": "999",    "postalCode": "59000060",    "stateOrProvince": "SP",    "street": "Roque Petroni Jr"  },  "countryCode": "BR",  "deliveryAddress": {    "city": "São Paulo",    "country": "BR",    "houseNumberOrName": "999",    "postalCode": "59000060",    "stateOrProvince": "SP",    "street": "Roque Petroni Jr"  },  "expiresAt": "2022-10-28T09:16:22Z",  "merchantAccount": "YOUR_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",  "reference": "YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER",  "reusable": false,  "shopperEmail": "test@email.com",  "shopperLocale": "pt-BR",  "shopperReference": "YOUR_SHOPPER_REFERENCE",  "id": "PLE83C39B0A0DE0C1E",  "status": "active",  "url": "https://test.adyen.link/PLE83C39B0A0DE0C1E"}