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Payment Links

Sell online without building a digital storefront.

Accept a payment or sell subscriptions without building additional standalone websites or applications with Payment Links. Share the link as many times as you want on social media, in emails, or on your website.

Payment Links supports more than 20 payment methods—including credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. The payment link automatically uses your customer’s preferred browser language in more than 30 languages. Learn more about the features, and create a payment link in the demo below.

Your business name
Sunglasses

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Payment Links supports over 30 languages and over 20 payment methods.

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Create a payment link

Create a payment link without using code.

Share a payment link

Share a payment link with your customers.

Track a payment link

Track a payment link and related campaigns.

Explore advanced options

Create and manage a payment link with the API

Create and manage a payment link with the API.

Create an embeddable buy button

Create an embeddable buy button to sell a product, subscription, or accept a payment on your website.

Customize your checkout experience

Choose the information you collect from customers at checkout.

Features

  • Quick setup
    Without writing any code, create payment links that automatically match your customer’s browser language for over 30 languages.

  • Multiple payment methods
    Support over 20 payment methods—including credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and local payment methods.

  • Shareable links
    Distribute payment links through email, social media, messaging apps, or embed them directly on your website.

  • Customize checkout
    Customize the payment page your customers see with your logo, colors, and branding.

  • Automatic receipts
    Send branded receipts and invoices to customers after successful payments.

  • Refund capability
    Process refunds directly from your Stripe Dashboard.

Compare Invoicing and Payment Links

Invoicing and Payment Links are two of the easiest ways to start using Stripe to accept payments without writing any code. Use the following table to compare the two products and to understand which works best for your use case.

Invoicing Payment Links
DescriptionUse invoices to collect one-time or recurring payments from a specific customer.Use Payment Links to sell a product, a subscription, or accept a donation.
CustomerSpecific individuals or businesses.Anyone with the link.
ReusabilityYou can’t reuse invoices, but you can duplicate them and edit the details for another customer.Reuse multiple times with multiple customers, or limit the number of purchases.
Integration effortNo codingNo coding
Sharing options
  • Email from the Dashboard.
  • Copy the invoice link to share over email or SMS.
  • Send a PDF.
  • Auto-charge the payment method on file.
  • Show a QR code.
  • Copy the link to share it over email, SMS, or social media.
  • Add a buy button to your website.
UI customizationEditable template1Limited customization2
Payment methodsChoose from over 40 payment methods, and manage them in the Dashboard without coding.Dynamically display over 40 payment methods3, and manage them in the Dashboard without coding.
Preferred language supportOver 30 languages. Set the Dashboard language preference for each customer.Over 30 languages. Match the browser language setting for each customer.
Recurring paymentsUse Stripe Billing to send a subscription or recurring invoice. No-code subscriptions are availableCreate a payment link for a subscription.
Collection toolsAutomatic collection features, including Smart Retries and reminder emails are available.Revenue recovery features, including Smart Retries and reminder emails are available for subscription payment links.
ReconciliationAuto-reconciliation of bank paymentsSimple reconciliation by using URL parameters
Stripe-hosted payment page
Stripe Tax support
Customers can choose what to pay
Collect partial payments or set up payment plans
Customers can edit quantities
Coupons or discounts
Send a quote or estimate and convert it to an invoice once finalized
Upsells and optional items
PCI compliance handling4

1 Use the editable template to incorporate your own icons, brand colors, payment terms, page sizes, as well as memo and footer fields.
2 With limited customization, you can access 20 preset fonts, three predefined border radiuses, and options for adjusting your logo, background, product images, and the color of your own button.
3 Dynamic payment methods filter for eligibility, displaying the most relevant payment methods to maximize conversion. Payment method availability varies by product.
4 Learn how to customize invoices for global compliance.

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