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OverviewFind your use caseManaged Payments
Use Payment Links
    Overview
    Create a payment link
    Share a payment link
    Track a payment link
    Create a buy button
    Customize checkout for payment links
    Collect addresses
    Charge for shipping
    Promotion codes, optional items, and upsells
    After you receive payment from a payment link
    Use the API to create and manage a payment link
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HomePaymentsUse Payment Links

Accept payments online without writing code

Create a payment link and share it on social media, in emails, or on your website. Offer your customers more than 40 payment methods, including credit and debit cards. Apple Pay and Google Pay are automatically enabled.

Each payment link you share automatically matches the preferred language of your customers and allows them to check out in their local currency with Adaptive Pricing. Learn more about the features.

PAYMENT LINKS
Accept payments with shareable links
Create a payment link

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Create a payment link

Create a custom payment page without code.

Share a payment link

Share payment links across social media, emails, or your website.

Track a payment link

Use URL parameters and UTM codes to track a payment link.

Create an embeddable buy button

Use Payment Links to create an embeddable buy button for your website.

Customize your checkout session

Collect additional information, taxes, or update your branding.

Additional no-code capabilities

Collect addresses

Learn how to collect addresses and phone numbers without writing code.

Charge for shipping

Create different shipping rates for your customers.

Promotion codes, optional items, and upsells

Add promotion codes, upsells, and optional items to offer discounts.

After receiving a payment

Learn what you can do after receiving a payment link payment.

Use the API to create and manage payment links

Create and manage payment links with the API.

Features and availability

When you use Payment Links to integrate Stripe into your business, you get the following features:

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

  • 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.

Integration details

UI Stripe-hosted page
Integration effort
No code required
UI customizationLimited customization1

1Limited customization provides 20 preset fonts, 3 preset border radius options, logo and background customization, and custom button color.

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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