Payment Link

A Payment Link is a URL that opens a Stripe-hosted checkout page. You create it once for a product or subscription and share it anywhere, such as an email, a message, a social post, or a QR code. You don't need a website or any code.

How Payment Links work

You create a link in the Stripe Dashboard or the API and add one or more Prices. When a customer opens it, Stripe shows a checkout page and collects their payment details. For a one-time price, Stripe creates a PaymentIntent and a Charge. For a recurring price, it creates a Subscription.

Stripe hosts the page, so it handles card entry and 3D Secure. It can also calculate Stripe Tax and accept promotion codes if you turn them on. Many customers can pay through the same link.

What you can configure

• Several items, with quantities the buyer can change.
• One-time or recurring prices.
• Extra fields, such as shipping address, phone number, tax ID, or custom questions.
• Promotion codes and automatic tax.

Why it matters

A Payment Link is the fastest way to take a payment on Stripe. Each sale creates the same Stripe objects as any other payment, so it shows up in your reports, reconciliation, and alerts the same way.