Accept payments online without writing code
Create a payment link and share it on social media, in emails, or on your website.
Accept payments with shareable links
Let your customers use a link to pay in their local language and currency with their preferred payment method.
Create a payment link
If you don’t have a Stripe account, sign up to create a payment link.
Features and availability
- UI Stripe-hosted page
- UI customization Limited 1
- Integration effort No code
- Language Preferred language rendering
- Currency Local currency with Adaptive Pricing
- Payment methods 40+
- Automatic receipts Yes
- No-code refunds Yes
1 Limited customization provides 20 preset fonts, 3 preset border radius options, and custom logo, background, and button colors.
Get started
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
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
Track payments, manage fulfillment automatically, and view metrics.
Use the API to create and manage payment links
Create and manage payment links with the API.
Manage payment links in Checkout studio
Use Checkout studio to configure, monitor performance, and run experiments across your Payment Links and other Checkout integrations.
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Compare Invoicing and Payment Links
Invoicing and Payment Links are two ways you can 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Use 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. |
| Customer | Specific individuals or businesses. | Anyone with the link. |
| Reusability | You 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 effort | No code | No code |
| 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 customization | Editable template 1 | Limited customization 2 |
| Payment methods | Choose from over 40 payment methods, and manage them in the Dashboard without coding. | Dynamically display over 40 payment methods 3, and manage them in the Dashboard without coding. |
| Preferred language support | Over 30 languages. Set the Dashboard language preference for each customer. | Over 30 languages. Match the browser language setting for each customer. |
| Recurring payments | Use Stripe Billing to send a subscription or recurring invoice. No-code subscriptions are available | Create a payment link for a subscription. |
| Collection tools | Automatic 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. |
| Reconciliation | Auto-reconciliation of bank payments | Simple 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 handling | 4 |
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.