Link types
Payment links come in two types:Amount types
Creating a payment link
The Payments > Payment Links section is only visible in your dashboard after storekit Payments has been activated on your store. If you don’t see it, activate payments first via Store Settings > Payments > Activate Payments. See Set up payments for full setup instructions.
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Open Payment Links
Go to Payments > Payment Links in your dashboard and click Create link.
2
Configure the link
Fill in the link details:
- Title — displayed to the customer at checkout (required)
- Description — optional context shown below the title
- Reference — an internal reference for your records (e.g. an invoice number)
- Type — one-off or reusable
- Amount type — fixed or variable
- Amount — required for fixed links; enter in your store’s currency
- Min / Max amount — optional bounds for variable links
- Max payments — optional cap on total payments for reusable links
- Expiry date — optional date after which the link becomes inactive
- Image — optional image displayed on the checkout page
- Customer details — optionally collect business name, customer name, email, and phone at checkout (see Customer detail collection)
3
Configure post-payment behaviour
Choose what happens after a successful payment:
- Thank you page — show a customisable thank-you message (default)
- Redirect — send the customer to a URL of your choice
4
Share the link
Once created, copy the link URL or use the Send option to deliver it by email or SMS.
Sending a link
You can send a payment link directly from the dashboard:- Open the payment link from Payments > Payment Links
- Click Send
- Enter the customer’s email address or phone number
- Click Send link
Link statuses
Deactivating a link
To stop a link from accepting payments, open it from Payments > Payment Links and click Deactivate. Deactivated links return a “no longer active” message to anyone who visits them.Customer detail collection
You can configure a payment link to collect customer information at checkout. Each field can be set independently to one of three modes:
The available fields are:
- Business name — the customer’s company or trading name
- Customer name — the customer’s full name
- Email — the customer’s email address
- Phone — the customer’s phone number
QR codes
Every payment link has a QR code that encodes the checkout URL. You can download the QR code as a PNG image from the payment link detail page, or generate it via the API or MCPget-payment-link-qr tool.
The QR code is useful for printing on invoices, receipts, or physical signage so customers can scan and pay directly.
Refunds
You can issue a refund for any payment collected via a payment link:- Open the payment link from Payments > Payment Links
- Go to the Transactions tab
- Select the payment you want to refund
- Click Refund and enter the amount
Viewing transactions
Each payment link has a Transactions tab showing all payments received, including the amount, currency, payment reference, and any customer details collected.Payment link IDs
Payment links use aplink_ prefixed ID (for example, plink_019dbc4d828174419d9ff9fae24aea7b). Use this ID when referencing a link via the API or webhooks.
Webhook events
storekit fires the following webhook events for payment links:
See Webhook Events for full payload references.
API & MCP access
Payment links are available via the storekit API and MCP tools. You can:- List payment links (filter by venue, status, or type)
- Get a single payment link by ID
- Create a new payment link
- Generate a QR code for a payment link (
get-payment-link-qr)