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# Sharing a Payment Link

> Get a storekit payment link to the customer: copy the URL, send it by email or SMS from the dashboard, or generate a QR code via a connected AI assistant.

A payment link is a plain URL, so anything that can carry a URL can carry a payment link — email, SMS, WhatsApp, a chat widget, a PDF invoice or a printed sign.

## Copy the Link

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the link">
    Click **Payment Links** in the left-hand navigation, then click the link in the list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy">
    In the **Share** panel on the right, click **Copy Link**. The URL is on your clipboard; paste it wherever you talk to the customer.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Send by Email or SMS

storekit can send the link for you, branded with your store's name and logo.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the link">
    Click **Payment Links** in the left-hand navigation, then click the link in the list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the send dialog">
    In the **Share** panel, click **Send via Email / SMS**. The **Send Payment Link** dialog opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the recipient">
    Fill in **Email**, **Phone** or both. Use the international format for phone numbers (for example `+447700900123`).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send">
    Click **Send**. The email comes from your store's contact address where one is set, otherwise from `payments@storekit.com`.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="The Send Payment Link dialog">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/storekit/r3vJw6gZDPtClQn_/images/payment-links/send-dialog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=r3vJw6gZDPtClQn_&q=85&s=fc1dbc82f0e4ac7e1d27ff01975de401" alt="Send Payment Link dialog with Email and Phone fields and Cancel and Send buttons" width="1600" height="1067" data-path="images/payment-links/send-dialog.png" />
</Frame>

You can send the same link as many times as you need. Only **Active** links can be sent; reactivate an **Inactive** link first, and create a new link in place of an **Expired** one.

<Info>
  For a link created from an order page, the dashboard sends it to the email address or phone number on the order automatically, and offers **Resend** and **Copy Link** on the order. See [Collecting Payment for an Unpaid Order](/docs/payment-links/collecting-for-an-order).
</Info>

## QR Codes

A QR code that opens the payment link is useful on a printed menu, a counter card or an event poster. Reusable, customer-chooses links work well here because the same code serves everyone.

The dashboard does not currently have a QR download button on the payment link page. To get a QR code:

* **Ask an AI assistant** — a connected assistant can call the `get-payment-link-qr` tool and return the image. See [What you can ask](/docs/guides/ai/what-you-can-ask#payment-links).
* **Use any QR generator** — paste the URL from **Copy Link** into the QR tool of your choice. The link is a normal URL and does not need to be generated by storekit.

## Where to Put the Link

| Channel                         | Works well for                                                    |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Reply to the enquiry email      | Deposits and catering balances agreed in writing                  |
| SMS or WhatsApp                 | Customers you have spoken to by phone; the link is one tap away   |
| Printed on the invoice or quote | Balances due, with the invoice number in the link's **Reference** |
| QR code on a card or poster     | Gift vouchers, donations, supper clubs, event tickets             |
| Website or social bio           | A standing reusable link                                          |

## Related Guides

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="What Your Customer Sees" icon="mobile" href="/docs/payment-links/what-your-customer-sees">
    The page that opens when they tap the link.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Managing Payment Links" icon="list" href="/docs/payment-links/managing-payment-links">
    Deactivate a link that has been shared too widely.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Creating a Payment Link](/docs/payment-links/creating-a-payment-link.md)
- [Payment Links Overview](/docs/payment-links/overview.md)
- [Payment Links Reference](/docs/payment-links/reference.md)
- [Managing Payment Links](/docs/payment-links/managing-payment-links.md)
- [Payment Link Refunds and Transactions](/docs/payment-links/refunds-and-transactions.md)