# Create Payment Link Create a new payment link that can be shared with customers to collect payments. ## Request ### Headers ### Body Parameters ## Response ### Success (201 Created) ```json { "success": true, "data": { "linkId": "pl_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8", "title": "Pro Plan Payment", "description": "Payment for Pro Plan subscription", "amount": 4999, "currency": "INR", "status": "ACTIVE", "usageType": "SINGLE", "maxUses": null, "usageCount": 0, "expiresAt": "2024-02-15T23:59:59.000Z", "productId": "prod_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8", "customerId": null, "invoiceId": null, "paymentUrl": "https://pay.zenpayz.com/pl_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8", "shortCode": "ZP-XYZ789", "shortUrl": "https://pay.zenpayz.com/s/ZP-XYZ789", "metadata": {}, "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z" }, "message": "Payment link created successfully", "error": null, "meta": { "request_id": "req_xxxxx", "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z", "processing_time_ms": 55, "api_version": "v1", "endpoint": "POST /payment-links", "user_type": "merchant" } } ``` ### Error Responses ## Examples ```bash curl -X POST https://api.zenpayz.com/merchant/api/v1/payment-links \ -H "Authorization: Bearer zp_test_xxxxx" \ -H "X-Timestamp: 2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z" \ -H "X-Signature: a1b2c3d4e5f6..." \ -H "X-Secret-Salt: your_secret_salt" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "title": "Pro Plan Payment", "description": "Payment for Pro Plan subscription", "amount": 4999, "currency": "INR", "usageType": "SINGLE", "expiresAt": "2024-02-15T23:59:59.000Z", "productId": "prod_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8" }' ``` ```javascript const response = await fetch('https://api.zenpayz.com/merchant/api/v1/payment-links', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${apiKey}`, 'X-Timestamp': timestamp, 'X-Signature': signature, 'X-Secret-Salt': secretSalt, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'Pro Plan Payment', description: 'Payment for Pro Plan subscription', amount: 4999, currency: 'INR', usageType: 'SINGLE', expiresAt: '2024-02-15T23:59:59.000Z', productId: 'prod_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8', }), }); const result = await response.json(); console.log(result.data.linkId); // pl_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8 console.log(result.data.shortUrl); // "https://pay.zenpayz.com/s/ZP-XYZ789" ``` ```javascript const link = await zenpays.paymentLinks.create({ title: 'Pro Plan Payment', description: 'Payment for Pro Plan subscription', amount: 4999, currency: 'INR', usageType: 'SINGLE', expiresAt: '2024-02-15T23:59:59.000Z', productId: 'prod_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8', }); console.log(link.linkId); // pl_a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8 console.log(link.shortUrl); // "https://pay.zenpayz.com/s/ZP-XYZ789" ``` ## Related Endpoints - [List Payment Links](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/billing/payment-links/list-payment-links) - [Get Payment Link](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/billing/payment-links/get-payment-link) - [Update Payment Link](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/billing/payment-links/update-payment-link) - [Payment Link Analytics](/docs/rest-api/endpoints/billing/payment-links/payment-link-analytics)