Developer Documentation

API Endpoints

http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/create/

Fields

amount_usd Required (number)
order_id Required (string, unique per shop)
shop_id Conditionally required (UUID; required if you have multiple active shops; optional if you have exactly one)
customer_email Optional (email)
customer_name Optional (string)
expires_minutes Optional Default: 60 (int)
on_confirm_url Optional (URL)
items Optional (array of objects; e.g., [{name, quantity, amount_usd}])

import requests

# Create Payment
def create_payment(amount_usd, customer_email, shop_id, order_id, customer_name=None, on_confirm_url=None, items=None):
    url = "http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/create/"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }
    data = {
        "amount_usd": amount_usd,
        "customer_email": customer_email,
        "shop_id": shop_id,
        "order_id": order_id,
    }
    if customer_name: data["customer_name"] = customer_name
    if on_confirm_url: data["on_confirm_url"] = on_confirm_url
    if items: data["items"] = items

    response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)
    return response.json()

# Example usage
payment = create_payment(50.00, "customer@example.com", "your-shop-id", "ORD-2025-0001")
print(f"Payment URL: {payment['checkout_url']}")

const axios = require('axios');

// Create Payment
async function createPayment(amountUsd, customerEmail, shopId) {
    try {
        const response = await axios.post(
            'http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/create/',
            {
                amount_usd: amountUsd,
                customer_email: customerEmail,
                shop_id: shopId,
                order_id: 'ORD-2025-0001',
                items: [ { name: 'T-Shirt', quantity: 2, amount_usd: 10.00 } ]
            },
            {
                headers: {
                    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
                    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
                }
            }
        );
        return response.data;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error creating payment:', error);
        throw error;
    }
}

// Example usage
(async () => {
    const payment = await createPayment(50.00, 'customer@example.com', 'your-shop-id');
    console.log(`Payment URL: ${payment.checkout_url}`);
})();

<?php

// Create Payment
function createPayment($amountUsd, $customerEmail, $shopId) {
    $url = 'http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/create/';
    $data = [
        'amount_usd' => $amountUsd,
        'customer_email' => $customerEmail,
        'shop_id' => $shopId,
        'order_id' => 'ORD-2025-0001',
        'items' => [ [ 'name' => 'T-Shirt', 'quantity' => 2, 'amount_usd' => 10.00 ] ]
    ];

    $headers = [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json'
    ];

    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    curl_close($ch);

    return json_decode($response, true);
}

// Example usage
$payment = createPayment(50.00, 'customer@example.com', 'your-shop-id');
echo "Payment URL: " . $payment['checkout_url'] . "\n";

?>

# Create Payment
curl -X POST http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/create/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "amount_usd": 50.00,
    "customer_email": "customer@example.com",
    "shop_id": "your-shop-id",
    "order_id": "ORD-2025-0001",
    "items": [ { "name": "T-Shirt", "quantity": 2, "amount_usd": 10.00 } ]
  }'

http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/{payment_id}/

import requests

# Check Payment Status
def check_payment(payment_id):
    url = f"http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/{payment_id}/"
    headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}

    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
    return response.json()

# Example usage
status = check_payment("payment-id-here")
print(f"Status: {status['status']}")
print(f"Received: {status['received_btc']} BTC")
print(f"Confirmations: {status['confirmations']}")

const axios = require('axios');

// Check Payment Status
async function checkPayment(paymentId) {
    try {
        const response = await axios.get(
            `http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/${paymentId}/`,
            {
                headers: {
                    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
                }
            }
        );
        return response.data;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error checking payment:', error);
        throw error;
    }
}

// Example usage
(async () => {
    const status = await checkPayment('payment-id-here');
    console.log(`Status: ${status.status}`);
    console.log(`Received: ${status.received_btc} BTC`);
    console.log(`Confirmations: ${status.confirmations}`);
})();

<?php

// Check Payment Status
function checkPayment($paymentId) {
    $url = 'http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/' . $paymentId . '/';
    $headers = [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
    ];

    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    curl_close($ch);

    return json_decode($response, true);
}

// Example usage
$status = checkPayment('payment-id-here');
echo "Status: " . $status['status'] . "\n";
echo "Received: " . $status['received_btc'] . " BTC\n";
echo "Confirmations: " . $status['confirmations'] . "\n";

?>

# Check Payment Status
curl -X GET http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/payments/PAYMENT_ID/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/shops/

import requests

# Get Shops
def get_shops():
    url = "http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/shops/"
    headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}

    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
    return response.json()

# Example usage
shops_data = get_shops()
print(f"Total shops: {shops_data['total_shops']}")

for shop in shops_data['shops']:
    print(f"Shop: {shop['name']} (ID: {shop['id']})")

const axios = require('axios');

// Get Shops
async function getShops() {
    try {
        const response = await axios.get(
            'http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/shops/',
            {
                headers: {
                    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
                }
            }
        );
        return response.data;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error getting shops:', error);
        throw error;
    }
}

// Example usage
(async () => {
    const shopsData = await getShops();
    console.log(`Total shops: ${shopsData.total_shops}`);

    shopsData.shops.forEach(shop => {
        console.log(`Shop: ${shop.name} (ID: ${shop.id})`);
    });
})();

<?php

// Get Shops
function getShops() {
    $url = 'http://bitcoincheckout.io/api/shops/';
    $headers = [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
    ];

    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    curl_close($ch);

    return json_decode($response, true);
}

// Example usage
$shopsData = getShops();
echo "Total shops: " . $shopsData['total_shops'] . "\n";

foreach ($shopsData['shops'] as $shop) {
    echo "Shop: " . $shop['name'] . " (ID: " . $shop['id'] . ")\n";
}

?>

E-commerce Integrations

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Shopify

App Integration

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API Response Examples

200 Create Payment Response

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "order_id": "ORD-2025-0001",
  "status": "pending",
  "amount_state": "none",
  "amount_usd": 50.00,
  "amount_btc": "0.0010000",
  "bitcoin_address": "bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh",
  "checkout_url": "http://bitcoincheckout.io/payments/pay/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/",
  "success_url": "https://yourapp.com/thank-you?order=ORD-2025-0001",
  "expires_at": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "created_at": "2024-01-01T11:00:00Z"
}

200 Payment Status Response

{
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "amount_state": "full",
  "amount_usd": 50.00,
  "amount_btc": "0.0010000",
  "received_btc": "0.0010000",
  "confirmations": 3,
  "bitcoin_address": "bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh",
  "txid": "a1b2c3d4e5f6789012345678901234567890abcdef",
  "expires_at": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
  "confirmed_at": "2024-01-01T11:45:00Z"
}

200 Get Shops Response

{
  "shops": [
    {
      "id": "1d9673c8-1cd6-4cfd-8a87-7cc09f0e26c6",
      "name": "My Online Store",
      "created_at": "2024-01-01T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "2e8784d9-2de7-5ced-9b98-8dd1af1f37d7",
      "name": "Mobile App Store",
      "created_at": "2024-01-02T14:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "total_shops": 2
}

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