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A payment link lets you collect a payment without building a website or adding any code. You create the link in the merchant portal and send it to your customer by WhatsApp, email or SMS. The customer opens it and pays on the Afara checkout page using any of the available payment methods. Payment links are a good fit if you:
  • sell on social media or through chat,
  • need to bill a client or send an invoice, or
  • want to take a payment before your website is ready.
1

Open Payment Links

In the merchant portal, click Payment Links in the left menu. You will see a list of the links you have created, with the customer email, amount, link number and date created.
2

Request a payment

Start a new payment request. A panel called Request payment opens. Fill in:Then click Continue.
3

Copy the link

The Payment Request Details panel shows your new link. Click the copy icon next to it, then send it to your customer.
4

Track the payment

The link stays in the Payment Links list. The panel shows when it was created, when it expires, the amount and its status, for example Active. The payment also appears under Transactions.
Open the link from the Payment Links list and click Deactivate. Customers who open it afterwards will not be able to pay. Create a new link if you need to take the payment again.

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Good to know

  • Test mode has its own payment links, so you can try this safely before going live.
  • If a customer sees an expired or deactivated link, create a new one. The related codes are in Response codes.