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POST
/
v1
/
paymentIntents
Create a payment intent
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api-sandbox.circle.com/v1/paymentIntents \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "idempotencyKey": "ba943ff1-ca16-49b2-ba55-1057e70ca5c7",
  "currency": "USD",
  "settlementCurrency": "USD",
  "paymentMethods": [
    {
      "type": "blockchain",
      "chain": "ALGO"
    }
  ],
  "merchantWalletId": "212000",
  "type": "continuous"
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "8755d0ea-14f9-4259-b092-de23c14b6568",
    "amount": {
      "amount": "3.14",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "amountPaid": {
      "amount": "0.00",
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "settlementCurrency": "USD",
    "paymentMethods": [
      {
        "type": "blockchain",
        "chain": "ETH"
      }
    ],
    "paymentIds": [],
    "timeline": [
      {
        "status": "created",
        "time": "2022-07-21T20:13:35.579331Z"
      }
    ],
    "createDate": "2022-07-21T20:13:35.578678Z",
    "updateDate": "2022-07-21T20:19:24.859052Z"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
idempotencyKey
string<uuid>
required

Universally unique identifier (UUID v4) idempotency key. This key is utilized to ensure exactly-once execution of mutating requests.

Example:

"ba943ff1-ca16-49b2-ba55-1057e70ca5c7"

​
currency
enum<string>
required

Desired currency for the payment

Available options:
USD,
EUR,
BTC,
ETH
​
settlementCurrency
enum<string>
required

Desired currency for the payments to settle in. This must match the currency used for the payment.

Available options:
USD,
EUR,
BTC,
ETH
​
paymentMethods
object[]
required
​
merchantWalletId
string
required

Unique system generated identifier for the wallet of the merchant.

Maximum string length: 36
Example:

"212000"

​
type
enum<string>
default:continuous

Payment intent type. Defaults to 'continuous' if not specified.

Available options:
continuous

Response

Successfully created a payment intent.

​
data
object