Circle APIs: Getting Started with Crypto Payments

Accept supported digital assets and settle in USDC.

Our Payments API is an easy-to-implement API that lets you accept payments from crypto wallets and receive a settlement in USDC. It is designed to be used by any kind of business or internet commerce, not just crypto applications.

Getting Started

Here's how to get started with the Circle Payments API:

Use our Crypto Payments Quickstart guide to get a sample web application up and running and process your first crypto payment that settles in USDC or the payments source currency.


Start with crypto in 5 minutes

More resources

Dig deeper into our documents to discover Circle’s:

Ready for the next step?

After experimenting with our APIs, you’ll want to start building test integrations in Sandbox prior to moving into production. Start by applying for a Circle Mint account. We'll be happy to walk you through the next steps.