Quick Pay

Create payment links instantly without authentication

Quick Pay is a single endpoint that lets you create a payment link without requiring an API key. It is designed for rapid prototyping, one-off invoices, tip jars, and donation pages where the overhead of creating an organization and managing API keys is unnecessary.

Quick Pay is rate limited to 5 requests per minute per IP address. For higher throughput or access to analytics, webhooks, and custom forms, create an organization and use an API key.

Endpoint

POST /api/v1/quick-pay

No Authorization header is required.

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
recipient_address	string	Yes	—	Ethereum address that will receive the payment
amount	string	No	—	Token amount in the smallest unit (e.g. "1000000" for 1 USDC)
token_address	string	No	USDC on Base	ERC-20 token contract address
chain_id	number	No	8453 (Base)	Target chain ID
name	string	No	—	Human-readable name for the link
description	string	No	—	Description shown to the payer
expires_in	number	No	86400 (24 h)	Seconds until the link expires. Maximum is 86400.

Response

A successful request returns a full PaymentLink object:

{
  "id": "pl_abc123",
  "url": "https://anyspend.com/pay/pl_abc123",
  "recipient_address": "0x1234...abcd",
  "amount": "1000000",
  "token_address": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
  "chain_id": 8453,
  "name": "Coffee tip",
  "description": null,
  "status": "active",
  "expires_at": "2025-06-02T12:00:00Z",
  "created_at": "2025-06-01T12:00:00Z",
  "org_id": "anonymous"
}

Share the url with anyone — they can pay from any wallet on any supported chain and the funds will be routed to the recipient via AnySpend.

Examples

cURL

curl -X POST https://platform-api.anyspend.com/api/v1/quick-pay \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "recipient_address": "0x1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef12345678",
    "amount": "5000000",
    "name": "Buy me a coffee",
    "description": "Thanks for the help!"
  }'

Use Cases

Tip Jars

Embed a Quick Pay link on your blog or social media profile to accept tips without any setup.

Donation Pages

Non-profits and open-source projects can generate links on-the-fly for one-time donations.

Quick Invoicing

Freelancers can send a payment link over email or chat for a single invoice.

Prototyping

Test your integration flow before committing to a full API key setup.

Limitations

Quick Pay links are intentionally limited. If you need any of the features below, create an organization and use authenticated endpoints.

Feature	Quick Pay	Authenticated API
Analytics & visitor tracking	No	Yes
Webhook notifications	No	Yes
Custom checkout forms	No	Yes
Shipping options & discount codes	No	Yes
Custom expiry (> 24 h)	No	Yes
Link editing after creation	No	Yes
Organization branding	No	Yes
Rate limit	5 req/min/IP	100 req/min/key

Error Responses

Status	Code	Description
400	invalid_request	Missing recipient_address or invalid parameter
422	invalid_address	recipient_address is not a valid Ethereum address
429	rate_limit_exceeded	More than 5 requests in the current minute window

{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Try again in 45 seconds.",
    "retry_after": 45
  }
}