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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.

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Endpoint

POST /api/v1/quick-pay
No Authorization header is required.

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Request Body

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
recipient_addressstringYes—Ethereum address that will receive the payment
amountstringNo—Token amount in the smallest unit (e.g. "1000000" for 1 USDC)
token_addressstringNoUSDC on BaseERC-20 token contract address
chain_idnumberNo8453 (Base)Target chain ID
namestringNo—Human-readable name for the link
descriptionstringNo—Description shown to the payer
expires_innumberNo86400 (24 h)Seconds until the link expires. Maximum is 86400.

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Response

A successful request returns a full PaymentLink object: 
{
  "id": "pl_abc123",
  "url": "https://pay.anyspend.com/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.

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Examples

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!"
  }'

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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.

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Limitations

Quick Pay links are intentionally limited. If you need any of the features below, create an organization and use authenticated endpoints.
FeatureQuick PayAuthenticated API
Analytics & visitor trackingNoYes
Webhook notificationsNoYes
Custom checkout formsNoYes
Shipping options & discount codesNoYes
Custom expiry (> 24 h)NoYes
Link editing after creationNoYes
Organization brandingNoYes
Rate limit5 req/min/IP100 req/min/key

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Error Responses

StatusCodeDescription
400invalid_requestMissing recipient_address or invalid parameter
422invalid_addressrecipient_address is not a valid Ethereum address
429rate_limit_exceededMore 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
  }
}