# Accept Litecoin payments

> Accept Litecoin (LTC) with CryptoLike: a fresh ltc1 address per payment, a hosted payment page, credit after confirmations and a signed webhook to your server.

Source: https://cryptolike.net/coins/litecoin
Updated: 2026-09-25

CryptoLike credits a Litecoin payment to your balance after 6 confirmations of the Litecoin network and reports it to your server with a signed webhook. You create the payment; the payer sends LTC from their own wallet to a fresh address; CryptoLike watches the address, counts confirmations and moves the status from `pending` to `paid`.

## How a Litecoin payment works

A Litecoin payment in CryptoLike goes through four steps and three statuses: `new`, `pending` and `paid`. The payment page, the API and the webhooks show the same status string, so your order logic reads one field. The payer needs no account with CryptoLike, only a Litecoin wallet that can send to an `ltc1` address.

1. **You create the payment** with `POST /v1/invoices`, the [WooCommerce plugin](https://cryptolike.net/integrations/woocommerce), the [PrestaShop module](https://cryptolike.net/integrations/prestashop) or a [payment link](https://cryptolike.net/use-cases/payment-links). Status: `new`.
2. **The payer sees what to send:** the exact LTC amount, the network (Litecoin), the address with a QR code and the time left.
3. **The transfer is detected.** Status: `pending`, "Payment detected. Waiting for confirmation."
4. **The payment is confirmed.** After 6 confirmations the status is `paid`, the funds are on your balance and a signed `invoice.paid` [webhook](https://cryptolike.net/docs/webhooks) arrives.

## What the payer should know about Litecoin

CryptoLike gives every Litecoin payment its own native SegWit address that starts with `ltc1q` and is never reused. The payer's wallet adds the Litecoin network fee in LTC on top of the amount, and the amount on the payment page must arrive in full. Only native LTC on the Litecoin network reaches the payment.

- **Address.** Lowercase, starts with `ltc1q`, used for this payment only.
- **Network fee.** Set by the sender's wallet and paid in LTC, on top of the amount.
- **Exact amount.** If a wallet or exchange deducts its fee from the amount, the payment arrives short and becomes `underpaid`. Send the difference to the same address before the time runs out.
- **Late transfers.** A transfer confirmed after the payment expired is still credited to your balance, marked `late_payment: true`, with an `invoice.late_payment` webhook. Decide with the customer whether to fulfil or refund.
- **Network.** Send LTC on the Litecoin network only. Funds sent on another network never reach the payment and cannot be recovered.

## Create a Litecoin payment

To create a Litecoin payment in CryptoLike, take the `id` of the asset with `ticker` LTC and `network` ltc from `GET /v1/currencies` and pass it as `coin_id` to `POST /v1/invoices`. Price it in USD, as in the example, or in LTC; a fiat amount is converted at the current rate and the rate is locked for the payment's time limit.

```bash
COIN_ID=$(curl -s https://api.cryptolike.net/v1/currencies \
  | jq -r '.currencies[] | select(.ticker=="LTC" and .network=="ltc") | .id')

BODY='{"amount":"19.00","currency":"USD","coin_id":"'"$COIN_ID"'","order_id":"A-1004"}'
curl -s https://api.cryptolike.net/v1/invoices \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Idempotency-Key: order-A-1004" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $KEY_ID" -H "X-Timestamp: $TS" -H "X-Signature: $SIG" -d "$BODY"
```

The response carries `address`, `payer_amount` and `checkout_url`: send the payer there. Signing: [API authentication](https://cryptolike.net/docs/auth); every field: [API reference](https://cryptolike.net/docs/api).

## FAQ

### How many confirmations does a Litecoin payment need?

CryptoLike credits LTC after 6 confirmations of the Litecoin network. The threshold is set per asset, returned in `GET /v1/currencies` and shown to the payer as progress. More on [confirmations](https://cryptolike.net/glossary/confirmations).

### What if the payer sends LTC on another network?

The transfer does not reach this payment and cannot be recovered: a Litecoin payment watches an `ltc1` address on the Litecoin network only. If the time has run out, create a new payment.

### Can I price in USD?

Yes. Send `currency: "USD"` with the LTC `coin_id`: CryptoLike converts at the current rate and locks it for the payment's time limit. If no fresh rate is available, the API answers `503`: retry, or price the payment in LTC.

### Can a customer get a permanent Litecoin address?

Yes. `POST /v1/addresses` with the LTC `coin_id` and your `customer_id` issues a [static address](https://cryptolike.net/glossary/static-address). Every transfer to it is credited after 6 confirmations and announced by `deposit.confirmed` (a transfer held for review sends `deposit.on_hold` instead), which suits [balance top-ups](https://cryptolike.net/use-cases/deposits).

### How do Litecoin payouts work?

`POST /v1/withdrawals` with `coin_id`, `amount`, `to_address` and your `payout_id`, or a CSV of up to 1,000 rows in the cabinet ([mass payouts](https://cryptolike.net/use-cases/mass-payouts)). Destinations may start with `L`, `M` or `ltc1`; old-style `3…` Litecoin addresses are refused, so ask the recipient for an `M…` or `ltc1` address. `POST /v1/withdrawals/estimate` first shows the platform fee, the reserved network fee and the total debit. Payouts require a verified account; fees are on the [pricing page](https://cryptolike.net/pricing).