Accept USDT on TRON (TRC20)

#How a USDT (TRC20) payment works

A USDT (TRC20) 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 TRON wallet that holds USDT and some TRX.

1. You create the payment with POST /v1/invoices, the WooCommerce plugin, the OpenCart extension or a payment link. Status: new.
2. The payer sees what to send: the exact USDT amount, the network (TRON), 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 19 confirmations the status is paid, the funds are on your balance and a signed invoice.paid webhook arrives.

#What the payer should know about TRON

CryptoLike accepts USDT on TRON only from the official Tether contract, sent to a TRON address that starts with T. The payer's wallet pays the TRON network fee in TRX, as energy and bandwidth, so the payer needs some TRX next to the USDT. The amount on the payment page must arrive in full, on the TRON network only.

• Address. 34 characters, starts with T. After pasting, compare the first and last characters with the page.
• Network fee. A TRC20 transfer consumes energy and bandwidth; without its own energy the account burns TRX for it. A wallet with USDT and zero TRX cannot send.
• Contract. Only USDT of the Tether contract TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t is credited.
• Exact amount. If an exchange deducts its withdrawal fee, the payment arrives short and becomes underpaid. Send the difference to the same address before the time runs out.
• Network. USDT sent on another network never reaches this payment and cannot be recovered.

#Create a USDT (TRC20) payment

To create a USDT (TRC20) payment in CryptoLike, take the id of the asset with ticker USDT and network tron from GET /v1/currencies and pass it as coin_id to POST /v1/invoices. Price it in USDT, or in USD: then CryptoLike converts at the current rate and locks the rate for the payment's time limit.

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

BODY='{"amount":"49.90","currency":"USD","coin_id":"'"$COIN_ID"'","order_id":"A-1001"}'
curl -s https://api.cryptolike.net/v1/invoices \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Idempotency-Key: order-A-1001" \
  -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; every field: API reference.

#FAQ

#How many confirmations does USDT TRC20 need?

CryptoLike credits USDT (TRC20) after 19 confirmations of the TRON network. The threshold is set per asset, returned in GET /v1/currencies and shown to the payer as progress. More on confirmations.

#What if the payer sends USDT on Ethereum (ERC20) instead?

The transfer does not reach this payment and cannot be recovered: a TRC20 payment watches a TRON address only. To let the payer choose, create the payment with currency: "USDT" and no coin_id, and the payer picks TRON or Ethereum (ERC20) on the page.

#Can I price in USD?

Yes. Send currency: "USD" with the USDT 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 USDT.

#Can a customer get a permanent USDT TRC20 address?

Yes. POST /v1/addresses with the USDT (TRC20) coin_id and your customer_id issues a static address. Every transfer to it is credited after 19 confirmations and announced by deposit.confirmed; a transfer held for review sends deposit.on_hold instead.

#How do payouts in USDT TRC20 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). POST /v1/withdrawals/estimate first shows the platform fee, the reserved network fee (in USDT, no TRX balance needed) and the total debit. Payouts require a verified account; fees are on the pricing page.