Crypto payment links: get paid without a website

With CryptoLike you can get paid in crypto without a website. You create a payment in the cabinet or in the Telegram bot, share its link in a chat, and the payer opens a payment page with the amount, the network and the address. You see the status in the cabinet or get a Telegram message when the payment is confirmed.

#Why use a payment link instead of sending an address?

A payment link gives the payer a page that shows exactly what to send, and gives you a status. A bare address gives neither. Sales in messengers and social networks, one-off services and B2B deals rarely have a checkout to integrate. CryptoLike payment links fill that gap without code.

With a bare address in a chat, the payer may use the wrong network or amount, nothing ties a transfer to a client, you check a block explorer by hand, and a price in dollars has to be converted by you.

#How CryptoLike payment links work

A CryptoLike payment link is the page of one payment: a fixed amount, an asset or the payer's choice of asset, and a time limit. You create it in the cabinet or in the Telegram bot, and the platform issues a unique address, watches the network and counts confirmations. The link can be paid until the payment's deadline, unless you cancel it first.

In the cabinet. Open Invoices → Create invoice and enter the amount, the currency (fiat or a coin), the asset or "The payer chooses" with the coins they may pick, the time to pay and a description. The payment card then shows a "Share payment link" block with:

• an editable message: your name, the amount, "valid until" and the link;
• buttons for Telegram, WhatsApp and Viber, plus the phone's own share menu;
• "Copy link" and a QR code of the link.

In the Telegram bot. Send /pay or tap "Create a payment". The bot asks for the asset — one of the coins you offer for invoices, or "Payer chooses on the payment page" — the amount, the currency, and optionally a description and an order number, then confirms "Payment created." The payment card has a Share button that lets you pick a chat, and "Share as link" as a fallback.

When a payment has expired or been cancelled, the share block disappears and the cabinet offers "Create a new payment" instead.

#What the payer sees and what you get back

The payer gets the same CryptoLike payment page that online stores use. You get the same statuses as the API. Nobody has to explain the network by hand, because the page shows it next to the address with a warning. The status on the page updates live.

With a price in fiat (USD, EUR, UAH, GBP or CAD), the rate is locked when the asset is chosen and does not change for the payment's lifetime.

#How to start

A CryptoLike payment link needs an account, a payment and a way to share it; no plugin, API key or webhook is involved. The Telegram bot is optional: link it from the cabinet, and it creates payments, shares them and notifies you when they are confirmed.

1. Create an account. Payment links need no account verification; KYB applies only to payouts.
2. Create a payment in Invoices → Create invoice, or with /pay in the bot.
3. Share the link in a messenger, by e-mail or as a QR code.
4. Follow the status in the cabinet or in Telegram.

Stores on Хорошоп already use payment links: the Хорошоп connector e-mails a link for every crypto order. For invoices with fiat pricing, see crypto invoicing and the guide to creating a crypto invoice. The platform fee is on the pricing page. Every button, step by step: how to create a crypto payment link.

#FAQ

#Do I need a website to accept crypto?

No. You create the payment in the cabinet or the Telegram bot and send the link by e-mail or in a messenger; the payer pays on the CryptoLike payment page, which shows the amount, the network, the address with a QR code and the time left. You see the status in the cabinet and get a message in Telegram.

#How long is a payment link valid?

As long as you set when creating the payment, from 1 minute to 30 days. The message you share says "valid until" with the date. After that the payment is expired. Create a new payment and send the new link.

#Can I create a payment link from my phone?

Yes. The Telegram bot creates payments in a short dialogue and shares them to a chat. The cabinet works on a phone too, and on a touch device the phone's own share menu is offered.

#What if the payer sends the wrong amount?

Too little, beyond a small tolerance (0.5 % by default): the payment becomes underpaid, and the payer can send the rest to the same address before the deadline. Too much: the payment is paid and the excess is credited to your balance as overpaid_amount.

#Who in my team can create payment links?

Team members whose role allows creating payments. The same role rules apply in the cabinet and in the Telegram bot, and each person links their own Telegram account.