Flexa Commerce Intents API

openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Flexa Assets Commerce Intents API
  description: 'The Flexa API offers access to Flexa’s powerful, instant, and completely fraud-resistant platform for accepting digital asset payments from your customers.


    # Authentication


    All requests to the Flexa API are authenticated with API keys, which are accepted using [HTTP Basic Authentication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication). To connect, simply include your API key as the “username” value when providing the `Authorization` header. A password is not required.


    Your API keys are sensitive credentials—please take care to secure them properly so that they don’t fall into the wrong hands. If you need to rotate your API keys for any reason, simply reach out to [Flexa Support](mailto:support@flexa.co).


    If you want to make requests against the Flexa API without moving any actual value, use your test API keys. Test API keys are prefixed `publishable_test_` or `secret_test_`, and can be used to experiment with the Flexa API using test mode assets, which include all popular testnet assets as well as Flexa Credit (CR).

    '
  version: '2025-12-18'
  contact:
    name: Flexa Support
    url: https://support.flexa.co
    email: support@flexa.co
  license:
    name: CC BY-ND 4.0
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
servers:
- url: https://api.flexa.co
security:
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Commerce Intents
  description: 'Commerce intents offer a versatile way to process digital asset payments from your customers using any sales channel.

    '
paths:
  /commerce_intents:
    post:
      tags:
      - Commerce Intents
      summary: Create a Commerce Intent
      description: 'Creates a commerce intent object.


        Commerce intents are especially powereful because they allow you to accept any Flexa-supported digital asset from your customers without any additional configuration.


        If you’re scanning a Flexa barcode in person from a customer device, include the barcode string as `authorization.number` in your request, and Flexa will collect payment directly from that customer.


        Or, to create an open-ended commerce intent and accept payments from any customer in other contexts—including in-person payments using QR codes, online payments using payment links, and more—simply exclude the `authorization` object from your request entirely.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlexaVersion'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommerceIntentCreateRequest'
            example:
              mid: '370748471846382'
              amount: '19.99'
              asset: iso4217/USD
              description: 'Invoice #BR1984'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          headers:
            Flexa-Version:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Flexa-Version'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommerceIntent'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
  /commerce_intents/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Commerce Intents
      summary: Retrieve a Commerce Intent
      description: Retrieves the details of a previously created commerce intent.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlexaVersion'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          headers:
            Flexa-Version:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Flexa-Version'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommerceIntent'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /commerce_intents/{id}/cancel:
    post:
      tags:
      - Commerce Intents
      summary: Cancel a Commerce Intent
      description: 'Cancels a commerce intent.


        As long as a commerce intent has not already succeeded, it can be canceled, which will prevent any customers from being able to fulfill it. As a best practice, you should cancel any commerce intents you no longer plan to use.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/FlexaVersion'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          headers:
            Flexa-Version:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/Flexa-Version'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommerceIntent'
              example:
                id: ci_8wqPG5gM8vQxF4PCP8mp8
                object: commerce_intent
                amount: '19.99'
                amount_capturable: '0.00'
                amount_received: '0.00'
                asset: iso4217/USD
                description: 'Invoice #BR1984'
                display_id: AB4JJP
                link:
                  id: link_RjF8vWwGc4JmJgchmf3Jr
                  object: link
                  active: false
                  after_completion:
                    redirect_url: 'null'
                  amount: '19.99'
                  asset: iso4217/USD
                  restrictions:
                    chains: []
                  reusable: false
                  suggested_apps: []
                  test_mode: false
                  theme: {}
                  type: pay
                  url: https://pay.flexa.co/M8jw5PMX
                  created: 1520845080
                  updated: 1520845084
                mid: '370748471846382'
                status: canceled
                test_mode: false
                created: 1520845080
                updated: 1520845084
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
components:
  schemas:
    Link:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: A unique identifier for the object.
          example: link_RjF8vWwGc4JmJgchmf3Jr
        object:
          type: string
          example: link
        active:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the link can be accessed by customers
          example: true
        after_completion:
          type: object
          description: Actions to be taken after the link’s corresponding commerce intent is successfully completed.
          properties:
            redirect_url:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              description: The URL to which customers will be redirected after the commerce intent is successfully completed.
              example: null
        amount:
          type: string
          description: The amount intended to be collected from the customer, formatted according to the asset of the link.
          example: '19.99'
        asset:
          type: string
          description: The unit of account for this link.
          example: iso4217/USD
        restrictions:
          type: object
          description: A set of parameters limiting the ways in which Flexa will enable customers to interact with this commerce intent.
          properties:
            chains:
              type: array
              description: The set of chains, as [CAIP-2](https://chainagnostic.org/CAIPs/caip-2) IDs, that the customer will be limited to using when interacting with this commerce intent.
              items:
                type: string
              example: []
        reusable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this link can be reused to pay multiple commerce intents.
          example: false
        suggested_apps:
          type: array
          description: The set of apps that will be suggested to the customer.
          items:
            type: string
          example: []
        test_mode:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this link was created with a test API key and thus may be paid with valueless, test mode assets (true) or a live API key and therefore must be paid using live mode assets with real value (false).
          example: false
        theme:
          type: object
          description: Theming for the link.
          example: {}
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pay
          description: The type of link.
          example: pay
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the link, for presenting to customers.
          example: https://pay.flexa.co/M8jw5PMX
        created:
          type: integer
          description: The time at which this link was created, in non-leap seconds since the Unix epoch.
          example: 1520845080
        updated:
          type: integer
          description: The time at which this link was last updated, in non-leap seconds since the Unix epoch.
          example: 1520845080
    BadRequestError:
      x-scalar-ignore: true
      description: RFC 7807 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7807)
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          examples:
          - https://example.com/errors/bad-request
        title:
          type: string
          examples:
          - Bad Request
        status:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          examples:
          - 400
        detail:
          type: string
          examples:
          - The request was invalid.
    CommerceIntentCreateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - amount
      properties:
        amount:
          type: string
          description: The amount to collect from the customer. The minimum amount that can be collected is the smallest decimal unit of the `asset` (e.g., $0.01 for `iso4217/USD`).
          example: '19.99'
        asset:
          type: string
          description: The unit of account to use for this commerce intent (i.e., the currency used to display the sale price to the customer). Used to calculate the exchange rate for payments and refunds. Defaults to the business's unit of account (or the MID's unit of account, if configured).
        authorization:
          type: object
          description: Relevant data for authorizing this commerce intent in person when scanning barcode data from a customer-presented device. Should not be provided when creating an open-ended commerce intent that will be completed via a payment link.
          properties:
            number:
              type: string
              description: The numeric string collected from a customer-presented device (e.g., a smartphone) by a barcode scanner when accepting payments in person. Begins with `84` for customers using “Pay with Flexa.”
              example: '8412345678901337'
        capture_method:
          type: string
          enum:
          - automatic
          description: 'The method to use for capturing this payment from the customer: `automatic` (the commerce intent is immediately captured upon authorization). Defaults to `automatic`.'
        description:
          type: string
          description: Optional internal field for storing additional context about this commerce intent. Not shown to customers.
        link:
          type: object
          description: Optional parameters for customizing the behavior of this commerce intent's automatically generated payment link. Not applicable to commerce intents created using customer-presented `authorization` data.
          properties:
            after_completion:
              type: object
              description: Optional parameters for actions to be taken after the link’s commerce intent is successfully completed.
              properties:
                redirect_url:
                  type: string
                  description: The URL to which the customer will be redirected after a commerce intent is successfully completed. Useful for attributing a commerce intent to a specific cart or checkout flow.
            restrictions:
              type: object
              description: A set of parameters that can be used to restrict the ways in which customers can interact with this commerce intent.
              properties:
                chains:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: The set of chains, specified as [CAIP-2](https://chainagnostic.org/CAIPs/caip-2) IDs, that the customer will be limited to using when interacting with this commerce intent. If empty, all chains will be made available.
                  example: []
        mid:
          type: string
          description: The MID to use for processing this commerce intent. Only required for teams with access to multiple MIDs.
    NotFoundError:
      x-scalar-ignore: true
      description: RFC 7807 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7807)
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          examples:
          - https://example.com/errors/not-found
        title:
          type: string
          examples:
          - Not Found
        status:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          examples:
          - 404
        detail:
          type: string
          examples:
          - The resource you are trying to access does not exist.
    CommerceIntent:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: A unique identifier for the object.
          example: ci_8wqPG5gM8vQxF4PCP8mp8
        object:
          type: string
          example: commerce_intent
        amount:
          type: string
          description: The amount intended to be collected from the customer, formatted according to the asset of the commerce intent.
          example: '19.99'
        amount_capturable:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The total amount that can be captured from the customer using this commerce intent.
          example: null
        amount_received:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The total amount that has been received from the customer using this commerce intent.
          example: null
        asset:
          type: string
          description: The unit of account for this commerce intent. Used to calculate the exchange rate for payments and refunds.
          example: iso4217/USD
        description:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: An internal field for storing additional context about this commerce intent. Not shown to customers.
          example: 'Invoice #BR1984'
        display_id:
          type: string
          description: A unique, customer-facing identifier for this commerce intent, which can be useful for quickly tracking down the commerce intent that's associated with a specific payment or refund. Shown to customers in apps and receipts.
          example: AB4JJP
        link:
          description: A link object that details the one-time–use payment link that can be shared with customers to pay this commerce intent.
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
        mid:
          type: string
          description: The MID used for processing this commerce intent.
          example: '370748471846382'
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - succeeded
          - canceled
          description: The current status of this commerce intent with respect to the customer and their funds.
          example: pending
        test_mode:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this commerce intent was created with a test API key and thus may be paid with valueless, test mode assets (true) or a live API key and therefore must be paid using live mode assets with real value (false).
          example: false
        created:
          type: integer
          description: The time at which this commerce intent was created, in non-leap seconds since the Unix epoch.
          example: 1520845080
        updated:
          type: integer
          description: The time at which this commerce intent was last updated, in non-leap seconds since the Unix epoch.
          example: 1520845080
    ForbiddenError:
      x-scalar-ignore: true
      description: RFC 7807 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7807)
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          examples:
          - https://example.com/errors/forbidden
        title:
          type: string
          examples:
          - Forbidden
        status:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          examples:
          - 403
        detail:
          type: string
          examples:
          - You are not authorized to access this resource.
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      headers:
        Flexa-Version:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/Flexa-Version'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestError'
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      headers:
        Flexa-Version:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/Flexa-Version'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundError'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      headers:
        Flexa-Version:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/Flexa-Version'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenError'
  parameters:
    FlexaVersion:
      in: header
      name: Flexa-Version
      description: The API version to use for processing this request.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: '2025-12-18'
  headers:
    Flexa-Version:
      description: The API version used to process this request.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: '2025-12-18'
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Basic HTTP authentication
x-ext-urls: {}