NOWPayments

NOWPayments Invoices API

Invoice creation for crypto payments

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: NOWPayments Authentication Invoices API
  description: 'NOWPayments is a crypto payment gateway that enables businesses to accept 300+ cryptocurrencies, create payment invoices, process recurring subscriptions, and manage merchant mass payouts. The API supports automatic coin conversion, IPN webhooks, and fiat withdrawals.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: NOWPayments Support
    email: support@nowpayments.io
    url: https://nowpayments.io/help
  termsOfService: https://nowpayments.io/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.nowpayments.io/v1
  description: Production server
- url: https://api.sandbox.nowpayments.io/v1
  description: Sandbox server
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Invoices
  description: Invoice creation for crypto payments
paths:
  /invoice:
    post:
      operationId: createInvoice
      summary: Create an invoice
      description: 'Creates a payment invoice with a hosted payment page URL. Customers are redirected to the invoice URL to complete their payment. Supports success and cancel redirect URLs.

        '
      tags:
      - Invoices
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateInvoiceRequest'
            example:
              price_amount: 100
              price_currency: usd
              pay_currency: btc
              order_id: ORDER-12345
              order_description: 'Payment for order #12345'
              success_url: https://example.com/success
              cancel_url: https://example.com/cancel
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Invoice created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvoiceResponse'
              example:
                id: 1234567
                order_id: ORDER-12345
                order_description: 'Payment for order #12345'
                price_amount: 100
                price_currency: usd
                pay_currency: btc
                ipn_callback_url: https://example.com/ipn
                invoice_url: https://nowpayments.io/payment/?iid=1234567
                success_url: https://example.com/success
                cancel_url: https://example.com/cancel
                created_at: '2021-01-15T12:00:00.000Z'
                updated_at: '2021-01-15T12:00:00.000Z'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    InvoiceResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Unique invoice identifier
        order_id:
          type: string
          description: Merchant order ID
        order_description:
          type: string
          description: Order description
        price_amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Invoice amount in fiat
        price_currency:
          type: string
          description: Fiat currency of the invoice
        pay_currency:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Preferred payment cryptocurrency (null if not specified)
        ipn_callback_url:
          type: string
          description: IPN callback URL
        invoice_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Hosted payment page URL for the customer
        success_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Redirect URL after successful payment
        cancel_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Redirect URL if payment is cancelled
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Invoice creation timestamp
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Invoice last update timestamp
    CreateInvoiceRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - price_amount
      - price_currency
      properties:
        price_amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Price amount in fiat currency
          example: 100
        price_currency:
          type: string
          description: Fiat currency code (e.g., usd, eur)
          example: usd
        pay_currency:
          type: string
          description: Preferred cryptocurrency for payment (customer can change)
          example: btc
        ipn_callback_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to receive IPN callback notifications
        order_id:
          type: string
          description: Merchant order ID
          example: ORDER-12345
        order_description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable order description
          example: 'Payment for order #12345'
        success_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to redirect customer after successful payment
        cancel_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to redirect customer if they cancel payment
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        errors:
          type: array
          description: Detailed error list
          items:
            type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: NOWPayments API key obtained from your merchant dashboard
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: JWT token obtained from the /auth endpoint (required for mass payout operations)
externalDocs:
  description: NOWPayments API Documentation
  url: https://nowpayments.io/help/api