NOWPayments

NOWPayments Status API

API health and availability

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: NOWPayments Authentication Status 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: Status
  description: API health and availability
paths:
  /status:
    get:
      operationId: getStatus
      summary: Get API status
      description: Returns the current status of the NOWPayments API.
      tags:
      - Status
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API is operational
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StatusResponse'
              example:
                message: NOWPayments API is OK
        '500':
          description: API is experiencing issues
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    StatusResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Status message
          example: NOWPayments API is OK
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
        errors:
          type: array
          description: Detailed error list
          items:
            type: string
  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