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Payment Links

Payment Links are the fastest way to start accepting payments with Creem—no code, no API, no SDK required. Just create a product, copy the link, and share it with your customers.

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Getting Started

To create your first payment link, follow our Quickstart guide. You’ll learn how to:

• Create a product in your Creem dashboard
• Instantly generate a payment link for that product

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Why Use Payment Links?

• No-code: Share a link, get paid—no integration work needed
• Instant setup: Go live in minutes
• Customizable: Add metadata and themes for advanced workflows
• Perfect for: Social media, email, chat, or anywhere you can paste a link

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Customizing Payment Links

You can extend the power of payment links by passing custom data and appearance options directly in the URL—no backend or API required.

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1. Add Custom Metadata

Want to track a user, campaign, or any custom info with each payment? Just append metadata as query parameters:

Example:

https://creem.io/payment/prod_abc123?metadata[reference_user_id]=user1234&metadata[referral]=youtube

• This will save reference_user_id: user1234 and referral: youtube as metadata on the payment.
• You can add as many metadata fields as you need, using the metadata[key]=value format.

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2. Set the Checkout Theme

You can control the appearance of the checkout by adding a theme parameter:

• ?theme=dark for a dark checkout
• ?theme=light for a light checkout

Example:

https://creem.io/payment/prod_abc123?theme=dark

You can combine theme and metadata parameters:

https://creem.io/pay/prod_abc123?theme=dark&metadata[reference_user_id]=user1234

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Best Practices

• Use metadata to track users, campaigns, or any custom info
• Choose a theme that matches your brand or context
• Test your payment links before sharing widely
• Share links anywhere: email, chat, social, QR codes, and more