{"id":1707,"date":"2015-11-10T13:33:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T08:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.instamojo.com\/?p=1707"},"modified":"2021-06-10T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:03:10","slug":"request-a-payment-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/request-a-payment-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Request a Payment API and a month of success stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, we solved a major problem for our 50,000+ merchants. How can you collect payments simply and easily over email and SMS? Yes, we had short links, but you\u2019d have to create one and separately text or mail your customers. Cumbersome. So we solved\u00a0that with Request a Payment<\/strong>, a feature that does it all for you. And then because we wanted more \u2013 and knew you did too – we went ahead and solved two more problems.<\/p>\n

How can I collect payments in bulk?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simple, just upload a csv\u00a0file with email ids or mobile numbers of your customers and the respective amount due. Hit send and each would receive a direct link in their inbox to click and pay. This worked perfectly for individuals and growing companies \u2013 no technical knowledge required and great for recurring payments.<\/p>\n

How do I collect bulk payments automatically?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s where our new Request a Payment<\/a> API <\/strong>comes in. Using this new API you can trigger payment requests from your own backend, write payment schedules and much much more.\u00a0The API provides\u00a0information on payment status and more through webhooks and redirects. In fact, you can control the entire flow with a simple integration that\u2019s intuitive and mobile-friendly.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re so excited about this that we went ahead and made a super short video to give you an overview of the feature. We checked in with Homigo, Motorcycle Travellers Meet and Holiday Monk to see how they\u2019re using it. Watch out for 00:39, gets us\u00a0every time.<\/p>\n