How much does REST API cost?

Recaudo offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Plans start at $30 USD/month and include REST API along with every other tool on the platform.

How do I set up REST API?

Setting up REST API in Recaudo is quick and easy. When you create your account, the onboarding wizard guides you step by step. No technical knowledge required. Plus, our support team is available to help with any questions.

Features

REST API

Integrate Recaudo into your application with the REST API. Create payment links, manage customers, invoices and subscriptions, send messages and more. Webhooks for every event, test keys and documentation with examples.

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Your server

Request

POST /api/v1/payment-links
Authorization: Bearer sk_live_••••
{
  "amount": 190.00,
  "currency": "USD",
  "description": "November installment"
}

Response

201 Created
{
  "object": "payment_link",
  "data": { "status": "active" },
  "url": "https://recaudo.app/pay/kX7mQ2pL"
}

Webhook received · payment_link.paid

Waiting for payment Paid

How it works

Connect your system to Recaudo in a few calls. Create customers and payment links from your code and we let you know when someone pays.

Create your key and make the first call.

From the dashboard you generate test and live keys. You send it in the header of every request, and if one leaks, you rotate or revoke it without touching the others.

API keys

sk_live_••••••••a91f

Live · Used 3 min ago

Rotate Revoke
sk_test_••••••••4c0e

Test · Used 42 min ago

Rotate Revoke
sk_live_••••••••7d2b

Live · Created today

New key

Collect from your own system.

Create the customer, create the payment link and send it over WhatsApp in three calls. If your system repeats a request by mistake, the idempotency key keeps it from being created twice.

Your server

1

Create the customer

POST /customers

201
2

Payment link

POST /payment-links

201
3

WhatsApp message

POST /conversations/send-template-to-phone

201

Know the moment someone pays.

Register your server’s address and pick the events you want, such as payments, invoices or subscriptions. Every notice is signed so you can check it comes from Recaudo, and if your server doesn’t respond, it retries on its own.

Webhooks

POST https://yoursystem.com/webhooks/recaudo

payment.succeeded 200
invoice.paid Retrying in 1 min Delivered 500 200
subscription.renewed 200

Signed with your secret · X-Recaudo-Signature

Key features

Documented REST API (v1)

Webhooks for payments, customers, orders and more

Test keys and live keys

Rate limit headers

Idempotent requests

Foundation of the MCP Server for agents

The problem: closed platforms limit your growth

As your business grows, you need to connect your payments with your ERP, your app, your e-commerce store or your internal software. Without an API you end up exporting CSVs and copying information from one system to another, with errors and delays.

Recaudo REST API

The Recaudo API lets you do the core things in the platform from your own system: create payment links, manage customers, invoices, subscriptions, products, deals and follow-ups, send messages in conversations and issue CFDI, among other things.

The documentation describes each endpoint with its parameters and request and response examples.

Key capabilities

Endpoints: customers, payment links, invoices, subscriptions, products, orders, deals, conversations, CFDI and more.
Webhooks: receive HTTP notifications when events happen, such as a successful payment, a new customer or a paid order.
Test keys: use sk_test_ keys to test your integration before switching to your live keys.
Rate limits: every response tells you how many requests you have left.
Idempotency: retry a request without creating duplicates.
Versioning: versioned API (v1).

Use cases

E-commerce: create the charge from your store and send your customer to a checkout with your branding.
Mobile apps: create charges and manage subscriptions from your backend.
ERP: sync customers, invoices and payments with your accounting system.
Automation: connect Recaudo with any tool that makes HTTP requests and receives webhooks.

Integration with Recaudo

Create charges with payment links that use your payment gateways.
Manage subscriptions and invoices from your own backend.
Send messages through WhatsApp Business from your system.
Look up and update data in your CRM.

MCP Server for AI agents

The REST API is also the foundation of the Recaudo MCP Server: a Model Context Protocol server with 190 tools that lets agents like Claude, GPT or Gemini take real actions in your account. It isn't read-only: it creates invoices, sends WhatsApp messages, schedules follow-ups and more.

Start integrating

Create your free account and get your API keys in the admin panel. Check the full documentation to get started.

Review our technical documentation or learn about the MCP Server if you want to connect AI agents to your account.

Frequently asked questions

Recaudo offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Plans start at $30 USD/month (Starter plan) and include REST API along with every other tool on the platform. Check our pricing page for more details.

Setup is fast and simple. When you create your account, the onboarding wizard walks you through configuring REST API step by step. No technical knowledge required. Plus, our support team is available via WhatsApp and email to help with any questions.

Yes, REST API is fully integrated with every Recaudo tool: online payments, WhatsApp Business, CRM, invoicing, collections and more. You can also connect external tools using our REST API and webhooks.

Start using REST API today.

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