Choose Your Integration Path

Decision tree

Do you need a custom checkout experience?
│
├─ NO ──► Do you need recurring billing?
│         │
│         ├─ NO ──► Payment Links (no code)
│         │         Share a link. Dashboard or API.
│         │         ✅ Open Banking + Cards
│         │         ✅ Zero dev required
│         │         → Generate a Payment Link
│         │
│         └─ YES ──► Subscription Links (no code)
│                    Share a recurring billing link.
│                    ✅ Trials, waitlists, Discord roles
│                    → Subscription Overview
│
└─ YES ──► Do you want to embed the form on your site?
           │
           ├─ YES ──► SDK (iframe card form)
           │          Customer stays on your domain.
           │          ✅ React or Vanilla JS
           │          ✅ 3DS automatic
           │          ⚠️  Cards only (no Open Banking)
           │          → SDK Overview & Security
           │
           └─ NO ──► Server-to-Server (API)
                      Full control — redirect or in-app.
                      ✅ Cards + Open Banking
                      ✅ Save & reuse payment methods
                      ✅ Mobile apps, marketplaces, headless
                      ⚠️  Must be enabled by support
                      → Server-to-Server Payments

At a glance

Path details

Payment Links — no code, fastest to launch

Create once from the Dashboard or with one API call. Customer opens the link, pays, and is redirected to your successUrl.

• Email, Slack, social, QR code — any channel works.
• Supports Open Banking and Card.
• Minimal setup: product name + price + currency.

Start here → Generate a Payment Link or First Payment in 5 Minutes

Subscription Links — recurring billing with zero code

Create a subscription offer, share a link. Inflow handles retries, trial periods, entry fees, and waitlists.

• Discord role assignment on active subscription.
• Customize billing interval, trial period, entry fee.

Start here → Subscription Overview

SDK (iframe card form) — embedded checkout on your site

Mount a PCI-compliant card form in your page. The customer never leaves your domain.

• React: <CardElement /> component.
• Vanilla JS: provider.createCardElement().mount().
• 3DS modal opens automatically when required.
• Cards only — no Open Banking via SDK.

Start here → SDK Overview & Security → Installation

Server-to-Server — full API control

You control the entire flow. Create payments from your backend, redirect the customer or handle everything in-app.

• Mobile apps, headless frontends, marketplaces.
• Save and reuse customer payment methods (savePaymentMethod, useCustomerPaymentMethod).
• Open Banking available.
• Must be enabled for your account — contact [email protected].

Start here → Server-to-Server Payments

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