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Overview

This guide shows how to integrate Secure Payment Pages in a production-ready way. The recommended pattern is:
  1. Create secure payment links with POST /v2/secure-payments
  2. Store returned requestIds in your system
  3. Redirect the payer to the secure page
  4. Use webhooks as the source of truth for payment status updates

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Prerequisites

Before you integrate, make sure you have:
  • An API key or a Client ID linked to your integration domain
  • A webhook endpoint configured in Request Portal
  • Your webhook signing secret stored securely on your backend
For setup details, see:

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Quick start

1

Create secure payment links

Call POST /v2/secure-payments and store the returned requestIds.
curl -X POST "https://api.request.network/v2/secure-payments" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "requests": [
      {
        "payee": "0x6923831ACf5c327260D7ac7C9DfF5b1c3cB3C7D7",
        "amount": "10",
        "invoiceCurrency": "USDC-base",
        "paymentCurrency": "USDC-base"
      }
    ]
  }'

{
  "requestIds": [
    "01e273ecc29d4b526df3a0f1f05ffc59372af8752c2b678096e49ac270416a7cdb"
  ],
  "securePaymentUrl": "https://secure.request.network/?token=01ABC123DEF456GHI789JKL",
  "token": "01ABC123DEF456GHI789JKL"
}
2

Persist payment mapping in your database

Store at least:
  • your internal metadata
  • returned requestIds
  • token
  • securePaymentUrl
This mapping lets you reconcile webhook events back to your internal records.
3

Redirect payer to secure page

Redirect in the same tab or open the secure URL in a new tab.
4

Process webhook events and update order status

Handle payment events from webhooks and update your order/payment state from those events.

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Integration pattern: generated URL + redirect

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Backend example (Node.js/Express)

server.js
import express from "express";

const app = express();
app.use(express.json());

app.post("/api/checkout/secure-payment", async (req, res) => {
  const { orderId, payee, amount, currencyId } = req.body;

  const apiResponse = await fetch("https://api.request.network/v2/secure-payments", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "x-api-key": process.env.REQUEST_API_KEY,
      "content-type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      requests: [
        {
          payee,
          amount,
          invoiceCurrency: currencyId,
          paymentCurrency: currencyId,
        },
      ],
    }),
  });

  if (!apiResponse.ok) {
    const errorBody = await apiResponse.text();
    return res.status(apiResponse.status).json({ error: errorBody });
  }

  const securePayment = await apiResponse.json();

  // Persist in your DB
  // Example payload:
  // {
  //   orderId,
  //   requestIds: securePayment.requestIds,
  //   token: securePayment.token,
  //   securePaymentUrl: securePayment.securePaymentUrl,
  //   status: "pending"
  // }

  return res.status(200).json({
    orderId,
    securePaymentUrl: securePayment.securePaymentUrl,
  });
});

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Frontend redirect examples

window.location.href = securePaymentUrl;

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Payment status updates with webhooks

Use webhook events as your payment status source of truth. Typical mapping:
  • payment.confirmed -> mark order as paid
  • payment.partial -> mark order as partially paid
  • payment.failed -> mark order as failed

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Webhook handler example (signature verification + reconciliation)

webhook.js
import crypto from "node:crypto";
import express from "express";

const app = express();

app.use(
  express.raw({
    type: "application/json",
    verify: (req, _res, buf) => {
      req.rawBody = buf;
    },
  }),
);

app.post("/webhooks/request", async (req, res) => {
  const signature = req.headers["x-request-network-signature"];
  const secret = process.env.REQUEST_WEBHOOK_SECRET;

  const expectedSignature = crypto
    .createHmac("sha256", secret)
    .update(req.rawBody)
    .digest("hex");

  if (!signature) {
    return res.status(401).json({ error: "Missing signature" });
  }

  try {
    const isValid = crypto.timingSafeEqual(
      Buffer.from(signature),
      Buffer.from(expectedSignature),
    );
    if (!isValid) {
      return res.status(401).json({ error: "Invalid signature" });
    }
  } catch {
    return res.status(401).json({ error: "Invalid signature format" });
  }

  const event = JSON.parse(req.rawBody.toString("utf8"));
  const requestId = event.requestId || event.requestID;

  // Find internal record by requestId in your DB, then update order status.
  // Example:
  // const checkout = await db.findCheckoutByRequestId(requestId)
  // if (event.event === "payment.confirmed") await db.markPaid(checkout.orderId)

  return res.status(200).json({ received: true });
});

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Expiry handling

Secure payment links expire after one week by default. If a payer opens an expired link, create a new secure payment link and redirect again.

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Troubleshooting

  • Verify your x-api-key or x-client-id header
  • If using Client ID in browser, verify the request origin is in allowed domains
  • The token may be expired
  • Create a fresh secure payment link and retry
  • Payment is already completed
  • Show a paid/completed state in your app instead of retrying payment
  • Verify HMAC signature validation uses raw request body
  • Ensure your endpoint returns 2xx after successful processing
  • Confirm your DB lookup maps incoming requestId/requestID to stored request IDs

Secure Payments API Reference

Full request and response schema details.

Webhooks

Event types, signing, retries, and payload details.

Authentication

API key and Client ID setup.