# Payment Request

How to create a payment request and get a token for redirecting customer to paymento gateway.

## Request a new payment

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> <https://api.paymento.io/v1/payment/request>

**Headers**

| Name         | Value                 |
| ------------ | --------------------- |
| Api-key      | Your Merchant API Key |
| Content Type | `application/json`    |
| Accept       | `text/plain`          |

**Body**

<table><thead><tr><th width="185">Name</th><th width="132">Type</th><th>Nullable</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>fiatAmount</code></td><td>string</td><td>true</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><code>fiatCurrency</code></td><td>string</td><td>true</td><td>(e.g.) USD or EUR</td></tr><tr><td><code>ReturnUrl</code></td><td>string</td><td>true</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><code>orderId</code></td><td>string</td><td>true</td><td>Your online store order ID</td></tr><tr><td><code>Speed</code></td><td>int</td><td>false</td><td><p> 0 = High</p><p>(Accept crypto transactions on mempool and complete order.</p><p>)</p><p>1 = Low</p><p>(Accept crypto transactions when specific number of blocks came (known as confirmed like 3 as 3) and complete order. </p><p>)</p></td></tr><tr><td><code>cryptoAmount</code></td><td>Json Object</td><td>true</td><td><p><code>[ { "coinName": "Bitcoin", "amount": "0.01854793" }, { "coinName": "Ethereum", "amount":</code> </p><p><code>"1.54848465" } ]</code></p></td></tr><tr><td><code>additionalData</code></td><td>Json Object</td><td>true</td><td><code>[ { "key": "invoice-number", "value": "A-578" }, { "key": "param2", "value": "value2" } ]</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>EmailAddress</code></td><td>string</td><td>true</td><td>Email address of the user</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Response**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "",
  "body": " 3256e147c6fe4d36a9341a5112ed2214"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400" %}

```json
{
  "error": "Invalid request"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

Now you can use the received token in body section and redirect your customer to&#x20;

* **Payment URL:** `https://app.paymento.io/gateway?token=TOKEN_HERE`

Replace `TOKEN_HERE` with the token you received.


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