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GoCardless API

Build better, smarter, faster with our API

Collect payments across 30+ countries from a single, hassle-free integration.

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Build better, smarter, faster with our API
Build better, smarter, faster with our API
We speak your language

We speak your language

Client libraries for PHP, Java, Ruby, Python, and .NET

Simple to develop. Simple to test.

Simple to develop. Simple to test.

End-to-end testing in our free sandbox environment

API-first technology

API-first technology

Clean, modern RESTful API built from the ground up

International payments

International payments

Localised payments for 30+ countries in a single integration.

Add customers

Hassle-free integration

Our platform

Recurring payments

Perfect for subscriptions, invoicing and instalments, GoCardless is the best way to collect recurring payments.

International payouts and FX

Collect payments from customers around the world, including the UK, Eurozone countries, the USA, Canada and Australia

Payment intelligence

Use Success+ to predict and manage payment failures. Recover, on average, 70% of failed payments.

// Code example for creating a subscription

$client = new \GoCardlessPro\Client(array(
  'access_token' => 'your_access_token_here',
  'environment'  => \GoCardlessPro\Environment::SANDBOX
));

$client->subscriptions()->create([
  "params" => ["amount" => 40,
               "currency" => "AUD",
               "name" => "Premium Subscription",
               "interval_unit" => "monthly",
               "day_of_month" => 1,
               "metadata" => ["order_no" => "ABCD1234"],
               "links" => ["mandate" => "MA123"]]
]);
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Collect one-off payments seamlessly
Collect one-off payments seamlessly

Collect one-off payments seamlessly

Designed to complement bank debit, Instant Bank Pay allows you to collect one-off payments seamlessly with an instant confirmation.

Learn about how to get started with our Billing Requests API.

Moving to GoCardless was the natural step in our payments evolution, allowing us to scale without payments being the limiting factor.

Chris Latchford, Global Head of Payments Strategy, Funding Circle

Don’t let failed payments hold your business back
Don’t let failed payments hold your business back

Don’t let failed payments hold your business back

Collect 97.3% of payments successfully, at the first time of asking. If a payment does fail, Success+ uses payment intelligence to retry payments on the best day for each customer. Learn more

Built for security and scale
Built for security and scale

Built for security and scale

ISO27001 certified

Our security has been audited and certified with this globally-recognised, international standard.

GDPR compliant

Our global data risk management programme is built to strict GDPR standards. And applies best practices to help protect personal data.

Trusted by global businesses

GoCardless processes billions of dollars annually and is trusted by businesses of all sizes as a preferred payments provider.

Compliance built-in

We handle the complexities of payment processing across 30+ countries in a single integration.

Knowing that we’ve got a system with GoCardless in place that can scale, is reliable, and is easy to work with makes our job a whole lot easier.

Peter Vanhee, Head of Technology, Comic Relief

A robust set of tools and resources
A robust set of tools and resources

A robust set of tools and resources

Copy and paste code samples

We’ve worked hard to make building with our API as painless as possible.

Clear documentation

Full reference documentation including step-by-step guides.

Expert developer support

Our team of API specialists are available to answer queries as you’re building.

Free sandbox environment

End-to-end testing in our free sandbox environment

Trusted by 75,000+ businesses. Of all sizes. Worldwide.

  • Optimising recurring payments

    Optimising recurring payments

    "When customers choose GoCardless, they stay with us for longer and they convert better."

  • International coverage

    International coverage

    “We use a single integration for Direct Debit in the UK, Sweden and Germany”

  • 67% reduction in debtor days

    67% reduction in debtor days

    “The whole accounting process is faster and we’ve eliminated billing errors."

  • Preferred by customers

    Preferred by customers

    “70% of our European customers have chosen GoCardless over credit card to make their payments.”

  • 90% renewal rate

    90% renewal rate

    "We wanted an end-to-end subscription model. GoCardless helps make that possible."

  • 50-85% adoption

    50-85% adoption

    “For us, it means we get paid reliably and on time with better visibility into our payments data.”

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