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GOCARDLESS API

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Collect bank debit 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 & test

Simple to develop & 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

Easy to integrate

Made for recurring payments

Collect international payments

Provide a great payment experience for customers in over 30 countries including the UK, Eurozone countries, the USA and Australia.

97.3% payment success

GoCardless customers can enjoy a payment success rate of 97.3% at the first attempt.

Intelligent payment retries

Success+ uses recurring billing intelligence to schedule payment retries on the best day for each customer. Reduce your failure rate by a further 15% with Success+.

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

Chris Latchford, Global Head of Payments Strategy, Funding Circle

Made for payment success
Made for payment success

Made for payment success

Collect 97.3% of payments successfully the first time around with ACH debit. If a payment does fail, sit back and let Success+ try again on the best day for each customer

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Built for security and scale
Built for security and scale

Built for security and scale

ISO27001 certified

Security protocols across our business, services and products have been fully audited and certified with this globally recognised international standard.

GDPR compliant

The GoCardless global data risk management programme is built to strict GDPR standards and applies privacy best practices to help protect and respect personal data.

Trusted by global businesses

GoCardless processes $35bn+ annually, and has been funded by prestigious investors including Google Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.

Compliance built-in

We handle the complexities of bank debit across 30+ countries in a single integration.

The solution offered all the automation features we needed and was already pre-integrated with our OSS/BSS system. We were sold pretty quickly.

Antoine Lord, Product Manager, oxio

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 85,000+ businesses. Of all sizes. Worldwide

  • Capital on Tap & Reducing costs

    Capital on Tap & Reducing costs

    “By collecting payments over direct debit and pull ACH versus cards or other payment rails, we've probably saved $10, $15 or $20 million.”

  • Deel & Payment success

    Deel & Payment success

    “Prompt and error-free payment into the platform is vital to guaranteeing people are paid on time. GoCardless enables customers to authorize us to pull money from their accounts, so we can schedule payments at the optimum time.”

  • PremierePC & Reducing fees

    PremierePC & Reducing fees

    “I went on the GoCardless website and thought, ‘Wow, these fees are fantastic. This would reduce our fee structure by over 85%.”

  • Deputy & Cash flow

    Deputy & Cash flow

    “GoCardless has a massive impact on the business because it helps us improve cash flow. As soon as we get payments in our bank, that's cash that we can invest in our aspirations for growth.”

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