curl --request POST \
--url https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30"
}
'import requests
url = "https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment"
payload = {
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({amountCents: 2500, paidAt: '2026-08-30'})
};
fetch('https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'amountCents' => 2500,
'paidAt' => '2026-08-30'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"amountCents\": 2500,\n \"paidAt\": \"2026-08-30\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"amountCents\": 2500,\n \"paidAt\": \"2026-08-30\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"amountCents\": 2500,\n \"paidAt\": \"2026-08-30\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"externalPayment": {
"id": "cmr9zx1bq000gsf02h1d5w4t8",
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30",
"voided": false
},
"paymentLink": {
"id": "clkqzo2y1000cx9tfohoiodq1",
"requestedAmountCents": 12055,
"name": "INV-123",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"payments": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"status": "SUCCEEDED",
"fees": [
{
"type": "CREDIT_CARD_FEE",
"amountInCents": 290
}
],
"amountInCents": 10000,
"chargedAmountInCents": 10290,
"platformFeeInCents": 290,
"paymentLinkId": "<string>",
"paymentMethod": {
"id": "<string>",
"type": "ACH",
"achDetails": {
"bankName": "JP Morgan Chase",
"routingNumber": "<string>",
"accountNumberLastFour": "<string>"
},
"cardDetails": {
"brand": "visa",
"last4": "<string>",
"holderName": "<string>",
"expMonth": "2",
"expYear": "2030"
},
"billingDetails": {
"name": "<string>",
"companyName": "<string>",
"street": "<string>",
"city": "<string>",
"state": "<string>",
"zip": "<string>",
"email": "<string>"
}
},
"disbursement": {
"id": "<string>",
"status": "PENDING",
"amountInCents": 10000,
"bankName": "JP Morgan Chase",
"accountNumberLastFour": "<string>",
"paymentIds": [
"clkqzo2y1000cx9tfohoiodq1"
],
"createdAt": "2023-12-25",
"paidAt": "2023-12-25"
},
"refunds": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"amountCents": 515,
"refundDate": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"voided": true
}
],
"createdAt": 123,
"estimatedDisbursementDate": "<string>"
}
],
"externalPayments": [
{
"id": "cmr9zx1bq000gsf02h1d5w4t8",
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30",
"voided": false
}
],
"url": "https://nickel.nickelpayments.com/pay/Ahndhz",
"completedAmountCents": 123,
"dueDate": "2023-12-25",
"customerId": "<string>",
"feePassthroughPercent": 100,
"creditCardEnabled": true,
"achEnabled": true,
"amountEditable": false
}
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}Record an external payment on a payment link
Records money that satisfied part or all of the payment link outside Nickel — a mailed check, cash, a direct bank transfer. No money moves through Nickel. The link’s completedAmountCents and status are re-derived from its Nickel payments plus its live external payment records: a partial amount leaves the link ACTIVE with the amount counted, and reminders continue for the remainder. For invoices synced from QuickBooks, Nickel records a matching QuickBooks payment for the recorded amount. Undo with the void endpoint. To reduce what is owed without recording money received (a discount or write-off), lower the link’s requestedAmountCents instead.
curl --request POST \
--url https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30"
}
'import requests
url = "https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment"
payload = {
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({amountCents: 2500, paidAt: '2026-08-30'})
};
fetch('https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'amountCents' => 2500,
'paidAt' => '2026-08-30'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"amountCents\": 2500,\n \"paidAt\": \"2026-08-30\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"amountCents\": 2500,\n \"paidAt\": \"2026-08-30\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://rest.staging.nickel.com/paymentLink/{paymentLinkId}/externalPayment")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"amountCents\": 2500,\n \"paidAt\": \"2026-08-30\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"externalPayment": {
"id": "cmr9zx1bq000gsf02h1d5w4t8",
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30",
"voided": false
},
"paymentLink": {
"id": "clkqzo2y1000cx9tfohoiodq1",
"requestedAmountCents": 12055,
"name": "INV-123",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"payments": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"status": "SUCCEEDED",
"fees": [
{
"type": "CREDIT_CARD_FEE",
"amountInCents": 290
}
],
"amountInCents": 10000,
"chargedAmountInCents": 10290,
"platformFeeInCents": 290,
"paymentLinkId": "<string>",
"paymentMethod": {
"id": "<string>",
"type": "ACH",
"achDetails": {
"bankName": "JP Morgan Chase",
"routingNumber": "<string>",
"accountNumberLastFour": "<string>"
},
"cardDetails": {
"brand": "visa",
"last4": "<string>",
"holderName": "<string>",
"expMonth": "2",
"expYear": "2030"
},
"billingDetails": {
"name": "<string>",
"companyName": "<string>",
"street": "<string>",
"city": "<string>",
"state": "<string>",
"zip": "<string>",
"email": "<string>"
}
},
"disbursement": {
"id": "<string>",
"status": "PENDING",
"amountInCents": 10000,
"bankName": "JP Morgan Chase",
"accountNumberLastFour": "<string>",
"paymentIds": [
"clkqzo2y1000cx9tfohoiodq1"
],
"createdAt": "2023-12-25",
"paidAt": "2023-12-25"
},
"refunds": [
{
"id": "<string>",
"amountCents": 515,
"refundDate": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"voided": true
}
],
"createdAt": 123,
"estimatedDisbursementDate": "<string>"
}
],
"externalPayments": [
{
"id": "cmr9zx1bq000gsf02h1d5w4t8",
"amountCents": 2500,
"paidAt": "2026-08-30",
"voided": false
}
],
"url": "https://nickel.nickelpayments.com/pay/Ahndhz",
"completedAmountCents": 123,
"dueDate": "2023-12-25",
"customerId": "<string>",
"feePassthroughPercent": 100,
"creditCardEnabled": true,
"achEnabled": true,
"amountEditable": false
}
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}{
"error": "<string>"
}Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Path Parameters
ID of the payment link the payment was made against
