Getting started with the Pinch API

Create a developer account

To get started register for a free Pinch Developer Account, this will give you access to the Pinch Developer Portal as well as access to the sandbox API which will allow you to start testing out API calls in a sandbox environment where you can safely use test credit cards without actually taking money.

Developer Pricing

Take a look at the Developer pricing for Pinch which outline all the fees associated with Pinch that you may encounter.

Get an SDK

Take a look at the available Pinch SDKs to get started with your integration or take a look at the Pinch Payments Github for other code samples or projects that may help you along.

Credit Card payments

Read through our Credit Card Payments Guide to help you through the process of taking Credit Card payments.

Direct Debit Payments

Read through our Direct Debit Payments Guide to help you through the process of taking Bank Account payments.

Managed Merchants

If you are looking to use Managed Merchants features where you want to create Pinch Merchant's for your clients so they can take Payments through your platform then take a look at our Managed Merchants Guide.

Zapier

Looking to integration Pinch into Zapier? Take a look through our guides to get Zapier connected.