> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.qonto.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Connect to the payment links provider > OAuth scope: `payment_link.write` Allows your customers to start using the payment links by connecting a given bank account to the payment links provider. ## OpenAPI ````yaml post /v2/payment_links/connections openapi: 3.1.1 info: version: v2 title: Qonto servers: - url: https://thirdparty.qonto.com description: Production URL - url: https://thirdparty-sandbox.staging.qonto.co description: Sandbox URL security: - OAuth: - organization.read - membership.read - membership.write - attachment.write - internal_transfer.write - payment.write - supplier_invoice.write - supplier_invoice.read - client_invoices.read - client_invoice.write - client.read - client.write - product.read - product.write - request_review.write - request_review.read - team.read - team.write - request_transfers.write - insurance_contract.read - insurance_contract.write - card.read - card.write - bank_account.write - beneficiary.trust - webhook - payment_link.write - payment_link.read - sepa_direct_debit.read - sepa_direct_debit.write - terminal.read - terminal.write - SecretKey: [] paths: /v2/payment_links/connections: parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Qonto-Staging-Token' post: tags: - Payment Links summary: Connect to the payment links provider description: > OAuth scope: `payment_link.write` Allows your customers to start using the payment links by connecting a given bank account to the payment links provider. operationId: createPaymentLinkConnection requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePaymentLinkConnectionRequest' responses: '201': description: >- The connection has been created successfully, and the customer can be redirected to complete the onboarding. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePaymentLinkConnectionResponse' '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/400-Bad-request' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/401-Unauthorized' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/403-Forbidden' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/500-Internal-Server-Error' security: - OAuth: - payment_link.write components: parameters: X-Qonto-Staging-Token: name: X-Qonto-Staging-Token in: header description: >- Required only for Sandbox API requests; to get one, please sign up to the [Developer Portal](https://developers.qonto.com/). schema: type: string schemas: CreatePaymentLinkConnectionRequest: type: object required: - partner_callback_url - user_bank_account_id - user_phone_number - user_website_url - business_description properties: partner_callback_url: type: string description: URL to redirect the user to after the connection is completed. example: https://partner.com/payment-links/onboarding-callback user_bank_account_id: type: string description: The bank account ID to link to the payment links provider profile. example: 46e9e0d2-f1af-4d2e-a6be-a536a604b89e user_phone_number: type: string format: e164 description: >- The phone number to associate with the payment links provider account. example: '+33612345678' user_website_url: type: string format: http pattern: ^https?[^@]*$ description: >- The user's website URL. The url is valid if it starts with http or https and does not contain any @ example: https://the-user-website.com maxLength: 255 business_description: type: - 'null' - string minLength: 80 description: >- The business description to associate with the payment links provider account. example: >- An 80-chars long string describing the business. An 80-chars long string describing the business. CreatePaymentLinkConnectionResponse: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentLinkConnection' PaymentLinkConnection: type: object required: - connection_location - status - bank_account_id properties: connection_location: type: string description: URL to redirect the user to initiate the connection. status: type: string enum: - enabled - pending - disabled - not_connected description: > Status of the overall payment links feature activation: - `enabled`: The payment links feature is active, and the connection with the provider has been established. - `pending`: The provider requires the user to complete additional steps in the onboarding process. While no action is required from you, you may choose to notify your users about this status. - `disabled`: The payment links feature is not active. - `not_connected`: The connection with the provider has not yet been established. example: not_connected bank_account_id: type: string format: uuid description: The bank account ID to be credited when the payment link is paid. example: 46e9e0d2-f1af-4d2e-a6be-a536a604b89e BadRequestResponseBody: type: object properties: errors: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestError' required: - errors UnauthorizedResponseBody: type: object properties: errors: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError' required: - errors ForbiddenResponseBody: type: object properties: errors: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenError' required: - errors BadRequestError: type: object properties: code: type: string description: Error code. detail: type: string description: Human readable error that explains error `code`. source: type: object properties: pointer: type: string description: >- The property in the request body that caused the error (optional). parameter: type: string description: The query parameter that caused the error (optional). required: - code - detail x-examples: Authorization field missing: code: bad_request detail: Authorization field missing UnauthorizedError: type: object properties: code: type: string description: Error code. detail: type: string description: Human readable error that explains error `code`. required: - code - detail x-examples: Invalid credentials: code: unauthorized detail: Invalid credentials ForbiddenError: type: object properties: code: type: string description: Error code. detail: type: string description: Human readable error that explains error `code`. required: - code - detail x-examples: Insufficient permissions: code: forbidden detail: User does not have sufficient permissions for this action. responses: 400-Bad-request: description: Returns a bad request error. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestResponseBody' examples: Authorization field missing: value: errors: - code: bad_request detail: Authorization field missing 401-Unauthorized: description: Returns an unauthorized error. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedResponseBody' examples: authorization_header_missing: value: errors: - code: authorization_header_missing detail: authorization header missing authorization_token_invalid: value: errors: - code: authorization_token_invalid detail: authorization token invalid 403-Forbidden: description: Returns a forbidden error. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenResponseBody' examples: Insufficient permissions: value: errors: - code: forbidden detail: User does not have sufficient permissions for this action. 500-Internal-Server-Error: description: Returns an internal server error. securitySchemes: OAuth: type: oauth2 description: > Bearer authorization header: `Bearer `, where `` is the access token received from the authorization server at the end of the [OAuth 2.0 flow](/get-started/business-api/authentication/oauth/oauth-flow). flows: authorizationCode: refreshUrl: https://oauth.qonto.com/oauth2/token authorizationUrl: https://oauth.qonto.com/oauth2/auth scopes: attachment.read: Retrieve attachments attachment.write: Upload attachments and remove attachments from transactions bank_account.write: Create, update and close bank accounts beneficiary.trust: Trust SEPA beneficiaries card.read: Retrieve cards card.write: Create or update cards client.read: Retrieve clients client.write: Create clients client_invoice.write: Create client invoices client_invoices.read: Retrieve client invoices and credit notes einvoicing.read: Retrieve e-invoicing settings embed_auth_link.write: Create Embed auth links insurance_contract.read: Retrieve insurance contracts insurance_contract.write: Create and update insurance contracts internal_transfer.write: >- Create internal transfers (between 2 Qonto accounts of the same organization) international_transfer.write: Create international transfers membership.read: Retrieve the authentified membership membership.write: Invite team members offline_access: Retrieve a refresh token organization.read: >- Retrieve organization, bank accounts, transactions, transfers, beneficiaries, labels, memberships, requests & statements payment.write: Create external transfers and untrust beneficiaries payment_link.read: >- Retrieve payment links, their payments, and the available payment methods payment_link.write: >- Connect to the payment links provider, create and deactivate payment links product.read: Retrieve products product.write: Create products request_cards.write: Create card requests request_review.write: Approve or decline requests request_transfers.write: Create transfer requests sepa_direct_debit.read: View SEPA Direct Debit payments sepa_direct_debit.write: Manage SEPA Direct Debit payments supplier_invoice.read: Retrieve supplier invoices supplier_invoice.write: Create supplier invoices team.read: Retrieve teams team.write: Create teams terminal.read: View your payment terminals terminal.write: Configure your terminals and initiate payments webhook: >- Receive a notification each time a particular event occurs in Qonto tokenUrl: https://oauth.qonto.com/oauth2/token SecretKey: type: apiKey description: cf. [API key](/get-started/business-api/authentication/api-key) name: Authorization in: header ````