# Payment Link

Glomo enables you to create and share payment links with your customers using the dashboard or APIs to collect payments. You can add details such as the amount, set an expiry date, and upload compliance documents to generate the payment link. Once created, the link can be shared with customers through your preferred communication channels; email sharing is provided by default.

The payment link is hosted by Glomo and is only accessible after 1FA authentication to the customer. The link will be accessible to the customer until it expires and you will be notified once the customer completes the payment.

## Payment Link States

A payment link can have the following states:

| State | Description |
|  --- | --- |
|  Active  | The payment link has been created but the end customer has not paid. |
|  Paid  | End customer has fully paid the payment link. |
|  Expired  | The payment link was not paid by the customer and the link has expired. |
|  Partially Paid  | Customer has partially paid the payment link. |
|  Cancelled  | The link has been cancelled by the merchant. |


## Payment Link Creation

Below are the steps that are required to create a payment link :-