What is Shakesco Donations API?

Collecting payments in the digital age can be surprisingly complicated. From managing different payment methods to dealing with delays and fees, the process can feel overwhelming.

But Shakesco has a solution.

In this blog, we’ll explore both no-code and code-based approaches to using the Shakesco Donations API, designed to help you seamlessly collect sponsorships, donations, tips, or payments. Whether you're looking to grow your capital through secure, private, and global transactions or simply make receiving payments easier, Shakesco empowers you to choose the solution that fits your preferences.

No Code Solution.

If you’re reading this and already have (or don’t have) a Shakesco account, with or without a Shakesco username, then this is the best place to start.

We offer 6 subdomains. A subdomain is the part in square brackets here: https://[donate].shakesco.com. More specifically, they are:

• tip
• donate
• support
• sponsor
• pay
• coffee

Give it a try! For example, if you search for https://pay.shakesco.com/@your-shakesco-name-service-name, it should still work!

If you already have a Shakesco username, you can make this even easier by just using this

That's it! 🎊 You are ready to receive value!

Code Solution

Pre-Requisites

Before getting started, ensure you have:

• A business wallet
• Basic knowledge of the programming
• API key for your business account, which you can generate from the dashboard

Sending a Request

In this section, we’ll cover everything already available here

We’ll send an API request that returns a URL users can visit to make a payment.

Okay so things to note:

• This is a POST request.
• You need to include the following details in your request:

• description: This is just a text that will be displayed to the user, such as a thank-you note.
• currency_code - The currency you want to use. You can send a separate request to check all currency codes we support
• amount - The amount (in the selected currency) you want to request.
• private - Set this to true if you want the transaction to remain private. Only you and the payer will know the destination of the funds.
• type - the subdomain you want, either:
  • tip
  • donate
  • support
  • sponsor
  • pay
  • coffee
• tokens - The assets (e.g., BTC, ETH, etc.) you want to request

Example

Here’s an example of what your API call might look like:

const { default: axios } = require("axios");
require("dotenv").config();

axios({
  method: "POST",
  url: "https://autopay.shakesco.com/support_session",
  data: {
    description: "Hey! Just testing out Shakesco Donations",
    currency_code: "USD",
    amount: 100,
    private: true,
    type: "donate",
    tokens: ["BTC", "ETH", "POL"],
  },
  headers: {
    Accept: "application/json",
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SHAKESCOAPIKEY}`,
  },
})
  .then((value) => {
    console.log(value.data);
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.log(err);
  });

If your request is successful, you should receive a response like this:

{
  id: 1,
  url: "https://donate.shakesco.com/@shawnkimtai.sns/08CC9AA7E50CBFDF025414C4ECB004C1",
}

If you run into any error, please check here for solutions.

That's it! 🎊 You are ready to receive value!

Conclusion

Our goal is to make it simple for anyone in the world to receive payments. Up next, you’ll be able to accept recurring payments through the same checkout system!

If you haven’t already, start integrating the Shakesco Donations API into your project today and see how it transforms the way you collect payments🚀.