Alternative Payments Debuts API to Accelerate MSP Growth Through Automation

Alternative Payments, a leading fully-integrated B2B payments and checkout infrastructure provider, today announced the launch of the Alternative Payments API.

The new Alternative Payments API is a developer-friendly REST interface that gives MSPs full control over billing operations. It allows users to generate hosted payment links, issue and manage invoices, track payments in real time, reconcile payouts, and integrate directly with quoting tools, PSA platforms, and accounting systems. Designed to help automate projects like invoice management and building a complete quote-to-cash flow process, the Alternative Payments API helps speed up payment links to transaction confirmations.

Other key features of the Alternative Payments API include:

• Self-Service API Key Management: Generate, view, revoke, and rename API keys instantly from the Alternative Payments dashboard
• Payment Link Creation: Programmatically create hosted payment links for existing invoices through hosted checkout
• Transaction Status API: Check payment status instantly to update your workflows and customer communications
• Secure Authentication: OAuth 2.0 token-based access with proper rate limiting and encrypted API keys
• Customer Management: Create, update, and archive customer records.
• Invoice Handling: Issue invoices with line items, taxes, and discounts, and get PDF links for recordkeeping.
• Transaction History: Search and filter all past transactions by customer, invoice, status, or date to drive reporting and automation.
• Payout Reconciliation: Access detailed payout and transaction data to build your own automated bookkeeping workflows. Query which transactions are included in each bank deposit, then use this data to programmatically update your accounting platform through your own reconciliation logic.

“We’re thrilled to introduce our new API, designed to help MSPs stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market. As automation reshapes everyday life, MSPs need greater connectivity and agility to better serve their customers,” said Baxter Lanius, Founder and CEO of Alternative Payments. “Whether you’re sending simple payment links or running complex billing automations, the API adapts to your systems to help make workflows seamless.”