--- updatedAt: 2026-01-05T15:20:34.000Z --- Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mollie.com/llms.txt. Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. Append .md to any documentation page URL to get its markdown version. # Payments API The Payments API is at the heart of the Mollie API. It allows you to create and manage payments. This is where most payment implementations start off. In its simplest form, processing a payment requires only three steps: setting up the payment with the [Create payment endpoint](/reference/create-payment), sending the customer to our [hosted checkout](https://docs.mollie.com/docs/hosted-checkout) , and processing the [webhook](https://docs.mollie.com/reference/webhooks) we send once the payment is completed. Refer to the payments overview for a step-by-step guide on implementing the Payments API and check out [Method-specific parameters](https://docs.mollie.com/reference/extra-payment-parameters) for special cases.