How is a link different from an invoice?

An invoice has line items, taxes, and a specific customer. A link is just 'send money here.' Use links for deposits, tips, and one-offs; invoices for itemized billing.

Can the customer pay any amount?

Yes — enable 'customer sets amount' when creating the link. Great for tips or open deposits.

Does the link expire?

Only if you set an expiration. Otherwise it works forever.

Can I take a deposit on a link and apply it to an invoice later?

Yes. Any payment can be applied to any invoice by opening the invoice and choosing 'Apply payment'.

Same as any card payment — your processor's rate plus 1% Glo Invoice on Pro plans, 0% on free.

Online payment links — get paid without an invoice

Sometimes you don't need an invoice. You just need money — a $500 deposit before you order tile, a $75 no-show fee, a $2,000 hold on materials. A payment link is the fastest way to collect.

Glo Invoice payment links are one-tap: pick an amount, generate a URL, send it. The customer taps, pays, and the money settles into your account. No account required on their end.

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How Glo Invoice does it

One link, endless uses

Text it, email it, paste it in Instagram DMs, put it on a printed flyer as a QR code — the link works everywhere. It never expires unless you decide it should.

Reusable or single-use
Optional QR code for print / signage
Custom message on the pay page

Any amount, any method

Charge $10 or $10,000. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH — the customer picks. Optional 'customer sets amount' mode for tips, donations, or open deposits.

Fixed or customer-chosen amount
Optional description shown at checkout
Auto-emailed receipt

Auto-linked to customers

Payments made through a link auto-attach to the matching customer record if their phone or email matches. Everything flows into the same activity feed as invoice payments.

Automatic customer match by phone/email
Optional 'assign to job' after payment
One dashboard for links, invoices, and quick sales

How it works

Step 1
Create the link
Home → Get Paid → Create Link. Set amount and label.
Step 2
Share it
Text, email, WhatsApp, DM, printed QR — anywhere.
Step 3
Customer pays
Tap → card / Apple Pay / Google Pay → done.
Step 4
Get notified
Push notification. Payment logged in your activity feed.

Anyone who takes deposits, tips, or one-off charges

Tattoo artists collecting deposits, contractors collecting change-order fees, coaches selling single sessions, service businesses collecting no-show fees.

Contractors Salons Photographers Freelancers Event vendors

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