Obverse - Stablecoin Payments for AI Agents

One generic payment link. Multiple use cases.

Accept Stablecoin (USDC) payments on Solana and Monad for any purpose: selling products, fundraising, invoicing, or simple payments.

What This Skill Does

✅ Create Payment Links - One flexible payment link for all use cases ✅ Collect Customer Data - Gather email, name, phone, or ANY custom fields you need ✅ Dashboard Analytics - Get detailed payment stats, customer lists, and charts ✅ Accept Stablecoin Payments - USDC on Solana and Monad blockchains ✅ Track Everything - Sales analytics, fundraising progress, payment history ✅ Multi-Platform - Works via Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, and more ✅ Low Fees - 0.5-1.5% per transaction (vs 2.9% for Stripe) ✅ Instant Settlement - Funds in your wallet within minutes

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Quick Setup

1. Register & Get API Key

# Register from any platform (no Telegram required!)
curl -X POST https://obverse.onrender.com/api-keys/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "your-agent-name"}'

# With your own wallet:
curl -X POST https://obverse.onrender.com/api-keys/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "your-agent-name", "walletAddress": "YOUR_WALLET", "chain": "solana"}'

Response includes your API key (obv_sk_...) and wallet address. Save the key — it's shown only once!

2. Set Environment Variables

export OBVERSE_API_KEY="obv_sk_your_key_here"
export OBVERSE_API_URL="https://obverse.onrender.com"  # optional, this is the default

3. Start Using

# Create a payment link
obverse-cli create-link 50 USDC solana "My first payment"

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Three Main Use Cases

1. 🛍️ Product/Service Sales (Merchant Sales)

Sell products or services to anyone with a payment link. Automatically collects customer email and name for your mailing list!

Example: Selling Running Shoes

# Create product payment link (auto-collects email & name)
obverse-cli create-product-link "Premium Running Shoes" 120 USDC solana "High-performance shoes"

# Returns:
{
  "paymentUrl": "https://www.obverse.cc/pay/shoe-xyz",
  "linkCode": "shoe-xyz",
  "type": "product_sale",
  "title": "Premium Running Shoes",
  "amount": 120,
  "token": "USDC",
  "customFields": [
    { "fieldName": "email", "fieldType": "email", "required": true },
    { "fieldName": "name", "fieldType": "text", "required": true }
  ],
  "message": "Collects customer email and name!"
}

# Generate dashboard link to view all customer data
obverse-cli generate-dashboard shoe-xyz

# Returns:
{
  "dashboardUrl": "https://www.obverse.cc/dashboard",
  "credentials": {
    "username": "@yourname",
    "password": "AbC123XyZ456"
  },
  "instructions": [
    "1. Open dashboard: https://www.obverse.cc/dashboard",
    "2. Login with your credentials",
    "3. View customer emails, names, and payment details!"
  ]
}

# Check sales analytics
obverse-cli get-analytics shoe-xyz

# List all customers with their data
obverse-cli list-contributors shoe-xyz 50

Perfect For:

• Physical products (clothing, gadgets, merch)
• Digital products (ebooks, courses, templates)
• Services (consulting, development, design)
• Event tickets, subscriptions, pre-orders

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2. 💰 Crowdfunding/Fundraising

Raise money from multiple contributors for a shared goal.

Example: Funding AI Development

# Create fundraising campaign
obverse-cli create-fundraiser "AI Development Fund" 5000 USDC monad "Building advanced AI agents"

# Returns:
{
  "paymentUrl": "https://www.obverse.cc/pay/fund-xyz",
  "linkCode": "fund-xyz",
  "type": "crowdfunding",
  "goalAmount": 5000
}

# Check fundraising progress
obverse-cli check-progress fund-xyz 5000

# Returns:
{
  "fundraising": {
    "goalAmount": 5000,
    "raisedAmount": 3450,
    "remainingAmount": 1550,
    "progressPercent": "69.0",
    "contributors": 23
  }
}

# List all contributors
obverse-cli list-contributors fund-xyz

Perfect For:

• Agent development funding
• Product launches
• Community projects
• Research funding
• Open source projects
• Bounty programs

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3. 💳 Simple Payments & Invoicing

Accept one-time payments or create invoices for clients.

Example: Consulting Invoice

# Generic payment link (one-time use)
obverse-cli create-link 750 USDC solana "Consulting Services - 5 hours"

# Check if paid
obverse-cli check-payment xyz123

# List all payments
obverse-cli list-payments xyz123

Or use formal invoicing:

# Create invoice with recipient details
obverse-cli create-invoice john@example.com 750 USDC monad

Perfect For:

• Freelance work
• Professional services
• One-time payments
• Tips and donations

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🎯 NEW: Data Collection & Dashboard Features

Collect Customer Data with Payment Links

Every payment link can now collect custom data from customers! Perfect for building mailing lists, gathering customer info, and invoicing.

# Simple example: Collect email and phone number
obverse-cli create-link 50 USDC solana "Consultation Fee" '[{"fieldName":"email","fieldType":"email","required":true},{"fieldName":"phone","fieldType":"tel","required":false}]' true

# Product sales automatically collect email & name
obverse-cli create-product-link "Digital Course" 299 USDC monad

# Fundraising automatically collects optional contributor info
obverse-cli create-fundraiser "Community Project" 10000 USDC solana

Custom fields you can collect:

• Email addresses (fieldType: "email")
• Names (fieldType: "text")
• Phone numbers (fieldType: "tel")
• Messages (fieldType: "textarea")
• Company names, addresses, or ANY text field you need!

Dashboard Analytics

Get a full dashboard with payment analytics and customer data!

# Generate dashboard credentials for any payment link
obverse-cli generate-dashboard shoe-xyz

# Returns login credentials:
{
  "dashboardUrl": "https://www.obverse.cc/dashboard",
  "credentials": {
    "username": "@yourname",
    "password": "AbC123XyZ456",  // Valid for 2 hours
    "expiresAt": "2024-01-15T12:30:00.000Z"
  },
  "instructions": [
    "1. Open dashboard",
    "2. Login with credentials",
    "3. View analytics, customer emails, payment history, charts"
  ]
}

What you get in the dashboard:

• 📊 Payment statistics (total revenue, count, success rate)
• 📧 Customer data (emails, names, all collected fields)
• 📈 Charts and trends over time
• 🔍 Searchable payment history
• 💾 Export customer lists

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Core Commands

Creating Payment Links

# Generic payment link with optional custom fields
obverse-cli create-link <amount> [currency] [chain] [description] [customFieldsJson] [isReusable]

# Example: Simple payment
obverse-cli create-link 50 USDC solana "Payment for services"

# Example: With data collection
obverse-cli create-link 100 USDC monad "Consultation" '[{"fieldName":"email","fieldType":"email","required":true}]' true

Convenience Wrappers (Auto-collect customer data!)

# For product/service sales (auto-collects email & name)
obverse-cli create-product-link <title> <price> [currency] [chain] [description] [customFieldsJson]

# For crowdfunding (auto-collects optional email & name)
obverse-cli create-fundraiser <title> <goalAmount> [currency] [chain] [description] [customFieldsJson]

# For invoicing (formal)
obverse-cli create-invoice <recipient> <amount> [currency] [chain] [dueDate]

Dashboard & Analytics

# Generate dashboard credentials
obverse-cli generate-dashboard <linkCode>

# Get analytics (sales/fundraising stats)
obverse-cli get-analytics <linkCode>

# Check payment link status
obverse-cli check-payment <linkCode>

# List all payments for a link
obverse-cli list-payments <linkCode> [limit]

# Check fundraising progress toward goal
obverse-cli check-progress <linkCode> <goalAmount>

# List all contributors/customers
obverse-cli list-contributors <linkCode> [limit]

# Check wallet balance
obverse-cli balance <userId> [chain]

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Complete Workflow Examples

Workflow 1: Selling Digital Products (with Customer Data Collection)

# Step 1: Create product link (auto-collects email & name)
obverse-cli create-product-link "AI Course Bundle" 299 USDC solana

# Step 2: Share the link
# https://www.obverse.cc/pay/course-xyz
# Customers pay AND provide their email/name automatically!

# Step 3: Generate dashboard to view all customer data
obverse-cli generate-dashboard course-xyz
# Returns: Login credentials for full analytics dashboard

# Step 4: Check sales analytics
obverse-cli get-analytics course-xyz

# Step 5: Export customer email list for marketing
obverse-cli list-contributors course-xyz 100
# Now you have customer emails to send course access links!

Workflow 2: Running a Fundraising Campaign

# Step 1: Create fundraiser
obverse-cli create-fundraiser "Open Source AI Project" 10000 USDC monad

# Step 2: Share campaign link
# https://www.obverse.cc/pay/project-xyz

# Step 3: Track progress
obverse-cli check-progress project-xyz 10000

# Step 4: Thank top contributors
obverse-cli list-contributors project-xyz

Workflow 3: Freelance Consulting

# Step 1: Create payment link
obverse-cli create-link 1500 USDC solana "Smart Contract Development"

# Step 2: Send link to client
# https://www.obverse.cc/pay/work-xyz

# Step 3: Check if paid
obverse-cli check-payment work-xyz

# Step 4: Verify payment
obverse-cli list-payments work-xyz

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Agent Usage Patterns

Via Telegram

User: "Create payment link to sell my AI course for $299"

Agent: ✅ Product Payment Link Created!
       Product: AI Course Bundle
       Price: $299 USDC
       Link: https://www.obverse.cc/pay/course-xyz

       Share this link to start selling!

User: "How many courses have I sold?"

Agent: 📊 Sales Analytics
       Total Sales: 47
       Revenue: $14,053 USDC
       Customers: 47
       Average: $299.00

Via WhatsApp

User: "Start a fundraiser for $5000"

Agent: 🚀 Fundraising Campaign Created!
       Goal: $5,000 USDC
       Link: https://www.obverse.cc/pay/fund-xyz

User: "How much have we raised?"

Agent: 💰 Fundraising Progress
       Goal: $5,000 USDC
       Raised: $3,450 (69%)
       Remaining: $1,550
       Contributors: 23

Via Discord

User: "Bill the client for $750"

Agent: 💳 Payment Link Created
       Amount: $750 USDC
       Link: https://www.obverse.cc/pay/work-xyz

User: "Did they pay?"

Agent: ✅ PAYMENT RECEIVED!
       Amount: $750 USDC
       Transaction: 0x8a9b7c...
       Time: 15 minutes ago

NEW: Data Collection & Dashboard Examples

User: "Create a payment link for my course and collect customer emails"

Agent: ✅ Product Link Created with Data Collection!
       Product: Online Course
       Price: $299 USDC
       Link: https://www.obverse.cc/pay/course-xyz

       📧 Automatically collects:
       • Customer email
       • Customer name

       Share this link to sell and build your email list!

User: "Show me who bought my course"

Agent: 📊 Generating Dashboard Access...

       🔐 Dashboard Credentials:
       URL: https://www.obverse.cc/dashboard
       Username: @yourname
       Password: AbC123XyZ456

       ⏰ Valid for: 2 hours

       View all customer emails, names, payments, and analytics!

User: "I want to collect phone numbers too"

Agent: ✅ Custom Payment Link Created!
       Link: https://www.obverse.cc/pay/custom-xyz

       Collecting:
       • Email (required)
       • Name (required)
       • Phone (optional)

       Perfect for building your customer database!

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Default Behavior

• Default chain: Solana
• Default currency: USDC (most widely used)
• Settlement: Funds arrive in 2-5 minutes
• Fees: 0.5-1.5% per transaction

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Supported Chains

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Error Handling

Common Errors

"Invalid API key"

# Check your API key
echo $OBVERSE_API_KEY
# Register for a new key:
curl -X POST https://obverse.onrender.com/api-keys/register \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"username": "your-agent-name"}'

**"Payment link not found"**
```bash
# Check if link code is correct
obverse-cli check-payment <linkCode>

"Rate limit exceeded"

# Wait 60 seconds and retry

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API Rate Limits

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Getting Help

• API Docs: obverse.onrender.com/api-docs
• Support: obverse.ccc@gmail.com

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Key Takeaway

One generic payment link. Multiple use cases.

Whether you're selling products, raising funds, or invoicing clients - it's all the same flexible payment link system. The convenience commands just make it easier to use.

No complex setup. No multiple endpoints. Just simple, flexible payments. 💙

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Made with ❤️ by the Obverse Team