GOV.UK Pay

name: GOV.UK Pay
description: UK government digital payment service providing a REST API for accepting card payments, managing payment links, and processing refunds for government digital services. Built and operated by the Government Digital Service (GDS), GOV.UK Pay enables over 1,500 public sector organisations to take payments securely without managing their own PCI DSS compliance.
image: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/assets/images/govuk-pay-logo.png
tags:
  - Payments
  - Government
  - UK
  - Public Sector
  - REST
  - PCI DSS
  - Refunds
  - Recurring Payments
  - Webhooks
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/gov-uk-pay/blob/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: "0.19"
apis:
  - name: GOV.UK Pay API
    description: REST API for accepting card payments, issuing refunds, managing recurring payment agreements, and retrieving payment data for UK public sector organisations.
    humanURL: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/
    baseURL: https://publicapi.payments.service.gov.uk/
    tags:
      - Payments
      - Refunds
      - Recurring Payments
      - Disputes
      - MOTO
      - Webhooks
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://github.com/alphagov/pay-publicapi/blob/master/openapi/publicapi_spec.json
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/api_reference/#authentication
      - type: Webhooks
        url: https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/webhooks/
      - type: RateLimits
        url: rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: Plans
        url: plans/plans.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: finops/finops.yml
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/alphagov/pay-publicapi
      - type: StatusPage
        url: https://payments.statuspage.io/
      - type: TermsOfService
        url: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/terms/
      - type: PrivacyPolicy
        url: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/privacy/
    contact:
      - FN: GOV.UK Pay Support
        url: https://www.payments.service.gov.uk/support/
        email: [email protected]
maintainers:
  - FN: Government Digital Service
    url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-digital-service
    email: [email protected]