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Connect Donation Platforms

Connect Ko-fi or Buy Me a Coffee to Zaplink.

Before you start

Go to User Configuration and select the donation platform you want to connect.

Zaplink will display your personal Webhook URL. You need this URL during the setup process.

Connect Ko-fi

Connect your Ko-fi account using your Ko-fi username and verification token.

  1. Enter your Ko-fi username into the username field in Zaplink.
  2. Open the Ko-fi API / Webhooks page.
  3. Copy the Webhook URL displayed in Zaplink.
  4. Paste it into Ko-fi's Webhook URL field.
  5. Click Update to save the webhook.
  6. Expand Advanced.
  7. Copy your Verification Token.
  8. Paste it into the verification token field in Zaplink.
  9. Click Connect to complete the setup.

Ko-fi endpoint format

https://zaplink.cloud/webhook/kofi/<your-zap-key>

Tip

Always copy the complete webhook URL directly from Zaplink. Do not replace <your-zap-key> manually unless you know your exact Zap Key.

Connect Buy Me a Coffee

Connect your Buy Me a Coffee account using your username and webhook signing secret.

  1. Enter your Buy Me a Coffee username into the username field in Zaplink.
  2. Open the Integrations page in your Buy Me a Coffee creator dashboard.
  3. Under Webhooks, click Create.
  4. Enter a name such as Zaplink.
  5. Copy the Webhook URL displayed in Zaplink.
  6. Paste it into the Endpoint URL field.
  7. Under Add Events, select only Support Created.
  8. Click Create.
  9. Copy the generated Signing Secret.
  10. Paste the Signing Secret into Zaplink.
  11. Click Connect to complete the setup.

Buy Me a Coffee endpoint format

https://zaplink.cloud/webhook/buymeacoffee/<your-zap-key>

Warning

The Signing Secret belongs to the webhook you created. If you delete and recreate the webhook, update the Signing Secret saved in Zaplink as well.

Next step

After connecting your donation platform, send a test donation to verify that Zaplink receives your events correctly.

Continue to the testing guide