Lemon Squeezy
Payments Dev Free key (no card)
Documentation: docs.lemonsqueezy.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Lemon Squeezy is a merchant-of-record platform for selling digital products and subscriptions, handling taxes, VAT, and payouts for you. Its Test Mode is completely free and lets you build and test full integrations with test API keys that only touch test data. The REST API covers stores, products, checkouts, orders, subscriptions, and webhooks. When you are ready for real money, you switch to live keys after store approval.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: Test Mode is free with test API keys; rate limits follow the standard API policy per account.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: digital products subscriptions SaaS billing
Setup
- Create a Lemon Squeezy account and stay in Test Mode.
- Generate a test API key from your store settings.
- Create test products and a test checkout.
- Register a webhook endpoint to receive test events.
- Switch to live keys only after your store is approved.
curl -X POST https://api.lemonsqueezy.com/v1/webhooks -H "Accept: application/vnd.api+json" -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer {api_key}" -d '{"data": {"type": "webhooks", "attributes": {"url": "https://mysite.com/webhooks/", "events": ["order_created"], "secret": "SIGNING_SECRET"}, "relationships": {"store": {"data": {"type": "stores", "id": "1"}}}}}Use cases
- Build a complete checkout flow for digital products without touching real money.
- Test subscription creation, renewals, and cancellations safely.
- Prototype a SaaS billing integration before launch.