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# Creating payment links

Payment links let you collect booth fees and add-on charges from vendors without any manual invoicing. Each link is unique to the vendor and event, and takes them straight to a secure checkout page.

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## How to create a payment link

1. **Open your event** and navigate to the **Vendors** tab.
2. **Select the vendor** you want to send a payment link to.
3. **Choose a booth product** from the dropdown. This is the booth type the vendor will be paying for (for example, "Standard Booth" or "Premium Booth").
4. **Optionally select add-on products.** If your event has add-ons like electricity, Wi-Fi, or extra table space, you can attach them to the payment link.
5. Click **Generate Payment Link**.
6. The link is created and an **email is automatically sent** to the vendor with their personalized checkout link.

Once the link is generated, the vendor's pipeline stage updates to **Portal Sent** automatically so you can track who has received their payment link at a glance.

> **Tip:** You do not need to copy and paste the link yourself. Vendor Space emails it directly to the vendor's contact address on file.

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## What the vendor receives

The vendor gets an email containing:

* The name of your event
* Their company name
* A secure link to their personalized checkout page

They do not need a Vendor Space account to complete their payment.

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## Resending a payment link

If a vendor loses their email or needs a reminder, you can generate a new payment link for them at any time by following the same steps above. The previous link will no longer be valid once a new one is created.

> **Tip:** Check the vendor's pipeline stage before resending. If it already shows "Paid," the vendor has already completed checkout.