tools-only Creem.io Overview
Payment infrastructure platform supporting subscriptions, one-time payments, and licensing. Functions as Merchant of Record (MoR) - handles compliance, taxes, and payment processing.
Key Features
- Merchant of Record: Tax compliance, payment processing, global coverage
- Subscriptions: Recurring billing, trials, seat-based, prorations
- One-Time Payments: Single charges for products/services
- Licensing: Activation keys, device management, validation
- Checkouts: Hosted, embedded, no-code options
- Customer Portal: Self-service billing management
- Revenue Splits: Automatic payment distribution to multiple recipients
When to Choose Creem
- Global SaaS products requiring MoR
- Software licensing with activation management
- Subscription products with seat-based billing
- Digital product sales with file delivery
- Affiliate/commission programs
- Multi-recipient revenue splitting
Authentication
# API Key authentication
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_xxx" https://api.creem.io/v1/...
Environment variables:
CREEM_API_KEY=sk_live_xxx # Production
CREEM_API_KEY=sk_test_xxx # Test mode
CREEM_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_xxx # Webhook verification
API Base URLs
- Production:
https://api.creem.io/v1 - Test Mode: Use
sk_test_prefixed API keys
Rate Limits
Standard API rate limits apply. Check response headers for limit status.
Global Support
- Customers: Hundreds of countries supported
- Merchants: Global payouts
- Languages: 42 languages for checkout localization
Related References
- API Endpoints:
references/creem/api.md - Webhooks:
references/creem/webhooks.md - Checkouts:
references/creem/checkouts.md - Subscriptions:
references/creem/subscriptions.md - Licensing:
references/creem/licensing.md - SDKs:
references/creem/sdk.md
External Resources
- Documentation: https://docs.creem.io
- LLM Docs: https://docs.creem.io/llms.txt