Build on Circle with USDC
Create the next revolutionary decentralized app with Web3 APIs or integrate fast, regulated digital currency into transactions to serve customers around the world.
async function createCryptoPayment() {
const payment = await
circle.paymentIntents.createPaymentIntent({
idempotencyKey: "5c6e9b91-6563-47ec-8c6d-0ce1103c50b3",
amount: { amount: "3.14", currency: "USD" },
settlementCurrency: "USD",
paymentMethods: [{ chain: "ETH", type: "blockchain" }]
});
}
Sandbox
Test, explore & inspire
Try out Circle Web3 APIs in a workspace that functions just like production. Investigate new workflows or refactor existing applications to minimize bugs and optimize user experience.
- Experiment in a safe environment to help confirm products and services work as expected before going live.
- Test integrations and API calls without performing real financial transactions.
- Create code that easily converts into a production version by switching out URLs and API keys.
API suite
Integrate seamlessly
Leverage Circle’s financial services APIs to accept crypto payments and make near-instant payouts with USDC, or automate transactions for increased efficiency.
Explore our docsPlan and build your application quickly with well-documented APIs, a robust SDK, and widgets integrated with just a few lines of code.
Accept BTC and ETH payments that automatically settle in USDC, or programmatically access USDC liquidity for capital market trades.
Start with payments, payouts, and transfers, then expand to workflow automation or generate digital asset wallets for your customers.

USDC
Build with fully backed digital currency
Enable transactions using stable digital currency pegged to the U.S. Dollar and fully backed by cash short-dated and U.S. Treasuries. Build applications for finance, asset management, gaming and more, supported by more than $40 billion in USDC and trillions in historic transaction volume*. Use USDC as a flexible, cost-effective component of backend financial infrastructure or give customers simplified access to digital assets and the Web3 ecosystem.
* As of February 22, 2023
Multi-Chain
Access broad ecosystems
USDC and Circle APIs are available across eight blockchain networks, which offer a variety of capabilities and developer environments to choose from to suit your use case.
Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) is a permissionless on-chain utility that facilitates USDC transfers between blockchains via native burning and minting.
Build on CCTP to create mainstream experiences that stack together functions like trading, lending, payments, NFTs, gaming, and more – all while abstracting complexity away from users.
CCTP is live on testnet for Ethereum and Avalanche and expected on mainnet in Q2-23.
CCTP Dev Docs
Ethereum is open access to digital money and data-friendly services for everyone – no matter your background or location. It's a community-built technology behind the cryptocurrency ether (ETH) and thousands of applications you can use today.
Learn more about Ethereum USDC
Top Projects using Ethereum USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

Solana is a decentralized blockchain built to enable scalable, user-friendly apps for the world. Solana ensures composability between ecosystem projects by maintaining a single global state as the network scales.
Learn more about Solana USDC
Top Projects using Solana USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

Avalanche is an open, programmable smart contracts platform for decentralized applications. Avalanche is the fastest smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry, as measured by time-to-finality. Avalanche is Solidity-compatible, so all of your favorite tools like Remix, Truffle, and Tenderly work out of the box.
Learn more about Avalanche USDC
Top Projects using Avalanche USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

TRON is one of the largest blockchain-based operating systems in the world, offering public blockchain support of high throughput, high scalability, and high availability for all Decentralized Applications (DApps) in the TRON ecosystem.
Learn more about TRON USDC
Top Projects using TRON USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

Algorand is one of the world's most decentralized, scalable, and secure blockchain infrastructure. From decentralized finance to generative NFT art (and everything in between), our sustainable blockchain is powering economic models of the future.
Learn more about Algorand USDC
Top Projects using Algorand USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

Stellar is an open network for storing and moving money. Stellar makes it possible to create, send, and trade digital representations of all forms of money: dollars, pesos, bitcoin, pretty much anything. It’s designed so all the world’s financial systems can work together on a single network.
Learn more about Stellar USDC
Top Projects using Stellar USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

Flow is a new blockchain built for the next generation of apps, games, and the digital assets that power them. Flow is easy to use and powerful to build with. Every aspect of the platform was designed from the ground up to support exceptional user experience at mainstream scale.
Learn more about Flow USDC
Top Projects using Flow USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

Hedera is an enterprise-grade public network for you to make your digital world exactly as it should be – yours. Whether you're a startup or enterprise, a creator or consumer, Hedera goes beyond blockchain for developers to create the next era of fast, fair, and secure applications.
Learn more about Hedera USDC
Top Projects using Hedera USDC
1 As of June 11, 2023

Arbitrum is a layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum that went live on mainnet in August 2021. Arbitrum uses Optimistic Rollups to increase the number of transactions that can be processed in parallel and reduce costs, while benefiting from the shared security of the layer 1 (L1) Ethereum blockchain.
Learn more about Arbitrum USDC
Top Projects using Arbitrum USDC
1 As of June 9, 2023
Identity & Custody
Powerful Web3 catalysts for business
Verite Protocols
Pioneer digital identity with a set of open standards for verification and self-custody of credentials. Connect validated counterparties for financial services or secure ownership of social accounts while protecting privacy and increasing efficiency.
Learn moreCYBAVO Developers
Generate digital asset custody vaults for specific customer use cases, or segregate internal business resources for more efficient management and oversight. Develop custom approval chains and workflows to more securely manage treasury assets or customer funds.
Learn moreCommunity
Learn, educate & collaborate
Explore the firsthand stories of developers building with Circle and USDC.
What it Takes to Bring 1 Million African Devs into Web3
The Mara Foundation empowers African developers to make the transition from Web2.0 to Web3 while ensuring no one is left behind.
Effective Smart Contract Management
Smart contracts are critical to many blockchain projects, but managing their integration with other services can be frustrating and error-prone. Find out how Circle solved these issues with our bespoke smart contract management and how we built infrastructure to compile and test our smart contracts before deployment.
Integrating Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol with your Wallet or App
Circle’s all-new Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol to support USDC interoperability for developers & their users Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol is permissionless and enables USDC to be sent natively across ecosystems, improving liquidity and reducing fragmentation of bridged assets.

For developers

Arbitrum USDC Now Available
Team Circle | June 7, 2023
Arbitrum USDC is here! We’re excited to announce that USDC is now available natively on Arbitrum for developers and their users. Learn more.
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The Blueprint for the Future of Programmable Money
Nikhil Chandhok | May 1, 2023
Stablecoins like USDC are bringing internet-native payments to the mainstream. Learn why programmable money is vital for building a future of web3 ecosystem...
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USDC x CCTP: Creating Interoperability for Digital Dollars
Joao Reginatto | April 25, 2023
CCTP enables #USDC to be natively transferred between chains – unifying liquidity and simplifying user experience.
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