This guide shows you how to link a Coinsnap WordPress plugin to your BTCPay Server so payments are processed through your own BTCPay instance.

Connect a Coinsnap Module to Your BTCPay Server

Step 1: Choose BTCPay Server as Your Payment Gateway

Go to your plugin settings [1], and choose BTCPay Server as your payment gateway [2].

Select BTCPay Server as your Bitcoin payment gateway

Step 2: Enter the Required BTCPay Server Credentials

Now you need to enter your BTCPay Server URL [1], generate an API Key [2], and enter your BTCPay Server Shop ID [3] and API Key [4]. If you follow the next step, Coinsnap’s BTCPay Server wizard will complete the final two tasks for you.

Set BTCPay Server credentials with the Coinsnap wizard

We’ll now show you how to get this done.

Step 3: Get Your BTCPay Store ID and Your BTCPay API Key Filled In

Log in to your BTCPay server.

Once you have done this, enter the URL of your BTCPay Server in the Server URL field [1, image above]. Next, click the Generate API Key button [2, image above]. This starts the BTCPay wizard, which automatically retrieves your BTCPay Store ID [3, image above] and API Key [4, image above] and fills them into your plugin settings.

As soon as you enter your BTCPay Server URL, you will be redirected to your BTCPay Server. Select your Store [1] and then click Continue [2].

Authorize your new shop in your BTCPay server

On the following screen, enter the name of your store at the top [1] and then click Authorize App [2].

 

Assign the necessary admissions for Coinsnap

Done

Your BTCPay Server is now successfully connected to your online store via the Coinsnap plugin. (Look for the green success indicator!)

BTCPay Server connection with Coinsnap plugin established

About the author

Sebastian Paulke
Sebastian Paulke

...is CEO of Coinsnap's mother company Onlineshop24 DOO, and a business analyst, communications strategist, and technology writer with more than 25 years of experience covering emerging and disruptive technologies.

He has worked closely with consulting firms, blue-chip companies, international startups, academic societies, and industry experts, with his work over the past five years focused primarily on Bitcoin and generative AI and their impact on business models.

At Coinsnap, among his many responsibilities, he particularly enjoys writing about Bitcoin payments and helping merchants understand their practical value—enabling them to make informed decisions and implement Bitcoin payment solutions effectively in their online businesses.