Changelog

All notable changes to the Elebne Developer API are documented here.

v1.0 -- April 2026

Initial release of the Elebne Developer API.

Pay API

• Create, retrieve, list, and cancel payment intents
• Hosted checkout with customizable branding (logo, colors)
• 6-digit payment codes for in-person payments
• Full and partial refunds on confirmed intents
• Sandbox mode with simulate-payment for testing the full flow
• Webhook events: payment.confirmed, payment.expired, payment.refunded, payment.cancelled

Store API

• Full product CRUD with variants, images, and category assignment
• Inventory management with stock-level updates per variant
• Order listing and status tracking
• CSV import for bulk product creation
• Webhook events: order.new, order.accepted, order.ready, order.delivered, order.cancelled, order.refunded, order.modified

Webhooks

• Up to 5 webhook endpoints per business
• HMAC-SHA256 signature verification
• Event filtering per endpoint
• Automatic retries with exponential backoff (up to 8 attempts)
• Delivery log with retry and response tracking
• Test delivery endpoint for development

Authentication & Security

• Four key types: publishable/secret, test/live
• 18 granular scopes with 3 predefined bundles (Pay, Store, Full)
• IP allowlist for production keys
• Key rotation

Infrastructure

• Idempotency keys on all write endpoints (24-hour TTL)
• Page-based pagination with consistent response format
• Rate limiting per IP (per minute) and per business (per day)
• Sandbox environment with full feature parity

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Next steps

• Quickstart -- get started with the API
• Going Live -- move from sandbox to production