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# Monitor the payment

> Track the payment status until funds are credited to your budget.

# Step 4: Monitor the payment

After accepting the payment and sharing the link with your customer, you need to monitor its progress. Poll the payment status endpoint every 10–30 seconds to track the payment through its lifecycle.

## Make the request

Use `include=link` to include the payment link in the response, which is useful if you need to reshare it with your customer.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Sandbox theme={null}
  curl -i -X GET \
    'https://api-sandbox.equalsmoney.com/stablecoins/payments/{paymentId}?accountId={accountId}&include=link' \
    -H 'Authorization: ApiKey {apiKey}'
  ```

  ```bash Production theme={null}
  curl -i -X GET \
    'https://api.equalsmoney.com/stablecoins/payments/{paymentId}?accountId={accountId}&include=link' \
    -H 'Authorization: ApiKey {apiKey}'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Payment status lifecycle

As the payment progresses, the `status` field will change:

| Status       | Meaning                                                                  |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `PENDING`    | Payment created and accepted, waiting for the remitter to send USDC      |
| `PROCESSING` | USDC transfer has been detected on the blockchain and is being processed |
| `COMPLETE`   | Payment successfully processed — funds have been credited to your budget |
| `CANCELLED`  | Payment processing was cancelled                                         |
| `EXPIRED`    | The remitter didn't complete the transfer before the payment expired     |

## Expected response (completed)

When the payment has been successfully processed, you'll see `status: "COMPLETE"`:

```json 200 OK theme={null}
{
  "id": "e9293471-5eb3-4dbc-916c-dbaf9e2deefd",
  "accountId": "F50091",
  "budgetId": "775596ae-2624-40af-a9dc-9756110a4a03",
  "status": "COMPLETE",
  "remitterId": "a1111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
  "amount": 100,
  "displayName": "Invoice #12345",
  "sourceCurrencyCode": "USDC",
  "destinationCurrencyCode": "USD",
  "returnUrl": "https://www.example.com/payment-complete",
  "link": {
    "url": "https://pay.sandbox.example.com/channel?uuid=9d1f67f2-a647-404b-9b02-247c77be81d0",
    "chains": [
      {
        "protocol": "ETH",
        "address": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
      }
    ]
  },
  "expiresAt": "2025-01-30T10:00:00.000Z",
  "createdBy": "John Smith",
  "createdAt": "2025-01-30T09:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-01-30T09:00:00Z"
}
```

Once the status is `COMPLETE`, the converted USD funds are available in your budget.

<Info>
  If a payment expires or fails, you'll need to create a new payment and accept it again. See [Manage stablecoin inbound payments](/pages/payments/manage-stablecoin-payments) for more details.
</Info>