Audit report delivered: donations with the Charitips API

A consulting firm gives 50 € when the client signs off the final audit report. Charitips emails the client, who picks the charity on a hosted page; the firm pays.

Who paysYour company
Starts withA customer action
Tax receiptIn your company's name

Needs API access on a validated account. Plans

One variant of A gift sent by email, Slack or post · Professional services

50 € when the final report is signed

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Device

Charities shown as

Outline widget

engagements.your-firm.example

Step by step

Click through the site. Each step shows what your customer does, what your server sends and what Charitips answers.

1When the report is signed off
To come
Your customer does…
Clicks “Deliver the report”.
Your server sends…
Creates a 50 € donation for audit 2026 042 final on the campaign “Charity audits”.
POSTcreate-donation
Charitips answers…
Charitips records the donation and returns its id: it waits for your customer to pick a charity.
Charitips will then tell your server the donation was created.
2On the choice, on the Charitips page
To come
Your customer does…
Clicks “Choose the charity”.
Your server sends…
No call: your side saves it.
Charitips answers…
Charitips will then tell your server the donation was updated.

How to read this demo: the site shows what your customer does, and the panel what your server sends and what Charitips answers, step by step.

Build spec

The site is made up and nothing is sent. The endpoints, fields and webhook events are the real ones, and so are the charities.

How it works

The screens of the demo in order, with the calls your server makes at each one. Its build spec

Callscreate-charities-selection create-campaign activate-campaign create-donation

Webhooksdonation_createdonation_update

Once, before the first customer
- POST /v1/charities-selectionsCreate a charities selection: once: the charities you offer, from the catalog
- POST /v1/campaignsCreate a campaign: once: the campaign the donations go to
- POST /v1/campaigns/{campaignId}/activateActivate a campaign: once: the campaign starts taking donations
01
When the report is signed off
Button: Deliver the report
Your server calls:
- POST /v1/donationsCreate a donation: from your server, when it happens; amount in cents
Charitips then sends the donation_create webhook to your endpoint.
02
On the choice, on the Charitips page
The customer picks a charity from your selection. Button: Choose the charity
No call: this screen only shows the result.
Charitips then sends the donation_update webhook to your endpoint.

Other ways to run it

The same calls in other sectors and products. Each card opens its own page, with its demo.

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Professional servicesClient gift as a donationA gifting platform offers each client a 50 € present or a donation. When the client picks the donation, Charitips sends them the link to choose the charity; the company pays.A 50 € client gift, turned into a donationTry the demoA gift sent by email, Slack or post: Client gift as a donation
Professional servicesGreeting card by postA company orders a year-end card for each client: Charitips prints and posts it with a 25 € gift, and the client picks the charity online. The sender pays.A year-end card with a 25 € gift, posted to each clientTry the demoA gift sent by email, Slack or post: Greeting card by post

One variant of A gift sent by email, Slack or post · Professional services

How it works

Once, before the first customer

When the report is signed off

On the choice, on the Charitips page

Other ways to run it