Step-by-step: How to pay with $DOT on the Apillon platform
Check through the steps to complete your crypto payment to purchase building credits on the Apillon platform.
By introducing $DOT as a cryptocurrency payment option, the Apillon Web3 development platform is entering a new decentralization realm.
Builders should leverage their work time to build awesome Web3 projects and not misspend it on necessary token holding, asset volatility management, and other token-adjacent issues that do not involve voluntary crypto-asset handling.
Why $DOT?
$DOT is the most promising option for all builders conjuring up Web3 projects in the Polkadot network. Polkadot operates within a broader ecosystem of blockchain platforms and projects, and besides its internal dynamics, its success depends also on how it collaborates with other blockchain ecosystems.
How to buy building power with $DOT
You’ve onboarded to the Apillon platform and built some fantastic Web3 stuff… and now you need more platform credits to keep building. Way to go!
First, log into your Apillon account. Once on the Apillon dashboard, click on the arrow next to your profile avatar in the top right corner and choose “Billing” in the drop-down menu.
This action will take you to the Billing and Usage section of your profile, where you can select the upgrade of your current status. If you intend to buy more credits, click on the yellow button on the left to “Get more.”
After expressing your intention to buy credits, you can select a package of your choosing. The more credits you purchase, the bigger the bonus of free extra credits.
Let’s say you purchase 20K credits and wish to pay for them with $DOT tokens. Click on the yellow button “Buy with DOT,” and you’ll be redirected to the NOWPayments landing page, dedicated for you to finish the financial transaction that looks like this👇
When you reach the payment process screen, be on the lookout for three important things (in blue frames on the upper screengrab, going from the top right corner down):
- The process bar: It will tell you where you are in the payment process—we are currently in the “Waiting for payment” stage.
- The amount will specify the price in $DOT tokens you must pay.
☝️ Important: The amount of $DOTs you pay must be identical to the one listed on the screen. It is best to use a “copy” symbol on the right side to paste it as is when entering the amount into your wallet or whatever means you will use to settle the account.
- When paying with $DOT, the address is critical for assigning the purchased credits to your platform account. It's best to use the “copy” symbol on the right side so the address gets copied automatically, and there’s no room for typos or errors. It is how the NOWpayments back-end communicates with the Apillon back-end when a user has paid $DOT for credits.
- The “More details” section lets you check the number of credits purchased and the registered account's email that will receive the credits. In our case, 20K credits will be assigned to the community@apillon.io account. Check and check ✅
Then, it’s time to decide how to pay with $DOT. You can use your hot wallet, a cold wallet, your favorite crypto exchange… anything that holds your $DOTs. In our case, we’ll demo the Talisman wallet browser extension and simulate paying with $DOT.
After choosing your desired account in the wallet to pay from, you copy and paste the address as described above and double-check that both instances are precisely the same: the address on the left side (white background) and the “to” field when sending funds on the right side (black background). Confirm the transaction.
You will have to wait a few moments for a final confirmation.
Congrats, you have successfully paid for credits on the Apillon Web3 development platform 🤝
☝ Important: Be sure to double-check if the payment has gone through:
- First, check your transaction on the block explorer (on the screengrab above, you’ll see it right above the big “Close” button). Save transaction proof if something goes wrong so we can fix the problem quickly.
- Second, review the “Billing and Usage” section on the platform to ensure your credit number has increased for the number of purchased credits. When the transaction is confirmed to be on-chain, it will take an additional 5–10 minutes to get fully processed so you can see your newly purchased credits on your profile.
Now build away! If there’s anything we can help you with, contact Apillon support on Discord and we’ll be happy to help.
⧓ About Apillon
The Apillon platform serves as a unified gateway to the Web3 services provided by linked Polkadot parachains. Following the multi-chain vision, Apillon powers the transition of developers to Web3, simplifying its adoption in the real economy, and expanding its versatility as the ecosystem grows. With Apillon, Web3 services are within reach for every developer, regardless of their background and experience with blockchain technology.