# Merchant status table

These are the possible payment statuses that you may encounter while using the OxaPay Merchant API. Each status indicates the progress of the payment process and helps you track and manage the payments effectively.

<table><thead><tr><th width="216">Status</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Expired</td><td>Payer did not pay within the required time (default: 20 minutes) and the invoice expired.</td></tr><tr><td>New</td><td>Newly created invoice. The payer has not yet selected the payment currency.</td></tr><tr><td>Waiting</td><td>Payer selected the payment currency. Awaiting payment.</td></tr><tr><td>Confirming</td><td>Payer transferred the payment for the invoice. Awaiting blockchain network confirmation.</td></tr><tr><td>Paid</td><td>Payment is confirmed by the network and has been credited to the merchant. Purchased goods/services can be safely delivered to the payer.</td></tr><tr><td>Failed</td><td>The transaction failed.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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