Transaction Fee Types

When retrieving your payment details with Orbital’s API, the fees array is returned in the API response for successfully processed transactions. These fees help you understand the costs associated with each completed transaction.

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Fees are only applied once a payment is successfully processed. Until a transaction is paid, no fees are incurred. Also, each cryptocurrency has a minimum transaction amount. See Minimum Transaction Amounts for more details.

Transaction Fee Types

Fee Type	Description	Examples
`crypto_processing`	This is a fee we charge for handling cryptocurrency transactions. It applies when you receive funds (deposits to your payment) or send funds (payouts from your e-commerce to a user).	If 100 USDT is sent, and a `crypto_processing` fee is applied to deposit these funds or process a payout.
`binance_processing`	This fee covers the cost of using the Binance Pay platform for transactions.	Sending 1 USDT via BinancePay incurs a `binance_processing` fee.
`crypto_fx`	This fee is charged when auto-converting one currency to another (e.g., ETH to USDT)	If 100 ETH has been sent, requiring automatic conversion to USDT; a `crypto_fx` fee is deducted for the conversion.
`network`	This is the gas fee we charge for processing transactions on a blockchain network, paid to validators or miners for their computational resources and security. This fee is not deducted from the transaction amount but is charged to the merchant’s PMID. Essentially, the merchant is paying for the network fee Legal Disclaimer: The network fee shown is an estimate calculated at Orbital’s discretion using multiple estimators and tools. Due to fluctuating network demand and transaction complexity, the actual fee may differ. Once charged, the fee will not be adjusted, even if the final network cost is higher or lower. In some cases, Orbital may apply strategies to reduce fees using its own capital.	If 100 USDT are sent, and a gas fee is required to transfer the funds.
`network_fee_coverage`	This fee is is related to the feeCoverage parameter sent in the "Create Withdrawal" endpoint. This fee type indicates that the network fee is deducted from the balance credited to the receiver. This simply means that the client is the one paying for the network fee.	If the `feeCoverage` parameter is set to true in "Create withdrawal" endpoint then the network_fee_coverage is deducted from the receiver.

Here’s an example fees array from the API response:

"fees": [
  {
    "id": "a8f6cb8d-b295-44c8-985a-eb9fc88ae43b",
    "currency": "USDT",
    "amount": "0.00001000",
    "type": "crypto_processing",
    "createdAt": "2025-05-28T16:51:34.440Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "4d806e40-1c0c-4a2d-a192-e074e8d1b6bd",
    "currency": "USDT",
    "amount": "0.004",
    "type": "binance_processing",
    "createdAt": "2025-05-28T16:51:37.624Z"
  }
]

Minimum Transaction Amounts

Each cryptocurrency has a minimum transaction amount to ensure processing on the blockchain. Transactions below these minimums may not be processed.

Currency	Minimum Amount
BTC	0.00001
ETH	0.0001
BCH	0.001
LTC	0.001
USDT	1
USDC	1
BUSD	1
TST	0.1
TETH	0.0001

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For stablecoins like USDT, USDC, and BUSD, the minimum amount typically refers to the stablecoin's value (e.g., 1 USDT = 1 USD). Actual network fees and specific chain requirements (e.g., ERC-20, TRC-20) might influence the absolute smallest transferable amount.