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Paystack
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Paystack is a fintech company that provides payment processing solutions for businesses in Africa.
Supported Transaction Types
Authorisation
Capture
Purchase
Refund
Withdrawal
Void
Integrations Supported
Deposit
Hosted Payment Page
Direct Connect ( server-to-server)
Withdrawal
Hosted Payment Page
Direct Connect ( server-to-server)
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Currencies & Countries Supported
Title | Description |
---|---|
Currencies Supported | Major Currencies in Africa |
Additional attributes to process Paystack
You must include the following JSON Attributes to the payload. These attributes inform us to redirect to Paystack to finalize the payment process.
Description | Hosted Payment Page | Direct Connect (Withdrawals) |
---|---|---|
Transaction type | "TransactionType": "PURC", | "TransactionType": "ORIGINALCREDIT", |
Client | "Client": { "Email": "test@email.com", "FirstName": "John", "LastName": "Doe", "Country": "NGA", "MobileNo": "10449262289", "Street": "Street Name, 1", "City": "London", "IPAddress": "127.0.0.1" }, | "Client": { "Email": "test@email.com", "FirstName": "John", "LastName": "Doe", "Country": "NGA", "MobileNo": "10449262289", "Street": "Street Name, 1", "City": "London", "IPAddress": "127.0.0.1" }, |
Force Transaction Routing | "Routing": { "ForcePayment": "PAYSTACK" }, | |
Payment Method Data | "PaymentMethodData": { "BankCode": "057", "BeneficiaryAccountNumber": "0000000000" }, | |
Test Indicator (required in Sandbox Environment only) | "IsTest": True |
Sample Deposit Request
Refer to our API Reference Document here to create a Hosted Payment Page, use the below mandatory tags to process a deposit.
Below is a sample deposit request.
{
"TransactionType": "PURC",
"Amount": "10.00",
"Currency": "NGN",
"OrderReference": "MerchantOrder1",
"RedirectionURL": "https://www.yourURLhere.com/Redirect/",
"CallBackURL": "https://www.yourURL.com/Listener",
"UniqueReference": "3a9f50f7-2deb-4dbf-a186-d58641s36665",
"Language": "en",
"Client": {
"Email": "test@email.com",
"ClientAccount": "CliAcc01002",
"FirstName": "John",
"LastName": "Doe",
"Country": "NGA",
"MobileNo": "10449262289",
"Street": "Street Name, 1",
"City": "London",
"IPAddress": "127.0.0.1""
},
"Routing": {
"ForcePayment": "PAYSTACK"
},
"IsTest": true
}
Withdrawals
Withdrawals are processed via Direct Connect. The API reference to request a payout can be found here.
Below is a sample Withdrawal request.
{
"TransactionType": "ORIGINALCREDIT",
"Currency": "NGN",
"Amount": "50",
"OrderReference": "Order002"
"UniqueReference": "4b8da4f0-d3b4-44ae-8019-8c66905ffad7",
"RedirectionURL": "https://yoururl.com/Redirect/",
"CallBackURL": "https://yoururl.com/Listener",
"FailRedirectionURL": "https://yoururl.com/Redirect/",
"Language": "en",
"Client": {
"Email": "test@email.com",
"FirstName": "John",
"LastName": "Doe",
"Country": "NGA",
"MobileNo": "10449262289",
"Street": "Street Name, 1",
"City": "London",
"IPAddress": "127.0.0.1"
},
"Routing": {
"ForcePayment": "PAYSTACK"
},
"PaymentMethodData": {
"BankCode": "057",
"BeneficiaryAccountNumber": "0000000000"
},
"IsTest": "True"
}
Test Credentials
No testing credentials are available for Paystack payments. Transaction reference will be generated, and a response pending will be received. Ask our support team to process the transaction for you to simulate a successful transaction.