Carry1st

Carry1st Payment Methods API

Discover the local payment methods available per country.

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GET /api/pay1st/payments/methods List Payment Methods #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Pay1st Gateway Payment Methods API
  version: '4.0'
  description: The Pay1st Gateway API from Carry1st enables digital-content and mobile-game partners to accept payments across Africa via 120+ local payment methods in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, and Ghana.
  contact:
    name: Pay1st Developer Documentation
    url: https://pay1st-docs.carry1st.com/
  x-apievangelist-derived-from: https://pay1st-docs.carry1st.com/
servers:
- url: https://api-gateway.carry1st.com
  description: Production
- url: https://api-gateway.platform.stage.carry1st.com
  description: Sandbox / Staging
tags:
- name: Payment Methods
  description: Discover the local payment methods available per country.
paths:
  /api/pay1st/payments/methods:
    get:
      operationId: listPaymentMethods
      tags:
      - Payment Methods
      summary: List Payment Methods
      description: List the supported local payment methods for a given country.
      security:
      - accessToken: []
      parameters:
      - name: countryCode
        in: query
        required: true
        description: ISO-2 country code, e.g. ZA, NG, KE, EG, MA, GH.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: NG
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of available payment methods.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentMethod'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard Pay1st error envelope.
      properties:
        errorMessage:
          type: string
          description: A message detailing the error that occurred.
        errorCode:
          type: string
          description: A code to identify the error source.
        sessionId:
          type: string
          description: Session identifier to share with the Pay1st Implementation Manager for troubleshooting.
    PaymentMethod:
      type: object
      properties:
        channelId:
          type: integer
          example: 108
        channelName:
          type: string
          example: Opay Wallet
        countryCode:
          type: string
          example: NG
        currencyCode:
          type: string
          example: NGN
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - check the API Key/Secret or Access Token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too Many Requests - the partner is being rate limited.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Base64(API_KEY:API_SECRET) used only on the auth/token and auth/refresh endpoints.
    accessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: AccessToken
      description: Bearer <AccessToken> issued by generateAccessToken; required on all Gateway API requests.