Flutterwave

Flutterwave Customers API

Create and manage customers that own charges, orders, and transfers.

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Business capability
Customer Data Management BC-420.10

Operations 5

GET /customers List Customers #
POST /customers Create A Customer #
GET /customers/{id} Retrieve A Customer #
PUT /customers/{id} Update A Customer #
POST /customers/search Search Customers #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.flutterwave.com/docs/introduction-1.md
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Documentation
https://developer.flutterwave.com/reference/charges_post.md

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/openapi/flutterwave-customers-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/json-schema/flutterwave-charge-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/json-schema/flutterwave-customer-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/json-structure/flutterwave-charge-structure.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/json-ld/flutterwave-context.jsonld
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Examples
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/examples/flutterwave-create-charge-example.json
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Examples
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/examples/flutterwave-create-customer-example.json
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GraphQL
https://artifacts.apis.io/flutterwave/graphql/flutterwave-graphql.md

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OpenAPI Specification

flutterwave-customers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Flutterwave Payments Customers API
  description: 'Flutterwave v4 payment collection APIs covering customers, charges, payment

    methods, the Orchestrator helper, orders, and virtual accounts. Use these

    endpoints to accept card, mobile money, bank transfer, USSD and OPay

    payments across 30+ African and global markets.'
  version: 4.0.0
  contact:
    name: Flutterwave
    url: https://developer.flutterwave.com
    email: developers@flutterwavego.com
  license:
    name: Flutterwave Terms of Service
    url: https://flutterwave.com/us/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/production
  description: Production
- url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/sandbox
  description: Sandbox
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Customers
  description: Create and manage customers that own charges, orders, and transfers.
paths:
  /customers:
    get:
      summary: List Customers
      description: Retrieve a paginated list of customers.
      operationId: listCustomers
      tags:
      - Customers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerList'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
    post:
      summary: Create A Customer
      description: Create a new customer record.
      operationId: createCustomer
      tags:
      - Customers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Customer Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Customer'
        4XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponse'
  /customers/{id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CustomerId'
    get:
      summary: Retrieve A Customer
      operationId: getCustomer
      tags:
      - Customers
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Customer'
    put:
      summary: Update A Customer
      operationId: updateCustomer
      tags:
      - Customers
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Customer Updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Customer'
  /customers/search:
    post:
      summary: Search Customers
      operationId: searchCustomers
      tags:
      - Customers
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                  format: email
                phone_number:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerList'
components:
  parameters:
    IdempotencyKey:
      in: header
      name: X-Idempotency-Key
      required: false
      description: UUID-style key used to safely retry POST requests.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    CustomerId:
      in: path
      name: id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    Page:
      in: query
      name: page
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
    Limit:
      in: query
      name: limit
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 25
  schemas:
    Customer:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        name:
          type: object
          properties:
            first:
              type: string
            middle:
              type: string
            last:
              type: string
        phone:
          type: object
          properties:
            country_code:
              type: string
            number:
              type: string
        address:
          type: object
        meta:
          type: object
        created_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
    CustomerRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - email
      properties:
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        name:
          type: object
        phone:
          type: object
        address:
          type: object
        meta:
          type: object
    CustomerList:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Customer'
        meta:
          type: object
  responses:
    ErrorResponse:
      description: Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://idp.flutterwave.com/realms/flutterwave/protocol/openid-connect/token
          scopes: {}