Flutterwave

Flutterwave Orchestration API

Orchestrator helpers that combine customer, payment method, and charge in one call.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

POST /orchestration/direct-charges Initiate An Orchestrator Charge #
POST /orchestration/direct-orders Initiate An Order With Orchestrator #
POST /direct-transfers Initiate An Orchestrator Transfer #

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://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/openapi/flutterwave-orchestration-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flutterwave-charge-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flutterwave-customer-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/json-structure/flutterwave-charge-structure.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/json-ld/flutterwave-context.jsonld
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/examples/flutterwave-create-charge-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/examples/flutterwave-create-customer-example.json
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GraphQL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flutterwave/refs/heads/main/graphql/flutterwave-graphql.md

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OpenAPI Specification

flutterwave-orchestration-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Flutterwave Orchestration API
  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
  description: 'Operations tagged Orchestration across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: flutterwave-payments-api-openapi.yml, flutterwave-orchestration-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/production
  description: Production
- url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/sandbox
  description: Sandbox
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Orchestration
  description: Orchestrator helpers that combine customer, payment method, and charge in one call.
paths:
  /orchestration/direct-charges:
    post:
      summary: Initiate An Orchestrator Charge
      description: Create a charge in one call using the Orchestrator helper, which packages customer, payment method, and charge creation.
      operationId: initiateOrchestratorCharge
      tags:
      - Orchestration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChargeRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Charge Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Charge'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/production
      description: Production
    - url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/sandbox
      description: Sandbox
  /orchestration/direct-orders:
    post:
      summary: Initiate An Order With Orchestrator
      description: Create an order in one call using the Orchestrator helper.
      operationId: initiateOrchestratorOrder
      tags:
      - Orchestration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Order Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/production
      description: Production
    - url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/sandbox
      description: Sandbox
  /direct-transfers:
    servers:
    - url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/production
      description: Production
    - url: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/sandbox
      description: Sandbox
    post:
      summary: Initiate An Orchestrator Transfer
      description: Create a transfer with the Orchestrator helper, combining sender, recipient, and movement in one call.
      operationId: initiateOrchestratorTransfer
      tags:
      - Orchestration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey_2'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransferRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Transfer Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Transfer'
components:
  schemas:
    ChargeRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - amount
      - currency
      - customer
      properties:
        amount:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        reference:
          type: string
        redirect_url:
          type: string
        customer:
          type: object
        payment_method:
          type: object
        meta:
          type: object
    Charge:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
          example: NGN
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - succeeded
          - failed
        reference:
          type: string
        customer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Customer'
        payment_method:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentMethod'
        processor_response:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
        redirect_url:
          type: string
        meta:
          type: object
        created_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    PaymentMethod:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - card
          - mobile_money
          - bank_transfer
          - ussd
          - opay
        card:
          type: object
        mobile_money:
          type: object
        bank_transfer:
          type: object
        client:
          type: object
        device_fingerprint:
          type: string
        created_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    OrderRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - amount
      - currency
      properties:
        amount:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        reference:
          type: string
        customer_id:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        meta:
          type: object
    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
    Order:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        reference:
          type: string
        customer_id:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        meta:
          type: object
    Transfer:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - pending
          - processing
          - succeeded
          - failed
        reference:
          type: string
        sender_id:
          type: string
        recipient_id:
          type: string
        narration:
          type: string
        fee:
          type: number
        rate_id:
          type: string
        created_datetime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    TransferRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - amount
      - currency
      properties:
        amount:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
        reference:
          type: string
        sender_id:
          type: string
        recipient_id:
          type: string
        rate_id:
          type: string
        narration:
          type: string
        meta:
          type: object
  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
    IdempotencyKey_2:
      in: header
      name: X-Idempotency-Key
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://idp.flutterwave.com/realms/flutterwave/protocol/openid-connect/token
          scopes: {}
x-refined-from:
- flutterwave-payments-api-openapi.yml
- flutterwave-orchestration-api-openapi.yml