M-Pesa (Safaricom Daraja) M-Pesa Express API

The M-Pesa Express API from M-Pesa (Safaricom Daraja) — 2 operation(s) for m-pesa express.

OpenAPI Specification

mpesa-m-pesa-express-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: M-Pesa Daraja Account Balance M-Pesa Express API
  description: 'Safaricom Daraja REST APIs for the M-Pesa mobile-money platform in Kenya: authorization, M-Pesa Express (STK Push), C2B, B2C, B2B, B2B Express Checkout, transaction status, account balance, reversal, dynamic QR, tax remittance and standing orders (M-Pesa Ratiba). Modeled from public Daraja documentation.'
  version: '1.0'
  termsOfService: https://developer.safaricom.co.ke/
  contact:
    name: Safaricom Daraja Support
    url: https://developer.safaricom.co.ke/
servers:
- url: https://api.safaricom.co.ke
  description: Production
- url: https://sandbox.safaricom.co.ke
  description: Sandbox
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: M-Pesa Express
paths:
  /mpesa/stkpush/v1/processrequest:
    post:
      operationId: stkPush
      tags:
      - M-Pesa Express
      summary: Initiate an M-Pesa Express (STK Push) payment prompt.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/STKPushRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/STKPushResponse'
  /mpesa/stkpushquery/v1/query:
    post:
      operationId: stkPushQuery
      tags:
      - M-Pesa Express
      summary: Query the status of an STK Push request.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/STKQueryRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  schemas:
    STKQueryRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - BusinessShortCode
      - Password
      - Timestamp
      - CheckoutRequestID
      properties:
        BusinessShortCode:
          type: string
        Password:
          type: string
        Timestamp:
          type: string
        CheckoutRequestID:
          type: string
    STKPushResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        MerchantRequestID:
          type: string
        CheckoutRequestID:
          type: string
        ResponseCode:
          type: string
        ResponseDescription:
          type: string
        CustomerMessage:
          type: string
    STKPushRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - BusinessShortCode
      - Password
      - Timestamp
      - TransactionType
      - Amount
      - PartyA
      - PartyB
      - PhoneNumber
      - CallBackURL
      - AccountReference
      - TransactionDesc
      properties:
        BusinessShortCode:
          type: string
          example: '174379'
        Password:
          type: string
          description: Base64(Shortcode + Passkey + Timestamp).
        Timestamp:
          type: string
          example: '20260717120000'
        TransactionType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CustomerPayBillOnline
          - CustomerBuyGoodsOnline
        Amount:
          type: integer
          description: Amount in KES.
          example: 100
        PartyA:
          type: string
          description: Payer MSISDN (2547XXXXXXXX).
        PartyB:
          type: string
        PhoneNumber:
          type: string
        CallBackURL:
          type: string
          format: uri
        AccountReference:
          type: string
        TransactionDesc:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: OAuth access token from /oauth/v1/generate
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic