Nomba Exchange Rates API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Nomba Accounts Exchange Rates API
  description: The Nomba Accounts API enables developers to manage business accounts on the Nomba platform. It provides endpoints for retrieving account details, fetching the parent account balance, and listing terminals assigned to an account. This API serves as the foundation for account management operations within the Nomba ecosystem.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Nomba Developer Support
    url: https://developer.nomba.com
  termsOfService: https://nomba.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.nomba.com
  description: Production Server
- url: https://sandbox.nomba.com
  description: Sandbox Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Exchange Rates
  description: Endpoints for fetching and locking live exchange rates for cross-border payouts.
paths:
  /v1/global-payout/rates:
    get:
      operationId: fetchExchangeRates
      summary: Fetch live exchange rates
      description: Retrieves the current live exchange rates for all supported payout corridors. Rates are indicative and may change. Use the rate lock endpoint to secure a rate before initiating a payout.
      tags:
      - Exchange Rates
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      - name: sourceCurrency
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter rates by source currency.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - NGN
          - USDT
          - USDC
      - name: destinationCurrency
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter rates by destination currency.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GBP
          - EUR
          - CAD
          - CDF
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Exchange rates retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExchangeRateListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /v1/global-payout/rates/lock:
    post:
      operationId: lockExchangeRate
      summary: Lock an exchange rate
      description: Locks the current exchange rate for a specified corridor for five minutes. The locked rate is guaranteed for the duration and must be used when authorizing the payout transfer. This eliminates slippage on volatile corridors and removes reconciliation disputes.
      tags:
      - Exchange Rates
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - sourceCurrency
              - destinationCurrency
              - amount
              properties:
                sourceCurrency:
                  type: string
                  description: The source currency for the payout.
                  enum:
                  - NGN
                  - USDT
                  - USDC
                destinationCurrency:
                  type: string
                  description: The destination currency for the payout.
                  enum:
                  - GBP
                  - EUR
                  - CAD
                  - CDF
                amount:
                  type: number
                  format: double
                  description: The payout amount in the source currency.
                  minimum: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Exchange rate locked successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLockResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    RateLockResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Response status code.
          example: '00'
        description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the response.
          example: Success
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            rateLockId:
              type: string
              description: The unique identifier for the locked rate.
            sourceCurrency:
              type: string
              description: The source currency.
            destinationCurrency:
              type: string
              description: The destination currency.
            rate:
              type: number
              format: double
              description: The locked exchange rate.
            amount:
              type: number
              format: double
              description: The amount in the source currency.
            convertedAmount:
              type: number
              format: double
              description: The equivalent amount in the destination currency.
            expiresAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: The date and time the rate lock expires (5-minute window).
    ExchangeRateListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Response status code.
          example: '00'
        description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the response.
          example: Success
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            results:
              type: array
              description: List of available exchange rates.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExchangeRate'
    ExchangeRate:
      type: object
      properties:
        sourceCurrency:
          type: string
          description: The source currency code.
          example: NGN
        destinationCurrency:
          type: string
          description: The destination currency code.
          example: GBP
        rate:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: The current indicative exchange rate.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the rate was last updated.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error status code.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
        errors:
          type: array
          description: List of specific error details.
          items:
            type: string
  parameters:
    accountId:
      name: accountId
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the parent business account.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth2 bearer token obtained from the Nomba Authentication API.
externalDocs:
  description: Nomba Accounts API Documentation
  url: https://developer.nomba.com/nomba-api-reference/accounts/fetch-terminals-assigned-to-an-account