Nomba Virtual Accounts API

Endpoints for creating, fetching, filtering, updating, and expiring virtual bank accounts used for payment collection.

OpenAPI Specification

nomba-virtual-accounts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Nomba Accounts Virtual Accounts 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: Virtual Accounts
  description: Endpoints for creating, fetching, filtering, updating, and expiring virtual bank accounts used for payment collection.
paths:
  /v1/accounts/virtual:
    post:
      operationId: createVirtualAccount
      summary: Create a virtual account
      description: Creates a new virtual bank account that can receive payments via bank transfers. Each virtual account is assigned a unique account number. There is no fixed limit on the number of virtual accounts that can be created for customers.
      tags:
      - Virtual Accounts
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - accountName
              properties:
                accountName:
                  type: string
                  description: The name to assign to the virtual account, typically the customer name or transaction reference.
                  example: John Doe
                accountRef:
                  type: string
                  description: A unique reference for the virtual account. If not provided, one will be generated automatically.
                expiryDate:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: Optional expiry date for the virtual account. After this date, the account will no longer accept payments.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Virtual account created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualAccountResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /v1/accounts/virtual/filter:
    post:
      operationId: filterVirtualAccounts
      summary: Filter virtual accounts
      description: Filters and retrieves virtual accounts based on specified criteria. Supports pagination and filtering by account status, name, or reference.
      tags:
      - Virtual Accounts
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                accountName:
                  type: string
                  description: Filter by virtual account name.
                accountRef:
                  type: string
                  description: Filter by virtual account reference.
                status:
                  type: string
                  description: Filter by virtual account status.
                  enum:
                  - active
                  - expired
                page:
                  type: integer
                  description: Page number for pagination.
                  minimum: 0
                pageSize:
                  type: integer
                  description: Number of results per page.
                  minimum: 1
                  maximum: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Virtual accounts retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualAccountListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /v1/accounts/virtual/{accountRef}:
    get:
      operationId: fetchVirtualAccount
      summary: Fetch a virtual account
      description: Retrieves the details of a specific virtual account by its unique account reference identifier.
      tags:
      - Virtual Accounts
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountRef'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Virtual account details retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualAccountResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Virtual account not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    put:
      operationId: updateVirtualAccount
      summary: Update a virtual account
      description: Updates the details of an existing virtual account, such as the account name or expiry date.
      tags:
      - Virtual Accounts
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountRef'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                accountName:
                  type: string
                  description: The updated name for the virtual account.
                expiryDate:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                  description: Updated expiry date for the virtual account.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Virtual account updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualAccountResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Virtual account not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /v1/accounts/virtual/{identifier}:
    delete:
      operationId: expireVirtualAccount
      summary: Expire a virtual account
      description: Expires (deactivates) a virtual account so that it can no longer receive payments. This action is irreversible.
      tags:
      - Virtual Accounts
      parameters:
      - name: identifier
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier of the virtual account to expire.
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/accountId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Virtual account expired successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Virtual account not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    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
    VirtualAccountListResponse:
      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 virtual accounts matching the filter criteria.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualAccount'
            cursor:
              type: string
              description: Pagination cursor for retrieving the next page of results.
    VirtualAccount:
      type: object
      properties:
        accountRef:
          type: string
          description: The unique reference identifier for the virtual account.
        accountName:
          type: string
          description: The name associated with the virtual account.
        accountNumber:
          type: string
          description: The bank account number assigned to the virtual account.
        bankName:
          type: string
          description: The name of the bank providing the virtual account.
        status:
          type: string
          description: The current status of the virtual account.
          enum:
          - active
          - expired
        expiryDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the virtual account expires.
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time the virtual account was created.
    SuccessResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Response status code.
          example: '00'
        description:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the response.
          example: Success
    VirtualAccountResponse:
      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:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualAccount'
  parameters:
    accountRef:
      name: accountRef
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique reference identifier of the virtual account.
      schema:
        type: string
    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