Paystack Payment Request API

The Payment Request API from Paystack — 7 operation(s) for payment request.

Documentation

Specifications

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-structure/paystack-transaction-structure.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-plan-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-subscription-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-structure/paystack-subscription-structure.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-customer-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-structure/paystack-customer-structure.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-transfer-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-structure/paystack-transfer-structure.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-split-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-subaccount-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-structure/paystack-split-structure.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-refund-schema.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/refs/heads/main/json-schema/paystack-dispute-schema.json

Other Resources

OpenAPI Specification

paystack-payment-request-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Paystack Accept Payments Balance Payment Request API
  description: Initialize, verify, charge, and manage one-time card, bank, USSD, mobile money, and QR payments. The core API for accepting payments through Paystack across Africa.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Paystack Support
    url: https://support.paystack.com
    email: support@paystack.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
- url: https://api.paystack.co
  description: Base API endpoint
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Payment Request
paths:
  /paymentrequest:
    post:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Create Payment Request
      operationId: paymentRequest_create
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/paths/~1paymentrequest/post/requestBody/content/application~1json/schema'
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - customer
              properties:
                customer:
                  description: Customer id or code
                  type: string
                amount:
                  description: "Payment request amount. Only useful if line items and tax values are ignored. \nThe endpoint will throw a friendly warning if neither is available."
                  type: integer
                currency:
                  description: Specify the currency of the invoice. Allowed values are NGN, GHS, ZAR and USD. Defaults to NGN
                  type: string
                due_date:
                  description: ISO 8601 representation of request due date
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                description:
                  description: A short description of the payment request
                  type: string
                line_items:
                  description: Array of line items
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                tax:
                  description: Array of taxes
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                send_notification:
                  description: Indicates whether Paystack sends an email notification to customer. Defaults to true
                  type: boolean
                  items:
                    type: object
                draft:
                  description: Indicate if request should be saved as draft. Defaults to false and overrides send_notification
                  type: boolean
                  items:
                    type: object
                has_invoice:
                  description: "Set to true to create a draft invoice (adds an auto incrementing invoice number if none is provided) \neven if there are no line_items or tax passed"
                  type: boolean
                  items:
                    type: object
                invoice_number:
                  description: "Numeric value of invoice. Invoice will start from 1 and auto increment from there. This field is to help \noverride whatever value Paystack decides. Auto increment for subsequent invoices continue from this point."
                  type: integer
                split_code:
                  description: The split code of the transaction split.
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
    get:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: List Payment Request
      operationId: paymentRequest_list
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: perPage
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Number of records to fetch per page
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The section to retrieve
      - in: query
        name: customer
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Customer ID
      - in: query
        name: status
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Invoice status to filter
      - in: query
        name: currency
        schema:
          type: string
        description: If your integration supports more than one currency, choose the one to filter
      - in: query
        name: from
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        description: The start date
      - in: query
        name: to
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        description: The end date
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
  /paymentrequest/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Fetch Payment Request
      operationId: paymentRequest_fetch
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
    put:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Update Payment Request
      operationId: paymentRequest_update
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/paths/~1paymentrequest~1%7Bid%7D/put/requestBody/content/application~1json/schema'
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                customer:
                  description: Customer id or code
                  type: string
                amount:
                  description: "Payment request amount. Only useful if line items and tax values are ignored. \nThe endpoint will throw a friendly warning if neither is available."
                  type: integer
                currency:
                  description: Specify the currency of the invoice. Allowed values are NGN, GHS, ZAR and USD. Defaults to NGN
                  type: string
                due_date:
                  description: ISO 8601 representation of request due date
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                description:
                  description: A short description of the payment request
                  type: string
                line_items:
                  description: Array of line items
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                tax:
                  description: Array of taxes
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                send_notification:
                  description: Indicates whether Paystack sends an email notification to customer. Defaults to true
                  type: boolean
                  items:
                    type: object
                draft:
                  description: Indicate if request should be saved as draft. Defaults to false and overrides send_notification
                  type: boolean
                  items:
                    type: object
                has_invoice:
                  description: "Set to true to create a draft invoice (adds an auto incrementing invoice number if none is provided) \neven if there are no line_items or tax passed"
                  type: boolean
                  items:
                    type: object
                invoice_number:
                  description: "Numeric value of invoice. Invoice will start from 1 and auto increment from there. This field is to help \noverride whatever value Paystack decides. Auto increment for subsequent invoices continue from this point."
                  type: integer
                split_code:
                  description: The split code of the transaction split.
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
  /paymentrequest/verify/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Verify Payment Request
      operationId: paymentRequest_verify
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
  /paymentrequest/notify/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Send Notification
      operationId: paymentRequest_notify
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
  /paymentrequest/totals:
    get:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Payment Request Total
      operationId: paymentRequest_totals
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
  /paymentrequest/finalize/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Finalize Payment Request
      operationId: paymentRequest_finalize
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
  /paymentrequest/archive/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Payment Request
      summary: Archive Payment Request
      operationId: paymentRequest_archive
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/200'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/paths/~1plan/get/responses/401'
        default:
          description: Server error
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer