Unit Payments API

Book, ACH, wire, recurring, and cash-deposit payments.

Business capability
Payment Initiation Management BC-1340.10

Operations 19

GET /payments Get List Payments #
POST /payments Create a Payment #
GET /payments/{paymentId} Get Payment by Id #
PATCH /payments/{paymentId} Update Payment #
POST /payments/{paymentId}/cancel Cancel a Payment by Id #
GET /received-payments Get Received Payments List #
GET /received-payments/{paymentId} Get Received Payment by Id #
PATCH /received-payments/{paymentId} Update Received Payment #
POST /received-payments/{paymentId}/advance Advance Received Payment by Id #
POST /received-payments/{paymentId}/reprocess Reprocess Received Payment by Id #
POST /returns/{transactionId} Return Received ACH Transaction #
GET /recurring-payments Get Recurring Payments List #
POST /recurring-payments Create Recurring Payment #
GET /recurring-payments/{paymentId} Get Recurring Payment #
POST /recurring-payments/{paymentId}/disable Disable Recurring Payment #
POST /recurring-payments/{paymentId}/enable Enable Recurring Payment #
POST /cash-deposits/barcodes Generate Cash Deposit Barcode #
GET /cash-deposits/barcodes/{barcodeNumber}/image Get Barcode Image By Barcode Number #
GET /store-locations Get Cash Deposit Store Locations List By Coordinates #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/applications/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/customers/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/customers/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/accounts/deposit-accounts/overview/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/accounts/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/cards/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/cards/
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Documentation
https://docs.unit.co/cards-authorization-requests/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/cards-authorizations/
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Documentation
https://docs.unit.co/payments/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/payments/book/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/counterparties/overview/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/payments-counterparties/
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Documentation
https://docs.unit.co/check-deposits/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/checks/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/transactions/overview/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/transactions/
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Documentation
https://docs.unit.co/statements/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/statements/
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Documentation
https://docs.unit.co/webhooks/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/events/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/stop-payments/apis/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/disputes/
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Documentation
https://docs.unit.co/repayments/
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APIReference
https://docs.unit.co/credit-accounts/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/fees/overview/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/fees/
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Documentation
https://www.unit.co/docs/tokens/
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APIReference
https://www.unit.co/docs/api/org-api-tokens/

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OpenAPI Specification

unit-co-payments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Unit Payments API
  description: Unit is a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Unit
    url: https://www.unit.co
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.unit.co/legal/
servers:
- url: https://api.s.unit.sh
  description: Sandbox (confirmed - default server in Unit's published OpenAPI spec)
- url: https://api.unit.co
  description: Production (industry-standard Unit convention paired with the sandbox host; not independently re-confirmed against a live docs page in this research pass - verify with your Unit solution engineer)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Payments
  description: Book, ACH, wire, recurring, and cash-deposit payments.
paths:
  /payments:
    get:
      operationId: getPaymentsList
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get List Payments
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageLimit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageOffset'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceList'
    post:
      operationId: createPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Create a Payment
      description: Creates a bookPayment, achPayment, or wirePayment depending on the `type` in the request body.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.api+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePaymentRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /payments/{paymentId}:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get Payment by Id
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
    patch:
      operationId: updatePayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Update Payment
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.api+json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /payments/{paymentId}/cancel:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: cancelPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Cancel a Payment by Id
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /received-payments:
    get:
      operationId: getReceivedPaymentsList
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get Received Payments List
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceList'
  /received-payments/{paymentId}:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getReceivedPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get Received Payment by Id
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
    patch:
      operationId: updateReceivedPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Update Received Payment
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.api+json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /received-payments/{paymentId}/advance:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: advanceReceivedPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Advance Received Payment by Id
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /received-payments/{paymentId}/reprocess:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: reprocessReceivedPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Reprocess Received Payment by Id
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /returns/{transactionId}:
    parameters:
    - name: transactionId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: returnReceivedAchTransaction
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Return Received ACH Transaction
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /recurring-payments:
    get:
      operationId: getRecurringPaymentsList
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get Recurring Payments List
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceList'
    post:
      operationId: createRecurringPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Create Recurring Payment
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.api+json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /recurring-payments/{paymentId}:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getRecurringPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get Recurring Payment
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /recurring-payments/{paymentId}/disable:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: disableRecurringPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Disable Recurring Payment
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /recurring-payments/{paymentId}/enable:
    parameters:
    - name: paymentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: enableRecurringPayment
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Enable Recurring Payment
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /cash-deposits/barcodes:
    post:
      operationId: generateCashDepositBarcode
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Generate Cash Deposit Barcode
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/vnd.api+json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '201':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/SingleResource'
  /cash-deposits/barcodes/{barcodeNumber}/image:
    parameters:
    - name: barcodeNumber
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getBarcodeImage
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get Barcode Image By Barcode Number
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Barcode image.
          content:
            image/png: {}
  /store-locations:
    get:
      operationId: getCashDepositStoreLocations
      tags:
      - Payments
      summary: Get Cash Deposit Store Locations List By Coordinates
      parameters:
      - name: latitude
        in: query
        schema:
          type: number
      - name: longitude
        in: query
        schema:
          type: number
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceList'
components:
  schemas:
    JsonApiSingleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonApiResource'
        included:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonApiResource'
    CreatePaymentRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - data
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          required:
          - type
          - attributes
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - bookPayment
              - achPayment
              - wirePayment
            attributes:
              type: object
              properties:
                amount:
                  type: integer
                  description: Amount in cents.
                direction:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - Credit
                  - Debit
                description:
                  type: string
                idempotencyKey:
                  type: string
    JsonApiResource:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: The JSON:API resource type, e.g. individualApplication, depositAccount, individualDebitCard, bookPayment, achPayment.
        id:
          type: string
        attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        relationships:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    JsonApiListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonApiResource'
        meta:
          type: object
          properties:
            pagination:
              type: object
              properties:
                total:
                  type: integer
                limit:
                  type: integer
                offset:
                  type: integer
  responses:
    SingleResource:
      description: A single JSON:API resource.
      content:
        application/vnd.api+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonApiSingleResponse'
    ResourceList:
      description: A page of JSON:API resources.
      content:
        application/vnd.api+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonApiListResponse'
  parameters:
    PageOffset:
      name: page[offset]
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
    PageLimit:
      name: page[limit]
      in: query
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 100
        maximum: 1000
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'Bearer JWT issued as an org API token (Dashboard > Developers) or a customer API token. Sent as `Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}`. All request and response bodies use the `application/vnd.api+json` JSON:API media type.'