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Paystack Transaction Structure
Paystack Transaction Structure
JSON Structure representation of a Paystack transaction — the canonical record of a payment processed through Paystack.
Type: object
Properties: 14
Required: 5
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PaystackTransaction is a JSON Structure definition published by Paystack, describing 14 properties, of which 5 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/extended/v0/# meta-schema.
Properties
id
reference
amount
currency
status
gateway_response
channel
ip_address
metadata
fees
paid_at
created_at
customer
authorization
Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/extended/v0/#
JSON Structure
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/extended/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/paystack/main/json-structure/paystack-transaction-structure.json",
"name": "PaystackTransaction",
"type": "object",
"description": "JSON Structure representation of a Paystack transaction — the canonical record of a payment processed through Paystack.",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "int64", "description": "Unique transaction id." },
"reference": { "type": "string", "description": "Merchant or Paystack-generated unique reference." },
"amount": { "type": "int64", "description": "Amount in lowest currency denomination (kobo for NGN, pesewas for GHS)." },
"currency": { "type": "string", "description": "ISO 4217 currency code." },
"status": { "type": "string", "description": "Lifecycle status: success, failed, abandoned, reversed, pending." },
"gateway_response": { "type": "string", "description": "Bank/gateway response message." },
"channel": { "type": "string", "description": "Payment channel: card, bank, ussd, qr, mobile_money, bank_transfer, eft." },
"ip_address": { "type": "string" },
"metadata": { "type": "any" },
"fees": { "type": "int64" },
"paid_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
"created_at": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
"customer": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": { "type": "int64" },
"customer_code": { "type": "string" },
"email": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"authorization": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"authorization_code": { "type": "string", "description": "Reusable token for charging the same payment method again." },
"bin": { "type": "string" },
"last4": { "type": "string" },
"exp_month": { "type": "string" },
"exp_year": { "type": "string" },
"channel": { "type": "string" },
"card_type": { "type": "string" },
"bank": { "type": "string" },
"country_code": { "type": "string" },
"brand": { "type": "string" },
"reusable": { "type": "boolean" }
}
}
},
"required": ["id", "reference", "amount", "currency", "status"]
}