Initiate Payment Request

post

https://laas.leatherback.co/api/payment/pay/initiate

This endpoint is used to trigger the payment process for a specific link alias. Once a link is validated, this request initializes the transaction lifecycle.

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Body Params

Channel

string

required

An array of payment channels to control what channels you want to make available to the user to make a payment with. Available channels include: "pay by card", "PayByTransfer", "pay with account"

amount

float

required

The amount to charge the customer.

currencyCode

string

required

A three-letter ISO code for the currency in which you want to accept the payment. A unique code that represents a defined business currency.

narration

string

required

This is usually a description of items being purchased by a customer

reference

string

required

This is an Id that uniquely identifies a channel type (this is derived from the Validate Payment endpoint response)

alias

string

required

An alias allows users to access a page (node) or file at an alternative path.

firstName

string

required

This is the first Name of the Customer

lastName

string

required

This is the Last Name of the Customer

phone

string

required

This is the phone number of the Customer

emailAddress

string

required

This is the email address of the customer

Response

Language

Credentials

Header

URL

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Response

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