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POST
/
v1
/
payments
Create a payment intent
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.modempay.com/v1/payments \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "data": {
    "amount": 450,
    "currency": "GMD",
    "return_url": "<string>",
    "cancel_url": "<string>",
    "callback_url": "<string>",
    "network": "afrimoney",
    "account_number": "<string>",
    "skip_url_validation": false,
    "metadata": {}
  }
}
'
{
  "payment_intent_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "intent_secret": "<string>",
  "payment_link": "<string>",
  "amount": 123,
  "transaction_fee": 123,
  "transaction_fee_type": "<string>",
  "currency": "<string>",
  "expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "status": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Use your Modem Pay secret key.

  • Test environment: Use your sk_test_... key.
  • Production environment: Only use sk_live_... on your personal, secure machine. Do NOT share or commit your production keys.

Headers

X-No-Effect
boolean

Body

application/json
data
object
required

Response

201 - application/json

Payment intent created

payment_intent_id
string<uuid>
intent_secret
string
amount
number
transaction_fee
number
transaction_fee_type
string
currency
string
expires_at
string<date-time>
status
string