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Flutterwave Charges API

Create and manage charges across supported payment methods.

Flutterwave Charges API is one of 19 APIs that Flutterwave publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Charges. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 4.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/production, https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/sandbox.

4 operations 2 paths 5 schemas 2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
4.0.0
Base URL
https://api.flutterwave.cloud/f4b/production
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Flutterwave Charges API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow. By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Charges 4

Create and manage charges across supported payment methods.

GET
/charges
List Charges
listCharges 2 params → 200
POST
/charges
Create A Charge
createCharge 1 param body → 201
GET
/charges/{id}
Retrieve A Charge
getCharge 1 param → 200
PUT
/charges/{id}
Update A Charge
updateCharge 1 param body → 200

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Charge (11 properties), PaymentMethod (8 properties), ChargeRequest (7 properties), Customer (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Customer
object
7 properties
ChargeRequest
object
7 properties 3 required
Charge
object
11 properties
PaymentMethod
object
8 properties
ChargeList
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

flutterwave-charges-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Flutterwave publishes across the network.

Flutterwave Transfers API
Flutterwave Settlements API
Flutterwave Wallets API
Flutterwave Banks API
Flutterwave Webhooks API
Flutterwave AccountResolution API
Flutterwave Chargebacks API
Flutterwave Customers API
Flutterwave Fees API
Flutterwave MobileNetworks API
Flutterwave Orchestration API
Flutterwave Orders API
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