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Paystack Charge API

The Charge API from Paystack — 7 operation(s) for charge.

Paystack Charge API is one of 21 APIs that Paystack publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 14 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Charge. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 14 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.paystack.co.

7 operations 7 paths 0 schemas 1 GET6 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://api.paystack.co
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Paystack Charge API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 1 GET, 6 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Charge 7
POST
/charge
Create Charge
charge_create body → 201401default
POST
/charge/submit_pin
Submit PIN
charge_submitPin body → 201401default
POST
/charge/submit_otp
Submit OTP
charge_submitOtp body → 201401default
POST
/charge/submit_phone
Submit Phone
charge_submitPhone body → 201401default
POST
/charge/submit_birthday
Submit Birthday
charge_submitBirthday body → 201401default
POST
/charge/submit_address
Submit Address
charge_submitAddress body → 201401default
GET
/charge/{reference}
Check Pending Charge
charge_check 1 param → 200401404default

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

paystack-charge-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Paystack publishes across the network.

Paystack Webhooks
Paystack Balance API
Paystack Bulk Charge API
Paystack Customer API
Paystack Dedicated Virtual Account API
Paystack Dispute API
Paystack Integration API
Paystack Page API
Paystack Payment Request API
Paystack Plan API
Paystack Product API
Paystack Refund API
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