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Paystack Transaction API

The Transaction API from Paystack — 12 operation(s) for transaction.

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Paystack Transaction 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 Transaction. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 14 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 12 operations across 12 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.

12 operations 12 paths 0 schemas 8 GET4 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://api.paystack.co
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Paystack Support
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

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

Paths & Operations 12

Across 12 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 8 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Transaction 12
POST
/transaction/initialize
Initialize Transaction
transaction_initialize body → 201401default
GET
/transaction/verify/{reference}
Verify Transaction
transaction_verify 1 param → 200401404default
GET
/transaction
List Transactions
transaction_list 4 params → 200401404default
GET
/transaction/{id}
Fetch Transaction
transaction_fetch 1 param → 200401404default
GET
/transaction/timeline/{id_or_reference}
Fetch Transaction Timeline
transaction_timeline 1 param → 200401404default
GET
/transaction/totals
Transaction Totals
transaction_totals 4 params → 200401404default
GET
/transaction/export
Export Transactions
transaction_download 4 params → 200401404default
POST
/transaction/charge_authorization
Charge Authorization
transaction_chargeAuthorization body → 201401default
POST
/transaction/check_authorization
Check Authorization
transaction_checkAuthorization body → 201401default
POST
/transaction/partial_debit
Partial Debit
transaction_partialDebit body → 201401default
GET
/transaction/{id}/event
Get Transaction Event
transaction_event 1 param → 200401404default
GET
/transaction/{id}/session
Get Transaction Session
transaction_session 1 param → 200401404default

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

paystack-transaction-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
paystack:paystack-transaction-api
Server
https://api.paystack.co
Docs
https://paystack.com/docs/api/transaction/
Provider
Paystack
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