Initiate Transfer (Deprecated)
- Tobi Amira
- Damilare Ogunnaike
- Daniel Ojinaka
Single Transfers
To initiate a single transfer, you will need to send a request to the endpoint below:
Endpoint
POST: https://sandbox.monnify.com/api/v1/disbursements/single
This endpoint is protected with Basic Authentication
Below is a sample request for initiating a single transfer
{
"amount": 10,
"reference":"reference12934",
"narration":"911 Transaction",
"bankCode": "058",
"accountNumber": "0111946768",
"currency": "NGN",
"walletId": "4794983C91374AD6B3ECD76F2BEA296D"
}
If the merchant does not have Two Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled, the transaction will be processed instantly and the response will be as follows:
{
"requestSuccessful": true,
"responseMessage": "success",
"responseCode": "0",
"responseBody": {
"amount": 10,
"reference": "reference12934",
"status": "SUCCESS",
"dateCreated": "13/11/2019 09:34:32 PM"
}
}
If the merchant has Two Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled, a One Time Password (OTP) will be sent to the designated email address(es). That OTP will need to be supplied via the VALIDATE OTP REQUEST before the transaction can be approved. If 2FA is enabled, the response will be as follows:
{
"requestSuccessful": true,
"responseMessage": "success",
"responseCode": "0",
"responseBody": {
"amount": 10,
"reference": "reference12934",
"status": "PENDING_AUTHORIZATION",
"dateCreated": "13/11/2019 08:48:32 PM"
}
}
Bulk Transfers
To initiate a bulk transfer, you will need to send a request to the endpoint below:
Endpoint
POST: https://sandbox.monnify.com/api/v1/disbursements/batch
This endpoint is protected with Basic Authentication
Bulk transfers allows you send a single request with a list of disbursements you want to be processed. Below is a sample request for initiating a bulk transfer
{
"title" : "Game of Batches",
"batchReference":"batchreference12934",
"narration":"911 Transaction",
"walletId": "4794983C91374AD6B3ECD76F2BEA296D",
"onValidationFailure" : "CONTINUE",
"notificationInterval": 10,
"transactionList" : [
{
"amount": 1300,
"reference":"Final-Reference-1a",
"narration":"911 Transaction",
"bankCode": "058",
"accountNumber": "0111946768",
"currency": "NGN"
},{
"amount": 570,
"reference":"Final-Reference-2a",
"narration":"911 Transaction",
"bankCode": "058",
"accountNumber": "0111946768",
"currency": "NGN"
},{
"amount": 230,
"reference":"Final-Reference-3a",
"narration":"911 Transaction",
"bankCode": "058",
"accountNumber": "0111946768",
"currency": "NGN"
}
]
}
When a bulk transfer request is sent, it is simply acknowledged by the system and then processed in the background. Monnify goes through each account to attempt to validate them and depending on what value is set for the onValidationFailure field, Monnify will either continue processing with the valid transfers or reject the entire batch.
If the merchant does not have Two Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled, the transaction will be processed instantly and the response will be as follows:
{
"requestSuccessful": true,
"responseMessage": "success",
"responseCode": "0",
"responseBody": {
"totalAmount": 2108.48,
"totalFee": 8.48,
"batchReference": "batch-1573681308355",
"batchStatus": "COMPLETED",
"totalTransactions": 3,
"dateCreated": "13/11/2019 09:42:06 PM"
}
}
If the merchant has Two Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled, a One Time Password (OTP) will be sent to the designated email address(es). That OTP will need to be supplied via the VALIDATE OTP REQUEST before the transaction can be approved. If 2FA is enabled, the response will be as follows:
{
"requestSuccessful": true,
"responseMessage": "success",
"responseCode": "0",
"responseBody": {
"totalAmount": 2108.48,
"totalFee": 8.48,
"batchReference": "batch-1573684027157",
"batchStatus": "PENDING_AUTHORIZATION",
"totalTransactions": 3,
"dateCreated": "13/11/2019 10:27:25 PM"
}
}
Field Reference
(M) indicates fields that are mandatory in the request body. (m) Indicates fields that are mandatory only if the parent object is not empty.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| amount (M) | The amount to be disbursed to the beneficiary |
| reference (M) | The unique reference for a transaction. Also to be specified for each transaction in a bulk transaction request. |
| batchReference (M) | The unique reference for the entire batch of transactions being sent. |
| narration (M) | The Narration for the transactions being processed |
| bankCode (M) | The 3 digit bank code representing the destination bank |
| accountNumber (M) | The beneficiary account number |
| currency (M) | The currency of the transaction being initialized. "NGN" |
| walletId (M) | Unique reference to identify the wallet to be debited |
| onValidationFailure | Used to determine how Monnify should handle failed transaction validations in a batch. The two options are BREAK & CONTINUE. Use Break to tell Monnify to reject the entire batch and use CONTINUE to tell Monnify to process the valid transactions. |
| notificationInterval | Used to determine how often Monnify should notify the merchant of progress when processing a batch transfer. The options are 10, 20, 50 and 100 and they represent percentages. i.e. 20 means notify me at intervals of 20% (20%, 40%, 60%, 80% ,100%). |
| status | The status of a single transfer request. (SUCCESS, FAILED, PENDING, OTP_EMAIL_DISPATCH_FAILED, PENDING_AUTHORIZATION) |
| batchStatus | The status of the processing of the entire Batch. (FAILED_ON_ACCOUNTS_VALIDATION, OTP_EMAIL_DISPATCH_FAILED, PENDING, PENDING_AUTHORIZATION, AWAITING_PROCESSING, IN_PROGRESS ,COMPLETED) |
| totalTransactions | The total number of transactions in the batch. |
| totalAmount | The total amount deducted for all the transactions in the batch |
| totalFee | The total transaction fees deducted for all the transactions in the batch. |
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