Payouts

TransactPay’s Payouts API enables fast, secure disbursements to bank accounts. It includes tools to validate recipients, initiate payments (single or bulk), and track payout status.


🔍 1. Name Enquiry – Validate Recipient Account

Use this endpoint to verify a recipient’s account name before sending money.

  • Method: POST

  • Endpoint:

    https://payment-api-service.transactpay.ai/payout/name-enquiry

🛠 Required Headers

HeaderTypeRequiredDescription
api-keystring✅ YesYour Transactpay public API key
encryptionstring✅ YesUse RSA (PKCS#1 v1.5) to encrypt data

📦 Sample Payload

{
  "bankCode": "000033",
  "accountNumber": "0000000000"
}

✅ Sample Response

{
    "bankCode": "000033",
    "accountNumber": "0000000000",
    "accountName": "ACCOUNT NAME"
}
⚠️

Note:

Ensure the payload is encrypted using RSA/PKCS#1 v1.5.


🚀 2. Initiate Payout – Send Money to Bank Account(s)

This endpoint allows single or multiple payouts in one request.

  • Method: POST

  • Endpoint:

    https://payment-api-service.transactpay.ai/payout/initiate

📦 Sample Payload

{
  "payoutDetails": [
    {
      "clientReference": "yourReference", //for merchant reference
      "accountNumber": "0000000000",
      "bankCode": "000033",
      "amount": 5000,
      "description": "Vendor Payment",
      "accountName": "John Doe",
      "creditCurrency": "NGN",
      "debitCurrency": "NGN"
    }
  ]
}

✅ Sample Response

{
    "data": [
        {
            "accountName": "John Doe",
            "accountNumber": "0000000000",
            "bankCode": "000033",
            "bankId": 0,
            "amount": 5000.0,
            "description": "Payout Description",
            "category": null,
            "payoutReference": "PGW-PAYOUT-123BFF4569804335B4E649FAB51F3D42",
            "creditCurrency": "NGN",
            "debitCurrency": "NGN",
            "beneficiayAddress": null
        }
    ],
    "batchId": 13726,
    "batchReference": "PGW-BATCH-1A238E91B41230A4A9C080456E805B79",
    "status": "success",
    "statusCode": "00",
    "message": "Your payout has been logged for processing"
}
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Supports bulk disbursements using multiple objects in payoutDetails.


🔄 3. Payload Status – Track Payout Progress

Use this endpoint to check the status of a previously submitted payout.

  • Method: GET

  • Endpoint Format:

    https://payment-api-service.transactpay.ai/payout/requery?clientReference=yourReference

Replace {payloadReference} with the actual reference from the initiate response.

✅ Sample Response

{
    "message": "Payout details received successfully",
    "code": "00",
    "status": true,
    "data": {
        "accountNumber": "0000000000",
        "accountName": "John Doe",
        "bankName": "Transactpay Bank",
        "providerReference": "999999200617171025595259900000",
        "amount": 5000.00,
        "responseMessage": "Transaction successful",
        "responseCode": "00",
        "clientReference": "yourReference",
        "status": "Successful"
    }
}

Best Practice:

Always verify the status before confirming success in your application.