Query Merchant's Account Balance
This endpoint allows the merchant to check his/her account balance.To check account balance, the merchant must pass his/her merchant code as a query parameter.
Endpoint: https://sandbox.postapay.app/api/v1/payments/check-balance/?MerchantCode=40****9
The following parameters are expected:
Request Parameters
Field | Type | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|
Authorization | Header | Bearer Auth over HTTPS, this is a base64 encoded string of an app's client ID and client secret | Authorization |
MerchantCode | Numeric | A unique number used to identify a merchant/ organization registered with PostaPay. | 60***80 |
Request Sample
Headers Key: Authorization
Value: Bearer Q1k2RW5SOGlsYUZnRzNGMk1DNIyZWs6QUlDS3VrTFhVV0xScFVHYQ==
Response Parameters
Field | Type | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|
statusCode | Numeric | This is a numeric status code that indicates the status of the response. 0 means success and any other code means an error occurred or the request failed.Please refer to the response codes table above. | 0 |
CurrencyCode | String | Standardization that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies | KES |
Accounts | List | List of merchant account labels and their balances. |
Response Sample
{
"statusCode": "0",
"message": "Account Balances",
"data": {
"CurrencyCode": "KES",
"OrgAccountBalance": 1000.0,
"Accounts": [
{
"account_label": "Bulk Payment",
"account_balance": 0.0
},
{
"account_label": "Utility Account",
"account_balance": 0.0
},
{
"account_label": "Working Account",
"account_balance": 1000.0
}
]
}
}