Pay Electricity
With this service, the calling app can make a payment for a TV service on behalf of a customer, using authorization details supplied by the customer as well as the details of the biller to be paid. Apps will collect authorisation details and forward to OnePipe to execute a debit, OnePipe will in turn forward to the provider’s dedicated implementation.
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Commercial model
Option 1: Providers will pay the commissions due the app directly to the app while OnePipe just charges a fee per API call.
Option 2: Providers send the due commission to OnePipe (via the host settlement account) for onward split with all parties.
Special configuration notes
All providers of this service should implement OTP, but support the configuration of otp_override
such that based on this configuration, they could be instructed to bypass the OTP requirement for an app if they support such configuration.
Settlement & fees model
Depending on the provider implementation, this service supports any or both of the 2 models.
Model | How it works |
---|---|
Commission | The provider surcharges the payer with an extra fee and pays a share of that surcharge to the app owner, OnePipe and Client |
Invoice | The client will invoice the calling app periodically for all calls to the endpoint. |
Process flows
Sequence of calls
App [optionally] calls
/transact/options
to get a list of products available by the provider for the billerApp calls
/transact
with the right auth detailsProvider responds with
WaitingForOTP
orPendingValidation
as may be requiredApp calls
/transact/validate
to supply OTP if neededProvider responds with any of the completion codes
Successful
orFailed
.To query the status of a transaction, the app can call
/transact/query
Where the provider supports it, the app can call
/transact/reverse
to request a reversal
Interface specification - (App → OnePipe)
Please note that this services supports querying for options via a /transact/options
call to obtain values to put the actual /transaction
call.
Request (/transact or /transact/options)
{
"request_ref":"{{request-ref}}",
"request_type":"pay_electricity",
"auth": {
"type": "bank.account | card | wallet | airtime | token",
"secure": "{{encrypted secure}}",
"auth_provider": "Beeceptor",
"route_mode":"provider | options | null"
},
"transaction": {
"mock_mode": "live",
"transaction_ref": "{{transaction-ref}}",
"transaction_desc": "A random transaction",
"transaction_ref_parent": "",
"amount": 10000,
"customer":{
"customer_ref": "{{customer id}}", //the unique payment ref with the biller
"firstname": "Uju",
"surname": "Usmanu",
"email": "ujuusmanu@gmail.com",
"mobile_no": "234802343132"
},
"meta":{
"a_key":"a_meta_value_1",
"another_key":"a_meta_value_2"
},
"details": {
"biller_id": "{{code representing the biller}}",
"biller_item_id": "{{code representing the biller's specific product}}",
"order_reference": "101638163628490752",//can be null during the options call but mandatory during the /transact
}
}
}
Response (/transact/options)
{
"status": "OptionsDelivered",
"message": "Transaction processed successfully",
"data": {
"provider_response_code": "00",
"provider": "Beeceptor",
"errors": null,
"error": null,
"provider_response": {
"products": [
{
"order_reference": "101638163628490752",
"biller_item_id": "101638163628490752",
"biller_item_code": "RAC01",
"biller_item_name": "DSTV Premium",
"biller_item_description": "This is DSTV Premium that is lovely",
"biller_item_image_url": "{{url to an image}}",
"biller_item_prompt": "Please neter your smartcard number",
"customer_name": "Kola Uju Abubakar Premium",
"biller_item_meta": {}
"amount": "500000",
"currency": "566",
"terms": "{{some HTML content}}",
"terms_url": "{{some url}}"
},
{
"order_reference": "101638163628490752",
"biller_item_id": "101638163628490752",
"biller_item_code": "RAC01",
"biller_item_name": "DSTV Premium",
"biller_item_description": "This is DSTV Premium that is lovely",
"biller_item_image_url": "{{url to an image}}",
"biller_item_prompt": "Please enter your smartcard number",
"customer_name": "Kola Uju Abubakar Premium",
"biller_item_meta": {}
"amount": "500000",
"currency": "566",
"terms": "{{some HTML content}}",
"terms_url": "{{some url}}"
}
],
"reference": "000022200225154318222333334432",
"meta":{
"field_key":"field_value",
"field_key":"field_value"
}
}
}
}
Response (/transact)
{
"status": "Successful",
"message": "Transaction processed successfully",
"data": {
"provider_response_code": "00",
"provider": "Beeceptor",
"errors": null,
"error": null,
"provider_response": {
"reference": "000022200225154318222333334432",
"payment_status": Successful | Failed | Processing",
"fulfillment_status": "Succesful | Failed | Processing",
"transaction_final_amount": 20000,//in kobo
"transaction_fee": 5000,//in kobo
"narration": "My narration",
"token": "1253-1167-5843-6580-4889" //Token/Pin generated from provider
}
}
}
Acceptable values for auth.type
Type | Description |
---|---|
card | Takes card details for debit. |
bank.account | Takes bank account details for debit. |
voucher | Takes a voucher code for debit. |
airtime | Takes MSISDN and debits the airtime on it. |
wallet | Takes a wallet ID for debit. |
Possible response codes
For this service, these are the possible responses a client can receive
Response code | Meaning |
---|---|
Successful | Standard success code |
Failed | Standard failure code |
WaitingForOTP | To signify that this provider has requested an OTP from the customer and it should be supplied. |
PendingValidation | To signify that this provider needs some extra information to be provided. The |
OptionsDelivered | To determine that options have been delivered on the first call. This should be the response of |
Breakdown of the details object
For this service, the details object will be set to null
Field | Description | Possible values |
---|---|---|
biller_id | A unique code representing the biller | Varies. E.g. DSTV |
biller_item_id | A unique code representing the biller item being paid for | Varies. E.g. DSTV Premium |
order_reference | A unique reference issued to the app upon a | String. |
Supported Billers
Billers | Onepipe Biller Id |
---|---|
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Prepaid | AEDCPR |
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Postpaid | AEDCPP |
Benin Electricity Distribution Company Prepaid | BEDCPR |
Benin Electricity Distribution Company Postpaid | BEDCPP |
Eko Electricity Distribution PrePaid | EKEDCPR |
Eko Electricity Distribution PostPaid | EKEDCPP |
Enugu Electricity Distribution PrePaid | EEDCPR |
Enugu Electricity Distribution PostPaid | EEDCPP |
Ibadan Electricity Distribution PostPaid | IBEDCPR |
Ibadan Electricity Distribution PostPaid | IBEDCPP |
Ikeja Electricity Distribution PrePaid | IKEDCPR |
Ikeja Electricity Distribution PostPaid | IKEDCPP |
Jos Electricity Distribution PrePaid | JEDCPR |
Jos Electricity Distribution PostPaid | JEDCPP |
Kaduna Electricity Distribution PrePaid | KEDCPR |
Kaduna Electricity Distribution Post Paid | KEDCPP |
Kano Electricity Distribution PrePaid | KAEDCPR |
Kano Electricity Distribution Post Paid | KAEDCPP |
Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution PrePaid | PHEDPR |
Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Post Paid | PHEDPP |
Yola Electricity Distribution Prepaid | YEDPR |
Interface specification - (OnePipe → Provider)
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