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Funds Transfer

This method is used to perform Quickteller Funds Transfer

HTTP Method: POST
Resource Url: https://sandbox.interswitchng.com/api/v2/quickteller/payments/transfers
Communication: Requests will be sent over the REST protocol

Headers

Please refer to attached document to learn how to compute the required headers for authentication.

ISA01000I Interswitch Services API Specification

Authentication Headers

Content Type:application/json
Authorization:InterswitchAuth SUifhfjdbxbkfhj132hdfhjshfjhsv
Signature: kuTwggg/3gdgdghs=
Timestamp: 1434455667788
Nonce:7333394444423754333
SignatureMethod:SHA1
TerminalID: 3DMO0001


Request Parameters

Fields M/O Length Format Description
Initiating Entity Code M <=5 Alphanumeric Client Entity Code issued by Interswitch
 TransferCode M <=12  Numeric  Unique Transfer code generated on Client’s system and sent in DoTransfer request. 4 digit transfer code prefix will be provided by Interswitch.
Sender        
Lastname M <=50 Alphanumeric Sender Last name
Othernames M <=50 Alphanumeric Other names of Sender
Email O <=50 Alphanumeric Email Address of Sender (Mandatory if customer should receive notification)
Phone O <=25 Alphanumeric Phone Number of sender (Mandatory if customer should receive notification)
         
Beneficiary        
Lastname M <=50 Alphanumeric Sender Last name
Othernames M <=50 Alphanumeric Other names of Sender
Email O <=50 Alphanumeric Email Address of Sender (Mandatory if customer should receive notification)
Phone O <=25 Alphanumeric Phone Number of sender (Mandatory if customer should receive notification)
         
Initiation Amount M   Numeric Amount to be sent to the beneficiary in small denomination. Initiation Amount and Termination amount should be the same.
         
Initiation Channel M   Numeric See Payment channel in Appendix.

Channel must always be 7.

         
InitiationPaymentMethodCode M 2 Alphanumeric Payment Method Code of where transfer is being initiated from.

InitiationPaymentMethodCodemust always be CA.

         
InitiationCurrencyCode M 3 Alphanumeric ISO 4217 standard currency code
         
TerminatingPaymentMethodCode M 2 Alphanumeric One of the payment method codes for where the transfer is to be terminated.

TerminatingPaymentMethodCode must always be AC.

         
TerminatingAmount M   Numeric Amount that will be received by beneficiary in small denomination
         
TerminatingCurrencyCode M 3 Alphanumeric ISO 4217 standard currency code
         
TerminatingCountryCode M 2 Alphanumeric ISO 4217 standard currency code
         
TerminatingAccountNumber M <=50 Alphanumeric Account number/Card number of beneficiary. Account Number should be the 10 digits Nuban Account Number of the beneficiary.
         
         
TerminatingAccountType M 2 Alphanumeric For bank accounts only.

10 = Savings account

20 = Current Account

00 = default value / not sure

         
TerminatingEntityCode M <=5 alphanumeric Code of bank/agent where transfer should be collected
         
TerminatingEntityLocationCode O <=5 Alphanumeric Code of bank/agent location where transfer should be collected, For cash receivable transfers only.
TerminatingStateCode O <=5 Alphanumeric State where the transfer can be collected, For cash receivable transfers only.
         
CashReceivableTypeCode O 2 Alphanumeric For cash receivable transfers only.
         
         
IdentificationTypeCode O 2 Alphanumeric For cash receivable transfers only.
         
         
MAC M     Message authentication code, for message integrity. Should be computed with SHA512 algorithm of the string in Request MAC fields below
         

 

Request MAC Computation

MAC should be computed with SHA512 algorithm of the string below:

macCipher = InitiatingAmount + InitiatingCurrencyCode + InitiatingPaymentMethodCode + TerminatingAmount + TerminatingCurrencyCode
TerminatingPaymentMethodCode + TerminatingCountryCode

MAC = SHA512(macCipher)

Funds Transfer Request

Sample Request
{
  “mac”: “9f4e4f53c57be63e1f08d8f07a7bc1a9461e4a7d5304043daa1ef54bd727b6cde148f4fbfc5e2ad8c4a60f78dfa76304de671fbeb70657b1628f14b6b6baa5e1”,
  “beneficiary”: {
    “lastname”: “Test”,
    “othernames”: “Transfer”
  },
  “initiatingEntityCode”: “DMO”,
  “initiation”: {
    “amount”: “100000”,
    “channel”: “7”,
    “currencyCode”: “566”,
    “paymentMethodCode”: “CA”
  },
  “sender”: {
    “email”: “testtransfer@test.com”,
    “lastname”: “Testing”,
    “othernames”: “Test”,
    “phone”: “0732246413”
  },
  “termination”: {
    “accountReceivable”: {
      “accountNumber”: “0014261063”,
      “accountType”: “10”
    },
    “amount”: “100000”,
    “countryCode”: “NG”,
    “currencyCode”: “566”,
    “entityCode”: “058”,
    “paymentMethodCode”: “AC”
  },
  “transferCode”: “145334232423423”
}

 

Funds Transfer Response

A HTTP response code 200 is sent back for a success
Response Parameters

Field Description  
ResponseCode Response Code  
MAC Response MAC  
TransactionReference Unique Transaction reference generated by Interswitch  
TransactionDate

ResponseCodeGrouping

Date and Time of Transaction

A response of status is returned (SUCCESS, FAILED, or PENDING)

 


Response MAC Fields

ResponseCodeTransactionReferenceTransferCode
HTTP 200

Sample Response

NOTE: Kindly ensure the QueryTransaction request is made no earlier than 360secs after DoTransfer response has been received or the timeout period has elapsed. Also, ensure your request timeout is set to a minimum of 60secs for DoTransfer calls.

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