Description
The createToken will create a transaction in the Direct Pay Online system, it is constructed from 5 levels:
Request
- Transaction level – Mandatory - Contains all the basic transaction information
- Services level – Mandatory - Contains all the information regarding the services sold in the transaction – must contain at-least one service
- Allocations level – Contains all the information regarding the allocation of money received from transaction to be paid to other providers in Direct Pay Online system. If this level is not sent, the system will allocate all the money from this transaction to the provider
- Additional level – Contains an option to block specific payment options in the transaction (for example, on an application which needs fast payment, block off Direct Pay Online bank payment)
- Travelers level – Contains information regarding travelers (passengers / guests) which will a process in Direct Pay Online system to verify that one of the payers name matches the name of one of the travelers
URL: https://secure1.sandbox.directpay.online/API/v6/
Response
The method will respond with the result of your request.
Variables to send:
Parameter | Data type | Description | |
CompanyToken | Token | Token you got from 3G to operate this API | Mandatory |
Request | Text | createToken | Mandatory |
Transaction level (Mandatory):
Transaction must be wrapped in <Transaction> tag.
Variables to be sent at Transaction level:
Parameter | Data type | Description | |
Request | Text | createToken | Mandatory |
PaymentAmount | Money | Total amount in the selected currency. No more than 2 digits after the comma | Mandatory |
PaymentCurrency | Text | From table of options as accepted from DPO | Mandatory |
CompanyRef | Text | Company reference number | Optional |
RedirectURL | Text | URL to redirect the customer after the payment.
| Optional |
BackURL | Text | URL to let the customer go back from the payment page. | Optional |
DeclinedURL | Text | URL to return the client if payment is declined. You can send your link with additional variables, the system will recognize it and the additional variables will be sent out with “&” instead of “?” in the beginning | Optional |
CompanyRefUnique | Boolean | Tells the system to verify if the company reference number (transaction ID given by the provider) given is already in the system and paid, if so, returns error to API result.This is to prevent double payments | Optional. Default: False |
PTL | Number | Number of hours to payment time limit | Optional. Default: 96 hours |
PTLtype | Text | Define if “PTL” tag is hours or minutes. options: “hours” or “minutes” | Optional. Default: hours |
TransactionChargeType | Number | Type of transaction:
| Optional. Default: 1 (Charge) |
TransactionAutoChargeDate | DateTime | Date and time of automatic charge of transaction, if authorized by that date. | Optional/Mandatory if TransactionChargeType=”Authorize-Auto” |
customerEmail | Text | E-mail of the customer to send the link | Optional |
customerFirstName | Text | Customer name | Optional |
customerLastName | Text | Customer last name | Optional |
customerAddress | Text | Customer address | Optional |
customerCity | Text | Customer city | Optional |
customerCountry | ISO code | Customer country ISO 2 letter code | Optional |
customerDialCode | ISO code | Customer country ISO 2 letter code | Optional |
customerPhone | Number | Customer Phone number | Optional |
customerZip | Text | Customer zip code | Optional |
DemandPaymentbyTraveler | Boolean (1/0) | If marked as 1, the system will require one of the travelers which are included in the travelers tag to be the payer. | Optional |
EmailTransaction | Boolean (1/0) | If marked as 1, the system will send the customer an e-mail about the transaction with a link to pay | Optional |
CompanyAccRef | Text | Internal accounting reference number | Optional |
userToken | Token | To define who created the transaction | Optional |
DefaultPayment | Text | The code of the default payment option (the one to be displayed first in the payment page), options:
| Optional |
DefaultPaymentCountry | Text | Should be used only for Mobile default payment. Name of the default country for the payment option (DefaultPayment will work without this option too) Ex.: <DefaultPaymentCountry>kenya</DefaultPaymentCountry> | Optional |
DefaultPaymentMNO | Text | Should be used only for Mobile default payment. Name of the default MNO (mobile network operator) for the payment option (DefaultPayment will work without this option too) Ex.: <DefaultPaymentMNO>mpesa</DefaultPaymentMNO> | Optional |
TransactionToPrep | Boolean (1/0) | Will mark the transaction as Marketplace Prep | Optional |
EmailTransaction | Boolean (1/0) | Will mark the transaction as Queued | Optional |
AllowRecurrent | Boolean (1/0) | Will allow payment via recurrent | Optional |
Service level (Mandatory):
Services must be wrapped in <Services> tag and each services must be wrapped in <Service> tag, there is no limit in individual services to be sent in services tag.
Variables to be sent at Services level:
Parameter | Data type | Description | |
ServiceDescription | Text | The description of the payment made | Mandatory |
ServiceType | Number | Service type number according to the options accepted from DPO | Mandatory |
ServiceDate | DateTime | Service date of the booked service | Mandatory |
Allocations level (Optional):
Allocations must be wrapped in <Allocations> tag and each allocation in <Allocation> tag. The limit for an allocation must be the 95% of the total of the transaction. Some fields are mandatory for each allocation sent.
Variables to be sent at Allocation level:
Parameter | Data type | Description | |
AllocationCode | Text | The code of the other provider to allocate money to. | Mandatory |
AllocationAmount | Money | The allocated amount | Mandatory |
AllocationServiceType | Number | Allocation service type from list of services | Mandatory |
AllocationServiceDescription | Text | Free text | Optional |
Additional level (Optional):
Additional must be wrapped in <Additional> tag and each additional information inside of it must be wrapped in <BlockPayment> tag.
Variables to be sent at Additional level:
Parameter | Data type | Description | |
BlockPayment | Text | The code of the payment options to be blocked, options: | Optional |
Travelers level (Optional):
Travelers must be wrapped in <Travelers> tag and each traveler in <Traveler> tag. Some fields are mandatory for each traveler sent.
Variables to be sent at Traveler level:
Parameter | Data type | Description | |
TravelerFirstName | Text | First name | Mandatory |
TravelerLastName | Text | Last name | Mandatory |
TravelerPhone | Text | Phone number | Optional |
TravelerPhonePrefix | Numeric | Phone number prefix (without +) | Optional |
Request example:
Simple one service transaction (In this type of transaction, the customer will be redirected to the “Redirect URL” once paid):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <API3G> <CompanyToken>57466282-EBD7-4ED5-B699-8659330A6996</CompanyToken> <Request>createToken</Request> <Transaction> <PaymentAmount>450.00</PaymentAmount> <PaymentCurrency>USD</PaymentCurrency> <CompanyRef>49FKEOA</CompanyRef> <RedirectURL>http://www.domain.com/payurl.php</RedirectURL> <BackURL>http://www.domain.com/backurl.php </BackURL> <CompanyRefUnique>0</CompanyRefUnique> <PTL>5</PTL> </Transaction> <Services> <Service> <ServiceType>45</ServiceType> <ServiceDescription>Flight from Nairobi to Diani</ServiceDescription> <ServiceDate>2013/12/20 19:00</ServiceDate> </Service> </Services> </API3G>
Two Services with allocation and travelers names and transaction based on e-mail alert (you can see in this example that there is no definition of the Redirect or Back URL, as this transaction will be completed in DPO website):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <API3G> <CompanyToken>57466282-EBD7-4ED5-B699-8659330A6996</CompanyToken> <Request>createToken</Request> <Transaction> <PaymentAmount>950.00</PaymentAmount> <PaymentCurrency>USD</PaymentCurrency> <CompanyRef>49FKEOA</CompanyRef> <RedirectURL></RedirectURL> <BackURL></BackURL> <CompanyRefUnique>0</CompanyRefUnique> <PTL>5</PTL> <customerEmail>test@directpayonline.com</customerEmail> </Transaction> <Services> <Service> <ServiceType>45</ServiceType> <ServiceDescription>Flight from Nairobi to Diani</ServiceDescription> <ServiceDate>2013/12/20 19:00</ServiceDate> </Service> <Service> <ServiceType>45</ServiceType> <ServiceDescription>Flight from Diani to Wilson</ServiceDescription> <ServiceDate>2013/12/25 09:00</ServiceDate> </Service> </Services> <Allocations> <Allocation> <AllocationCode>demo1</AllocationCode> <AllocationAmount>850</AllocationAmount> <AllocationServiceType>45</AllocationServiceType> </Allocation> </Allocations> <Travelers> <Traveler> <TravelerFirstName>John</TravelerFirstName> <TravelerLastName>Doe</TravelerLastName> <TravelerPhone>456887014</TravelerPhone> <TravelerPhonePrefix>254</TravelerPhonePrefix> </Traveler> <Traveler> <TravelerFirstName>Rose</TravelerFirstName> <TravelerLastName>Doe</TravelerLastName> </Traveler> </Travelers> </API3G>
Simple one service transaction with payment option block:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <API3G> <CompanyToken>57466282-EBD7-4ED5-B699-8659330A6996</CompanyToken> <Request>createToken</Request> <Transaction> <PaymentAmount>950.00</PaymentAmount > <PaymentCurrency>USD</PaymentCurrency> <CompanyRef>49FKEOA</CompanyRef> <RedirectURL>http://www.domain.com/payurl.php</RedirectURL> <BackURL>http://www.domain.com/backurl.php </BackURL> <CompanyRefUnique>0</CompanyRefUnique> <PTL>5</PTL> </Transaction> <Services> <Service> <ServiceType>45</ServiceType> <ServiceDescription>Flight from Nairobi to Diani</ServiceDescription> <ServiceDate>2013/12/20 19:00</ServiceDate> </Service> </Services> <Additional> <BlockPayment>BT</BlockPayment> <BlockPayment>PP</BlockPayment> </Additional> </API3G>
Response:
The server will respond for the createToken request according to the following results:
Parameter | Data type | Description |
Result | 3 digits code | A code will be sent with the result of the request |
ResultExplanation | Text | Free text of the result |
TransToken | Text | Token of the transaction (if created) |
TransRef | Text | Ref of the transaction (if created) |
notes | Text | Contain the request notes, if there are any. |
NOTE; Payment page URL is: https://secure1.sandbox.directpay.online/payv2.php?ID={{TransToken}}
For example: https://secure1.sandbox.directpay.online/payv2.php?ID=72983CAC-5DB1-4C7F-BD88-352066B71592
Codes in the response:
Code | Explanation |
000 | Transaction created |
801 | Request missing company token |
802 | Company token does not exist |
803 | No request or error in Request type name |
804 | Error in XML |
902 | Request missing transaction level mandatory fields - name of field |
904 | Currency not supported |
905 | The transaction amount has exceeded your allowed transaction limit, please contact: support@directpay.online |
906 | You exceeded your monthly transactions limit, please contact: support@directpay.online |
922 | Provider does not exist |
923 | Allocated money exceeds payment amount |
930 | Block payment code incorrect |
940 | CompanyREF already exists and paid |
950 | Request missing mandatory fields - name of field |
960 | Tag has been sent multiple times |
Success result example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <API3G> <Result>000</Result> <ResultExplanation>Transaction created</ResultExplanation> <TransToken>72983CAC-5DB1-4C7F-BD88-352066B71592</TransToken> <TransRef>1285DB12G</TransRef> </API3G>
Error result example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <API3G> <Result>920</Result> <ResultExplanation>Request missing mandatory allocation field AllocationCode</ResultExplanation> </API3G>