Local transfer
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.sendpadi.com/api/v1/merchant/transfers \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Idempotency-Key: <idempotency-key>' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
--header 'X-Signature: <x-signature>' \
--header 'X-Timestamp: <x-timestamp>' \
--data '
{
"toAccountNumber": "**********",
"toAccountName": "John Doe",
"toBankCode": "100004",
"toBankName": "OPay",
"amount": 100,
"description": "Vendor payment"
}
'const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-Timestamp': '<x-timestamp>',
'X-Signature': '<x-signature>',
'Idempotency-Key': '<idempotency-key>',
'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
toAccountNumber: '**********',
toAccountName: 'John Doe',
toBankCode: '100004',
toBankName: 'OPay',
amount: 100,
description: 'Vendor payment'
})
};
fetch('https://api.sendpadi.com/api/v1/merchant/transfers', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.sendpadi.com/api/v1/merchant/transfers"
payload = {
"toAccountNumber": "**********",
"toAccountName": "John Doe",
"toBankCode": "100004",
"toBankName": "OPay",
"amount": 100,
"description": "Vendor payment"
}
headers = {
"X-Timestamp": "<x-timestamp>",
"X-Signature": "<x-signature>",
"Idempotency-Key": "<idempotency-key>",
"X-Api-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text){
"success": true,
"data": {
"transferId": "tr_001",
"reference": "SP-TR-001",
"status": "completed",
"fees": 0,
"totalAmount": 100,
"message": "Transaction successful."
}
}{
"statusCode": 400,
"code": "FST_ERR_VALIDATION",
"error": "Bad Request",
"message": "body must have required property 'toAccountName'"
}{
"success": false,
"message": "Insufficient wallet balance",
"error": true,
"errorCode": "INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE"
}{
"success": false,
"message": "Live API key required",
"error": true,
"errorCode": "MERCHANT_ENVIRONMENT_LIVE_REQUIRED"
}Transfers
Local transfer
Send NGN to a Nigerian bank account. No PIN — HMAC is the step-up. Call Verify account first and use the returned accountName. Scope: transfers:write. Requires Idempotency-Key.
POST
/
api
/
v1
/
merchant
/
transfers
Local transfer
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.sendpadi.com/api/v1/merchant/transfers \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Idempotency-Key: <idempotency-key>' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
--header 'X-Signature: <x-signature>' \
--header 'X-Timestamp: <x-timestamp>' \
--data '
{
"toAccountNumber": "**********",
"toAccountName": "John Doe",
"toBankCode": "100004",
"toBankName": "OPay",
"amount": 100,
"description": "Vendor payment"
}
'const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-Timestamp': '<x-timestamp>',
'X-Signature': '<x-signature>',
'Idempotency-Key': '<idempotency-key>',
'X-Api-Key': '<api-key>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
toAccountNumber: '**********',
toAccountName: 'John Doe',
toBankCode: '100004',
toBankName: 'OPay',
amount: 100,
description: 'Vendor payment'
})
};
fetch('https://api.sendpadi.com/api/v1/merchant/transfers', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.sendpadi.com/api/v1/merchant/transfers"
payload = {
"toAccountNumber": "**********",
"toAccountName": "John Doe",
"toBankCode": "100004",
"toBankName": "OPay",
"amount": 100,
"description": "Vendor payment"
}
headers = {
"X-Timestamp": "<x-timestamp>",
"X-Signature": "<x-signature>",
"Idempotency-Key": "<idempotency-key>",
"X-Api-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text){
"success": true,
"data": {
"transferId": "tr_001",
"reference": "SP-TR-001",
"status": "completed",
"fees": 0,
"totalAmount": 100,
"message": "Transaction successful."
}
}{
"statusCode": 400,
"code": "FST_ERR_VALIDATION",
"error": "Bad Request",
"message": "body must have required property 'toAccountName'"
}{
"success": false,
"message": "Insufficient wallet balance",
"error": true,
"errorCode": "INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE"
}{
"success": false,
"message": "Live API key required",
"error": true,
"errorCode": "MERCHANT_ENVIRONMENT_LIVE_REQUIRED"
}Live API key required for this endpoint.
Set
toAccountName to accountName from Verify account. Requires Idempotency-Key.Authorizations
API key id (sp_test_… / sp_live_…)
Headers
Unix time in seconds
HMAC-SHA256 signature
UUID. Required on money-moving writes.
Body
application/json
Response
OK
The response is of type object.

