Fetching Transactions

You can fetch a transaction using either the transaction reference or transaction ID. The response will provide detailed information about the transaction.

Headers

• Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_KEY
• Content-Type: application/json

Query Parameters

• transaction_reference: string (optional) - Transaction reference provided by merchant/developer.
• transaction_id: string (optional) - Transaction ID.

Sample Request to Fetch a Transaction

1. Fetch Transaction using Transaction Reference

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.motapa.africa/v1/transactions/fetch?transaction_reference=MOTAPAPAY1234567890" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer mp_test_26PHem9AhJZvU623DfE1x4sd" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.motapa.africa/v1/transactions/fetch"

params = {
    "transaction_reference": "MOTAPAPAY1234567890"
}

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer mp_test_26PHem9AhJZvU623DfE1x4sd",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)

if response.status_code == 200:
    print("Transaction details:", response.json())
else:
    print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)

2. Fetch Transaction using Transaction ID

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.motapa.africa/v1/transactions/fetch?transaction_id=mp_1234567890" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer mp_test_26PHem9AhJZvU623DfE1x4sd" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.motapa.africa/v1/transactions/fetch"

params = {
    "transaction_id": "mp_1234567890"
}

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer mp_test_26PHem9AhJZvU623DfE1x4sd",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)

if response.status_code == 200:
    print("Transaction details:", response.json())
else:
    print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)

Sample Responses

Successful Retrieval (200)

{
    "result": "success",
    "transaction": {
        "transaction_id": "mp_1234567890",
        "transaction_reference": "MOTAPAPAY1234567890",
        "amount": "1000",
        "charges": "10",
        "total": "1010",
        "currency": "USD",
        "payment_method_name": "Visa/Mastercard",
        "payment_method_code": "card",
        "payment_method_type": "card",
        "message": "Transaction fetchd successfully.",
        "details": {}
    }
}

Bad Request (400)

{
    "result": "error",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters."
}

Unauthorized (401)

{
    "result": "error",
    "message": "Unauthorized. Please provide a valid API key."
}

Internal Server Error (500)

{
    "result": "error",
    "message": "Internal server error. Please try again later."
}