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  1. Transfer Recipient
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      POST
  1. Transfer Recipient

Create Transfer Recipient

POST
https://devapi.collect.africa/transfers/recipients
Last modified:2025-04-19 09:05:16
Create a transfer recipient

Request

Authorization
Provide your bearer token in the
Authorization
header when making requests to protected resources.
Example:
Authorization: Bearer ********************
Body Params application/json
RAW_BODY
object 
optional
name
string 
required
account_number
string 
required
bank_code
string 
required
Bank code e.g 058
metadata
object 
optional
type
enum<string> 
optional
Transfer type
Allowed values:
ng_nubanng_opay_wallet
Example
{
    "RAW_BODY": {
        "name": "string",
        "account_number": "string",
        "bank_code": "string",
        "metadata": {},
        "type": "ng_nuban"
    }
}

Request samples

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Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location --request POST 'https://devapi.collect.africa/transfers/recipients' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "RAW_BODY": {
        "name": "string",
        "account_number": "string",
        "bank_code": "string",
        "metadata": {},
        "type": "ng_nuban"
    }
}'

Responses

🟢200OK
application/json
200
Body
message
string 
optional
Example:
Transfer recipient created successfully
data
object 
optional
id
integer 
optional
Default:
0
Example:
1
name
string 
optional
Example:
Wale Kas
account_name
string 
optional
Example:
MARTINS ADEWALE
account_number
string 
optional
Example:
0227717171
short_code
string 
optional
Example:
TRP_rt8sm0j1je
bank_name
string 
optional
Example:
Guaranty Trust Bank
bank_code
string 
optional
Example:
058
currency
string 
optional
Example:
NGN
country
string 
optional
Example:
NG
created_at
string 
optional
Example:
2021-05-22T14:01:07.638Z
updated_at
string 
optional
Example:
2021-05-22T14:01:07.638Z
Example
{
  "message": "Transfer recipient created successfully",
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Wale Kas",
    "account_name": "MARTINS ADEWALE",
    "account_number": "0227717171",
    "short_code": "TRP_rt8sm0j1je",
    "bank_name": "Guaranty Trust Bank",
    "bank_code": "058",
    "currency": "NGN",
    "country": "NG",
    "created_at": "2021-05-22T14:01:07.638Z",
    "updated_at": "2021-05-22T14:01:07.638Z"
  }
}
🟠400Bad Request
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