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  1. Transfers
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      GET
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      POST
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      POST
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        POST
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        GET
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        GET
      • Get Transfer By Reference
        GET
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      GET
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      GET
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      DELETE
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      POST
  1. Transfers

Get Transfer By Reference

GET
https://devapi.collect.africa/transfers/reference/{reference}
Last modified:2025-04-19 09:05:16
Fetch details about a transfer using your reference

Request

Authorization
Provide your bearer token in the
Authorization
header when making requests to protected resources.
Example:
Authorization: Bearer ********************
Path Params
reference
string 
required
Your reference passed when creating a transfer

Request samples

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Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
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Swift
curl --location --request GET 'https://devapi.collect.africa/transfers/reference/'

Responses

🟢200OK
application/json
200
Body
message
string 
optional
Example:
Fetched transfer successful
data
object 
optional
id
integer 
optional
Default:
0
Example:
1
amount
integer 
optional
Default:
0
Example:
193000
fee
integer 
optional
Default:
0
Example:
5000
currency
string 
optional
Example:
NGN
status
string 
optional
Example:
success
short_code
string 
optional
Example:
TRF_afphbmp1le
reference
string 
optional
Example:
payment-string
narration
string 
optional
Example:
Payment to Wale
source
string 
optional
Example:
balance
metadata
optional
recipient
object 
optional
transferred_at
string 
optional
Example:
2021-05-24T08:59:03.709Z
created_at
string 
optional
Example:
2021-05-24T07:59:00.883Z
updated_at
string 
optional
Example:
2021-05-24T08:01:37.395Z
Example
{
  "message": "Fetched transfer successful",
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "amount": 193000,
    "fee": 5000,
    "currency": "NGN",
    "status": "success",
    "short_code": "TRF_afphbmp1le",
    "reference": "payment-string",
    "narration": "Payment to Wale",
    "source": "balance",
    "metadata": null,
    "recipient": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Wale Mart",
      "account_name": "MARTINS ADEWALE",
      "account_number": "0227172618",
      "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"
    },
    "transferred_at": "2021-05-24T08:59:03.709Z",
    "created_at": "2021-05-24T07:59:00.883Z",
    "updated_at": "2021-05-24T08:01:37.395Z"
  }
}
🟠400Bad Request
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