GLO Data Subscription API

This section contains the recommended flow for integrating GLO Data Subscription services on the VTpass RESTful API.

 

Authentication

Learn about authentication from here.

 

 

Available Endpoints

To integrate the VTpass GLO Data Subscription Payment RESTful API, the endpoints below applies:

  • Get Variation Codes: this returns variation codes for various GLO Data (subscription plans)
  • Purchase Product (Using the variation code gotten in the first step)
  • Query transaction status

 

GET VARIATION CODES

Using a GET method, the VTpass variation codes for GLO Data subscription plans can be accessed with the endpoint below:

Live:   https://api-service.vtpass.com/api/service-variations?serviceID=glo-data

Sandbox: https://sandbox.vtpass.com/api/service-variations?serviceID=glo-data

FIELDS Mandatory/Optional TYPE DESCRIPTION
N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

EXPECTED RESPONSE

{  
   "response_description":"000",
   "content":{  
      "ServiceName":"GLO Data",
      "serviceID":"glo-data",
      "convinience_fee":"0%",
      "varations":[  
          {
                "variation_code": "glo100",
                "name": "Glo Data N100 - 35MB -1 day",
                "variation_amount": "100.00",
                "fixedPrice": "Yes"
          },
          {
                "variation_code": "glo200",
                "name": "Glo Data N200 - 100MB - 5 days",
                "variation_amount": "200.00",
                "fixedPrice": "Yes"
          },
          ...
      ]
   }
}

PURCHASE PRODUCT

Using a POST method, GLO Data bundle can with the endpoint below:

 

Live: https://api-service.vtpass.com/api/pay

Sandbox: https://sandbox.vtpass.com/api/pay

ServiceID: glo-data

 

On sandbox, use test phone number: 08011111111

To simulate a failed transaction on sandbox, please use any number apart from the one provided above as the phone number.

 

 

FIELDS Mandatory/Optional TYPE DESCRIPTION
request_id M String This is a unique reference with which you can use to identify and query the status of a given transaction after the transaction has been executed.

Click here to understand how to generate a valid request ID
serviceID M String Service ID as specified by VTpass. In this case, it is glo-data
billersCode M String The phone number you wish to make the Subscription payment on
variation_code M String The code of the variation (as specified in the GET VARIATIONS method as variation_code).
amount O Number The amount of the variation (as specified in the GET VARIATIONS endpoint as variation_amount)

This amount will be ignored as the variation code determine the price of the data bundle.
phone M Number The phone number of the customer or recipient of this service

 

EXPECTED RESPONSE

{
  "code": "000",
  "content": {
      "transactions": {
      "status": "delivered",
      "product_name": "GLO Data",
      "unique_element": "08011111111",
      "unit_price": 100,
      "quantity": 1,
      "service_verification": null,
      "channel": "api",
      "commission": 4,
      "total_amount": 96,
      "discount": null,
      "type": "Data Services",
      "email": "sandbox@vtpass.com",
      "phone": "07061933309",
      "name": null,
      "convinience_fee": 0,
      "amount": 100,
      "platform": "api",
      "method": "api",
      "transactionId": "1582290782154"
       }
    },
    "response_description": "TRANSACTION SUCCESSFUL",
    "requestId": "3476we129909djd",
    "amount": "100.00",
    "transaction_date": {
        "date": "2020-02-21 14:13:02.000000",
        "timezone_type": 3,
        "timezone": "Africa/Lagos"
     },
     "purchased_code": ""
}


 


QUERY TRANSACTION STATUS


Using a POST method, transaction status can be queried with the endpoint below:


Live: https://api-service.vtpass.com/api/requery


Sandbox: https://sandbox.vtpass.com/api/requery








FIELDS
Mandatory/Optional
TYPE
DESCRIPTION




request_id
M
String










This is the reference with which you sent when purchasing a transaction after the transaction has been executed.


















 


EXPECTED RESPONSE




{
  "code": "000",
  "content": {
      "transactions": {
      "status": "delivered",
      "product_name": "GLO Data",
      "unique_element": "08011111111",
      "unit_price": 100,
      "quantity": 1,
      "service_verification": null,
      "channel": "api",
      "commission": 4,
      "total_amount": 96,
      "discount": null,
      "type": "Data Services",
      "email": "sandbox@vtpass.com",
      "phone": "07061933309",
      "name": null,
      "convinience_fee": 0,
      "amount": 100,
      "platform": "api",
      "method": "api",
      "transactionId": "1582290782154"
       }
    },
    "response_description": "TRANSACTION SUCCESSFUL",
    "requestId": "3476we129909djd",
    "amount": "100.00",
    "transaction_date": {
        "date": "2020-02-21 14:13:02.000000",
        "timezone_type": 3,
        "timezone": "Africa/Lagos"
     },
     "purchased_code": ""
}






 

You can check out the complete list of  RESPONSE CODES HERE.