Create a Virtual Account Number
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"email": "testtest@gmail.com",
"amount": 100,
"tx_ref": "Sample_tx_ref-001",
"phonenumber": "08100000000",
"firstname": "Flutterwave",
"lastname": "Developers",
"narration": "Add_the_name_of_account_here",
"is_permanent": true,
"bvn": "12345678901"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers"
payload = {
"email": "testtest@gmail.com",
"amount": 100,
"tx_ref": "Sample_tx_ref-001",
"phonenumber": "08100000000",
"firstname": "Flutterwave",
"lastname": "Developers",
"narration": "Add_the_name_of_account_here",
"is_permanent": True,
"bvn": "12345678901"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
email: 'testtest@gmail.com',
amount: 100,
tx_ref: 'Sample_tx_ref-001',
phonenumber: '08100000000',
firstname: 'Flutterwave',
lastname: 'Developers',
narration: 'Add_the_name_of_account_here',
is_permanent: true,
bvn: '12345678901'
})
};
fetch('https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'email' => 'testtest@gmail.com',
'amount' => 100,
'tx_ref' => 'Sample_tx_ref-001',
'phonenumber' => '08100000000',
'firstname' => 'Flutterwave',
'lastname' => 'Developers',
'narration' => 'Add_the_name_of_account_here',
'is_permanent' => true,
'bvn' => '12345678901'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"email\": \"testtest@gmail.com\",\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"tx_ref\": \"Sample_tx_ref-001\",\n \"phonenumber\": \"08100000000\",\n \"firstname\": \"Flutterwave\",\n \"lastname\": \"Developers\",\n \"narration\": \"Add_the_name_of_account_here\",\n \"is_permanent\": true,\n \"bvn\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"email\": \"testtest@gmail.com\",\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"tx_ref\": \"Sample_tx_ref-001\",\n \"phonenumber\": \"08100000000\",\n \"firstname\": \"Flutterwave\",\n \"lastname\": \"Developers\",\n \"narration\": \"Add_the_name_of_account_here\",\n \"is_permanent\": true,\n \"bvn\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"email\": \"testtest@gmail.com\",\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"tx_ref\": \"Sample_tx_ref-001\",\n \"phonenumber\": \"08100000000\",\n \"firstname\": \"Flutterwave\",\n \"lastname\": \"Developers\",\n \"narration\": \"Add_the_name_of_account_here\",\n \"is_permanent\": true,\n \"bvn\": \"12345678901\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "success",
"message": "Virtual account created",
"data": {
"response_code": "02",
"response_message": "Transaction in progress",
"flw_ref": "MockFLWRef-1711620308271",
"order_ref": "URF_1711620308080_5006035",
"account_number": "0067100155",
"account_status": "active",
"frequency": 1,
"bank_name": "Mock Bank",
"created_at": 1711620308271,
"expiry_date": 1711620308271,
"note": "Mock note",
"amount": "100.00"
}
}{
"status": "error",
"message": "BVN or NIN is required for static account number",
"data": null
}Virtual Account Numbers
Create a Virtual Account Number
Create a virtual account number
POST
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virtual-account-numbers
Create a Virtual Account Number
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"email": "testtest@gmail.com",
"amount": 100,
"tx_ref": "Sample_tx_ref-001",
"phonenumber": "08100000000",
"firstname": "Flutterwave",
"lastname": "Developers",
"narration": "Add_the_name_of_account_here",
"is_permanent": true,
"bvn": "12345678901"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers"
payload = {
"email": "testtest@gmail.com",
"amount": 100,
"tx_ref": "Sample_tx_ref-001",
"phonenumber": "08100000000",
"firstname": "Flutterwave",
"lastname": "Developers",
"narration": "Add_the_name_of_account_here",
"is_permanent": True,
"bvn": "12345678901"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
email: 'testtest@gmail.com',
amount: 100,
tx_ref: 'Sample_tx_ref-001',
phonenumber: '08100000000',
firstname: 'Flutterwave',
lastname: 'Developers',
narration: 'Add_the_name_of_account_here',
is_permanent: true,
bvn: '12345678901'
})
};
fetch('https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'email' => 'testtest@gmail.com',
'amount' => 100,
'tx_ref' => 'Sample_tx_ref-001',
'phonenumber' => '08100000000',
'firstname' => 'Flutterwave',
'lastname' => 'Developers',
'narration' => 'Add_the_name_of_account_here',
'is_permanent' => true,
'bvn' => '12345678901'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"email\": \"testtest@gmail.com\",\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"tx_ref\": \"Sample_tx_ref-001\",\n \"phonenumber\": \"08100000000\",\n \"firstname\": \"Flutterwave\",\n \"lastname\": \"Developers\",\n \"narration\": \"Add_the_name_of_account_here\",\n \"is_permanent\": true,\n \"bvn\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"email\": \"testtest@gmail.com\",\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"tx_ref\": \"Sample_tx_ref-001\",\n \"phonenumber\": \"08100000000\",\n \"firstname\": \"Flutterwave\",\n \"lastname\": \"Developers\",\n \"narration\": \"Add_the_name_of_account_here\",\n \"is_permanent\": true,\n \"bvn\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/virtual-account-numbers")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"email\": \"testtest@gmail.com\",\n \"amount\": 100,\n \"tx_ref\": \"Sample_tx_ref-001\",\n \"phonenumber\": \"08100000000\",\n \"firstname\": \"Flutterwave\",\n \"lastname\": \"Developers\",\n \"narration\": \"Add_the_name_of_account_here\",\n \"is_permanent\": true,\n \"bvn\": \"12345678901\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "success",
"message": "Virtual account created",
"data": {
"response_code": "02",
"response_message": "Transaction in progress",
"flw_ref": "MockFLWRef-1711620308271",
"order_ref": "URF_1711620308080_5006035",
"account_number": "0067100155",
"account_status": "active",
"frequency": 1,
"bank_name": "Mock Bank",
"created_at": 1711620308271,
"expiry_date": 1711620308271,
"note": "Mock note",
"amount": "100.00"
}
}{
"status": "error",
"message": "BVN or NIN is required for static account number",
"data": null
}Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
application/json
Response
OK
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Example:
{
"response_code": "02",
"response_message": "Transaction in progress",
"flw_ref": "MockFLWRef-1711620308271",
"order_ref": "URF_1711620308080_5006035",
"account_number": "0067100155",
"account_status": "active",
"frequency": 1,
"bank_name": "Mock Bank",
"created_at": 1711620308271,
"expiry_date": 1711620308271,
"note": "Mock note",
"amount": "100.00"
}
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