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POST
/
payment-methods
Create a payment method
curl --request POST \
  --url https://developersandbox-api.flutterwave.com/payment-methods \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "type": "card",
  "card": {
    "nonce": "<string>",
    "encrypted_expiry_month": "sQpvQEb7GrUCjPuEN/NmHiPl",
    "encrypted_expiry_year": "sgHNEDkJ/RmwuWWq/RymToU5",
    "encrypted_card_number": "sAE3hEDaDQ+yLzo4Py+Lx15OZjBGduHu/DcdILh3En0=",
    "encrypted_cvv": "tAUzH7Qjma7diGdi7938F/ESNA==",
    "card_holder_name": "Alex James"
  },
  "customer_id": "cus_3XarBILKQS",
  "meta": {}
}
'
{
  "message": "<string>",
  "data": {
    "id": "pmd_WRq7L4TM8p",
    "type": "card",
    "card": {
      "expiry_month": "09",
      "expiry_year": "32",
      "first6": "123412",
      "last4": "1234",
      "network": "MASTERCARD",
      "billing_address": {
        "city": "New York",
        "country": "US",
        "line1": "123 Main Street",
        "postal_code": "10001",
        "state": "New York",
        "line2": "Apt 4B"
      },
      "cof": {
        "enabled": true,
        "agreement_id": "Agreement00w02W1",
        "recurring_amount_variability": "VARIABLE",
        "agreement_type": "UNSCHEDULED",
        "trace_id": "123456789"
      },
      "card_holder_name": "Alex James"
    },
    "customer_id": "cus_3XarBILKQS",
    "meta": {},
    "device_fingerprint": "62wd23423rq324323qew1",
    "client_ip": "154.123.220.1",
    "created_datetime": "2024-12-03T13:54:21.546559974Z"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

​
X-Trace-Id
string

A unique identifier to track this operation. It must be between 12 and 255 characters in length.

Required string length: 12 - 255
​
X-Idempotency-Key
string

A unique identifier to prevent duplicate requests. It must be between 12 and 255 characters in length.

Required string length: 12 - 255

Body

application/json
​
type
string
required

The type of the payment method.

Example:

"card"

​
card
object
required
​
customer_id
string

ID of the customer.

Example:

"cus_3XarBILKQS"

​
meta
object

Response

OK

​
status
enum<string>
Available options:
success,
failed
​
message
string
​
data
object