> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://flutterwaveinc.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Retrieve a payment method > Retrieve a payment method. ## OpenAPI ````yaml Flutterwave_v4_Open_API.json get /payment-methods/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: version: '1.0' title: Flutterwave APIs description: APIs for Enterprise Customers contact: name: Flutterwave email: hi@flutterwavego.com servers: - url: https://developersandbox-api.flutterwave.com description: Dev server security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /payment-methods/{id}: get: tags: - Payment Methods summary: Retrieve a payment method description: Retrieve a payment method. operationId: payment_methods_get parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/trace_id' - in: path required: true name: id schema: description: ID of the payment method. type: string nullable: false example: pmd_le6FjifCF7 responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/status' message: type: string data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/payment_method' '400': description: Bad request content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/400' '401': description: Unauthorised request content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/401' '403': description: Forbidden content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/403' components: parameters: trace_id: description: >- A unique identifier to track this operation. It must be between 12 and 255 characters in length. in: header name: X-Trace-Id schema: type: string minLength: 12 maxLength: 255 example: acb123e4-f567-4a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d schemas: '400': description: Bad Request type: object properties: status: type: string nullable: false enum: - failed error: type: object properties: type: type: string example: REQUEST_NOT_VALID code: type: string example: '10400' message: type: string nullable: true example: Request is not valid validation_errors: type: array items: type: object properties: field_name: type: string example: amount message: type: string example: must not be null description: >- The request cannot be accepted and is malformed and/or missing required parameters. '401': description: Unauthorized type: object properties: status: type: string nullable: false enum: - failed message: type: string nullable: true description: Invalid API key provided example: UNAUTHORIZED error: type: object properties: type: type: string example: UNAUTHORIZED code: type: string example: '10401' message: type: string example: unauthorized '403': description: Forbidden type: object properties: status: type: string nullable: false enum: - failed message: type: string description: API key doesn't have permission to access this resource error: type: object properties: type: type: string example: FORBIDDEN code: type: string example: '10403' message: type: string example: Forbidden status: type: string nullable: false enum: - success - failed payment_method: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/card_payment_method' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/bank_account_payment_method' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/mobile_money_payment_method' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/opay_payment_method' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/applepay_payment_method' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/googlepay_payment_method' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ussd_payment_method' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/pwbt_payment_method' discriminator: propertyName: type mapping: card: '#/components/schemas/card_payment_method' bank_account: '#/components/schemas/bank_account_payment_method' mobile_money: '#/components/schemas/mobile_money_payment_method' opay: '#/components/schemas/opay_payment_method' applepay: '#/components/schemas/applepay_payment_method' googlepay: '#/components/schemas/googlepay_payment_method' ussd: '#/components/schemas/ussd_payment_method' bank_transfer: '#/components/schemas/pwbt_payment_method' card_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type - card properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: card readOnly: true card: $ref: '#/components/schemas/card' bank_account_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: bank_account readOnly: true bank_account: $ref: '#/components/schemas/bank_account' mobile_money_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type - mobile_money properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: mobile_money readOnly: true mobile_money: $ref: '#/components/schemas/mobile_money' opay_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: opay readOnly: true opay: $ref: '#/components/schemas/opay' applepay_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: applepay readOnly: true applepay: $ref: '#/components/schemas/applepay' googlepay_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: googlepay readOnly: true googlepay: $ref: '#/components/schemas/googlepay' ussd_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: ussd readOnly: true ussd: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ussd' pwbt_payment_method: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/base_payment_method' type: object required: - type - bank_transfer properties: type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. default: bank_transfer readOnly: true bank_transfer: $ref: '#/components/schemas/pwbt' base_payment_method: required: - id - type properties: id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/payment_method_id' type: type: string description: The type of the payment method. example: card customer_id: type: string description: ID of the customer. example: cus_3XarBILKQS meta: $ref: '#/components/schemas/meta' device_fingerprint: description: The customer's device fingerprint. type: string example: 62wd23423rq324323qew1 client_ip: description: The customer's device IP. type: string example: 154.123.220.1 created_datetime: type: string format: date-time description: The date and time when the virtual account was created. example: '2024-12-03T13:54:21.546559974Z' card: type: object required: - expiry_month - expiry_year - first6 - last4 - network properties: expiry_month: type: integer description: Expiry month of the card. example: '09' expiry_year: type: integer description: Expiry year of the card. example: '32' first6: type: string description: Bank identification number (BIN) of the card. minLength: 6 maxLength: 6 example: '123412' last4: type: string description: The last four digits of the card number. minLength: 4 maxLength: 4 example: '1234' network: $ref: '#/components/schemas/card_network' billing_address: $ref: '#/components/schemas/address' cof: $ref: '#/components/schemas/credential_on_file' card_holder_name: type: string description: Name on the card example: Alex James bank_account: type: object mobile_money: type: object required: - network - phone_number - country_code properties: network: type: string description: The mobile network of the customer's phone number. example: MTN country_code: type: string description: ISO 3166 alpha-3 country code. example: '233' phone_number: type: string description: The phone number of customer. example: '9012345678' opay: type: object applepay: type: object properties: card_holder_name: type: string description: The cardholder name. example: Yohan Blake googlepay: type: object properties: card_holder_name: type: string description: The cardholder name. example: Yohan Blake ussd: type: object properties: account_bank: type: string description: The bank code of the USSD string to generate. example: '050' pwbt: type: object required: - account_type properties: account_expires_in: type: integer description: The expiry time of the virtual account. example: 360 maximum: 432000 account_display_name: type: string description: >- The name that is shown to the customer when the account is resolved to a name. example: Alex James minLength: 3 maxLength: 256 account_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/pwbt_type' originator_bank_name: type: string description: The sender's Bank name example: Mock Bank originator_account_number: type: string description: The Sender's masked account number example: 002*******78 originator_name: type: string description: The sender's name example: Jane Doe payment_method_id: type: string description: ID of the payment method. example: pmd_WRq7L4TM8p meta: type: object additionalProperties: type: string card_network: type: string description: The card network. example: MASTERCARD enum: - MASTERCARD - VISA - AMERICAN EXPRESS - DISCOVER - VERVE - AFRIGO - UNKNOWN address: type: object description: Customer address information. required: - line1 - city - state - country - postal_code properties: city: type: string description: The name of the city. example: New York pattern: ^.+$ x-pattern-message: value must not be empty country: description: ISO2 country code type: string pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$ example: US x-pattern-message: must be a valid country ISO2 format line1: type: string description: The first line of the Customer's address. example: 123 Main Street pattern: ^.+$ x-pattern-message: value must not be empty line2: type: string description: The second line of the Customer's address. example: Apt 4B pattern: ^.+$ x-pattern-message: value must not be empty postal_code: type: string example: '10001' pattern: ^.+$ x-pattern-message: value must not be empty state: type: string description: The state or region. example: New York pattern: ^.+$ x-pattern-message: value must not be empty credential_on_file: type: object required: - enabled properties: enabled: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether the recurring card charge with Credential-on-File (COF) is enabled. example: true agreement_id: type: string description: >- A unique reference generated by Flutterwave during the initial Customer Initiated Transaction (CIT). example: Agreement00w02W1 recurring_amount_variability: type: string description: >- This indicates whether the amount charged for subsequent payments remains the same, or differs. example: VARIABLE enum: - VARIABLE agreement_type: type: string definition: This indicates the type of charge agreement with Flutterwave. example: UNSCHEDULED enum: - UNSCHEDULED trace_id: type: string description: >- A reference generated by the card scheme during the initial Customer Initiated Transaction (CIT). example: '123456789' pwbt_type: type: string description: The type of virtual account. example: static enum: - static - dynamic securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer ````