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Waftpay image Waftpay helps you collect payments, send payouts, and reconcile transactions with a single API. This guide focuses on the essentials: auth, signatures, idempotency, and webhooks.

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Quickstart

  1. Sign in to the Waftpay Dashboard and grab your API keys.
  2. Create a Bearer token via the Authentication API.
  3. Make your first request using the Quickstart guide.
  4. Add a webhook endpoint to receive final status updates.

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Core concepts

  • Authentication: Bearer tokens for every request.
  • Signatures: RSA signing for sensitive requests.
  • Idempotency: Safe retries with Idempotency-Key.
  • Webhooks: Real-time events for payments and payouts.
  • Errors: Consistent error shape and codes.
  • Environments: Sandbox vs production base URLs.

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API overview

  • Payments - Move money out to wallets and bank accounts (payouts)
  • Collections - Collect money from customers via hosted checkout
  • Remittances - Send cross-border payouts with recipient details
  • Webhooks - Receive payment and payout status events
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