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Get transaction

Load one payment by numeric id, including its order, for the signed-in merchant.

OpenAPI SpecRun in Postman
GET/transactions/:idAPI
Authentication:Bearer token•Authorization: Bearer <token>(Bearer token for server-to-server API calls)
Security requirement: 403 CSRF Protection
Auth guide →

Direct server-to-server calls authenticated via Bearer tokens do not require CSRF headers. If you instead invoke mutation endpoints from a web browser using cookie-based sessions, you must include the following header:

X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest

Path params

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
idnumberRequiredInternal payment row numeric ID.
import axios from "axios";

const url = "https://payment-service-mh2d.onrender.com/api/transactions/:id";

const headers = {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.ZIBA_TOKEN}`,
};

try {
  const response = await axios.get(url, {
    headers,
    timeout: 15000,
  });
  console.log("Success:", response.status, response.data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error("Request failed:", error.response?.data || error.message);
}
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Response fields

FieldTypePresenceDescription
statusstringAlways returnedsuccess
data.payment.idnumberAlways returnedInternal numeric payment row ID.
data.payment.amountnumberAlways returnedPayment amount.
data.payment.statusstringAlways returnedStored payment status (e.g., PENDING, COMPLETED).
data.payment.methodstringAlways returnedPayment channel: MTN, AIRTEL, or TRANSACTPAY.
data.payment.orderIdstringAlways returnedAssociated order reference identifier.
data.payment.userIdstringAlways returnedMerchant account ID.
data.payment.createdAtstringAlways returnedTimestamp payment row was recorded.

Status codes

HTTP StatusMeaning
200{ status: "success", data: { payment } }, including the associated order.
400{ status: "fail", message: "Invalid payment id" } when the id is not an integer.
401No merchant session.
404{ status: "fail", message: "Payment not found" } when the id is missing or belongs to another merchant.

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