Ikeja :: API

Kano Electricity Distribution Bill Payment (Postpaid)

User Validation:

A customer must be validated before processing subscription. This will return the account status and associated information such as the businessUnit, phoneNumber, meterNumber, undertaking, customerArrears, minimumPurchase, accountNumber, customerName and email. Request can be made using the smart card number.

Command: https://mobilenig.com/API/bills/user_check?username=****&api_key=****&service=****&number=****

//where username: Use your MobileNig Username, api_key: Your api_key, service: KEDCO_POSTPAID, number: Customer reference.

You can use this customer reference 04185337013 for testing on KEDCO_POSTPAID

KEDCO_POSTPAID JSON return format:
{"details":{"businessUnit":"DAKATA BUSINESS UNIT","phoneNumber":"08145577734","meterNumber":null,"undertaking":"37/1 UNDERTAKING","customerArrears":0,"minimumPurchase":10,"accountNumber":"04185337013","customerName":"John T. Ester","email":"john@ester.com"}}

Parameters:

Parameter_Name	Type	Description
username	String	Your MobileNig username
api_key	String	The api_key generated on MobileNig
customerReference	Number	Customer reference number
amount	Number	Amount of electricity bills e.g 2000
trans_id	Number	Unique transaction id e.g 12823327903

Command:

https://mobilenig.com/API/bills/kedco_postpaid?username=****&api_key=****&customerReference=****&amount=****&trans_id=****

//Replace **** with your username, api_key...

For Api test use https://mobilenig.com/API/bills/kedco_postpaid_test?username=****&api_key=****&customerReference=04185337013&amount=2000&trans_id=157636277382
Api Example: https://mobilenig.com/API/bills/kedco_postpaid?username=PAUL&api_key=64125agshaii168sdhd4b6bdb5&customerReference=04185337013&amount=2000&trans_id=157636277382

//where username is PAUL and api_key is 64125agshaii168sdhd4b6bdb5, customerReference is 04185337013, and trans_id is 157636277382.

Response:
If successful: A response will be desplayed in JSON format e.g{"trans_id":"15762293936277382","details":{"service":"KEDCO_POSTPAID","package":"#2000 Kano Electricity Distribution Bill Payment","customerName":"John T. Ester","customerReference":"04185337013","amount":"2000","status":"SUCCESSFUL","balance":"6545"}}
Else, one of the responses below will be displayed in this format {"code": "ERR101", "description": "Invalid username or api_key"}

Responses:

Code	Description
ERR101	Invalid username or api_key
ERR102	Api service is currently unavailable
ERR103	Requested service is currently unavailable
ERR104	User Suspended
ERR105	Transaction id already exist, kindly generate a unique id
ERR106	Insufficient Balance
ERR107	Transaction Unsuccessful
ERR202	Incomplete Parameters
ERR206	Duplicate transaction, same order details had been made few minutes ago

Query:

https://mobilenig.com/API/bills/query?username=****&api_key=****&trans_id=****

//Replace **** with your username, api_key...

Api Example: https://mobilenig.com/API/bills/query?username=PAUL&api_key=64125agshaii168sdhd4b6bdb5trans_id=12823327903

//where username is PAUL and api_key is 64125agshaii168sdhd4b6bdb5, trans_id is 12823327903.

Response:
If successful: A response will be desplayed in JSON format e.g {"trans_id":"15762293936277382","details":{"service":"KEDCO_POSTPAID","package":"#2000 Kano Electricity Distribution Bill Payment","customerReference":"04185337013","amount":"2000","status":"SUCCESSFUL"}}
Else, response will be displayed in this format {"code": "ERR204", "description": "Could't find transaction on MobileNig"}