Remit Initiate Double

remit-initiate is the second call in the double API remittance flow. After registering the remitter and beneficiary with Register Remit, this call remits the amount against the reference returned by that step.

Applies to: Pakistan · Bangladesh

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Endpoint

Method	POST
Path	/remittance/{merchantId}/remit-initiate
Sandbox	https://sandbox.simpaisa.com

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Request Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Length	Description
reference	Yes	String	45	Unique reference used to register the remitter and beneficiary
amount	Yes	String	15	The amount to be sent or remitted
narration	Yes	String	30	Comments or a brief description of the remittance
purpose	Yes	String	4	Reason for the remittance or funds transfer

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Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Length	Description
status	String	4	Status of the API call
remitReference	String	20	Unique reference for the remittance
message	String	50	Status message of the API call
reference	String	45	The unique reference of the remittance provided for registration of the remitter and beneficiary
signature	String	—	The signature of the response body, sent by Simpaisa for validation

info

The signature is generated only for the request and response sections.

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Sample

Request

{
  "request": {
    "reference": "remette_225",
    "remitReference": "customer122_249",
    "amount": "100",
    "narration": "testing",
    "purpose": "1152"
  },
  "signature": "sq2UgUnGlyr7ah4djdtazIrBKexoiLut+Cve3AF0svyevhR8r9aOJera9ji4H6vbXFrPgZBCC9aldWP1JXV13pNFAuzxyi28q0EX8BbwogOKQjMx4aXxdiFPGTmM+I/xrtWTuV183NFrwRdwjW4xWK4wqNS7TNW2d63kzR2Fymv/0kcGY/H/qzloflSRFkmx+HbrJxRaqV6SLIkEnXJM+KFEjsIxlo4StEknbL/Kd1El2z5b5e3yDdq5Xv9kElQZOpNem9KhoptXyXeH84xfzMZovK3EiHjOBOHjjKAnk63TBo20kGttUE+fpWVUQ3iOgMquWAJRygHVBvGuU34wYQ=="
}

Response

{
  "response": {
    "status": "0000",
    "message": "Success",
    "reference": "test-11652124231266"
  },
  "signature": "0x650c9f2e6701e3fe73d3054904a9a4bbdb96733f1c4c743ef573ad6ac14c5a3bf8a4731f617c"
}