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POST
/
v1
/
bills
Create Bill Purchase
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.sandbox.busha.so/v1/bills \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "type": "airtime",
  "target_currency": "BTC",
  "source_currency": "BTC",
  "phone": "+234 8012345678",
  "platform": "<string>",
  "account_id": "<string>",
  "recipient_id": "<string>",
  "amount": "100",
  "dry_run": true
}
'
{
  "status": "success",
  "message": "message for success",
  "data": {
    "id": "bus_123456789",
    "profile_id": "bus_123456789",
    "type": "airtime",
    "reference": "bus_123456789",
    "amount": "100",
    "currency": "BTC",
    "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "platform": "busha",
    "fee": "100"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer Authentication

Headers

​
X-BU-PROFILE-ID
string

User profile header

Example:

"BUS_YOK8tp5Zga01qOKEsqp07"

Body

application/json
​
type
enum<string>
required
Available options:
airtime,
data,
bet
​
target_currency
string<string>
required

A valid currency

Required string length: 1 - 10
Example:

"BTC"

​
source_currency
string<string>
required

A valid currency

Required string length: 1 - 10
Example:

"BTC"

​
phone
string<phone>
required

A valid phone number. format {{calling_code}} {{number}}

Example:

"+234 8012345678"

​
platform
string
required
​
account_id
string
required
​
recipient_id
string

Optional recipient identifier

​
amount
string

decimal value

Example:

"100"

​
dry_run
boolean

Response

Default

General response Values

​
status
enum<string>
required
Available options:
success,
error
Example:

"success"

​
message
string
required
Example:

"message for success"

​
data
object
required