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POST
https://api.business.bumxpress.com
/
transfers
Create transfer
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.business.bumxpress.com/transfers \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Idempotency-Key: <idempotency-key>' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
  --header 'X-Api-Secret: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "quote_id": "33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333",
  "customer_id": "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222",
  "payment_reason_code": "OTHER",
  "sender_source_of_funds": "salary",
  "sender_occupation": "Engineer",
  "payer": {
    "country_code": "CM",
    "rail_type": "mobile_money",
    "phone": "+237670000000",
    "operator_code": "CM_MTN_MOMO"
  },
  "recipient": {
    "recipient_type": "individual",
    "first_name": "Mariam",
    "last_name": "Traore",
    "country_code": "CI",
    "rail_type": "mobile_money",
    "phone": "+2250700112233",
    "operator_code": "CI_ORANGE_MOMO",
    "email": "mariam.traore@example.com",
    "recipient_nationality_code": "CI",
    "address_line1": "Rue du Commerce",
    "city": "Abidjan"
  }
}
'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "merchant_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "customer_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "quote_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "payin_status": "<string>",
  "payout_status": "<string>",
  "send_amount": "10000",
  "send_currency": "XAF",
  "receive_amount": "10000",
  "receive_currency": "XAF",
  "payin_amount": "10000",
  "payin_currency": "XAF",
  "payout_amount": "10000",
  "payout_currency": "XAF",
  "corridor_code": "<string>",
  "corridor_type": "<string>",
  "execution": {},
  "payer": {
    "country_code": "CM",
    "phone": "+237670000000",
    "operator_code": "CM_MTN_MOMO",
    "bank_name": "<string>",
    "bank_code": "<string>",
    "account_name": "<string>",
    "account_number": "<string>"
  },
  "recipient": {
    "country_code": "CM",
    "phone": "+237670000000",
    "operator_code": "CM_MTN_MOMO",
    "bank_name": "<string>",
    "bank_code": "<string>",
    "account_name": "<string>",
    "account_number": "<string>",
    "first_name": "<string>",
    "last_name": "<string>",
    "business_name": "<string>",
    "email": "jsmith@example.com",
    "recipient_nationality_code": "CM",
    "address_line1": "<string>",
    "city": "<string>"
  },
  "pricing": {},
  "history": [
    {
      "status": "<string>",
      "reason": "<string>",
      "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  ],
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}
{
"error": {
"code": "bad_request",
"message": "quote_id is required"
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "bad_request",
"message": "quote_id is required"
}
}
{
"error": {
"code": "bad_request",
"message": "quote_id is required"
}
}
Bumxpress collects from the payer first, then disburses to the recipient.

Authorizations

X-Api-Key
string
header
required

Public API key from the merchant dashboard.

X-Api-Secret
string
header
required

Secret shown once when the API key is created.

Headers

Idempotency-Key
string
required

Unique key for this business intent. Reuse only when retrying the same request body.

Body

application/json
quote_id
string<uuid>
required
customer_id
string<uuid>
required
payer
object
required
recipient
object
required
payment_reason_code
string
Example:

"OTHER"

sender_source_of_funds
string
Example:

"salary"

sender_occupation
string
Example:

"Engineer"

Response

Transfer created.

id
string<uuid>
merchant_id
string<uuid>
customer_id
string<uuid>
quote_id
string<uuid>
status
enum<string>
Available options:
pending,
collecting,
disbursing,
completed,
failed
payin_status
string
payout_status
string
send_amount
string
Pattern: ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$
Example:

"10000"

send_currency
string
Required string length: 3
Example:

"XAF"

receive_amount
string
Pattern: ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$
Example:

"10000"

receive_currency
string
Required string length: 3
Example:

"XAF"

payin_amount
string
Pattern: ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$
Example:

"10000"

payin_currency
string
Required string length: 3
Example:

"XAF"

payout_amount
string
Pattern: ^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$
Example:

"10000"

payout_currency
string
Required string length: 3
Example:

"XAF"

corridor_code
string
corridor_type
string
execution
object
payer
object
recipient
object
pricing
object
history
object[]
created_at
string<date-time>
updated_at
string<date-time>
Last modified on July 8, 2026