EPC API for calling Electrum (17.1.0)

The Electrum EPC API for calling Electrum is an asynchronous API that allows Corporate Clients to participate in various nationally regulated payment schemes This document describes the operations exposed by Electrum for partners to consume in order to initiate outbound or respond to inbound payments.

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Servers
Mock server

https://docs.electrumsoftware.com/_mock/openapi/epc-cicd/epc-elpapi-redoc/

Payments API sandbox

https://example.com/path/payments/api/v1/

credit-transfer

Operations related to credit transfer transactions.

Operations

scheme-inquiry

Operations that are related to retrieving information from industry for a particular scheme.

Operations

request-to-pay

Operations which pertain to a request for payment from a creditor to a debtor

Operations

Schema

transactional

Operations

financial

Operations

identifier-determination

Operations

bulk

Operations

Perform a 'bulk' credit transfer initiation against a scheme

Request

This operation is asynchronous. It is responded to by the outboundBulkCreditTransferResponse operation

Instructs Electrum to execute multiple outbound credit transfer transactions that will credit funds to different beneficiaries at other financial institutions or the partner bank using the indicated scheme.

SchemeApplicable
ZA_EFTx
ZA_RPP✓
ZA_RTC✓
Headers
traceparentstring(traceparent)^[A-Fa-f0-9]{2}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]{32}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]...

A value used to trace an HTTP message within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

tracestatestring(tracestate)^[A-Za-z0-9=, _\*/@]{0,1024}$

A value used to provide context to an HTTP message as it is traced within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
messageIdentifiersobject(MessageIdentifiers)required

Holds a point-to-point unique message identification string as well as a message's creation date time.

messageIdentifiers.​creationDateTimestring(date-time)required

The date and time at which the message was created, in senders local timezone or UTC. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

messageIdentifiers.​messageIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

A reference used to unambiguously identify the message between the sending and receiving party. Take note that this uniquely identifies a single message in a potentially multi-message exchange to complete a payment.

supplementaryDataobject(SupplementaryData)

A list of key-value pairs to support adding any supplementary/additional data to an Electrum Regulated Payments API message.

controlSumobject(Amount)required
controlSum.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$required

A valid, active currency code as defined in ISO 4217 indicating the currency of the amount.

controlSum.​valuenumber(double)>= 0required

The payment amount in the denomination of the indicated currency, in the format '. with the number of minor units (fractional digits) compliant with the number of decimal places published in ISO 4217.

Currency CodeExampleValidNotes
USD10.0✓Represents 10 USD and no cents.
USD10.00✓
USD10.001✗US dollar does not support three decimal places.
JPY10.0✓Represents 10 Japanese Yen.
JPY10.1✗Japanese Yen does not support decimal places.
creditTransferInitiationInstructionsArray of objects(CreditTransferInitiationInstruction)non-emptyrequired

List of instructions to initiate each credit transfer within the bulk with other financial institutions or the partner bank

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​amountsobject(TransactionAmounts)required
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​amounts.​bankSettlementAmountobject(Amount)required
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​amounts.​bankSettlementAmount.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$required

A valid, active currency code as defined in ISO 4217 indicating the currency of the amount.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​amounts.​bankSettlementAmount.​valuenumber(double)>= 0required

The payment amount in the denomination of the indicated currency, in the format '. with the number of minor units (fractional digits) compliant with the number of decimal places published in ISO 4217.

Currency CodeExampleValidNotes
USD10.0✓Represents 10 USD and no cents.
USD10.00✓
USD10.001✗US dollar does not support three decimal places.
JPY10.0✓Represents 10 Japanese Yen.
JPY10.1✗Japanese Yen does not support decimal places.
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​amounts.​instructedAmountobject(Amount)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorobject(Party)required

This model is the basic representation of a Party. It is expanded on depending on whether the party is a person or an organisation.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​addressobject(PostalAddress)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​contactDetailsobject(ContactDetails)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​countryOfResidencestring(CountryCode)[A-Z]{2,2}

A code to identify a country, a dependency, or another area of particular geopolitical interest, on the basis of country names obtained from the United Nations (ISO 3166, Alpha-2 code).

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​identificationobject(PartyIdentification)

The identification of a party, either a person or an organisation.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​knownAsNamestring[ 1 .. 140 ] characters

The name by which this party is commonly known in day to day use. For example, a shortening of their legal name or a nickname that they commonly use. This is "non-official". However, it is acceptable for this field to be set to the same as legalName.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​legalNamestring[ 1 .. 140 ] characters

The legal name by which this party is known (the "FICA" name). This is the full name of the party as found on country-issued documentation (national identity, company registration documentation etc).

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccountobject(PaymentAccount)required

Representation of an account for payment purposes. Note that at least one of identification or proxy is expected to be present.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$

Identification of the currency in which the account is held.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​identificationobject(BankingIdentifier)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​namestring<= 70 characters

Name of the account, as assigned by the account servicing institution, in agreement with the account owner in order to provide an additional means of identification of the account.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​proxyobject(NonBankingIdentifier)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​typeobject(AccountType)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgentobject(InstitutionIdentification)required
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​additionalIdentificationsArray of objects(AccountIdentification)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​addressobject(PostalAddress)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​bicfistring^[A-Z0-9]{4,4}[A-Z]{2,2}[A-Z0-9]{2,2}([A-Z0-9...

A code allocated to a financial or non-financial institution by the ISO 9362 Registration Authority as described in ISO 9362 Banking - Banking telecommunication messages - Business identifier code (BIC)

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​branchobject(BranchIdentification)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​clearingSystemMemberIdobject(ClearingSystemMemberIdentification)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​leistring[A-Z0-9]{18,18}[0-9]{2,2}

An organisation identified by a code allocated to a party as described in ISO 17442 Financial Services - Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​namestring<= 140 characters

Name by which an institution is known and which is usually used to identify that institution

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​companyRegistrationstring<= 35 charactersDeprecated

A unique identifier assigned to a company or organisation by a duly appointed authority within a country.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​memberIdstring<= 35 charactersDeprecated

Deprecated. Please use the preferred clearingSystemMemberId.memberId instead. Identification of a member of a clearing system.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​instructionForCreditorAgentArray of objects(CreditorAgentInstruction)>= 0 items

Further information related to the processing of the payment instruction, provided by the initiating party, and intended for the creditor agent.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentSchemeobject(CreditTransferPaymentScheme)required

Designates which scheme a customer credit transfer is associated with and describes scheme-specific information for the credit transfer.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentScheme.​schemastringrequired
Discriminator
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentScheme.​schemeDataobject(CbprPlusCustomerCreditSchemeData)required

Information necessary for FI to FI customer credit transfers, specifically for CBPR+

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentScheme.​schemeData.​chargeBearerstring(ChargeBearer)required
  • DEBT (BorneByDebtor): All transaction charges are to be borne by the debtor
  • CRED (BorneByCreditor): All transaction charges are to be borne by the creditor
  • SHAR (Shared): In a credit transfer context, means that transaction charges on the sender side are to be borne by the debtor, transaction charges on the receiver side are to be borne by the creditor. In a direct debit context, means that transaction charges on the sender side are to be borne by the creditor, transaction charges on the receiver side are to be borne by the debtor.
  • SLEV (FollowingServiceLevel): Charges are to be applied following the rules agreed in the service level and/or scheme
Enum"DEBT""CRED""SHAR""SLEV"
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentScheme.​schemeData.​chargesArray of objects(Charge)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentScheme.​schemeData.​exchangeRatenumber(double)

Factor used to convert an amount from one currency into another. This reflects the price at which one currency was bought with another currency.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentScheme.​schemeData.​regulatoryReportingArray of objects(RegulatoryReporting)<= 10 items
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​paymentTypeInformationobject(PaymentTypeInformation)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​purposeobject(PurposeType)

Specifies the underlying reason for the payment transaction

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​remittanceInformationobject(RemittanceInformation)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​supplementaryDataobject(SupplementaryData)

A list of key-value pairs to support adding any supplementary/additional data to an Electrum Regulated Payments API message.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​taxobject(TaxInformation)
creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiersobject(TransactionIdentifiers)required

Holds a series of identifiers to identify the transaction or an individual message that is part of a transaction.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​endToEndIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

Unique identification, as assigned by the initiating party, to unambiguously identify the transaction. This identification is passed on, unchanged, throughout the entire end-to-end chain. Note: this is distinct from the UETR.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​instructionIdentificationstring<= 35 characters

Unique identification, as assigned by an instructing party for an instructed party, to unambiguously identify the instruction. The instruction identification is a point to point reference that can be used between the instructing party and the instructed party to refer to the individual instruction. It can be included in several messages related to the instruction.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​transactionIdentificationstring<= 35 characters

Unique identification, as assigned by the first instructing agent, to unambiguously identify the transaction that is passed on, unchanged, throughout the entire interbank chain. Usage: The transaction identification can be used for reconciliation, tracking or to link tasks relating to the transaction on the interbank level. Usage: The instructing agent has to make sure that the transaction identification is unique for a pre-agreed period.

creditTransferInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​uetrstring(UUID)required

Universally unique identifier to provide an end-to-end reference of a payment transaction. This identifier remains the same for all messages related to the same transaction.

debtorobject(Party)required

This model is the basic representation of a Party. It is expanded on depending on whether the party is a person or an organisation.

debtor.​addressobject(PostalAddress)
debtor.​contactDetailsobject(ContactDetails)
debtor.​countryOfResidencestring(CountryCode)[A-Z]{2,2}

A code to identify a country, a dependency, or another area of particular geopolitical interest, on the basis of country names obtained from the United Nations (ISO 3166, Alpha-2 code).

debtor.​identificationobject(PartyIdentification)

The identification of a party, either a person or an organisation.

debtor.​knownAsNamestring[ 1 .. 140 ] characters

The name by which this party is commonly known in day to day use. For example, a shortening of their legal name or a nickname that they commonly use. This is "non-official". However, it is acceptable for this field to be set to the same as legalName.

debtor.​legalNamestring[ 1 .. 140 ] characters

The legal name by which this party is known (the "FICA" name). This is the full name of the party as found on country-issued documentation (national identity, company registration documentation etc).

debtorAccountobject(PaymentAccount)required

Representation of an account for payment purposes. Note that at least one of identification or proxy is expected to be present.

debtorAccount.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$

Identification of the currency in which the account is held.

debtorAccount.​identificationobject(BankingIdentifier)
debtorAccount.​namestring<= 70 characters

Name of the account, as assigned by the account servicing institution, in agreement with the account owner in order to provide an additional means of identification of the account.

debtorAccount.​proxyobject(NonBankingIdentifier)
debtorAccount.​typeobject(AccountType)
debtorAgentobject(InstitutionIdentification)required
debtorAgent.​additionalIdentificationsArray of objects(AccountIdentification)
debtorAgent.​addressobject(PostalAddress)
debtorAgent.​bicfistring^[A-Z0-9]{4,4}[A-Z]{2,2}[A-Z0-9]{2,2}([A-Z0-9...

A code allocated to a financial or non-financial institution by the ISO 9362 Registration Authority as described in ISO 9362 Banking - Banking telecommunication messages - Business identifier code (BIC)

debtorAgent.​branchobject(BranchIdentification)
debtorAgent.​clearingSystemMemberIdobject(ClearingSystemMemberIdentification)
debtorAgent.​leistring[A-Z0-9]{18,18}[0-9]{2,2}

An organisation identified by a code allocated to a party as described in ISO 17442 Financial Services - Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).

debtorAgent.​namestring<= 140 characters

Name by which an institution is known and which is usually used to identify that institution

debtorAgent.​companyRegistrationstring<= 35 charactersDeprecated

A unique identifier assigned to a company or organisation by a duly appointed authority within a country.

debtorAgent.​memberIdstring<= 35 charactersDeprecated

Deprecated. Please use the preferred clearingSystemMemberId.memberId instead. Identification of a member of a clearing system.

initiatingPartyobject(Party)

This model is the basic representation of a Party. It is expanded on depending on whether the party is a person or an organisation.

numberOfTransactionsinteger

Number of individual credit transfer instructions within the bulk that should be initiated.

paymentInformationIdstring(UUID)required

Universally unique identifier to provide an end-to-end reference to the bulk initiation. This identifier remains the same for all messages related to the bulk transaction. Note: this is distinct from the UETR's of the individual transactions

paymentSchemeNamestring(PaymentSchemeName)required

Identifies the scheme used for the payment

  • ZA_RTC: South African Realtime Clearing scheme.
  • ZA_RPP: South African Realtime Payments Platform scheme.
  • ZA_EFT: South African Electronic Funds Transfer scheme.
  • CBPR_PLUS: Cross-Border Payments and Reporting Plus.
Enum"ZA_RTC""ZA_RPP""ZA_EFT""CBPR_PLUS"
remittanceInformationobject(RemittanceInformation)
requestedExecutionDatestring(date)

Date at which the initiating party requests the clearing agent to process the payment.

schemastringrequired
Value"CreditTransferInitiation"
curl -i -X POST \
  https://docs.electrumsoftware.com/_mock/openapi/epc-cicd/epc-elpapi-redoc/transactions/outbound/bulk/credit-transfer \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'traceparent: string' \
  -H 'tracestate: string' \
  -d '{
    "schema": "CreditTransferInitiation",
    "paymentInformationId": "uniqueUUID",
    "messageIdentifiers": {
      "creationDateTime": "2024-05-04T03:02:01Z",
      "messageIdentification": "uniqueMessageId"
    },
    "paymentSchemeName": "ZA_RPP",
    "numberOfTransactions": 2,
    "controlSum": {
      "value": 100,
      "currency": "ZAR"
    },
    "debtor": {
      "legalName": "PersonLegalName",
      "knownAsName": "PersonCommonName"
    },
    "debtorAccount": {
      "identification": {
        "schema": "GENERIC",
        "scheme": {
          "schema": "PROPRIETARY",
          "value": "AProprietaryCode123"
        },
        "issuer": "Amazing Bank",
        "value": "abcdef987654"
      },
      "type": {
        "schema": "CODE",
        "value": "CACC"
      }
    },
    "debtorAgent": {
      "bicfi": "FIRNMZM"
    },
    "requestedExecutionDate": "2024-05-04",
    "supplementaryData": {
      "customData1": "My custom data 1",
      "customData2": "My custom data 2"
    },
    "creditTransferInitiationInstructions": [
      {
        "transactionIdentifiers": {
          "endToEndIdentification": "uniqueEndToEndId1",
          "transactionIdentification": "RRN000000001",
          "uetr": "uniqueUUID1"
        },
        "amounts": {
          "bankSettlementAmount": {
            "value": 50,
            "currency": "ZAR"
          }
        },
        "creditor": {
          "legalName": "PersonLegalName",
          "knownAsName": "PersonCommonName"
        },
        "creditorAccount": {
          "identification": {
            "schema": "GENERIC",
            "scheme": {
              "schema": "PROPRIETARY",
              "value": "AProprietaryCode123"
            },
            "issuer": "Amazing Bank",
            "value": "abcdef987654"
          },
          "proxy": {
            "namespace": "NeoBank",
            "schema": "MOBILE",
            "value": "+27-0214620000"
          },
          "type": {
            "schema": "CODE",
            "value": "CACC"
          }
        },
        "creditorAgent": {
          "bicfi": "ABSAZAJ"
        },
        "purpose": {
          "schema": "CODE",
          "value": "BONU"
        },
        "remittanceInformation": {
          "structured": [
            {
              "referredDocuments": [
                {
                  "type": {
                    "value": "CINV",
                    "schema": "CODE",
                    "issuer": "AmazeBank123456"
                  },
                  "documentIdentifier": "A0123456789"
                }
              ],
              "referredDocumentAmount": {
                "duePayableAmount": {
                  "value": 1,
                  "currency": "ZAR"
                },
                "remittedAmount": {
                  "value": 1,
                  "currency": "ZAR"
                }
              },
              "creditorReference": {
                "reference": "Their statement reference",
                "type": {
                  "value": "RADM",
                  "schema": "CODE",
                  "issuer": "AnotherAmazeBank1234"
                }
              },
              "originatorReference": "My statement reference"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "transactionIdentifiers": {
          "endToEndIdentification": "uniqueEndToEndId2",
          "transactionIdentification": "RRN000000002",
          "uetr": "uniqueUUID2"
        },
        "amounts": {
          "bankSettlementAmount": {
            "value": 50,
            "currency": "ZAR"
          }
        },
        "creditor": {
          "legalName": "PersonLegalName",
          "knownAsName": "PersonCommonName"
        },
        "creditorAccount": {
          "identification": {
            "schema": "GENERIC",
            "scheme": {
              "schema": "PROPRIETARY",
              "value": "AProprietaryCode123"
            },
            "issuer": "Amazing Bank",
            "value": "abcdef987654"
          },
          "proxy": {
            "namespace": "NeoBank",
            "schema": "MOBILE",
            "value": "+27-0214620000"
          },
          "type": {
            "schema": "CODE",
            "value": "CACC"
          }
        },
        "creditorAgent": {
          "bicfi": "ABSAZAJ"
        },
        "purpose": {
          "schema": "CODE",
          "value": "BONU"
        },
        "remittanceInformation": {
          "structured": [
            {
              "referredDocuments": [
                {
                  "type": {
                    "value": "CINV",
                    "schema": "CODE",
                    "issuer": "AmazeBank123456"
                  },
                  "documentIdentifier": "A0123456789"
                }
              ],
              "referredDocumentAmount": {
                "duePayableAmount": {
                  "value": 1,
                  "currency": "ZAR"
                },
                "remittedAmount": {
                  "value": 1,
                  "currency": "ZAR"
                }
              },
              "creditorReference": {
                "type": {
                  "value": "RADM",
                  "schema": "CODE",
                  "issuer": "AnotherAmazeBank1234"
                },
                "reference": "ABC123XYZ999"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

Responses

Accepted. RFC9110 - 202

Response
No content

Retrieve information about an outbound bulk credit transfer initiation

Request

This operation is asynchronous. It is responded to by the [outboundBulkCreditTransferResponse operation] (https://docs.electrumsoftware.com/openapi/epc-cicd/epc-elpapi-partner-redoc/credit-transfer/outboundbulkcredittransferresponse/)

A query for information about a previously submitted outbound bulk credit transfer initiation. This operation may be called at any time by the partner in order to query the state of the outbound request. If acknowledged by the server, the current status of the 'bulk' will be communicated to the partner via the outboundBulkCreditTransferResponse operation of the Partner API.

SchemeApplicable
ZA_EFT✗
ZA_RPP✓
ZA_RTC✓
Headers
traceparentstring(traceparent)^[A-Fa-f0-9]{2}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]{32}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]...

A value used to trace an HTTP message within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

tracestatestring(tracestate)^[A-Za-z0-9=, _\*/@]{0,1024}$

A value used to provide context to an HTTP message as it is traced within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
messageIdentifiersobject(MessageIdentifiers)required

Holds a point-to-point unique message identification string as well as a message's creation date time.

messageIdentifiers.​creationDateTimestring(date-time)required

The date and time at which the message was created, in senders local timezone or UTC. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

messageIdentifiers.​messageIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

A reference used to unambiguously identify the message between the sending and receiving party. Take note that this uniquely identifies a single message in a potentially multi-message exchange to complete a payment.

supplementaryDataobject(SupplementaryData)

A list of key-value pairs to support adding any supplementary/additional data to an Electrum Regulated Payments API message.

includeIndividualCreditsStatusesboolean

A flag to indicate if the status of each individual credit transfer, as per Electrum's view, should be reflected in the response

originalMessageIdentifiersobject(MessageIdentifiers)required

Holds a point-to-point unique message identification string as well as a message's creation date time.

originalMessageIdentifiers.​creationDateTimestring(date-time)required

The date and time at which the message was created, in senders local timezone or UTC. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

originalMessageIdentifiers.​messageIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

A reference used to unambiguously identify the message between the sending and receiving party. Take note that this uniquely identifies a single message in a potentially multi-message exchange to complete a payment.

paymentInformationIdstring(UUID)required

Universally unique identifier to provide an end-to-end reference to the bulk initiation. This identifier remains the same for all messages related to the bulk transaction. Note: this is distinct from the UETR's of the individual transactions.

schemastringrequired
Value"CreditTransferInitiationStatusRequest"
curl -i -X POST \
  https://docs.electrumsoftware.com/_mock/openapi/epc-cicd/epc-elpapi-redoc/transactions/outbound/bulk/credit-transfer/status-request \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'traceparent: string' \
  -H 'tracestate: string' \
  -d '{
    "schema": "CreditTransferInitiationStatusRequest",
    "messageIdentifiers": {
      "creationDateTime": "2024-05-04T03:03:01Z",
      "messageIdentification": "messageId"
    },
    "originalMessageIdentifiers": {
      "creationDateTime": "2024-05-04T03:02:01Z",
      "messageIdentification": "uniqueMessageId"
    },
    "paymentInformationId": "uniqueUUID",
    "includeIndividualCreditsStatuses": false
  }'

Responses

Accepted. RFC9110 - 202

Response
No content

Perform a 'bulk' request to pay initiation against a scheme

Request

This operation is asynchronous. It is responded to by the outboundBulkRequestToPayResponse operation

Instructs Electrum to request multiple Industry Participants to credit multiple accounts at the partner. If the debtor associated with an RTP (i.e. the Industry Participant's customer) agrees, an inboundCreditTransfer operation will be performed to credit the account associated with that RTP. If the Industry Participant or Industry Operator rejects the request, this will be communicated via an outboundRequestToPayResponse operation. These responses will be sent via an async call with the operation outboundBulkRequestToPayResponse

The bulk status can be checked with the async request with operation getOutboundBulkRequestToPayStatus

SchemeApplicable
ZA_RPP✓
ZA_EFT✗
ZA_RTC✗
Headers
traceparentstring(traceparent)^[A-Fa-f0-9]{2}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]{32}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]...

A value used to trace an HTTP message within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

tracestatestring(tracestate)^[A-Za-z0-9=, _\*/@]{0,1024}$

A value used to provide context to an HTTP message as it is traced within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
messageIdentifiersobject(MessageIdentifiers)required

Holds a point-to-point unique message identification string as well as a message's creation date time.

messageIdentifiers.​creationDateTimestring(date-time)required

The date and time at which the message was created, in senders local timezone or UTC. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

messageIdentifiers.​messageIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

A reference used to unambiguously identify the message between the sending and receiving party. Take note that this uniquely identifies a single message in a potentially multi-message exchange to complete a payment.

supplementaryDataobject(SupplementaryData)

A list of key-value pairs to support adding any supplementary/additional data to an Electrum Regulated Payments API message.

bulkPaymentSchemeNamestring(PaymentSchemeName)required

Identifies the scheme used for the payment

  • ZA_RTC: South African Realtime Clearing scheme.
  • ZA_RPP: South African Realtime Payments Platform scheme.
  • ZA_EFT: South African Electronic Funds Transfer scheme.
  • CBPR_PLUS: Cross-Border Payments and Reporting Plus.
Enum"ZA_RTC""ZA_RPP""ZA_EFT""CBPR_PLUS"
initiatingPartyobject(Party)

This model is the basic representation of a Party. It is expanded on depending on whether the party is a person or an organisation.

numberOfTransactionsinteger>= 1

The total number of transactions in the bulk.

requestToPayInformationIdstring(UUID)required

Universally unique identifier to identify the bulk collection itself.

requestToPayInitiationInstructionsArray of objects(RequestToPayInitiationInstruction)non-emptyrequired

List of instructions to initiate each request to pay within the bulk with other financial institutions or the partner bank.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorobject(Party)required

This model is the basic representation of a Party. It is expanded on depending on whether the party is a person or an organisation.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​addressobject(PostalAddress)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​contactDetailsobject(ContactDetails)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​countryOfResidencestring(CountryCode)[A-Z]{2,2}

A code to identify a country, a dependency, or another area of particular geopolitical interest, on the basis of country names obtained from the United Nations (ISO 3166, Alpha-2 code).

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​identificationobject(PartyIdentification)

The identification of a party, either a person or an organisation.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​knownAsNamestring[ 1 .. 140 ] characters

The name by which this party is commonly known in day to day use. For example, a shortening of their legal name or a nickname that they commonly use. This is "non-official". However, it is acceptable for this field to be set to the same as legalName.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditor.​legalNamestring[ 1 .. 140 ] characters

The legal name by which this party is known (the "FICA" name). This is the full name of the party as found on country-issued documentation (national identity, company registration documentation etc).

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccountobject(PaymentAccount)required

Representation of an account for payment purposes. Note that at least one of identification or proxy is expected to be present.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$

Identification of the currency in which the account is held.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​identificationobject(BankingIdentifier)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​namestring<= 70 characters

Name of the account, as assigned by the account servicing institution, in agreement with the account owner in order to provide an additional means of identification of the account.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​proxyobject(NonBankingIdentifier)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAccount.​typeobject(AccountType)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgentobject(InstitutionIdentification)required
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​additionalIdentificationsArray of objects(AccountIdentification)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​addressobject(PostalAddress)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​bicfistring^[A-Z0-9]{4,4}[A-Z]{2,2}[A-Z0-9]{2,2}([A-Z0-9...

A code allocated to a financial or non-financial institution by the ISO 9362 Registration Authority as described in ISO 9362 Banking - Banking telecommunication messages - Business identifier code (BIC)

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​branchobject(BranchIdentification)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​clearingSystemMemberIdobject(ClearingSystemMemberIdentification)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​leistring[A-Z0-9]{18,18}[0-9]{2,2}

An organisation identified by a code allocated to a party as described in ISO 17442 Financial Services - Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​namestring<= 140 characters

Name by which an institution is known and which is usually used to identify that institution

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​companyRegistrationstring<= 35 charactersDeprecated

A unique identifier assigned to a company or organisation by a duly appointed authority within a country.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​creditorAgent.​memberIdstring<= 35 charactersDeprecated

Deprecated. Please use the preferred clearingSystemMemberId.memberId instead. Identification of a member of a clearing system.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorobject(Party)

This model is the basic representation of a Party. It is expanded on depending on whether the party is a person or an organisation.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorAccountobject(PaymentAccount)required

Representation of an account for payment purposes. Note that at least one of identification or proxy is expected to be present.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorAccount.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$

Identification of the currency in which the account is held.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorAccount.​identificationobject(BankingIdentifier)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorAccount.​namestring<= 70 characters

Name of the account, as assigned by the account servicing institution, in agreement with the account owner in order to provide an additional means of identification of the account.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorAccount.​proxyobject(NonBankingIdentifier)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorAccount.​typeobject(AccountType)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​debtorAgentobject(InstitutionIdentification)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​expiryDateTimestring(date-time)required

Date and time at which the request to pay expires. Some schemes may still permit a payment after the request to pay expires. Upon expiry, the following schemes will reject an associated payment: ZA_RPP. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​instructionForDebtorAgentArray of objects(CreditorAgentInstruction)>= 0 items

Further information related to the processing of the payment instruction, provided by the initiating party, and intended for the debtor agent.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​messageIdentifiersobject(MessageIdentifiers)required

Holds a point-to-point unique message identification string as well as a message's creation date time.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​messageIdentifiers.​creationDateTimestring(date-time)required

The date and time at which the message was created, in senders local timezone or UTC. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​messageIdentifiers.​messageIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

A reference used to unambiguously identify the message between the sending and receiving party. Take note that this uniquely identifies a single message in a potentially multi-message exchange to complete a payment.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​paymentTypeInformationobject(PaymentTypeInformation)required
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​paymentTypeInformation.​categoryPurposeobject(CategoryPurpose)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​paymentTypeInformation.​localInstrumentobject(LocalInstrumentType)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​paymentTypeInformation.​serviceLevelArray of objects(ServiceLevel)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​purposeobject(PurposeType)

Specifies the underlying reason for the payment transaction

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​remittanceInformationobject(RemittanceInformation)required
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​remittanceInformation.​structuredArray of objects(StructuredRemittanceInformation)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​remittanceInformation.​unstructuredArray of strings
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​requestToPayConditionsobject(RequestToPayConditions)required

Describes the various aspects of a request to pay which must be accepted or to what extent they may be altered.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​requestToPayConditions.​maxAmountobject(Amount)required
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​requestToPayConditions.​maxAmount.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$required

A valid, active currency code as defined in ISO 4217 indicating the currency of the amount.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​requestToPayConditions.​maxAmount.​valuenumber(double)>= 0required

The payment amount in the denomination of the indicated currency, in the format '. with the number of minor units (fractional digits) compliant with the number of decimal places published in ISO 4217.

Currency CodeExampleValidNotes
USD10.0✓Represents 10 USD and no cents.
USD10.00✓
USD10.001✗US dollar does not support three decimal places.
JPY10.0✓Represents 10 Japanese Yen.
JPY10.1✗Japanese Yen does not support decimal places.
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​requestToPayConditions.​minAmountobject(Amount)required
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​requestToPayConditions.​minAmount.​currencystring^[A-Z]{3}$required

A valid, active currency code as defined in ISO 4217 indicating the currency of the amount.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​requestToPayConditions.​minAmount.​valuenumber(double)>= 0required

The payment amount in the denomination of the indicated currency, in the format '. with the number of minor units (fractional digits) compliant with the number of decimal places published in ISO 4217.

Currency CodeExampleValidNotes
USD10.0✓Represents 10 USD and no cents.
USD10.00✓
USD10.001✗US dollar does not support three decimal places.
JPY10.0✓Represents 10 Japanese Yen.
JPY10.1✗Japanese Yen does not support decimal places.
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​taxobject(TaxInformation)
requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiersobject(TransactionIdentifiers)required

Holds a series of identifiers to identify the transaction or an individual message that is part of a transaction.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​endToEndIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

Unique identification, as assigned by the initiating party, to unambiguously identify the transaction. This identification is passed on, unchanged, throughout the entire end-to-end chain. Note: this is distinct from the UETR.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​instructionIdentificationstring<= 35 characters

Unique identification, as assigned by an instructing party for an instructed party, to unambiguously identify the instruction. The instruction identification is a point to point reference that can be used between the instructing party and the instructed party to refer to the individual instruction. It can be included in several messages related to the instruction.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​transactionIdentificationstring<= 35 characters

Unique identification, as assigned by the first instructing agent, to unambiguously identify the transaction that is passed on, unchanged, throughout the entire interbank chain. Usage: The transaction identification can be used for reconciliation, tracking or to link tasks relating to the transaction on the interbank level. Usage: The instructing agent has to make sure that the transaction identification is unique for a pre-agreed period.

requestToPayInitiationInstructions[].​transactionIdentifiers.​uetrstring(UUID)required

Universally unique identifier to provide an end-to-end reference of a payment transaction. This identifier remains the same for all messages related to the same transaction.

curl -i -X POST \
  https://docs.electrumsoftware.com/_mock/openapi/epc-cicd/epc-elpapi-redoc/transactions/outbound/bulk/request-to-pay \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'traceparent: string' \
  -H 'tracestate: string' \
  -d '{
    "schema": "RequestToPayInitiation",
    "messageIdentifiers": {
      "messageIdentification": "8fd51c7124ba4819b9253e296a68e1da",
      "creationDateTime": "2022-05-04T03:02:01Z"
    },
    "requestToPayInformationId": "5e3b27c8-3ac8-49d9-8f17-c2bdef7ca180",
    "bulkPaymentSchemeName": "ZA_RPP",
    "requestToPayInitiationInstructions": [
      {
        "messageIdentifiers": {
          "messageIdentification": "8fd51c7124ba4819b9253e296a68e1da",
          "creationDateTime": "2022-05-04T03:02:01Z"
        },
        "transactionIdentifiers": {
          "endToEndIdentification": "uniqueEndToEndId1",
          "transactionIdentification": "RRN000000001",
          "uetr": "e96b1217-b6c9-4e25-9877-fcc7aa845661"
        },
        "expiryDateTime": "2024-04-09T09:32:51.395+02:00",
        "requestToPayConditions": {
          "minAmount": {
            "value": 100,
            "currency": "ZAR"
          },
          "maxAmount": {
            "value": 100,
            "currency": "ZAR"
          }
        },
        "creditor": {
          "address": {
            "addressType": "ADDR",
            "department": "Department of Mysteries",
            "streetName": "Street of Mysteries",
            "buildingNumber": "42",
            "buildingName": "Mysterious Building",
            "floor": "42",
            "postBox": "1024",
            "postCode": "4242",
            "townName": "Mysty Town",
            "townLocationName": "Mysty Location",
            "districtName": "Mysty District",
            "countrySubDivision": "Mysterious Cape",
            "country": "ZA",
            "addressLine": [
              "16A",
              "New market street",
              "Foreshore",
              "Cape Town",
              "ZA",
              "8001"
            ]
          },
          "contactDetails": {
            "phoneNumber": "+27-0214620000",
            "mobileNumber": "+27-08230000000",
            "emailAddress": "developer.dave@electrum.com"
          },
          "countryOfResidence": "ZA",
          "identification": {
            "schema": "PERSON",
            "identifiers": [
              {
                "identification": "90001236549870",
                "scheme": {
                  "schema": "CODE",
                  "value": "NIDN"
                },
                "issuer": "Dept of Home Affairs"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "creditorAccount": {
          "identification": {
            "schema": "GENERIC",
            "scheme": {
              "schema": "PROPRIETARY",
              "value": "AProprietaryCode123"
            },
            "issuer": "Amazing Bank",
            "value": "abcdef987654"
          },
          "type": {
            "schema": "CODE",
            "value": "CACC"
          },
          "currency": "ZAR"
        },
        "creditorAgent": {
          "bicfi": "RY8PEG0L",
          "memberId": "AmazingBankId",
          "name": "Amazing Bank Inc",
          "branch": {
            "identification": "210514",
            "name": "ABC Plettenberg Bay",
            "address": {
              "addressType": "ADDR",
              "department": "Department of Mysteries",
              "streetName": "Street of Mysteries",
              "buildingNumber": "42",
              "buildingName": "Mysterious Building",
              "floor": "42",
              "postBox": "1024",
              "postCode": "4242",
              "townName": "Mysty Town",
              "townLocationName": "Mysty Location",
              "districtName": "Mysty District",
              "countrySubDivision": "Mysterious Cape",
              "country": "ZA",
              "addressLine": [
                "16A",
                "New market street",
                "Foreshore",
                "Cape Town",
                "ZA",
                "8001"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "debtor": {
          "address": {
            "addressType": "ADDR",
            "department": "Department of Mysteries",
            "streetName": "Street of Mysteries",
            "buildingNumber": "42",
            "buildingName": "Mysterious Building",
            "floor": "42",
            "postBox": "1024",
            "postCode": "4242",
            "townName": "Mysty Town",
            "townLocationName": "Mysty Location",
            "districtName": "Mysty District",
            "countrySubDivision": "Mysterious Cape",
            "country": "ZA",
            "addressLine": [
              "16A",
              "New market street",
              "Foreshore",
              "Cape Town",
              "ZA",
              "8001"
            ]
          },
          "contactDetails": {
            "phoneNumber": "+27-0214620000",
            "mobileNumber": "+27-08230000000",
            "emailAddress": "developer.dave@electrum.com"
          },
          "countryOfResidence": "ZA",
          "identification": {
            "schema": "PERSON",
            "identifiers": [
              {
                "identification": "90001236549870",
                "scheme": {
                  "schema": "CODE",
                  "value": "NIDN"
                },
                "issuer": "Dept of Home Affairs"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "debtorAccount": {
          "proxy": {
            "schema": "MOBILE",
            "value": "+27-721234567",
            "namespace": "amazebank"
          },
          "type": {
            "schema": "CODE",
            "value": "CACC"
          },
          "currency": "ZAR"
        },
        "debtorAgent": {
          "bicfi": "RY8PEG0L",
          "memberId": "AmazingBankId",
          "name": "Amazing Bank Inc",
          "branch": {
            "identification": "210514",
            "name": "ABC Plettenberg Bay",
            "address": {
              "addressType": "ADDR",
              "department": "Department of Mysteries",
              "streetName": "Street of Mysteries",
              "buildingNumber": "42",
              "buildingName": "Mysterious Building",
              "floor": "42",
              "postBox": "1024",
              "postCode": "4242",
              "townName": "Mysty Town",
              "townLocationName": "Mysty Location",
              "districtName": "Mysty District",
              "countrySubDivision": "Mysterious Cape",
              "country": "ZA",
              "addressLine": [
                "16A",
                "New market street",
                "Foreshore",
                "Cape Town",
                "ZA",
                "8001"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "paymentTypeInformation": {
          "localInstrument": {
            "schema": "PROPRIETARY",
            "value": "PBPX"
          }
        },
        "remittanceInformation": {
          "unstructured": [
            "some",
            "unstructured",
            "information"
          ],
          "structured": [
            {
              "creditorReference": {
                "reference": "ABC123XYZ999"
              },
              "additionalRemittanceInformation": [
                "Some",
                "Additional",
                "Information"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "initiatingParty": {
      "address": {
        "addressType": "ADDR",
        "department": "Department of Mysteries",
        "streetName": "Street of Mysteries",
        "buildingNumber": "42",
        "buildingName": "Mysterious Building",
        "floor": "42",
        "postBox": "1024",
        "postCode": "4242",
        "townName": "Mysty Town",
        "townLocationName": "Mysty Location",
        "districtName": "Mysty District",
        "countrySubDivision": "Mysterious Cape",
        "country": "ZA",
        "addressLine": [
          "16A",
          "New market street",
          "Foreshore",
          "Cape Town",
          "ZA",
          "8001"
        ]
      },
      "contactDetails": {
        "phoneNumber": "+27-0214620000",
        "mobileNumber": "+27-08230000000",
        "emailAddress": "developer.dave@electrum.com"
      },
      "countryOfResidence": "ZA",
      "identification": {
        "schema": "PERSON",
        "identifiers": [
          {
            "identification": "90001236549870",
            "scheme": {
              "schema": "CODE",
              "value": "NIDN"
            },
            "issuer": "Dept of Home Affairs"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "numberOfTransactions": 1
  }'

Responses

Accepted. RFC9110 - 202

Response
No content

Retrieve information about an outbound bulk request to pay initiation

Request

This operation is asynchronous. It is responded to by the outboundBulkRequestToPayResponse operation

A query for information about a previously submitted outbound bulk request to pay initiation. This operation may be called at any time by the partner in order to query the state of the outbound request. If acknowledged by the server, the current status of the 'bulk' will be communicated to the partner via the outboundBulkRequestToPayResponse operation of the Partner API.

SchemeApplicable
ZA_RPP✓
ZA_EFT✗
ZA_RTC✗
Headers
traceparentstring(traceparent)^[A-Fa-f0-9]{2}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]{32}\-[A-Fa-f0-9]...

A value used to trace an HTTP message within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

tracestatestring(tracestate)^[A-Za-z0-9=, _\*/@]{0,1024}$

A value used to provide context to an HTTP message as it is traced within an Electrum Regulated Payments implementation. This field must be set as per the traceparent element defined in the W3C Trace Context Level 2 specification.

Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
includeIndividualRequestToPayStatusesboolean

A flag to indicate if the status of each individual request to pay, as per Electrum's view, should be reflected in the response

messageIdentifiersobject(MessageIdentifiers)required

Holds a point-to-point unique message identification string as well as a message's creation date time.

messageIdentifiers.​creationDateTimestring(date-time)required

The date and time at which the message was created, in senders local timezone or UTC. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

messageIdentifiers.​messageIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

A reference used to unambiguously identify the message between the sending and receiving party. Take note that this uniquely identifies a single message in a potentially multi-message exchange to complete a payment.

originalMessageIdentifiersobject(MessageIdentifiers)required

Holds a point-to-point unique message identification string as well as a message's creation date time.

originalMessageIdentifiers.​creationDateTimestring(date-time)required

The date and time at which the message was created, in senders local timezone or UTC. The date must be formatted as defined by date-time in RFC3339

originalMessageIdentifiers.​messageIdentificationstring<= 35 charactersrequired

A reference used to unambiguously identify the message between the sending and receiving party. Take note that this uniquely identifies a single message in a potentially multi-message exchange to complete a payment.

requestToPayInformationIdstring(UUID)required

Universally unique identifier to identify the bulk collection itself.

schemastringrequired
Value"RequestToPayInitiationStatusRequest"
curl -i -X POST \
  https://docs.electrumsoftware.com/_mock/openapi/epc-cicd/epc-elpapi-redoc/transactions/outbound/bulk/request-to-pay/status-request \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'traceparent: string' \
  -H 'tracestate: string' \
  -d '{
    "schema": "RequestToPayInitiationStatusRequest",
    "messageIdentifiers": {
      "creationDateTime": "2024-05-04T03:01:01Z",
      "messageIdentification": "messageId"
    },
    "originalMessageIdentifiers": {
      "creationDateTime": "2024-05-04T03:02:01Z",
      "messageIdentification": "uniqueMessageId"
    },
    "requestToPayInformationId": "6e831b77-3e51-4a0e-a818-dc99a08f80d4",
    "includeIndividualRequestToPayStatuses": false
  }'

Responses

Accepted. RFC9110 - 202

Response
No content

refund

Operations