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API specification for Glomo (1.0.0)

The Glomo API follows REST architecture, utilizing resource-oriented URLs for clarity. It handles form-encoded request bodies, delivers responses in JSON format, and operates with standard HTTP methods, authentication, and response codes.

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https://api.glomopay.com/api/v1/

Balance

This resource represents your Glomo balance. You can retrieve it to see the current balance on your Glomo account in all currencies enabled for your account.

SchemasOperations

Balance Conversions

Balance Conversion resource represents the details of the balance conversion. The balance conversion is the conversion of the balance from one supported currency to another supported currency.

SchemasOperations

Orders

This resource represents the order details. The order is the request to receive payment from your customer.

SchemasOperations

Customer

This resource represents a customer of your business. The customer can be an individual or a business from whom you will receive payments.

SchemasOperations

Document

Document resource represents the documents details uploaded. This document is used in payin, payout, etc.

Operations

Payment

This resource represents a payment attempt made by your customer. The payment can either be successfully completed or failed, depending on various factors.

SchemasOperations

Refund

This resource represents a refund transaction from your Glomo account to your customer. You can retrieve it to see the details of the refund transaction.

SchemasOperations

Refund

idstring(string)read-only

The unique identifier for the refund.

Example: "refund_6776d57dnbTWj"
customer_idstring

The unique identifier of customer linked to refund.

Example: "cust_E602dMzgjpDC"
payment_idstring

The unique identifier of payment linked to refund.

Example: "payt_E602dMzgjpDC"
reasonstring

The reason for the refund.

Example: "Requested by Customer"
fx_feeobject(Money)
txn_feeobject(Money)
documentsArray of objects
statusstringread-only

The status of the refund.

Enum"success""failed""action_required""pending""under_review"
Example: "success"
currencystring(iso-4217)

The currency code in ISO 4217 format. For example, USD.

Example: "USD"
amountnumber>= 1

The amount you want to receive in cents. For example, 1000 cents is $10.00. The currency is determined by the currency field. Cents is a general term for the smallest unit of currency in any currency. It does not necessarily mean USD cents.

Example: 1000
created_atstring(timestamp)read-only

Timestamp representing when the refund was created

Example: "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z"
updated_atstring(timestamp)read-only

Timestamp representing when the refund was last updated

Example: "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z"
{ "id": "refund_6776d57dnbTWj", "customer_id": "cust_E602dMzgjpDC", "payment_id": "payt_E602dMzgjpDC", "reason": "Requested by Customer", "fx_fee": { "amount": 1000, "currency": "USD" }, "txn_fee": { "amount": 1000, "currency": "USD" }, "documents": [ { … } ], "status": "success", "currency": "USD", "amount": 1000, "created_at": "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z" }

Request

Creates refund for a payment entity if the payment is in success state and no other refund exists.

Security
JWT
Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
reasonstringrequired

The reason for the refund.

Enum"Requested By Customer""Duplicate""Fradulent""Others"
payment_idstringrequired

The unique identifier of payment linked to refund.

Example: "payt_E602dMzgjpDC"
document_idstring

The id of document that is uploaded for refund.

Example: "doc_E602dMd2adDC"
document_urlstring

The url of document that is uploaded for refund.

Example: "https://www.example.com/documents/invoice.pdf"
file_namestring

The name of document that is uploaded for refund.

Example: "invoice"
curl -i -X POST \
  https://api.glomopay.com/api/v1/refunds \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_JWT_HERE>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "reason": "Requested By Customer",
    "payment_id": "payt_E602dMzgjpDC",
    "document_id": "doc_E602dMd2adDC",
    "document_url": "https://www.example.com/documents/invoice.pdf",
    "file_name": "invoice"
  }'

Responses

Refund created successfully

Bodyapplication/json
idstring(string)read-only

The unique identifier for the refund.

Example: "refund_6776d57dnbTWj"
customer_idstring

The unique identifier of customer linked to refund.

Example: "cust_E602dMzgjpDC"
payment_idstring

The unique identifier of payment linked to refund.

Example: "payt_E602dMzgjpDC"
reasonstring

The reason for the refund.

Example: "Requested by Customer"
fx_feeobject(Money)
txn_feeobject(Money)
documentsArray of objects
statusstringread-only

The status of the refund.

Enum"success""failed""action_required""pending""under_review"
Example: "success"
currencystring(iso-4217)

The currency code in ISO 4217 format. For example, USD.

Example: "USD"
amountnumber>= 1

The amount you want to receive in cents. For example, 1000 cents is $10.00. The currency is determined by the currency field. Cents is a general term for the smallest unit of currency in any currency. It does not necessarily mean USD cents.

Example: 1000
created_atstring(timestamp)read-only

Timestamp representing when the refund was created

Example: "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z"
updated_atstring(timestamp)read-only

Timestamp representing when the refund was last updated

Example: "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z"
Response
application/json
{ "id": "refund_6776d57dnbTWj", "customer_id": "cust_E602dMzgjpDC", "payment_id": "payt_E602dMzgjpDC", "reason": "Requested by Customer", "fx_fee": { "amount": 1000, "currency": "USD" }, "txn_fee": { "amount": 1000, "currency": "USD" }, "documents": [ { … } ], "status": "success", "currency": "USD", "amount": 1000, "created_at": "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z", "updated_at": "2021-06-01T12:00:00Z" }

Request

Returns a list of refunds in response. The refunds are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recent refund appearing first.

Security
JWT
Query
customer_idstring

Refunds of customer to filter

payment_methodstring

Refunds of payment_methods to filter

payment_idstring

Refunds of payment_id to filter

statusstring

Refund status to filter

Enum"success""failed""action_required""pending""under_review"
beforestring(timestamp)

ISO-8601 timestamp in UTC to filter resources created before this time. Use this to avoid Page drift issue. See Pagination parameters for more details.

Example: before=2025-02-18T12:03:44Z
afterstring(timestamp)

ISO-8601 timestamp in UTC to filter resources created after this time. Use this to avoid Page drift issue. See Pagination parameters for more details.

Example: after=2025-01-18T12:03:44Z
per_pageinteger

Number of resources per page. Should be between 1 and 100.

Default 20
pageinteger

Page number for pagination. Starts from 1. Get the next page number from the next field in the response.

Default 1
curl -i -X GET \
  'https://api.glomopay.com/api/v1/refunds?customer_id=string&payment_method=string&payment_id=string&status=success&before=2025-02-18T12%3A03%3A44Z&after=2025-01-18T12%3A03%3A44Z&per_page=20&page=1' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_JWT_HERE>'

Responses

List of Refunds matching the filters

Bodyapplication/json
dataArray of objects(Refund)
page_metaobject(PageMeta)
Response
application/json
{ "data": [ { … } ], "page_meta": { "current": 2, "previous": 1, "next": 3, "per_page": 20, "pages": 10, "count": 200 } }

Price

This resource represents the pricing details of the payin or payout. The pricing details include the fees and the pricing type

SchemasOperations

Subscription

This resource represents a recurring billing agreement for a customer. Subscriptions allow businesses to automatically charge customers on a regular schedule according to a defined billing plan.

SchemasOperations

Payout

This resource represents the disbursement transactions from your Glomo account to your beneficiaries.

SchemasOperations

Beneficiary

This resource represents a payee of a payout initiated by your business. The beneficiary can be an individual or a business to whom you will send funds.

SchemasOperations

Bank Account Validation

Bank Account Validation resource represents the validation details of a bank account.

SchemasOperations

Internal Transfer

This resource represents internal fund movements between merchant accounts within the platform–partner model. Internal transfers enable seamless fund movement between merchants who operate under the same platform account. Internal transfers are restricted to accounts linked under the same platform hierarchy. The following transfer directions are supported:

Transfer TypeDescription
P → CFrom a Platform (P) account to one of its Child (C) merchant accounts.
C → PFrom a Child (C) merchant account back to its Platform (P) account.
C → C (same P)Between Child (C) accounts under the same Platform (P).
SchemasOperations

Withdrawal

[DEPRECATED] This resource represents the withdrawal transaction from your Glomo account to your withdrawal account.

SchemasOperations

Withdrawal Account

This resource represents the withdrawal account details. The withdrawal account is the bank account where the withdrawal amount will be credited.

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Settlement

This resource represents the settlement details. The settlement is the process of transferring funds from your Glomo account to your bank account.

SchemasOperations

Virtual Account

This resource represents virtual account details. A virtual account is a unique account number provisioned for a customer, allowing payments to be received and transactions to be tracked against that customer.

SchemasOperations

Platform

This resource provides platform functionality that enables platforms to onboard merchants onto Glomo, with each merchant having their own dedicated Virtual Accounts (VA).

SchemasOperations