Lipisha Payment API Client

This package provides bindings for the Lipisha Payments API (http://developer.lipisha.com/)

• Free software: BSD license
• Documentation: http://lipisha-python-client.readthedocs.org.

Features

• Send money
• Send SMS
• Get Float
• Get Balance
• Acknowledge transactions

Examples

IPN callback examples are in the examples directory:

https://github.com/lipisha/lipisha-python-client/tree/master/examples

Quick start

>>> from lipisha import Lipisha
>>> api_key = "YOUR API KEY"
>>> api_signature = "YOUR API SIGNATURE"
>>> lipisha = Lipisha(api_key, api_signature)
>>> lipisha.api_base_url
'https://lipisha.com/payments/accounts/index.php/v2/api'
>>> lipisha = Lipisha(api_key, api_signature, api_environment='test')
>>> lipisha.api_base_url
'http://developer.lipisha.com/index.php/v2/api/'
>>> lipisha = Lipisha(api_key, api_signature, api_environment='live')
>>> lipisha.api_base_url
'https://lipisha.com/payments/accounts/index.php/v2/api'

>>> lipisha.confirm_transaction(transaction='YYYE9WWWW0')

{u'content': {u'transaction': u'YYYE9WWWW0',
  u'transaction_account_name': u'Primary',
  u'transaction_account_number': u'098777',
  u'transaction_amount': u'200.0000',
  u'transaction_date': u'2015-08-14 16:51:00',
  u'transaction_email': u'',
  u'transaction_method': u'Paybill (M-Pesa)',
  u'transaction_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
  u'transaction_name': u'Test User Names',
  u'transaction_reference': u'99',
  u'transaction_status': u'Completed',
  u'transaction_type': u'Payment'},
  u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
              u'status_code': 0,
              u'status_description': u'Transaction Found'}}


>>> lipisha.create_payment_account(transaction_account_type=1,
                                   transaction_account_name="MPESA Payments",
                                   transaction_account_manager="test_account")

{u'content': {u'transaction_account_manager': u'test_account',
  u'transaction_account_name': u'MPESA Payments',
  u'transaction_account_number': u'09999',
  u'transaction_account_type': u'1'},
  u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
              u'status_code': 0,
              u'status_description': u'Account Created'}}

>>> lipisha.create_withdrawal_account(transaction_account_type="1",
                               transaction_account_name="Settlement Bank A/C",
                               transaction_account_number="0100555555555",
                               transaction_account_bank_name="AZY Bank",
                               transaction_account_bank_branch="HQ",
                               transaction_account_bank_address="PO BOX 900032 - 99999 Nairobi, Kenya",
                               transaction_account_swift_code="ABCXYXXXX",
                               transaction_account_manager="test_account")
{u'content': {u'transaction_account_bank_address': u'PO BOX 900032 - 99999 Nairobi, Kenya',
  u'transaction_account_bank_branch': u'HQ',
  u'transaction_account_bank_name': u'AZY Bank',
  u'transaction_account_manager': u'test_account',
  u'transaction_account_name': u'Settlement Bank A/C',
  u'transaction_account_number': u'0100555555555',
  u'transaction_account_swift_code': u'ABCXYXXXX',
  u'transaction_account_type': u'1'},
  u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
              u'status_code': 0,
              u'status_description': u'Account Created'}}

>>> lipisha.get_balance()
{u'content': {u'balance': u'246.2500', u'currency': u'KES'},
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
             u'status_code': 0,
             u'status_description': u'Balance Found'}}

>>> lipisha.get_float(account_number="098000")

{u'content': {u'account_number': u'098000',
  u'currency': u'KES',
  u'float': u'0.00'},
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': 0,
  u'status_description': u'Float Found'}}

>>> lipisha.get_transactions()

{u'content': [{u'code': None,
   u'transaction': u'JJ99X9TC0',
   u'transaction_account_name': u'Primary',
   u'transaction_account_number': u'098777',
   u'transaction_amount': u'50.0000',
   u'transaction_date': u'2015-08-06 10:39:00',
   u'transaction_email': u'',
   u'transaction_method': u'Paybill (M-Pesa)',
   u'transaction_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'transaction_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'transaction_reference': u'',
   u'transaction_reversal_status': u'None',
   u'transaction_reversal_status_id': u'1',
   u'transaction_status': u'Completed',
   u'transaction_type': u'Payment'},
  {u'code': None,
   u'transaction': u'JJ99X9TC0',
   u'transaction_account_name': u'Primary',
   u'transaction_account_number': u'098777',
   u'transaction_amount': u'-0.7500',
   u'transaction_date': u'2015-08-06 10:39:00',
   u'transaction_email': u'',
   u'transaction_method': u'Paybill (M-Pesa)',
   u'transaction_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'transaction_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'transaction_reference': u'',
   u'transaction_reversal_status': u'None',
   u'transaction_reversal_status_id': u'1',
   u'transaction_status': u'Completed',
   u'transaction_type': u'Fee'},
  {u'code': None,
   u'transaction': u'YYYE9WWWW0',
   u'transaction_account_name': u'Primary',
   u'transaction_account_number': u'098777',
   u'transaction_amount': u'200.0000',
   u'transaction_date': u'2015-08-14 16:51:00',
   u'transaction_email': u'',
   u'transaction_method': u'Paybill (M-Pesa)',
   u'transaction_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'transaction_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'transaction_reference': u'99',
   u'transaction_reversal_status': u'None',
   u'transaction_reversal_status_id': u'1',
   u'transaction_status': u'Completed',
   u'transaction_type': u'Payment'},
  {u'code': None,
   u'transaction': u'YYYE9WWWW0',
   u'transaction_account_name': u'Primary',
   u'transaction_account_number': u'098777',
   u'transaction_amount': u'-3.0000',
   u'transaction_date': u'2015-08-14 16:51:00',
   u'transaction_email': u'',
   u'transaction_method': u'Paybill (M-Pesa)',
   u'transaction_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'transaction_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'transaction_reference': u'99',
   u'transaction_reversal_status': u'None',
   u'transaction_reversal_status_id': u'1',
   u'transaction_status': u'Completed',
   u'transaction_type': u'Fee'}],
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': 0,
  u'status_description': u'Transactions Found'}}

>>> lipisha.get_transactions(transaction="JJ99X9TC0")
{u'content': [{u'code': None,
   u'transaction': u'JJ99X9TC0',
   u'transaction_account_name': u'Primary',
   u'transaction_account_number': u'098777',
   u'transaction_amount': u'50.0000',
   u'transaction_date': u'2015-08-06 10:39:00',
   u'transaction_email': u'',
   u'transaction_method': u'Paybill (M-Pesa)',
   u'transaction_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'transaction_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'transaction_reference': u'',
   u'transaction_reversal_status': u'None',
   u'transaction_reversal_status_id': u'1',
   u'transaction_status': u'Completed',
   u'transaction_type': u'Payment'},
  {u'code': None,
   u'transaction': u'JJ99X9TC0',
   u'transaction_account_name': u'Primary',
   u'transaction_account_number': u'098777',
   u'transaction_amount': u'-0.7500',
   u'transaction_date': u'2015-08-06 10:39:00',
   u'transaction_email': u'',
   u'transaction_method': u'Paybill (M-Pesa)',
   u'transaction_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'transaction_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'transaction_reference': u'',
   u'transaction_reversal_status': u'None',
   u'transaction_reversal_status_id': u'1',
   u'transaction_status': u'Completed',
   u'transaction_type': u'Fee'}],
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': 0,
  u'status_description': u'Transactions Found'}}

>>> lipisha.get_customers()
{u'content': [{u'customer_average': u'125.00000000',
   u'customer_email': u'',
   u'customer_first_payment_date': u'2015-08-06 10:39:00',
   u'customer_last_payment_date': u'2015-08-14 16:51:00',
   u'customer_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'customer_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'customer_payments': u'2',
   u'customer_total': u'250.0000'}],
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': 0,
  u'status_description': u'Customers Found'}}

>>> lipisha.get_customers(customer_mobile_number="2547XXYYYZZZ")
{u'content': [{u'customer_average': u'125.00000000',
   u'customer_email': u'',
   u'customer_first_payment_date': u'2015-08-06 10:39:00',
   u'customer_last_payment_date': u'2015-08-14 16:51:00',
   u'customer_mobile_number': u'2547XXYYYZZZ',
   u'customer_name': u'Test User Names',
   u'customer_payments': u'2',
   u'customer_total': u'250.0000'}],
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': 0,
  u'status_description': u'Customers Found'}}

>>> lipisha.send_airtime(account_number="03160", mobile_number="07XXYYYZZZ", amount="50", network="SAF")
{u'content': {u'amount': u'50',
  u'mobile_number': u'07XXYYYZZZ',
  u'reference': u'MF0QKVD9W'},
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': u'0000',
  u'status_description': u'Airtime purchased successfully'}}



>>> lipisha.send_money(account_number="098777", mobile_number="07XXYYYZZZ", amount=50)
{u'content': {u'amount': u'50',
  u'customer_name': u'',
  u'mobile_number': u'07XXYYYZZZ',
  u'reference': u'SP01ZXA45'},
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': u'0000',
  u'status_description': u'Payout Scheduled'}}


>>> lipisha.authorize_card_transaction(account_number="098000",
                                       card_number="4242424242424242",
                                       address1="PO BOX 11111 99999",
                                       address2="",
                                       expiry="082020",
                                       name="Lipsha Test Account",
                                       country="KENYA",
                                       state="NAIROBI",
                                       zip="00200",
                                       security_code="999",
                                       amount=100,
                                       currency='KES')
{u'content': {u'transaction_index': u'{CDD55BEB-F74A-4A8B-8D5C-2FC77FF14E7B}',
  u'transaction_reference': 111111},
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': u'0000',
  u'status_description': u'Transaction Authorized Successfully'}}


>>> lipisha.complete_card_transaction(transaction_reference=11111,
                                      transaction_index="{CDD55BEB-F74A-4A8B-8D5C-2FC77FF14E7B}")
{u'content': {u'transaction_index': u'{CDD55BEB-F74A-4A8B-8D5C-2FC77FF14E7B}',
  u'transaction_reference': u'11111'},
 u'status': {u'status': u'SUCCESS',
  u'status_code': u'0000',
  u'status_description': u'Transaction Completed Successfully'}}

>>> lipisha.reverse_card_transaction(transaction_reference=11111, transaction_index="{CDD55BEB-F74A-4A8B-8D5C-2FC77FF14E7B}")
{u'content': None, u'status': None}

Installation

At the command line:

$ pip install lipisha

Or using easy_install

$ easy_install lipisha

Manual installation

$ git clone https://github.com/lipisha/lipisha-python-client.git
$ cd lipisha-python-client
$ python setup.py install

Or, if you have virtualenvwrapper installed::

$ mkvirtualenv lipisha
$ pip install lipisha

See documentation for detailed API. Refer to Lipisha API for parameters required for each method.