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Create Beneficiary

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Method is used to add a new beneficiary for the user. For some of the banks this is required to transfer funds from the user's account to the beneficiary's.

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Pre-Conditions

You have obtained user's permanent access token from Exchange Token endpoint

To read more about authentication process and access token please refer to Authentication Documentation

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Note

Please note that this endpoint is only required if you use Create Transfer instead of AutoFlow endpoint and sender bank requires beneficiary.

If you are still using Create Transfer endpoint, we recommend you switch to Auto Flow

Request

https://api.dapi.com/v2/payment/beneficiaries/create

Headers

Parameter

Type

Description

Authorization
REQUIRED

String

Set type to bearer token and the value to the accessToken obtained using the Exchange Token request.

Body Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

appSecret
REQUIRED

String

Private token generated at application creation.

userSecret
REQUIRED

String

Encrypted version of the userKey.

name
REQUIRED

String

Name of the beneficiary.

nickname
REQUIRED

String

Nickname of the beneficiary.

accountNumber
REQUIRED

String

Account number of the beneficiary.

type
REQUIRED

Enum

Type of beneficiary.

  • same - beneficiary's bank is the same as the sender's

  • local - beneficiary's bank is in the same country>br>

  • intl - beneficiary's bank is in a different country

For further explanation see Beneficiary Types

address
REQUIRED

Object<Address>

An object containing the address information of the beneficiary.

country
REQUIRED

String

Name of the country in all uppercase letters (e.g. “AE”).

sortCode
OPTIONAL

String

Financial institution’s sort code.

branchAddress
REQUIRED

String

Address of the financial institution’s specific branch.

bankName
REQUIRED

String

Name of the financial institution.

branchName
REQUIRED

String

Name of the financial institution’s specific branch.

phoneNumber
REQUIRED

String

Beneficiary's phone number.

iban
REQUIRED

String

Beneficiary's IBAN number.

swiftCode
REQUIRED

String

Beneficiary's financial institution's SWIFT code.

Address schema

Parameter

Type

Description

line1
REQUIRED

String

Street name and number. Note: value should not contain any commas or special characters.

line2
REQUIRED

String

City name. Note: value should not contain any commas or special characters.

line3
REQUIRED

String

Country name. Note: value should not contain any commas or special characters.

Request Example

{
    "appSecret": "{{app_secret}}",
    "userSecret": "{{user_secret}}",
    "type": "local",
    "swiftCode": "NBSHAEAS",
    "sortCode": " 123456",
    "bankName": "Sharjah Islamic Bank",
    "name": "AbdulRahman Darooqi Farooqi",
    "nickname": "AbdulRahman SIB",
    "iban": "AE360410000033417426040",
    "accountNumber": "",
    "country": "AE",
    "branchName": "American university of sharjah",
    "branchAddress": "AUS",
    "address": {
        "line1": "AUS",
        "line2": "University City",
        "line3": "Sharjah"
    }
}

Response

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Note

Your responses may differ from those listed below on a case-by-case basis.

Parameter

Type

Description

operationID

String

Unique ID generated to identify a specific operation.

success

Boolean

Returns true if request is successful and false for all else.

status

Enum

The status of the job.

done - Operation Completed

failed - Operation Failed

user_input_required - Pending User Input

initialized - Operation In Progress

*For further explanation see Operation Statuses

userInputs

Array<UserInputs>

Specifies the type of further information required from the user before the job can be completed.

Is only returned if operation status is `user_input_required

type

Enum

Type of error encountered

Is only returned when operation was not successful

msg

String

Detailed description of the error

Is only returned if the request was not successful

Response Example

{
    "operationID": "3b74fcb5-56c2-4664-a010-39769ebfbcec",
    "success": true,
    "status": "done"
}

Successful Request/Response

Successful Request

{
    "appSecret": "{{app_secret}}",
    "userSecret": "{{user_secret}}",
    "type": "local",
    "swiftCode": "NBSHAEAS",
    "sortCode": " 123456",
    "bankName": "Sharjah Islamic Bank",
    "name": "AbdulRahman Darooqi Farooqi",
    "nickname": "AbdulRahman SIB",
    "iban": "AE360410000033417426040",
    "accountNumber": "",
    "country": "AE",
    "branchName": "American university of sharjah",
    "branchAddress": "AUS",
    "address": {
        "line1": "AUS",
        "line2": "University City",
        "line3": "Sharjah"
    }
}

Successful Response

{
    "operationID": "3b74fcb5-56c2-4664-a010-39769ebfbcec",
    "success": true,
    "status": "done"
}

Request / Response - When User Input Required

Request - When User Input Required

{
    "appSecret": "{{app_secret}}",
    "userSecret": "{{user_secret}}",
    "type": "local",
    "swiftCode": "NBSHAEAS",
    "sortCode": " 123456",
    "bankName": "Sharjah Islamic Bank",
    "name": "AbdulRahman Darooqi Farooqi",
    "nickname": "AbdulRahman SIB",
    "iban": "AE360410000033417426040",
    "accountNumber": "",
    "country": "AE",
    "branchName": "American university of sharjah",
    "branchAddress": "AUS",
    "address": {
        "line1": "AUS",
        "line2": "University City",
        "line3": "Sharjah"
    }
}

Response - When User Input Required

{
    "operationID": "47204fa6-dca6-44a5-8111-6c6489a232a2",
    "success": true,
    "status": "user_input_required",
    "userInputs": [
     {
      "answer": "",
      "id": "otp",
      "index": 0,
      "query": "Please enter a Smart Pass Token from your ENBD mobile application"
    }
    ]
}

For more information on handling user input, please see User Inputs.

Failed Request / Response

Failed Request

{
    "appSecret": "{{app_secret}}",
    "userSecret": "{{user_secret}}",
    "type": "local",
    "bankName": "Sharjah Islamic Bank",
    "name": "AbdulRahman Darooqi Farooqi",
    "nickname": "AbdulRahman SIB",
    "iban": "AE360410000033417426040",
    "country": "AE",
    "branchName": "American university of sharjah",
    "branchAddress": "AUS",
    "address": {
        "line1": "AUS",
        "line2": "University City",
        "line3": "Sharjah"
    }
}

Failed Response

{
  "msg": "Invalid access token",
  "type": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "success": false,
  "status": "failed"
}

Failed Request / Response - Invalid Key

Failed Request - Invalid Key

{
    "appSecret": "Invalid_Key",
    "userSecret": "Invalid_secret",
    "type": "local",
    "bankName": "Sharjah Islamic Bank",
    "name": "AbdulRahman Darooqi Farooqi",
    "nickname": "AbdulRahman SIB",
    "iban": "AE360410000033417426040",
    "country": "AE",
    "branchName": "American university of sharjah",
    "branchAddress": "AUS",
    "address": {
        "line1": "AUS",
        "line2": "University City",
        "line3": "Sharjah"
    }
}

Failed Response - Invalid Key

{
  "msg": "Invalid access token",
  "type": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "success": false,
  "status": "failed"
}

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Note

For more information and detailed breakdown of possible errors, please see Errors.

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