# USSD

Accept payments directly from your customers local bank account through ussd payment channel.

#### How it works

1. To initiate a USSD payment, make a request to the USSD payments service with the `payments/initiates` endpoint.
2. When the request is made you are expected to get a dial code.
3. Customer completes transactions using the USSD spring and dial code generate
4. [Verify the payment](https://doc.seerbit.com/integration/verify-transaction)

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Authentication" %}

```java
curl -X POST
https://seerbitapi.com/api/v2/payments/initiates
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' 
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Request" %}

```
{
    "publicKey":"BPTESTPUBK_PjQ5dFOi522L383MlsQYUMAe6cZYviTF",
    "amount":"100",
    "fullName": "Eddie roli",
    "mobileNumber": "08087522256",
    "email":"eddie@gmail.com",
    "currency": "NGN",
    "country": "NG",
    "paymentReference": "dsffererer",
    "callbackUrl": "http://www.checkout.parallexpay.com",
    "redirectUrl": "http://www.checkout.parallexpay.com",
    "paymentType": "USSD",
    "bankCode":"044"
    }

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}

```
{
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "data": {
        "code": null,
        "payments": {
            "paymentReference": "dsffererer",
            "linkingReference": "SABI724622561618580872054",
            "providerreference": "8206",
            "ussdDailCode": "*901*000*8206#"
        },
        "message": null
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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