This guide will help you start accepting payments with our API quickly and securely. Follow these steps to begin processing transactions.

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Step 1: Create Your Account

1

Sign Up

Create your Juicyway business account:
2

Get API Keys

After signing up:
  1. Navigate to Settings → API Keys.
  2. Fetch test and live API keys.
  3. Store keys securely - never expose them in client-side code.
3

Set Up Webhooks

Configure webhooks to receive real-time payment updates:
  1. Go to Settings → Webhooks
  2. Add your webhook URL

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Step 2: Make Your First API Call

Test your integration with this simple API call: 
curl -X POST "https://api-sandbox.spendjuice.com/payment-sessions" \
-H "Authorization:  YOUR_TEST_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "customer": {
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "phone_number": "+2348118873422",
    "billing_address": {
      "line1": "123 Test Lane",
      "city": "Test City",
      "state": "Test State",
      "country": "NG",
      "zip_code": "12345"
    },
    "ip_address": "127.0.0.1"
  },
  "description": "Test Payment",
  "currency": "NGN",
  "amount": 100000,
  "payment_method": {
    "type": "card"
  },
  "reference": "test-payment-123"
}'

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Step 3: Test Card Payments

Use these test cards to simulate different payment scenarios:

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Step 4: Handle Webhooks

Set up webhook handling to receive real-time payment updates. Here’s a basic example:
app.post('/webhooks', (req, res) => {
  const payload = req.body;
  const checksum = payload.checksum;
  const businessId = process.env.BUSINESS_ID;
  
  // Validate webhook signature
  if (!validateSignature(payload, checksum, businessId)) {
    return res.status(401).send('Invalid signature');
  }
  
  // Handle different event types
  switch(payload.event) {
    case 'payment.session.succeeded':
      // Handle successful payment
      break;
    case 'payment.session.failed':
      // Handle failed payment
      break;
  }
  
  res.status(200).send('Webhook received');
});

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Next Steps

  1. Review our API Authentication guide for secure API access
  2. Set up comprehensive Webhook Handling
  3. Learn about Error Handling
  4. Explore supported Payment Methods

Need Help?

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