code-coast-momo-api
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MTN Mobile Money API Client for NodeJS written in TypeScript
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MTN MoMo API NodeJS Client
Power your apps with our Updated MTN MoMo API
Usage
Installation
Add the library to your project
npm install --save code-coast-momo-api
Sandbox Credentials
Next, we need to get the User ID
and User Secret
and to do this we shall need to use the Primary Key
for the Product
to which we are subscribed, as well as specify a host
. We run the momo-sandbox
as below.
## Within a project
npx momo-sandbox --host example.com --primary-key 23e2r2er2342blahblah
If all goes well, it will print the credentials on the terminal;
Momo Sandbox Credentials {
"userSecret": "b2e23bf4e3984a16a55dbfc2d45f66b0",
"userId": "8ecc7cf3-0db8-4013-9c7b-da4894460041"
}
These are the credentials we shall use for the sandbox
environment. In production, these credentials are provided for you on the MTN OVA management dashboard after KYC requirements are met.
Configuration
Before we can fully utilize the library, we need to specify global configurations. The global configuration must contain the following:
baseUrl
: An optional base url to the MTN Momo API. By default the staging base url will be usedenvironment
: Optional enviroment, either "sandbox" or "production". Default is 'sandbox'callbackHost
: The domain where you webhooks urls are hosted. This is mandatory.
As an example, you might configure the library like this:
const momo = require("mtn-momo");
const { Collections, Disbursements } = momo.create({
callbackHost: process.env.CALLBACK_HOST
});
Collections
The collections client can be created with the following paramaters. Note that the userId
and userSecret
for production are provided on the MTN OVA dashboard;
primaryKey
: Primary Key for theCollections
product.userId
: For sandbox, use the one generated with themomo-sandbox
command.userSecret
: For sandbox, use the one generated with themomo-sandbox
command.
You can create a collections client with the following
const collections = Collections({
userSecret: process.env.USER_SECRET,
userId: process.env.USER_ID,
primaryKey: process.env.PRIMARY_KEY
});
Methods
requestToPay(request: PaymentRequest): Promise<string>
: This operation is used to request a payment from a consumer (Payer). The payer will be asked to authorize the payment. The transaction is executed once the payer has authorized the payment. The transaction will be in status PENDING until it is authorized or declined by the payer or it is timed out by the system. Status of the transaction can be validated by usinggetTransaction
getTransaction(transactionId: string): Promise<Payment>
: Retrieve transaction information using thetransactionId
returned byrequestToPay
. You can invoke it at intervals until the transaction fails or succeeds. If the transaction has failed, it will throw an appropriate error. The error will be a subclass ofMtnMoMoError
. Checksrc/error.ts
for the various errors that can be throwngetBalance(): Promise<Balance>
: Get the balance of the account.isPayerActive(id: string, type: PartyIdType = "MSISDN"): Promise<string>
: check if an account holder is registered and active in the system.
Sample Code
const momo = require("mtn-momo");
const { Collections } = momo.create({
callbackHost: process.env.CALLBACK_HOST
});
const collections = Collections({
userSecret: process.env.COLLECTIONS_USER_SECRET,
userId: process.env.COLLECTIONS_USER_ID,
primaryKey: process.env.COLLECTIONS_PRIMARY_KEY
});
// Request to pay
collections
.requestToPay({
amount: "50",
currency: "EUR",
externalId: "123456",
payer: {
partyIdType: "MSISDN",
partyId: "256774290781"
},
payerMessage: "testing",
payeeNote: "hello"
})
.then(transactionId => {
console.log({ transactionId });
// Get transaction status
return collections.getTransaction(transactionId);
})
.then(transaction => {
console.log({ transaction });
// Get account balance
return collections.getBalance();
})
.then(accountBalance => console.log({ accountBalance }))
.catch(error => {
console.log(error);
});
Disbursement
The disbursements client can be created with the following paramaters. Note that the userId
and userSecret
for production are provided on the MTN OVA dashboard;
primaryKey
: Primary Key for theDisbursements
product.userId
: For sandbox, use the one generated with themomo-sandbox
command.userSecret
: For sandbox, use the one generated with themomo-sandbox
command.
You can create a disbursements client with the following
const disbursements = Disbursements({
userSecret: process.env.DISBURSEMENTS_USER_SECRET,
userId: process.env.DISBURSEMENTS_USER_ID,
primaryKey: process.env.DISBURSEMENTS_PRIMARY_KEY
});
Methods
transfer(request: TransferRequest): Promise<string>
Used to transfer an amount from the owner’s account to a payee account. It returns a transaction id which can use to check the transaction status with the getTransaction
function
getTransaction(transactionId: string): Promise<Transfer>
: Retrieve transaction information using thetransactionId
returned bytransfer
. You can invoke it at intervals until the transaction fails or succeeds. If the transaction has failed, it will throw an appropriate error. The error will be a subclass ofMtnMoMoError
. Checksrc/error.ts
for the various errors that can be throwngetBalance(): Promise<Balance>
: Get your account balance.isPayerActive(id: string, type: PartyIdType = "MSISDN"): Promise<boolean>
: This method is used to check if an account holder is registered and active in the system.
Sample Code
const momo = require("mtn-momo");
// initialize momo library
const { Disbursements } = momo.create({
callbackHost: process.env.CALLBACK_HOST
});
// initialize disbursements
const disbursements = Disbursements({
userSecret: process.env.DISBURSEMENTS_USER_SECRET,
userId: process.env.DISBURSEMENTS_USER_ID,
primaryKey: process.env.DISBURSEMENTS_PRIMARY_KEY
});
// Transfer
disbursements
.transfer({
amount: "100",
currency: "EUR",
externalId: "947354",
payee: {
partyIdType: "MSISDN",
partyId: "+256776564739"
},
payerMessage: "testing",
payeeNote: "hello",
callbackUrl: "https://75f59b50.ngrok.io"
})
.then(transactionId => {
console.log({ transactionId });
// Get transaction status
return disbursements.getTransaction(transactionId);
})
.then(transaction => {
console.log({ transaction });
// Get account balance
return disbursements.getBalance();
})
.then(accountBalance => console.log({ accountBalance }))
.catch(error => {
console.log(error);
});