POST
/
payments
/
initiate-ussd-push-request
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.clickpesa.com/third-parties/payments/initiate-ussd-push-request \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "amount": "<string>",
  "currency": "TZS",
  "orderReference": "<string>",
  "phoneNumber": "<string>",
  "checksum": "<string>"
}'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": "PROCESSING",
  "channel": "<string>",
  "orderReference": "<string>",
  "collectedAmount": "<string>",
  "collectedCurrency": "<string>",
  "createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "clientId": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Authorization header containing the JWT access token returned from the generate token endpoint. The token already includes the Bearer prefix. Example: Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOi...

Body

application/json
​
amount
string
required

Your payment amount

​
currency
enum<string>
required
Available options:
TZS
​
orderReference
string
required

Your unique Order reference

​
phoneNumber
string
required

Mobile phone number to receive USSD-PUSH and make payment, starting with country code and without the plus sign, e.g., 255712345678

​
checksum
string

If enabled, this is the generated checksum of the payload. Refer to the documentation for more details.

Response

Initiate USSD Push response

​
id
string

Unique identifier for the USSD-PUSH transaction

​
status
enum<string>

Current status of the transaction

Available options:
PROCESSING,
SUCCESS,
FAILED,
SETTLED
​
channel
string

Payment channel used for the transaction (e.g., TIGO-PESA, M-PESA, AIRTEL-MONEY)

​
orderReference
string

Your unique Reference identifier for the order

​
collectedAmount
string

Amount collected from the transaction

​
collectedCurrency
string

Currency of the collected amount (e.g., TZS)

​
createdAt
string<date-time>

Timestamp when the transaction was created

​
clientId
string

Application Client ID associated with the payment