/v2/payments/validate

POST

Validate a new payments's details, without actually creating a record of the payment. On success, returns an object that represents the payment that would be created if the payment create had been called.

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API parameters

Required
NameInTypeDescriptionEnum
X-Auth-Token header string Authentication token.
currency formData string Currency in which payment is made. Three-digit currency code.
beneficiary_id formData string Beneficiary UUID.
amount formData string Amount.
reason formData string User-generated reason for payment. Freeform text.
reference formData string User-generated reference code.
Optional
NameInTypeDescriptionEnum
x-sca-force-sms header boolean Defines whether sms should be enforced as the SCA message mediator.
id formData string Payment UUID.
payment_date formData string Instructed date of payment. Any valid ISO 8601 format, eg. "2017-12-31".
payment_type formData string Currencycloud supports two types of payments: "priority", made using the SWIFT network; and "regular", made using the local bank network. priority
regular
conversion_id formData string Conversion UUID.
payer_entity_type formData string Legal entity. company
individual
payer_company_name formData string Required if "payer_entity_type" is "company".
payer_first_name formData string Required if "payer_entity_type" is "individual".
payer_last_name formData string Required if "payer_entity_type" is "individual".
payer_city formData string City.
payer_address formData string First line of address.
payer_postcode formData string Postal code.
payer_state_or_province formData string State or province.
payer_country formData string Two-letter country code.
payer_date_of_birth formData string If "payer_entity_type" is "company", company registration date. If "payer_entity_type" is "individual", date of birth. ISO 8601 format YYYY-MM-DD.
payer_identification_type formData string A legal document that verifies the identity of the payer. Required documentation will vary depending on the nationality or registered address of the payer. none
drivers_license
social_security_number
green_card
passport
visa
matricula_consular
registro_federal_de_contribuyentes
credential_de_elector
social_insurance_number
citizenship_papers
drivers_license_canadian
existing_credit_card_details
employer_identification_number
national_id
others
incorporation_number
payer_identification_value formData string A unique reference code for the identification document, such as a passport number.
unique_request_id formData string User-generated idempotency key.
ultimate_beneficiary_name formData string The name of the ultimate beneficiary if different.
purpose_code formData string Payment Purpose Code (Mandatory for all INR payments).
on_behalf_of formData string Contact UUID.
charge_type formData string Payment Charges Setting value (only applicable to SWIFT payments). If empty - then account's default value is used. Do not specify for regular (local) payments. ours
shared
fee_amount formData string Fee amount.
fee_currency formData string Currency fee is paid in. 
curl -X POST  --header "X-Auth-Token: XXXX-XXXXX-XXXX"  https://devapi.currencycloud.com/v2/payments/validate

Response

{
    "validation_result": "success"
}
Error Codes
HTTP Status Code Description Params
400 invalid_type Invalid Payment type
currency_length_is_invalid currency should be 3 character(s) long
currency_is_required currency is required
invalid_currency You cannot make payments with this currency
beneficiary_id_is_not_valid_uuid beneficiary_id should be in UUID format
beneficiary_id_is_required beneficiary_id is required
beneficiary_date_of_birth_type_is_wrong beneficiary_date_of_birth should be of date type { "type" => "date" }
beneficiary_date_of_birth_is_incorrect beneficiary_date_of_birth is incorrect
beneficiary_date_of_birth_is_earlier beneficiary_date_of_birth should be later
beneficiary_date_of_birth_is_after beneficiary_date_of_birth should be earlier
invalid_beneficiary_id Unknown beneficiary_id
payment_above_limit 3000.00 EUR exceeds the maximum amount of 2500.00 EUR for a local payment.
payer_entity_type_not_in_range payer_entity_type should be in range: individual, company
payer_entity_type_is_missing Payer entity type is missing
payer_company_name_is_missing Payer company name is missing
payer_first_name_is_missing Payer first name is missing
payer_last_name_is_missing Payer last name is missing
payer_city_is_missing Payer city is missing
unsupported_payer_country_code Payer country is not supported
payer_state_or_province_is_missing Payer state or province is missing
payer_postcode_is_missing Payer postcode is missing
payer_date_of_birth_type_is_wrong payer_date_of_birth should be of date type { "type" => "date" }
payer_date_of_birth_is_incorrect payer_date_of_birth is incorrect
payer_date_of_birth_is_earlier payer_date_of_birth should be later
payer_date_of_birth_is_after payer_date_of_birth should be earlier
identification_type_is_missing identification_type is missing
identification_type_is_invalid identification_type is invalid
identification_value_is_missing identification_value is missing
identification_value_is_invalid identification_value is invalid
invalid_conversion_id Conversion could not be found
conversion_is_already_settled The conversion is already settled
invalid_payment_date The payment date is invalid
payment_date_is_too_early The payment date cannot be sooner than the conversion date
reference_is_too_long reference can not be longer than 255 character(s)
charge_type_not_available Not available charge_type has been provided { "charge_type" => "shared, ours" }
invalid_charge_type Invalid banking_charges supplied, must be in range [ours, shared]
on_behalf_of_self You cannot act on behalf of your own Contact
contact_not_found Contact was not found for this id
on_behalf_of_charge_type_not_available Not available charge_type has been provided for on_behalf_of { "charge_type" => "shared, ours" }
duplicate_request The unique_request_id provided for this payment has already been used, please provide a new unique_request_id to successfully submit this payment
fee_amount_type_is_wrong fee_amount should be of numeric type { "type" => "numeric" }
fee_currency_is_in_invalid_format fee_currency is not a valid ISO 4217 currency code { "type" => "currency" }
unsupported_beneficiary_country_code Beneficiary country is not supported
401 invalid_supplied_credentials Authentication failed with the supplied credentials
429 too_many_requests Too many requests have been made to the api. Please refer to the Developer Center for more information
500 internal_server_error Internal server error
503 service_unavailable Service is temporary unavailable
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