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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
wallets
/
fiat
/
create
Create Wallet
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/v1/wallets/fiat/create \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <x-api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "customerId": "<string>",
  "walletName": "<string>",
  "walletReference": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Fiat wallet created successfully",
  "data": {
    "walletId": "wal_abc123xyz",
    "bankName": "Wema Bank",
    "bankCode": "035",
    "accountNumber": "1234567890"
  }
}

​
Request

​
x-api-key
string
required
API Key for authentication
​
customerId
string
required
Unique identifier for the customer
​
walletName
string
required
Name of the wallet
​
walletReference
string
required
Reference for the wallet

​
Request Example

curl -X POST https://api-staging.fossapay.com/api/v1/wallets/fiat/create \
  -H "x-api-key: fp_live_sk_xxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "customerId": "cus_123456789",
    "walletName": "Main Wallet",
    "walletReference": "wallet_ref_001"
  }'

const fossapay = require('fossapay-node');
const client = new fossapay('fp_live_sk_xxxxxxxx');

const wallet = await client.wallets.createFiatWallet({
  customerId: 'cus_123456789',
  walletName: 'Main Wallet',
  walletReference: 'wallet_ref_001'
});

from fossapay import Fossapay

client = Fossapay('fp_live_sk_xxxxxxxx')

wallet = client.wallets.create_fiat_wallet(
    customerId='cus_123456789',
    walletName='Main Wallet',
    walletReference='wallet_ref_001'
)

​
Response

​
success
boolean
Indicates if the request was successful
​
message
string
Human-readable response message
​
data
object

​
Response Example

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Fiat wallet created successfully",
  "data": {
    "walletId": "wal_abc123xyz",
    "bankName": "Wema Bank",
    "bankCode": "035",
    "accountNumber": "1234567890"
  }
}

​
Error Codes

CodeDescription
INVALID_CUSTOMERCustomer ID is invalid
MISSING_FIELDSRequired fields are missing
UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid API key or insufficient permissions
Rate Limit: 100 requests per minute
Store the walletId in your database for future reference and transaction matching.