Developer Resources

Integrate LindaPay's powerful escrow and payment services into your applications.

Getting Started with LindaPay API

Learn how to integrate LindaPay into your applications

  1. Sign up for a LindaPay developer account
  2. Obtain your API keys from the developer dashboard
  3. Explore our API documentation and SDKs
  4. Test your integration in our sandbox environment
  5. Go live with your integration

Code Samples

Python Example

Creating a transaction using the LindaPay API


import requests

api_key = "your_api_key_here"
base_url = "https://api.lindapay.co.ke/v1"

def create_transaction(amount, currency, buyer_id, seller_id):
    endpoint = f"{base_url}/transactions"
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }
    payload = {
        "amount": amount,
        "currency": currency,
        "buyer_id": buyer_id,
        "seller_id": seller_id
    }
    response = requests.post(endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers)
    return response.json()

# Example usage
transaction = create_transaction(1000, "KES", "buyer123", "seller456")
print(transaction)

API Playground

Submit Test Request

Simulate a request and view sample response


{
  "transaction_id": "txn_123456",
  "status": "pending",
  "amount": 1000,
  "currency": "KES",
  "buyer_id": "buyer123",
  "seller_id": "seller456"
}

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