Verify Meter Account
Before any electricity bill payment is initiated, It is compulsory that you ensure that the meter or account number is sent for validation / verification and must be confirmed by the user before proceeding to payment.
Below service is deprecated. Please use the Account Name Verifier / Finder service.
postVerify Meter Account
post
https://payments.baxipay.com.ng/api/baxipay/services/electricity/verify
This is used to verify the name of the meter or account owner.
Request
Response
Request
Headers
Baxi-date
optional
string
Date in RFC format
Authorization
optional
string
Check the authentication page.
Body Parameters
account_number
required
string
This is the meter or electricity bill account number.
service_type
required
string
This is the service type of the payment you are trying to make, retrieved from the "Electricity Service Providers" page
Response
200: OK
name: This is the name of the account or meter owner shown to user.
address: (optional) if provided
outstandingBalance: (optional)
district: (optional)
accountNumber: This is the meter or account number used to fetch the name.
{"status": "success","message": "Successful","code": 200,"data": {"name": "TESTMETER1","address": "ABULE - EGBA BU ABULE","outstandingBalance": "","district": "ABULE - EGBA BU ABULE","accountNumber": "04042404048"}}