Authentication
IMPORTANT: Be sure to use HTTPS to make API calls. HTTP calls will fail
URL
Production or testing (Sandbox) environment URLs are located in each chapter.
Authentication
Our web services use Basic Access Authentication. Provide your Platform Account Username and Password separated by a colon (username:password) and then Base64 encoded.
Example (for your reference only): Authorization: Basic QWxhZGRpbjpPcGVuU2VzYW1l
Content Type
Specify content type as follows:
- Application/json – for requests in JSON language
Methods
- GET – Requests data from a specified resource
- POST – Submits data to be processed to a specified resource
IMPORTANT: Transaction-processing API calls use the POST method
REST Header Example:
API URL: https://transactions.4levers.com/ATPayTxWs.svc/web/RegularTransaction
Request Header:
Content-Type: application/json; charset: utf-8
Authorization: Basic “System Username and Password Base64 encoded”
API URL: https://transactions.4levers.com/ATPayTxWs.svc/web/RegularTransaction
Request Header:
Content-Type: application/json; charset: utf-8
Authorization: Basic “System Username and Password Base64 encoded”
Request Body
In order to make an API call to process any type of transaction a correct Transaction Packet has to be supplied with the API request.
The Transaction Packet encapsulates all the required fields for processing of an API request.
Transaction packet content depends on the transaction type.