Authentication

The VTU Africa API uses API Key for Authentication.

Please use your APIKEY for authentication

Purchase Electricity

Live URL: https://vtuafrica.com.ng/portal/api/electric/

Sandbox: https://vtuafrica.com.ng/portal/api-test/electric/

Parameters: as specified in the parameters below:

SAMPLE CODE

$sandbox = "https://vtuafrica.com.ng/portal/api-test/electric/?apikey=1234&service=jos-electric&meterNo=100233&metertype=prepaid&amount=500&ref=826633";
$host = "https://vtuafrica.com.ng/portal/api/electric/?apikey=1234&service=ikeja-electric&meterNo=100221233&metertype=prepaid&amount=1000&ref=828466633";
//Initialize cURL.
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $host);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);

$data = curl_exec($ch);

//Close the cURL handle.
curl_close($ch);

$response = json_decode($data);

EXPECTED RESPONSE

{"code":101,
"description":{"Status":"Completed","ProductName":"Ikeja Electricity Payment",
"MeterNumber":"100221233","MeterType":"prepaid","Token":"2345786765","Unit":"25wat",
"Request_Amount":"500","Amount_Charged":"495","Previous_Balance":"1000",
"Current_Balance":"505","ReferenceID":"828466633","message":"Recharge Successful"
	
    }
}

Electricity Companies and their service Codes