Introduction
Welcome to PT API. It is Prepaid Technologies' end-to-end platform that makes it simple to create digital banking and branded card experiences. This documentation includes comprehensive information for building financial products and integrating with PT API.
The fastest way to get your integration up and running is to use our Quick Start guide, which walks you through the essential integration steps. We've tried to make this documentation user-friendly, but if you have any questions, please head to our Discord Server.
Glossary
Term | Description | |
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About the Platform
PT API is built on the Prepaid Technologies Platform, which processes billions of dollars of payments annually and inherits all scalability, reliability, and security features of the Prepaid Technologies platform.
PT API Components
All financial products built on Instant are comprised of four components:
Developer Portal: A web tool for Developers and Businesses to explore the Prepaid Technologies offerings and subscribe to PT products.
Product: It contains one or more APIs as well as a usage quota and the terms of use. Once a product is published, developers can subscribe to the product and begin to use the product's APIs.
Feature: Feature is a business functionality to the end-user. Set of PT APIs need to be called in the correct order to implement a Feature in the client application.
API: It stands for 'Application Programming Interface'. PT API enables our clients to create financial applications that access the features or data of Prepaid Technologies.
Developer Portal
Before using PT API to create financial products, enroll your business through our Developer Portal, and get Subscription details - Primary key and Secondary key.
Developer portal URL | |
Gateway URL | |
Virtual IP (VIP) addresses | 40.86.88.107 |
Master Funds Account
Prepaid Technologies creates a master funds account for every business that enrolls in PT API. This account can be used to instantly fund cardholder accounts, enabling a wide variety of product use cases.
API Protocols
The PT API uses POST requests to communicate and HTTP response codes to indicate status and errors. All requests must include a
Content-Type
of application/json and the body must be valid JSON. All responses are in standard JSON.
Digital Banking
Cardholders need a way to manage their accounts. This includes viewing balances, tracking spending, and accessing monthly statements. Digital banking is how we describe any user interface that provides these functions for cardholders.
Parent-Client Hierarchy
Group Level
Client Level
Program Level
