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VTU Airtime Purchase This API allows you to purchase airtime programmatically for any supported Nigerian mobile network.
POST
https://api.textng.xyz/vtu-airtime/
PHP code
<?php
 // Using cURL POST
  $key="YOUR-ACCOUNT-KEY";
  $network_provider="MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, 9MOBILE";
  $phone="SUBSCRIBER NUMBER";
  $response = httpPost("https://api.textng.xyz/vtu-airtime/",array("key"=>"$key","phone"=>$phone,"network_provider"=>"$network_provider","$amount"=>"$amount"));
  // using php curl
  function httpPost($url, $data) {
      $curl = curl_init($url);
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($data));
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
      $response = curl_exec($curl);
      curl_close($curl);
      echo $response;
  }
?>
Parameters
Parameters Example Description
Key XXXXX-XXXX-XXXXX Your developer API key. This authorizes every request and can be found on your Developer Dashboard.
Phone * 08031234567 The phone number that will receive the airtime.
network_provider * MTN The mobile network provider for the destination phone number. Example values: MTN, GLO, AIRTEL, 9MOBILE.
Amount * 100 The airtime amount to purchase in Naira.
Responses
Your transaction response will appear in JSON format as shown below.
Succesful query (JSON)
{
    "status": true,
    "message": "ORDER-COMPLETED",
    "data": {
        "reference": "REFERENCE_ID",
        "purchase_amount": 100,
        "amount_charged": 98.50,
        "discount": 1.50
    }
}
Error (JSON)
{
    "status": false,
    "message": "Unable to process order at this time",
    "reason": ""
}