Validate customer details
This document shows you how to validate customer's details. Supported input include: meter number, smartcard number, internet account number, etc.
Last updated 13 September 2026
https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/bill-items/{item_code}/validate
authorization string required
Pass your secret key as a bearer token in the request header to authorize this call
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item_code string required
This is the item_code returned from bills categories endpoint as data[i].item_code
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customer string required
This is the customer identifier For airtime, the value must be the customer's phone number. For DSTV, it must be the customer's smartcard number
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status string
message string
data object
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response_code string
address string
response_message string
name string
biller_code string
customer string
product_code string
email string
fee integer
maximum integer
minimum integer
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status string
data string
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