API Request

To construct a REST API request, combine these components:

Component	Description
The HTTP method	- `GET`. Requests data from a resource. - `POST`. Submits data to a resource to process. - `PUT`. Updates a resource. - `PATCH`. Partially updates a resource. - `DELETE`. Deletes a resource.
The URL to the API service	-Sandbox.`https://ravesandboxapi.flutterwave.com` - Live. `https://api.ravepay.co`
The URI to the resource	The resource to query, submit data to, update, or delete. For example, `flwv3-pug/getpaidx/api/validatecharge`.
HTTP request headers	Includes the `Content-Type` header with the value `application/json`.
A JSON request body	Required for most `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, and `PATCH` calls.

This sample request that verifies a completed transactions.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://ravesandboxapi.flutterwave.com/flwv3-pug/getpaidx/api/verify \
  --data '{"flw_ref":"FLW-MOCK-a766cd413be8ea89e4a7e5caa6bac41f","normalize":"1","SECKEY":"FLWSECK_TEST-a514d8f1abd080db1502a144f22954dc-X"}'

HTTP Request Headers

The following table describes the commonly used HTTP request headers:

Header Description

Header	Description
`Accept`	The response format. Required for operations with a response body. The syntax is: `Accept: application/<format>` Where `format` is `json`.
`Content-Type`	The request format. Required for operations with a request body. The syntax is: `Content-Type: application/<format>`

Accept

The response format. Required for operations with a response body. The syntax is:

Accept: application/<format>

Where format is json.

Content-Type

The request format. Required for operations with a request body. The syntax is:

Content-Type: application/<format>