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Get API Keys

Every Partner API request is authenticated with an API key and API secret. EdPay issues these when your partner application is created, there’s no self-serve signup yet, just a short email.

Email us

Send a message to hello@edubanc.ng with the subject “EdPay API access request” and include:

  • Company / product name and website
  • What you’re building: e.g. a school management system, a fintech app
  • Who your schools are: roughly how many, and whether they’re K-12 or tertiary
  • A technical contact: name and email of the engineer we should talk to

We create your partner application

The EdPay team reviews your request and, usually within a couple of business days, replies with your staging API key and secret.

Store them safely

Put the key and secret in your server’s environment variables or secrets manager.

EDPAY_API_KEY=your-api-key
EDPAY_API_SECRET=your-api-secret
EDPAY_BASE_URL=https://edpay-dotnet-api-staging.edubanc.ng

Make your first call

Send both headers with every request:

curl https://edpay-dotnet-api-staging.edubanc.ng/api/partner/schools \
  -H "X-EdPay-Api-Key: $EDPAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-EdPay-Api-Secret: $EDPAY_API_SECRET"

A 200 with "success": true means you’re in. You can also paste your credentials into the panel on the Partner API overview and try every endpoint from your browser.

Keep the secret server-side. Never ship X-EdPay-Api-Secret in a mobile app, browser bundle, or public repo. If it leaks, email hello@edubanc.ng and we’ll rotate it.

Next

Explore the Partner API, then head to Going Live when you’re ready for production.

IntroductionGoing Live