Learn how to authenticate and use the Nkwa Pay API, including environment endpoints, API key management, and additional security features.
Environment | Base URL |
---|---|
Sandbox | https://api.pay.staging.mynkwa.com/ |
Production | https://api.pay.mynkwa.com/ |
X-API-KEY
header.
401 Unauthorized
response.
X-Sig
response header. This allows you to verify that responses are genuinely from Nkwa Pay.
RS256
algorithmX-Sig
request header, generated using the RS256
algorithm and signed with your private keyX-API-KEY
headerX-Sig
header2xx
: Success (e.g., 200 OK
, 201 Created
)4xx
: Client error (e.g., 400 Bad Request
, 401 Unauthorized
, 403 Forbidden
, 404 Not Found
)5xx
: Server error (e.g., 500 Internal Server Error
)429 Too Many Requests
response.
The current limits are: