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POST
/
api
/
v3
/
customer
/
validate
/
mobile-money
Validate phone number
curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox-api.kotanipay.com/api/v3/customer/validate/mobile-money \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "phoneNumber": "+254719399210"
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Phone number validated successfully.",
  "data": {
    "isValid": true,
    "isSupported": true,
    "accountType": "mobile_money",
    "requiresInternationalization": false,
    "countryCode": "KE",
    "countryName": "Kenya",
    "callingCode": "<string>",
    "internationalNumber": "+254719399210",
    "nationalNumber": "0719399210",
    "bankName": "<string>",
    "currency": "KES",
    "message": "<string>"
  }
}
Validates a mobile money account by checking the phone number format and country support. Optionally verifies if the account exists and returns account holder information.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
phoneNumber
string
required

Phone number to validate (with or without country code). Examples: 0719399210, +254719399210, +27123456789

Example:

"+254719399210"

Response

​
success
boolean
Example:

true

​
message
string
Example:

"Phone number validated successfully."

​
data
object