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Flutterwave API

Flutterwave · Payments

Flutterwave provides a unified payments API covering cards, mobile money, bank transfers and payouts across Africa. Accept payments, send payouts, and manage transactions from one integration.

Live2026-07-08
Key People
Olugbenga Agboola · Co-founder & CEO
Ike Eze · Co-founder
VERIFIED TODAY
Operational confidence: Live
Latency: 142ms
curl https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/payments \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FLW_KEY" \
  -d '{"tx_ref":"tx-001","amount":"5000","currency":"NGN"}'

Pricing tiers

Standard1.4%

Local cards, capped at ₦2,000

Auth Method

API Key

Rate Limit

1000 req/min

Webhooks

Supported

Version

v3.4

Changelog

2026-07-08Re-verified. Added support for Kenyan M-Pesa payouts.
2026-05-15API version bumped to v3.4 with new settlement endpoints.

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Quick Facts

Countries
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania
Categories
Payments
Last Crawl
2026-07-08