Verify Transaction

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This is an endpoint that allows you to query the status of a particular transaction using the unique transaction reference attached to the transaction.

RESPONSE The API responses returns a status code and a data object

Response Status Code

The response when this endpoint is queried returns a status code of 200 0r 400. Status Code 200 A status code of 200 is returned for a valid transaction ref. Status Code 400 A status code of 400 is returned for an invalid transaction ref Response Data Object The data object returned in the response is null when the status code is 400 and populated when the status code is 200. The data object contains a parameter known as the transaction_status which differentiates the transaction type.

Transaction status can either be Success, Failed, Abandoned or Pending

Authorization Any request made without the authorization key (secret key) will fail with a 401 (Unauthorized) response code.

The authorization key is sent via the request header as Bearer Token Authorization

Example: Authorization: Bearer sandbox_sk_94f2b798466408ef4d19e848ee1a4d1a3e93f104046f

This verifies a transaction

GET https://sandbox-api-d.squadco.com/transaction/verify/{{transaction_ref}}

To verify the validity of a transaction, kindly query the endpoint above by replacing {{transaction_ref}} with the unique transaction_ref of the transaction you want to verify

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
transaction_ref*	String	Unique transaction reference that identifies each transaction

200: OK Valid Transaction Reference

Sample Response for Successful Transaction

{
    "status": 200,
    "success": true,
    "message": "Success",
    "data": {
        "transaction_amount": 5000,
        "transaction_ref": "SQCHIZ3634573076082",
        "email": "[e-mail]",
        "transaction_status": "Success",
        "transaction_currency_id": "NGN",
        "created_at": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
        "transaction_type": "VirtualAccount",
        "merchant_name": "CHIZOBA ANTHONY",
        "merchant_business_name": null,
        "gateway_transaction_ref": "SQCHIZ3634573076082",
        "recurring": null,
        "merchant_email": "[e-mail]",
        "plan_code": null
    }
}

Sample Response for Failed Transaction

{
    "status": 200,
    "success": true,
    "message": "Success",
    "data": {
        "transaction_amount": 10000,
        "transaction_ref": "SQOKOY6108912254622",
        "email": "[e-mail]",
        "transaction_status": "failed",
        "transaction_currency_id": "NGN",
        "created_at": "2022-07-12T13:46:26.866",
        "transaction_type": "card",
        "merchant_name": "Okoye Anthony",
        "merchant_business_name": "Okoye Anthony",
        "gateway_transaction_ref": "SQOKOY6108912254622_1_3",
        "recurring": "null",
        "merchant_email": "[e-mail]",
        "plan_code": null
    }
}

400: Bad Request Invalid Transaction Reference

401: Unauthorized Unauthorized Request

403: Forbidden Invalid API Key

Verify POS transaction

GET https://api-d.squadco.com/softpos/transaction/verify/:transaction_reference

To verify the validity of a POS transaction, kindly query the endpoint above, passing the transaction_reference as the value in the path variable

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
transaction_reference*	String	Unique transaction reference that identifies each transaction

200: OK Valid Transaction Reference

Sample Response for Successful Transaction

{
    "status": 200,
    "success": true,
    "message": "Success",
    "data": {
        "terminal_id": "2058AB05",
        "merchant_id": "AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHJJKK",
        "transaction_reference": "SQDEMO420135925351",
        "virtual_account_number": null,
        "amount": 570000,
        "currency": "NGN",
        "payment_method": "card",
        "transaction_type": "Purchase",
        "payment_info": {
            "card_exp": "2706",
            "card_pan": "539983******9484",
            "card_type": "Debit Mastercard",
            "cardholder_name": "MUIDEEN/BALOGUN"
        },
        "rrn": "420135925351",
        "stan": "925351",
        "aid": "A0000000041010",
        "response_code": "99",
        "response_message": "Request in progress",
        "status": "failed",
        "meta": {},
        "created_at": "2025-06-02T12:38:11.833Z",
        "updated_at": "2025-06-02T12:38:41.858Z",
        "receipt_no": "0000000352"
    }
}

Go Live

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