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Patron Codes

A Patron Code is an alternative to presenting a QR code where that option isn’t available

Contents

Models

Patron Code EXPERIMENTAL

Fields

Field Type Description
id String The Patron Code’s unique identifier.
barcode String ✩ Field to display in barcode format.
createdAt Timestamp Date when the Patron Code was created.
expiresAt Timestamp Date when the Patron Code will expire.
appName String Optional The app used to create the Patron Code. DEPRECATED
accountId String The account id of the creator of the patron code.
testScenarioName String Optional The Test Scenario Name of the Patron Code.

✩ Barcode is a 16 digit number. The first 6 digits are a Centrapay defined prefix, then a 9 digit code, then a luhn checksum digit.

9 9 9 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5  ❖  complete barcode
9 9 9 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - -  ❖  centrapay prefix
- - - - - - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -  ❖  code
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5  ❖  luhn checksum

The Centrapay Prefix may present any of the following prefixes:

  • 121921
  • 123000
  • 282828
  • 293000
  • 321000
  • 321123
  • 636863
  • 713131
  • 765432
  • 777000
  • 839234
  • 848484
  • 888444
  • 929394
  • 987600
  • 999000

Test Scenario Name

This field is used to inject behavior into a Payment Request when the generated barcode is supplied on creation. If a Test Scenario Name is defined on a Patron Code, it is considered a test resource and can only be used with Payment Requests that will have a liveness of ‘test’. The Asset Type centrapay.nzd.test is required to run test scenarios.

name description
force-condition-check-photo-id The Payment Request will have a required Merchant Condition to check photo id.

Operations

Creating a Patron Code EXPERIMENTAL

POST /api/patron-codes 

curl -X POST https://service.centrapay.com/api/patron-codes \
  -H "Authorization: $jwt"

Example Response Payload 

{
  "id": "V17FByEP9gm1shSG6a1Zzx",
  "accountId": "Jaim1Cu1Q55uooxSens6yk",
  "barcode": "9990001234567895",
  "createdAt": "2021-06-08T22:55:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2021-06-08T23:00:00.000Z",
  "appName": "centrapay"
}

You can find payment request information attached to a Patron Code by polling for the Payment Request using the transacting APIs.

Retrieving a Patron Code

GET /api/patron-codes/{patronCodeId} 

curl https://service.centrapay.com/api/patron-codes/V17FByEP9gm1shSG6a1Zzx \
  -H "Authorization: $jwt"

Example Response Payload 

{
  "id": "V17FByEP9gm1shSG6a1Zzx",
  "accountId": "Jaim1Cu1Q55uooxSens6yk",
  "barcode": "9990001234567895",
  "createdAt": "2021-06-08T22:55:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2021-06-08T23:00:00.000Z",
  "appName": "centrapay"
}

Retrieving a Patron Code by Barcode

GET /api/patron-codes/barcode/{barcode} 

curl https://service.centrapay.com/api/patron-codes/barcode/9990001234567895 \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $api_key"

Example Response Payload 

{
  "id": "V17FByEP9gm1shSG6a1Zzx",
  "accountId": "Jaim1Cu1Q55uooxSens6yk",
  "barcode": "9990001234567895",
  "createdAt": "2021-06-08T22:55:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2021-06-08T23:00:00.000Z",
  "appName": "centrapay"
}

Error Responses

Status Code Description
400 CHECKSUM_FAILED Luhn checksum digit doesn’t pass.
403 PATRON_CODE_INVALID Patron Code doesn’t exist or it has expired.