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Asset Transfers

An asset transfer is an asynchronous exchange of an asset or an amount to a recipient.

A recipient is an existing Centrapay user or someone who can create an account to claim the asset transfer by verifying their phone number.

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Create an Asset Transfer

POST https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers

You can transfer an asset or an amount from a wallet to a recipient.

Here’s an example of an asset transfer which sends the entire value to the recipient:

curl -X POST "https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "assetId": "YGRo6TYYSxH3js7",
    "recipientAlias": "+64221231234"
  }'

Here’s an example of a $60 transfer from a wallet:

curl -X POST "https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "walletId": "sai2Pai7ohgongo",
    "value": "6000",
    "recipientAlias": "+64221231234"
  }'

Required Fields

Parameter Type Description
assetId String id of the asset to send. Required if walletId not specified
walletId String id of the wallet to send from. The ID associated with the asset, usually wallet id
value String Amount to send. Units depend on the wallet ledger type. Required if walletId present
recipientAlias String Phone number, email or handle of receiver

Optional Parameters

Parameter Type Description
description String Shows up in your transaction history against the transfer
message String A message which shows up in the SMS of the receiver
senderName String Human readable name for the sender

Example response payload

{
  "id": "M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h",
  "status": "created",
  "value": "6000",
  "assetId": "YGRo6TYYSxH3js7",
  "description": "$60 Giftcard",
  "message": "Happy birthday",
  "senderName": "My Cafe",
  "recipientAlias": "+642812312345",
  "createdAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z"
}

Error Responses

Status Code Description
403 INSUFFICIENT_WALLET_BALANCE The value of the asset-transfer exceeds the balance on the wallet

Claim an Asset Transfer

POST https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers/${id}/claim

curl -X POST "https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers/M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h/claim" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234" \
  -H "content-type: application/json"

Example response payload

{
  "id": "M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h",
  "status": "claimed",
  "value": "6000",
  "assetId": "YGRo6TYYSxH3js7",
  "description": "$60 Giftcard",
  "message": "Happy birthday",
  "senderName": "My Cafe",
  "recipientAlias": "+642812312345",
  "createdAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z"
}

Look up an Asset Transfer

GET https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers/${id}

curl -X GET "https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers/M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234" \
  -H "content-type: application/json"

Example response payload (ledger asset)

{
  "id": "M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h",
  "status": "sent",
  "value": "6000",
  "walletId": "sai2Pai7ohgongo",
  "ledgerId": "centrapay.nzd.main",
  "description": "$60 Giftcard",
  "message": "Happy birthday",
  "senderName": "My Cafe",
  "recipientId": "a2d0bfe8-18b1-11eb-8c75-13468b775817",
  "senderAccountId": "aBc932S9182qwCDqwer",
  "recipientAccountId": "oS3Xom2au3Ooy9aihai",
  "createdAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z",
  "sentAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z"
}

Example response payload (discrete asset)

{
  "id": "M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h",
  "status": "claimed",
  "value": "6000",
  "assetId": "YGRo6TYYSxH3js7",
  "description": "$60 Giftcard",
  "message": "Happy birthday",
  "senderName": "My Cafe",
  "recipientAlias": "+642812312345",
  "createdAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z"
}

List Sent Asset Transfers

GET https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers?senderAccountId=${id}

curl -X GET "https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers?senderAccountId=aBc932S9182qwCDqwer" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234" \
  -H "content-type: application/json"

Example response payload

[
  {
    "id": "M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h",
    "status": "created",
    "value": "6000",
    "assetId": "YGRo6TYYSxH3js7",
    "description": "$60 Giftcard",
    "message": "Happy birthday",
    "senderName": "My Cafe",
    "recipientAlias": "+642812312345",
    "createdAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z"
  }
]

List Received Asset Transfers

GET https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers?recipientAccountId=${id}

curl -X GET "https://service.centrapay.com/api/asset-transfers?recipientAccountId=oS3Xom2au3Ooy9aihai" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234" \
  -H "content-type: application/json"

Example response payload

[
  {
    "id": "M7Kn2stAxNa6ri7h",
    "status": "created",
    "value": "6000",
    "assetId": "YGRo6TYYSxH3js7",
    "description": "$60 Giftcard",
    "message": "Happy birthday",
    "senderName": "My Cafe",
    "recipientAlias": "+642812312345",
    "createdAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z"
  }
]

Resolve claimable assets

POST https://service.centrapay.com/api/me/resolve-claimable-assets

curl -X POST "https://service.centrapay.com/api/me/resolve-claimable-assets" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234"

** Example response payload

{}