Discrete Assets

Discrete assets are assets which may be spent in whole or in part but can only be sent in whole. Discrete assets may be issued by Centrapay or by a supported third-party/external issuer. Discrete assets can be spent by the owner to satisfy payment requests which support the asset type.

Load an External Asset

Load an External Asset

POST https://service.centrapay.com/api/external-assets

Load an asset from a supported third-party issuer. Asset details will be obtained from the issuer.

curl -X POST "https://service.centrapay.com/api/external-assets" \
  -H "x-api-key: 1234" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "accountId": "Te2uDM7xhDLWGVJU3nzwnh",
    "category": "giftcard",
    "type": "epay.nzd.main",
    "issuer": "ezipay",
    "externalId": "23403283262",
    "pin": "1234"
  }'

Required Fields

Parameter	Type	Description
accountId	String	The Centrapay account which will own the asset.
category	String	The category an asset will be grouped by. Valid values: “giftcard”.
type	String	The Centrapay ledger corresponding to the asset. Valid values: “epay.nzd.main”, “epay.nzd.test”.
issuer	String	The asset issuer. Valid values: “ezipay”.
externalId	String	The issuer’s asset id such as card number.

Optional Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
pin	String	Additional secret required by the issuer for loading or redeeming the asset.
description	String	Description of the asset, eg: “$60 Acme Giftcard”.

Example response payload

{
  "id": "L75M3L56N2PtBSt8g7uXLU",
  "category": "giftcard",
  "type": "epay.nzd.main",
  "accountId": "Te2uDM7xhDLWGVJU3nzwnh",
  "issuer": "ezipay",
  "externalId": "***********60119",
  "description": "$60 Acme Giftcard",
  "currency": "NZD",
  "initialBalance": "7000",
  "balance": "6000",
  "balanceUpdatedAt": "2020-06-10T15:30:00.000Z",
  "expiresAt": "2020-12-31T00:00:00.000Z",
  "createdAt": "2020-05-01T12:30:00.000Z"
}

Error Responses

Status	Code	Description
403	UNKNOWN_ASSET	Asset ID or PIN is incorrect.
403	DUPLICATE_ASSET	Asset already claimed by another account.
403	UNSUPPORTED_ASSET_TYPE	Unsupported asset type, origin, or issuer.
403	DENIED_BY_ASSET_PROVIDER	Asset exists, but is not enabled for use through centrapay.
403	EXPIRED_BY_ASSET_PROVIDER	Asset exists, but it’s expired.

Discrete Assets

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Load an External Asset