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🔐 Bearer Token Authentication

Dashboard login Screenshot

I. Token Creation

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The creation of an authentication token to access our API is done in your customer area, within the menu "Generate Token".

🧭 Token Creating Steps

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a. Accessing the Menu "Generate New API Token"​

Dashboard token Screenshot

To generate a token:

  1. Log into your dashboard.
  2. Click on the "Generate Token" menu.
  3. A list of all previously generated tokens will appear.
  4. Click on the button "Create a new API Token" to access the token creation interface.

b. Token Creation Form​

Once you click on the creation button, a form will open. In this form, you can define several parameters:

  • Authorized methods
  • Authorized countries
  • Authorized operators
warning

The token will only be displayed once after creation. Make sure to save it immediately.

🧾 Form Fields

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Dashboard token form Screenshot

🔤 Token Name​

  • Required
  • Identifies your token.

📝 Description of the Token​

  • Required
  • Helps you keep track of the purpose of the token.

⏳ Token Lifetime​

  • Required
  • Defines the validity period of the token in days.
  • For a permanent token, choose "unlimited".

🌍 The Country​

  • Required
  • Specifies the countries where the token is authorized.
  • ✅ You can edit or delete the values after creation.

📡 The Operator​

  • Required
  • Defines the operators for the selected countries.
  • ✅ Editable post-creation.

🔁 The Method​

  • Required
  • Specifies the allowed methods for the token.
  • ✅ Can be edited or removed later.

🗂 Editing Selected Values

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Once you’ve selected a country, an operator, and the transaction methods, they will be added to a table.

  • You can select multiple countries with their respective operators and methods.
  • To edit a row, select the country, adjust the operator and methods as needed.

II. Token Usage

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Use the generated token to authenticate your API requests. Include it in the Authorization header.

✅ This feature is available starting version 3 of our API.

🧪 Example Usage (cURL)

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curl -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  https://nowallet-api.mpayment.africa/nowallet/api/v3/init/payment
note

Make sure to replace {baseUrl} with the NoWallet API URL.
Base Url API

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