Quickstart

Prerequisites

An EQX integrator account (sign up)
A Bearer token from the EQX dashboard → Settings → API Keys

Step 1 — Check available routes

Fetch the corridors available to your workspace. This tells you which source assets, destination countries, and payout methods are enabled.

curl https://sandbox.api.eqxpay.io/api/routes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_token>"

Response excerpt:

{
  "routes": [
    {
      "id": "route_ke_usdc_mpesa",
      "market": "KE",
      "source_asset": "USDC",
      "payout_method": "MOBILE_MONEY",
      "destination_currency": "KES",
      "min_amount": "10.00",
      "max_amount": "5000.00"
    }
  ]
}

Step 2 — Create a quote

Lock in an exchange rate for a specific amount and corridor. Quotes are valid for 90 seconds.

curl -X POST https://sandbox.api.eqxpay.io/api/quotes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "market": "KE",
    "source_asset": "USDC",
    "source_amount": "100.00",
    "payout_method": "MOBILE_MONEY",
    "beneficiary_id": "ben_01J5K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9"
  }'

Response:

{
  "quote_id": "qt_01J5K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9",
  "source_amount": "100.00",
  "source_asset": "USDC",
  "destination_amount": "13050.00",
  "destination_currency": "KES",
  "rate": "130.50",
  "expires_at": "2026-05-22T12:01:30.000Z"
}

You must create a beneficiary before creating a quote. See Beneficiaries to add one.

Step 3 — Commit the transaction

Convert the accepted quote into a live payout. Include an Idempotency-Key header to prevent duplicate submissions.

curl -X POST https://sandbox.api.eqxpay.io/api/transactions/commit \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: <unique_key>" \
  -d '{
    "quote_id": "qt_01J5K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9",
    "beneficiary_id": "ben_01J5K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9"
  }'

Response:

{
  "transaction_id": "txn_01J5K2M3N4P5Q6R7S8T9",
  "status": "PROCESSING",
  "source_amount": "100.00",
  "destination_amount": "13050.00",
  "created_at": "2026-05-22T12:00:45.000Z"
}

The payout is now in the queue. You’ll receive a retail.payout.completed or retail.payout.failed webhook when the provider confirms the outcome. Subscribe to webhooks from the EQX dashboard → Settings → Webhooks.

What’s next?

Webhooks

Receive real-time status updates for payouts, deposits, and settlements.

Error reference

Understand error codes and how to handle retries.

Autoconvert

Configure automatic crypto-to-fiat conversion on deposit.

API Reference

Browse the full integrator API surface.

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Quickstart

Prerequisites

Step 1 — Check available routes

Step 2 — Create a quote

Step 3 — Commit the transaction

What’s next?

Webhooks

Error reference

Autoconvert

API Reference

​Prerequisites

​Step 1 — Check available routes

​Step 2 — Create a quote

​Step 3 — Commit the transaction

​What’s next?

Webhooks

Error reference

Autoconvert

API Reference

Prerequisites

Step 1 — Check available routes

Step 2 — Create a quote

Step 3 — Commit the transaction

What’s next?