S2S MoMo (TZS and UGX)

Initiate S2S

Authorization
Set to Bearer PUBLIC_KEY

Content-Type

Set value to application/json

The public key can be gotten from the 'Settings' page on your Startbutton dashboard.

Post a request to the URL below, where the base URL is determined by the environment you are in.

BaseUrl

Sandbox/PROD : https://api.startbutton.tech

POST {{baseurl}}/transaction/initialize/s2s/mobile_money

Here's a sample request below

{
    "phone": "+255121212121",
    "email": "johndoe@startbutton.africa",
    "amount": 12000,
    "currency": "TZS"
}
{
    "phone": "+256101010111",
    "email": "johndoe@startbutton.africa",
    "amount": 120000,
    "currency": "UGX"
}

The amount should be in fractional units.

Currency
Minimum amount
Maximum amount

TZS

10000

300000000

UGX

50000

500000000

Here's a sample response

The next step is always PIN for both TZS and UGX. Your users only need to enter their PIN on the prompt on their phone.

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