# Transaction Status

Alternative to listening to events by using a webhook URL, you can request/call for the transaction status. This requires making a `GET` request at regular intervals to get the final status of a request.

<details>

<summary>BaseUrl</summary>

Sandbox/PROD : <https://api.startbutton.tech&#x20>;

</details>

GET - `{{baseurl}}/transaction/status/:reference`

| Authorization | Set value to Bearer SECRET\_KEY |
| ------------- | ------------------------------- |
| Content-type  | Set value to `application/json` |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Sample payload for transfer" %}

```
{
    "success": true,
    "message": "transaction fetched",
    "data": {
        "transaction": {
            "gatewayReference": null,
            "_id": "64f42c68ecfd2f6f1xxxxxxx",
            "transType": "transfer",
            "status": "pending",
            "feeAmount": 1500,
            "merchantId": "64459778bf350cc65xxxxxxx",
            "transactionReference": "1481fxxxxxxx",
            "userTransactionReference": "aedxxxx",
            "isRecurrent": false,
            "createdAt": "2023-09-03T06:49:12.509Z",
            "updatedAt": "2023-09-03T06:51:11.016Z",
            "amount": 100,
            "currency": "NGN",
            "recipient": {
                "recipientName": "John Doe",
                "currency": "NGN",
                "institutionType": "nuban",
                "institutionName": "Providus Bank",
                "institutionNumber": "54004xxxxx",
                "_id": "64f33cca80649e4fxxxxxxx"
            }
        },
        "authorizationCode": null
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Sample Payload for collection (Re-charge disabled)" %}

```
{
    "success": true,
    "message": "transaction fetched",
    "data": {
        "transaction": {
            "_id": "64fb69a68a6f0187bxxxxxxx",
            "transType": "collection",
            "status": "successful",
            "merchantId": "64459778bf350cc65xxxxxxx",
            "transactionReference": "401f69xxxxxx",
            "userTransactionReference": "aedxxxx",
            "customerEmail": "test1@email.com",
            "paymentCode": "ugjhxxxxx",
            "isRecurrent": false,
            "postProcess": null,
            "gatewayReference": null,
            "createdAt": "2023-09-08T18:36:22.214Z",
            "updatedAt": "2023-09-08T18:59:00.375Z",
            "feeAmount": 12.5,
            "amount": 50000,
            "currency": "NGN"
        },
        "authorizationCode": null
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Sample Payload for collection (Re-charge enabled)" %}

```
{
    "success": true,
    "message": "transaction fetched",
    "data": {
        "transaction": {
            "_id": "64fb69a68a6f0187bxxxxxxx",
            "transType": "collection",
            "status": "successful",
            "merchantId": "64459778bf350cc65xxxxxxx",
            "transactionReference": "401f69xxxxxx",
            "userTransactionReference": "aedxxxx",
            "customerEmail": "test1@email.com",
            "paymentCode": "ugjhvjhvv",
            "isRecurrent": false,
            "postProcess": null,
            "gatewayReference": null,
            "createdAt": "2023-09-08T18:36:22.214Z",
            "updatedAt": "2023-09-08T18:59:00.375Z",
            "feeAmount": 12.5,
            "amount": 50000,
            "currency": "NGN"
        },
        "authorizationCode": "5cb5047xxxxxxx"
    }
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}
`amount` is in fractional unit&#x20;
{% endhint %}


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://startbutton.gitbook.io/startbutton-product-api/startbutton-api-doc/transaction-status.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

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