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# Pay Station API

Build reliable payment experiences with Pay Station.

The Pay Station API currently provides merchant authentication, account discovery, and persistent virtual-account creation. Payments received through a reserved account are reconciled to the associated customer and reflected in the merchant dashboard.

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The current API version is **v1**. Only endpoints documented as available should be used in production.
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## Base URL

```
https://paystation.ng/api/v1
```

## Start here

1. [Get your API keys](/getting-started/api-keys.md)
2. [Authenticate requests](/getting-started/authentication.md)
3. [Create your first virtual account](/getting-started/quickstart.md)
4. [Understand idempotency](/guides/idempotency.md)

## Available endpoints

| Method | Endpoint            | Description                                     |
| ------ | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `GET`  | `/status`           | Check API availability                          |
| `GET`  | `/account`          | Retrieve the authenticated merchant             |
| `POST` | `/virtual-accounts` | Create or retrieve a persistent virtual account |

## Support

Never send secret keys through email, chat, or support tickets. When requesting help, include only your public key and Pay Station request reference.


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