Create and manage vendor

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What you'll learn

  • How to create a vendor
  • How to apply KYC/AML to verify your vendor on OwlPay
  • How to check the verification status of your vendor

To make a payout to your vendor, you must complete the below steps.

  1. Create a vendor
  2. Apply KYC/AML to verify your vendor
  3. Check your vendor verification status

Create a vendor

Use (POST) Create a vendor to create a vendor on OwlPay.

Request

curl --request POST \
     --url https://api.owlpay.com/api/v1/platform/tunnel/vendors \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer {your api key}' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
     "name": "OwlPay Vendor",
     "application_vendor_uuid": "ven_TEST12345678",
     "email": "[email protected]",
     "country_iso": "US",
     "lang": "en",
     "description": "This is owlpay test vendor"
}
'

Response

{
    "data": {
        "uuid": "ven_z9SFo3i5lkzQZkh066BZJBF",
        "object": "vendor",
        "application_vendor_uuid": "test vendor",
        "name": "owlpay vendor through api",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "description": "",
        "note": null,
        "is_removed": false,
        "is_active": false,
        "is_vendor_kyc_passed": false,
        "status": "uncheck",
        "kyc_status_list": {
            "remit_info": {
                "status": "unchecked",
                "is_allow_update": true,
                "items": []
            }
        },
        "country_iso": "TW",
        "is_invited": false,
        "is_registered": false,
        "remit_info": [],
        "lang": "en"
    },
    "status": 200
}

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API Parameter Reference

About Country code, Phone code and Currency code, refer to API Parameter Mapping Table for more details.

Apply KYC/AML to verify your vendor

You have 2 methods to apply KYC and AML :

  1. Through API and UI: Invite a vendor user (through API) & apply KYC (through OwlPay Platform UI)
  2. Through API: Use (POST) Apply vendor's remit info

Method 1: Through API and UI

Use (POST) Create a vendor's invitation to send an invitation email to the user and invite him/her to join the OwlPay platform.

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Check your environment

You must invite the vendor user on live mode.

Check the mode your company is using on OwlPay Platform .

Request

curl --request POST \
     --url https://api.owlpay.com/api/v1/platform/tunnel/vendor_invite \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer {your api key}' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
     "vendor": {
          "uuid": "ven_TEST12345678"
     },
     "email": "[email protected]",
     "lang": "en"
}
'

Response

{
    "data": {
        "object": "vendor_invite",
        "vendor_uuid": "ven_TEST123456",
        "connect_invite_hash": "xxxxxxxxxxxx",
        "invite_url": "https://auth.owlting.com/...",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "is_owlpay_send_email": false,
        "expired_at": "2021-09-11T16:23:07+00:00",
        "created_at": "2021-09-10T16:23:07+00:00"
    },
    "status": 200
}

After the user joins, follow the KYC identity verification > Identity verification - Vendor to complete the KYC.

Method 2: Through API

Use (POST)Apply vendor's remit info to apply KYC.

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Payout Channel & AML Data

Make sure you fill in the correct payout channel and the corresponding AML data (aml_data).

For AML data details, refer to OwlTing AML Schema Tool.

You can only fill in the payout channel that is enabled in Payout extensions page.

Request

curl --request POST \
     --url https://api.owlpay.com/api/v1/platform/tunnel/vendors/vendor_uuid/remit_info/apply \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer sk_test_QyO8vI0SvGrj2cs1kiU8xws2w6V5P5yh0R8k' \
		 --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
  "aml_data": {
    "currency": "TWD",
    "companyName": "tset vendor through api",
    "companyCountry": "AD",
    "businessAddressCity": "test",
    "businessAddressArea": "test",
    "businessAddress": "test",
    "companyPhoneCode": "AD",
    "companyPhoneNumber": "0912345678",
    "companyEmail": "[email protected]",
    "companyId": "12345678",
    "customName": "customName company",
    "bankCountry": "TW",
    "bankCode": "000",
    "branchCode": "0022",
    "accountName": "test account",
    "account": "12345678"
  },
  "payout_channel": "cathay",
  "applicant": "company"
}
'

Response

{
    "data": [
        {
            "payout_gateway_channel": "cathay",
            "payout_gateway_key": "MyB2B_batch_payout",
            "payout_gateway": "Cathay United Bank - Global MyB2B",
            "status": "checking",
            "sort": 0,
            "is_enable": true,
            "detail": {
                "country_code": "TW",
                "bank_code": "000",
                "branch_code": "0022",
                "account": "12345678",
                "account_name": "test account",
                "currency": "TWD"
            }
        }
    ],
    "status": 200
}

Check your vendor verification status

Use (GET)List all vendor's remit info to check the KYC/AML status of your vendor.

When the status is approved, you can go to the next steps.

Request

curl --request GET \
     --url https://api.owlpay.com/api/v1/platform/tunnel/vendors/{vendor_uuid}/remit_info \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer sk_test_QyO8vI0SvGrj2cs1kiU8xws2w6V5P5yh0R8k'

Response

{
    "data": [
        {
            "payout_gateway_channel": "cathay",
            "payout_gateway_key": "MyB2B_batch_payout",
            "payout_gateway": "Cathay United Bank - Global MyB2B",
            "status": "approved",
            "sort": 0,
            "is_enable": true,
            "detail": {
                "country_code": "TW",
                "bank_code": "000",
                "branch_code": "0022",
                "account": "12345678",
                "account_name": "test account",
                "currency": "TWD"
            }
        }
    ],
    "status": 200
}
StatusDescription
uncheckThe vendor is not verified yet.
rejectedThe verification is rejected. Check the rejected reason on the OwlPay platform (refer to Payout extensions page).
checkingThe vendor is under checking.
approvedThe vendor is verified.

Next steps