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MTN API as a Service

Overview

Enterprises need digital solutions to stay ahead in business. With MTN API as a Service, your business is immediately enabled to benefit from faster, secure, and sustainable customer engagement and fraud control.

What is MTN API as a Service?

MTN API as a Service is another first in Uganda. Application Programming Interface (APIs) is software that allow two platforms to ‘talk to each other’ faster and securely.

What do MTN APIs do?

MTN API (Application Programming Interface) give Enterprises and third-party providers the ability to directly leverage MTN’s network assets to enrich their product and service innovation. MTN API as a Service give your organization:

Information: Customer information collected by MTN from subscriber registration and service usage, provided within the limits of the data privacy & security regulation compliance requirements

Service Provisioning: Enabling Enterprise and third-party providers capability to load MTN Services like Airtime, Data & Voice bundles, and Rich Media services for their customers

Benefits to your Enterprise

  • Combat fraud with additional security controls for your digital platforms.
  • Automate and enrich your customer journeys.
  • Build loyalty programs for your customers.
  • Optimize your customer engagement.

Available APIs

 

Category: BASIC

 
API Name API Definition
Airtime API API that gives customer access to initiate activation of Airtime
Subscription API API gives customer access to initiate activation of MTN bundles
 

Category: STANDARD

 
API Name API Definition
SIM Active Status A MTN API that provides the Activity status of a SIM and date of last
transaction.
Country Location Register An API that provides status of a number and real time country where client is
located
Device API API which gives a customer access to check whether a MTN customer is using a
Smartphone Or a feature phone
KYC Lite API API allows a 3rd party to check if the KYC info provided by its customers
matches with that provided at Sim registration. User calls API with a fixed set of customer details
and we return the % match against each parameter. Parameters are below

  • First name
  • Second name
  • NIN
  • country
 

Category: PREMIUM

 
API Name API Definition
Sim Swap API API which allows a corporate customer to check if a given MSISDN has performed a
SIM swap. Returns ‘MSISDN’,’ date of last SIM swap’
Authentication API API which allows a corporate customer to use MTN Service to send OTPs . A
customer is onboarded on the MTN instance and the OTP service is configurable to them
KYC Premium API API allows a customer to check if the KYC info provided by its customers matches
with that provided at Sim registration. Returns one or more actual customer details. This requires
customer consent

API Category
BASIC
  • API Name
    API Definition
  • Airtime API
    API that gives customer access to initiate activation of
    Airtime
  • Subscription API
    API gives customer access to initiate activation of MTN
    bundles
API Category
STANDARD
  • API Name
    API Definition
  • SIM Active Status
    A MTN API that provides the Activity status of a SIM and date of
    last
    transaction
  • Country Location Register
    An API that provides status of a number and real time country where
    client is
    located
  • Device API
    API which gives a customer access to check whether a MTN customer
    is using a Smartphone Or a
    feature phone
  • KYC Lite API
    API allows a 3rd party to check if the KYC info provided by its customers matches with that
    provided at Sim registration. User calls API with a fixed set of customer details and we return
    the % match against each parameter. Parameters are below

    • First name
    • Second name
    • NIN
    • country

     

API Category
PREMIUM
  • API Name
    API Definition
  • SIM Swap API
    API which allows a corporate customer to check if a given MSISDN
    has performed a SIM swap. Returns ‘MSISDN’,’ date of last SIM swap’
  • Authentication API
    API which allows a corporate customer to use MTN Service to send
    OTPs . A customer is onboarded on the MTN instance and the OTP service is configurable to them
  • KYC Premium API
    API allows a customer to check if the KYC info provided by its
    customers matches with that provided at Sim registration. Returns one or more actual customer
    details. This requires customer consent