July 2026
All changes

Creating a customer requires `type` and `has_wallet`

Create customer now requires type and has_wallet, rejects disposable emails and is limited to NGN businesses.

BreakingAPICustomersNG

Creating a customer has new requirements:

  • type is required: individual or business.
  • has_wallet is required: true or false.
  • Disposable email addresses are rejected.
  • Customer endpoints are available to NGN businesses only.

What you need to do

Send type and has_wallet on every create customer request, and use a real email address for each customer.

Create customer request
{
  "type": "individual",
  "first_name": "Ada",
  "last_name": "Okafor",
  "email": "ada@example.com",
  "phone": "+2348012345678",
  "has_wallet": false
}