Look at this. It may give you an idea how to "pull" payment info about a transaction whose code the user has entered in a form. This is assuming that you have set up everything with Safcom as needed, including giving them an IP to be sending your IPN information to : public static function pull($terminal_msisdn, $password, $code) { $post_string = "<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv=\" http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\" xmlns:ipn=\"http://ipn/\"> <soapenv:Header/> <soapenv:Body> <ipn:retrieveTransaction> <transactionCode>{$code}</transactionCode> <senderMsisdn></senderMsisdn> <terminalMsisdn>{$terminal_msisdn}</terminalMsisdn> <password>{$password}</password> </ipn:retrieveTransaction> </soapenv:Body> </soapenv:Envelope>"; $url = "https://www.safaricom.co.ke/IPN/IpnWebRetrieval"; $response = curl::post($url, $post_string); $xml = preg_replace("/(<\/?)(\w+):([^>]*>)/", "$1$2$3", $response); $xml = simplexml_load_string($xml); if (isset($xml->soapBody->ns2retrieveTransactionResponse->transaction)) { return $xml->soapBody->ns2retrieveTransactionResponse->transaction; } return false; } json_decode() 'ing the returned value will give you an object with all the info you need about the payer. $terminal_msisdn, $password are you LIPA-NA-MPESA's real msisdn and password assigned by Safcom. -- Ndungi Kyalo On 18 October 2015 at 21:53, Vincent Mosoti via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

You may want to download their API developer guide and take a look at the 'C2B Online Checkout' one.

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Any leads on how to make a web application communicate with MPESA with a bias to Lipa na MPESA?

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You can download the new Mpesa G2 API from http://www.safaricom.co.ke/business/m-pesa/api Download the docs and send an on boarding request to the email provided on that link. On 19 Oct 2015 18:43, "lucas oketch via skunkworks" < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

try checking http://www.pesapi.com, there is a howto on the site, i have used it and it works great.

Lipa na Mpesa is a kopokopo service if i am not wrong, you can also log into the kopokopo control panel and enable the http push notification which in my opinion is faster compared to the pesapi api which depends on the mpesa sms being received into an android phone first before smssync pushes it to the api. http push notification is faster and secure especially when done with SSL/TLS and adding authentication to it. i have attached the kopokopo API pdf.

thanks,

Lucas.

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