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AP+ Developers

Check out our FAQs for answers to common questions about AP+ Developers.

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How do I create an AP+ Developers Portal account?

What if I didn't receive my activation email upon registration?

Do I need to reset my password if I've previously used the BPAY or eftpos Developer Portals?

How do I edit my account details?

How do I create an app?

How to go live / get production access?

Who do I contact for help?

AP+ Bridge

Check out our FAQs for answers to common questions about AP+ Bridge.

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What is AP+ Bridge?

Who is AP+ Bridge for?

How do I get started with AP+ Bridge?

What is the setup cost for AP+ Bridge?

What APIs are available for AP+ Bridge?

What is a Quick Response (QR) code?

Why use QR codes?

How do QR codes work?

When payment is required for goods or services, merchants can present a QR code to their customer, either at an online checkout or instore (through a terminal, AP+ Bridge compatible POS, desktop or smartphone) and the basket items, payment amount and type (and optional extras such as loyalty), are routed through AP+ Bridge, via a digital wallet, returning to both the consumer and merchant a status of the entire transaction.

What's the end-to-end process to generate a QR code instore and pay using a digital wallet?

How can I add QR functionality to my digital wallet or app?

How do I enable QR checkout technology?

Which terminal providers or banks offer support for QR codes?

BPAY

Check out our FAQs for answers to common questions about BPAY.

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The BPAY and eftpos Developer portals look different. Why the change?

How do I view BPAY API Documentation?

What is the cost of using BPAY Payments APIs?

Signing up to the AP+ Developers Portal, and testing our APIs in the Sandbox is free of charge. When you start using your Production API Key and make API calls to the Production endpoint, your API usage is monitored and recorded. You will benefit from a "Freemium" tier for a maximum number of API calls, up to a set volume. Your usage is calculated per month. For more information see the Fees section.

How can I get access to production APIs?

How long does it take to get access to production APIs?

Who can be onboarded to BPAY Production APIs?

Customers of BPAY Payment APIs must fall into one of the following categories:

BPAY Scheme Members*, including:
- Participant Members
- Associate Members
- Payer Institution Members
BPAY Scheme Participants, including:
- Batch Payers
- Billers
  Organisational Payers
Service Providers, including:
- Service Providers to Scheme Members
- Service Providers to Batch Payers
- Service Providers to Billers
- Service Providers to Organisational Payers

Customers will also be required to provide their ACN, ABN or ARBN, nominate their financial institution and agree to the API Licence Terms. BPAY Group may conduct further verification including contacting your nominated financial institution to ensure they satisfy our eligibility requirements, or contacting your organisation to discuss your Production App Request form in more detail. For more details, please check your Eligibility.

Are there any restrictions to the BPAY APIs I can subscribe to?

What is a BPAY Batch Payer?

What is BPAY Batch?

BPAY Batch is an extension of your Financial Institution's BPAY service. With BPAY Batch, you can send an electronic file containing multiple BPAY payments. It enables you to streamline your payment and reconciliation process, saving you time so that you can focus on running your business. The Generate BPAY Batch File API allows you to create your own batch files for submission to your Financial Institution. Please refer to BPAY APIs - Generate BPAY Batch File for Financial Institutions currently offering BPAY Batch.

Education video: BPAY Youtube channel

How do I become a BPAY Batch Payer?

How do I become a BPAY Biller?

What is an Organisational Payer?

What is a Service Provider?

What is a BPAY Scheme Member?

How can I become a BPAY Scheme Member?

Who do I contact if there is an incident or issue?

I no longer wish to use BPAY Production APIs. How do I notify BPAY Group?

How can I share comments or request features?

Some of our contact details for Technical or Billing have changed. Who should I inform?

Who can I contact for more help or more information?

What type of testing can I complete before progressing to Production?

Can I conduct performance testing?

Can I request to Onboard to BPAY APIs directly, without testing in the Sandbox first?

How will I know when an API is being updated?

Our Product team will keep you regularly updated about the BPAY APIs roadmap if applicable. Whenever one of our APIs is being updated, you will be informed in advance with a notification to your AP+ Developers Portal email address. Updates to APIs will also be communicated on the AP+ Developers Portal.

Should an API update require a planned maintenance, you will be automatically notified via our API Status Page.

How can I track my API usage in Production?

How do I subscribe to additional API products for my Production credentials, as they become available?

You can request additional API products by submitting an Onboarding request on the AP+ Developers Portal. Simply indicate that you are an existing customer, the additional APIs required, and your intended use. Like your initial onboarding, we will assess your application and get back to you with the outcome. Any additional API product we authorise will be added to your existing Production credentials.

How can we use BPAY APIs in place of the daily Biller file?

Where can I find Osko APIs?

What Security Standards is BPAY Group Certified Against?

eftpos

Get the answers to frequently asked questions.

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The BPAY and eftpos Developer portals look different. Why the change?

How do I get started?

Where can I obtain eftpos API Documentation?

Who is eligible to access the eftpos APIs?

What testing am I required to complete?

Can I use the eftpos API Development environments for performance and stress testing?

How do I migrate my APIs to production?

When you have completed verification testing submit your results for review along with a compliance declaration (details of which are provided during the onboarding process) and request credentials to be promoted to the production environment. Should verification be successful you will be provided with your production environment credentials to execute a connectivity test and production pilot testing, and then, go live.

Can I use the test environments after I go live?

How will I know when a new version of an API is available?

How do I subscribe to additional eftpos API Products?

How much does it cost to use the eftpos APIs?

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