initiate_payment
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STEP 2 of the in-chat payment flow. Starts a payment session for an order and returns a PaymentSession with an instruction the agent renders in chat. REQUIRES a buyer_delegation_token — obtain it exactly like execute_checkout: call request_delegation, have the user approve in chat, then check_delegation to get the token (spending money always needs human approval). For channel "mobile_money" you MUST collect the buyer's phone (Ghana: 055… or +233…) and provider — use codes mtn, vod (Vodafone/Telecel), or tgo (AirtelTigo); aliases telecel→vod, tigo→tgo are accepted. ALWAYS quote the **Show this instruction to the buyer** line from the response verbatim (Paystack display_text). For channel "card", no phone/provider is needed; the response instruction contains an authorization_url you send the user to. After calling: if instruction.action == "submit_otp", ask the user for the OTP and call submit_payment_otp. If instruction.action == "approve_on_phone", tell the user to approve the prompt on their phone, then poll get_payment_status. If instruction.action == "redirect" (card), send the user the authorization_url, then poll get_payment_status.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| site_id | string | no | Registered site ID (optional if DEFAULT_SITE_ID is set) |
| order_id | string | yes | Order ID to pay for |
| channel | string | yes | Payment channel chosen by the buyer (from get_payment_methods) |
| phone | string | no | Buyer mobile-money phone number (required for channel "mobile_money") |
| provider | string | no | Mobile-money provider (required for channel "mobile_money"). Codes: mtn, vod (Vodafone/Telecel), tgo (AirtelTigo). |
| gateway | string | no | Payment gateway to use when the store has more than one enabled (see get_payment_methods.gateways[].id). Optional — defaults to the store's first enabled gateway. |
| buyer_delegation_token | string | no | Delegation token from the buyer (from request_delegation/check_delegation). Required — payments always need human approval. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"site_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Registered site ID (optional if DEFAULT_SITE_ID is set)"
},
"order_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Order ID to pay for"
},
"channel": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"mobile_money",
"card"
],
"description": "Payment channel chosen by the buyer (from get_payment_methods)"
},
"phone": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Buyer mobile-money phone number (required for channel \"mobile_money\")"
},
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"mtn",
"vod",
"tgo",
"telecel",
"vodafone",
"tigo",
"airteltigo"
],
"description": "Mobile-money provider (required for channel \"mobile_money\"). Codes: mtn, vod (Vodafone/Telecel), tgo (AirtelTigo)."
},
"gateway": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"paystack",
"stripe",
"paypal"
],
"description": "Payment gateway to use when the store has more than one enabled (see get_payment_methods.gateways[].id). Optional — defaults to the store's first enabled gateway."
},
"buyer_delegation_token": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Delegation token from the buyer (from request_delegation/check_delegation). Required — payments always need human approval."
}
},
"required": [
"order_id",
"channel"
]
}