> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Payment methods

> Returns all supported payment methods and their method-specific requirements. Filter by code or name to retrieve a specific method.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /v1/global-payout/payment-methods
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  description: ''
  title: Vendor API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.nomba.com
  - description: Sandbox
    url: https://sandbox.nomba.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Authenticate
  - name: Accounts
  - name: Virtual Accounts
  - name: Online Checkout
  - name: Charge
  - name: Transfers
  - name: Direct Debits
  - name: Terminals
  - name: Transactions
  - name: Airtime and Data Vending
  - name: Electricity Vending
  - name: CableTV Subscription
  - name: Betting Vending
paths:
  /v1/global-payout/payment-methods:
    get:
      description: >-
        Returns all supported payment methods and their method-specific
        requirements. Filter by code or name to retrieve a specific method.
      operationId: Fetch Payment Methods
      parameters:
        - description: Bearer token for authentication.
          in: header
          name: Authorization
          schema:
            type: string
            example: Bearer <token>
          required: true
        - description: The parent accountId of the business.
          in: header
          name: accountId
          schema:
            type: string
            example: 890022ce-bae0-45c1-9b9d-ee7872e6ca27
          required: true
        - description: Optional payment method code used to return a specific method.
          in: query
          name: code
          schema:
            type: string
            example: ACH
          required: false
        - description: >-
            Optional payment method name used to return a specific method, for
            example BANK or Wire Transfer.
          in: query
          name: name
          schema:
            type: string
            example: BANK
          required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payment methods retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    example: '00'
                  description:
                    type: string
                    example: Successful
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        code:
                          type: string
                          example: BANK
                        displayName:
                          type: string
                          example: Bank Transfer
                        purposeOfPaymentRequired:
                          type: boolean
                          example: true
                        purposeOfPayments:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                          example:
                            - MAINTENANCE_EXPENSES
                            - SERVICE_CHARGES
                          description: >-
                            Selectable purpose-of-payment values for this
                            method.
                        requiredFields:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                          example:
                            - accountNumber
                            - institutionCode
                            - accountType
                            - bankAccountType
                            - beneficiary
                            - purposeOfPayment
                        optionalFields:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                          example:
                            - narration
                        accountTypes:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                          example:
                            - INDIVIDUAL
                            - CORPORATE
                          description: Selectable accountType values for this method.
                        bankAccountTypes:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                          example:
                            - CHECKING
                            - SAVINGS
                          description: Selectable bankAccountType values for this method.

````