Account Enquiry

POST /api-access/collections/client/ecobank/account-enquiry

Perform an account enquiry to verify Ecobank account details.

Authentication

Required Headers:

Authorization: HMAC-SHA256 PUBLIC_KEY:PRIVATE_KEY
X-Origin: third-party-api
X-Timestamp: 2025-10-12T14:30:00.000Z
Content-Type: application/json

Request

Body Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
account_number	string	Yes	The Ecobank account number to enquire

Response

Success Response (200):

{
  "account_name": "string",
  "account_number": "string",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "message": "string"
}

Response Fields:

Field	Type	Description
account_name	string	Name associated with the account
account_number	string	The account number queried
status	string	Account status (e.g., ACTIVE)
message	string	Additional information or status message

Examples

cURL

curl -X POST "https://sandbox.mara.boo/api-access/collections/client/ecobank/account-enquiry" \
  -H "Authorization: HMAC-SHA256 YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY:YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY" \
  -H "X-Origin: third-party-api" \
  -H "X-Timestamp: 2025-10-12T14:30:00.000Z" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "account_number": "1234567890"
  }'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch('https://sandbox.mara.boo/api-access/collections/client/ecobank/account-enquiry', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'HMAC-SHA256 YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY:YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY',
    'X-Origin': 'third-party-api',
    'X-Timestamp': '2025-10-12T14:30:00.000Z',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    account_number: "1234567890"
  })
});

const data = await response.json();

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://sandbox.mara.boo/api-access/collections/client/ecobank/account-enquiry',
    headers={
        'Authorization': 'HMAC-SHA256 YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY:YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY',
        'X-Origin': 'third-party-api',
        'X-Timestamp': '2025-10-12T14:30:00.000Z',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    json={
        "account_number": "1234567890"
    }
)

data = response.json()

Go

package main

import (
    "bytes"
    "encoding/json"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
    payload := map[string]interface{}{
        "account_number": "1234567890",
    }

    jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(payload)

    client := &http.Client{}
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://sandbox.mara.boo/api-access/collections/client/ecobank/account-enquiry", bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))

    req.Header.Set("Authorization", "HMAC-SHA256 YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY:YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY")
    req.Header.Set("X-Origin", "third-party-api")
    req.Header.Set("X-Timestamp", "2025-10-12T14:30:00.000Z")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    resp, _ := client.Do(req)
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
}

Java

import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.net.URI;

String jsonPayload = """
{
  "account_number": "1234567890"
}
""";

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://sandbox.mara.boo/api-access/collections/client/ecobank/account-enquiry"))
    .header("Authorization", "HMAC-SHA256 YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY:YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY")
    .header("X-Origin", "third-party-api")
    .header("X-Timestamp", "2025-10-12T14:30:00.000Z")
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(jsonPayload))
    .build();

HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

C#

using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;

var payload = new
{
    account_number = "1234567890"
};

var client = new HttpClient();
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://sandbox.mara.boo/api-access/collections/client/ecobank/account-enquiry");

request.Headers.Add("Authorization", "HMAC-SHA256 YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY:YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY");
request.Headers.Add("X-Origin", "third-party-api");
request.Headers.Add("X-Timestamp", "2025-10-12T14:30:00.000Z");

var jsonContent = JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload);
request.Content = new StringContent(jsonContent, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

Error Responses

Status Code	Description
400	Bad Request - Invalid account number format
401	Unauthorized - Invalid authentication
403	Forbidden - Missing required headers
404	Not Found - Account doesn't exist
422	Validation Error - Field validation failed
500	Internal Server Error

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