Collection API - BBPS
Why BBPS?
BBPS is one of the most popular digital platforms for bill payments in India. It has the largest ecosystem to support cash and all recurring digital payment modes.
Our simplified BBPS integration allows you to become available as a business on any UPI or banking app. Additionally, this integration gives access to 3.5 million offline touchpoints, serving 10k+ locations across India.
How can this product help you?
We will help you get registered as a Biller(add biller definition link) on BBPS by signing up with our bank partners. Instantly become available on all UPI, banking apps and offline channels. Kaleidofin will be your technology partner throughout the entire customer collections journey.
Payment app - Customer journey
- Customer looks up a biller from a categorized section of billers.
- Enters a unique identifier that retrieves their specific bills.
- Selects bill and makes a payment.
APIs to implement
List of minimal APIs that needs to implement to become part of bbps
Generate Bill
API to validate the customer account details and fetch bills.
Header Parameters
POST <partner domain> /bills/fetchBills
Request body scheme: application/jsonInput Parameters
Array of object (Bill Identifier) - List of parameters to uniquely identify a customer.
Sample Copy
[
{
"identifierKey":"name",
"identifierValue":"vishakha"
},
{
"identifierKey":"customerId",
"identifierValue":"AY1234"
}
]
Response schema
Responses Copy
{
"data": {
"billFetchStatus": "AVAILABLE",
"customerBills": {
"bills": [
{
"billName": "JuneInstallment",
"billAmount": 1000,
"partnerBillId": "TESTING-002",
"dueDate": "2020-09-01",
"generatedDate": "2020-08-01",
"amountExactness": "EXACT"
},
{
"billName": "JulyInstallment",
"billAmount": 1200,
"partnerBillId": "TEST-124",
"dueDate": "2020-08-15",
"generatedDate": "2020-08-01",
"amountExactness": "EXACT"
}
]
},
"customer": {
"info": {
"name": "Vishakha",
"phoneNumber": "7706057010",
"consumerId": "AY1234"
},
"name": "Vishakha"
}
},
"status": 0,
"success": true
}
Acknowledge Bill Payment
API to response to bill payment acknowledgement with a receipt.
Header Parameters
POST <partner domain> /bills/fetchReceipt
Request body scheme: application/jsonInput Parameters
Object(BillPaymentAcknowledgement) – Bill Payment Acknowledgement details.
Sample Copy
{
"systemBillId": 14,
"partnerBillId": "SAMPLE_ID",
"paymentDetails": {
"billAmount": 1000,
"amountPaid": 1000,
"transactionId": "20201223246869"
}
}
Response schema
Responses Copy
{
"data": {
"receipt": {
"date": "2020-08-31T06:06:55Z",
"id": "R0123"
}
},
"status": 0,
"success": true
}
APIs to call
Check Bill Status
List of APIs to be called by OU to fetch outstanding bills, sending payment details and to check bill status.
Fetch Bills for Customer
API to fetch bills for a given partner based on the details provided by the user.
Header Parameters
POST <kaleidofin’s fetch bills url> /{billerId}
Request body scheme: application/jsonInput Parameters
Array of object(Bill Identifier) - List of parameters to uniquely identify a customer.
Sample Copy
[
{
"identifierKey":"name",
"identifierValue":"vishakha"
},
{
"identifierKey":"consumerId",
"identifierValue":"AY1234"
}
]
Response schema
Responses Copy
{
"success": true,
"statusCode": "0",
"statusMessage": "Success",
"bills": [
{
"systemBillId": 18,
"partnerBillId": "TESTING-002",
"dueDate": "2020-09-01",
"generatedDate": "2020-08-01",
"billStatus": "BILL_CREATED",
"billAmount": 1000,
"billName": "June Installment",
"customerName": "Vishakha"
},
{
"systemBillId": 17,
"partnerBillId": "TEST-124",
"dueDate": "2020-08-15",
"generatedDate": "2020-08-01",
"billStatus": "BILL_CREATED",
"billAmount": 1200,
"billName": "July Installment",
"customerName": "Vishakha"
}
]
}
Status API
API to check status of a bill in kaleidofin’s system
Header Parameters
GET <kaleidofin’s status bills url>/{systemBillId}
Request body scheme: application/jsonResponse schema
Current status of bill in Kaleidopay.
Responses Copy
{
"success": true,
"statusCode": "0",
"statusMessage": "Successful",
"billStatus": {
"systemBillId": 15,
"billStatus": "BILL_CREATED",
"receipt": null
}
}
Payment API
API to be called by OU to update the payment status on successful payment made by a customer against a bill.
Header Parameters
POST <kaleidofin’s payment bills url>
Request body scheme: application/jsonInput Parameters
Input parameters for payment status
Sample Copy
{
"systemBillId":19,
"transactionId":"127829461946",
"amountPaid":1000,
"paymentDate":"2020-07-30"
}
Response schema
Current status of bill in Kaleidopay.
Responses Copy
{
"success": true,
"statusCode": "0",
"statusMessage": "Successful",
"billStatus": {
"systemBillId": 19,
"billStatus": "PAYMENT_SUCCESSFUL",
"receipt": "R0123"
}
}