Verified APIs in South Africa
6 verified apis for building in South Africa. Every one has had its documentation, licensing and live status checked, not just listed. Last verified 10 Jul 2026.
Ozow
Ozow, formerly i-Pay, is a South African instant smart EFT and open-banking payment provider that lets customers pay directly from their bank account. Its API generates payment links and exposes transaction-status endpoints such as GetTransaction and GetTransactionByReference on api.ozow.com.
Stitch
South African open-banking and pay-by-bank platform exposing a GraphQL API for Pay By Bank, Card, DebiCheck, Manual EFT, Capitec Pay and disbursements, with an in-browser Stitch IDE for building queries. Distinctive for its GraphQL-first developer experience.
Yoco
South African card-payments provider offering a developer hub with online payment APIs, SDKs, an API explorer, ecommerce plugins (WooCommerce, Wix, Shopify) and an MCP server for AI integrations. Docs hosted on a Fern-powered developer hub.
Luno
South Africa headquartered cryptocurrency exchange offering a REST API for account, wallet and trading operations plus a streaming WebSocket feed for market and order updates. Lets developers access market data, place orders and move crypto and fiat programmatically. Widely used across African and international markets.
Peach Payments
African payment gateway serving merchants across South Africa, Mauritius and other regional markets with a Payments API, checkout, payment links, mobile SDKs and point-of-sale devices. Supports cards and multiple alternative payment methods behind a single integration. Documentation is published on its developer hub.
VALR
South African cryptocurrency exchange (licensed FSP 53308) providing a REST API for trading and a WebSocket service for streaming market, order and balance updates. Supports buying and selling 60-plus cryptocurrencies and withdrawing both crypto and fiat programmatically. API keys require account 2FA to be enabled.