Chapa
Built by Chapa
Ethiopian payment service provider offering a developer API to accept payments, run transfers, create virtual accounts and manage transactions. Supports local Ethiopian payment methods and mobile wallets with a hosted checkout and REST API. One of the leading online payment gateways in Ethiopia.
- Category
- APIs
- Pricing
- Not listed
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Last verified
- 10 Oct 2026
{ "name": "Chapa", "slug": "chapa", "category": "API", "country": "ET", "docs_status": "LIVE", "licensing_required": "NONE", "verified": false, "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "website": "https://chapa.co", "documentation_url": "https://developer.chapa.co/"}Verification history
- 10 Oct 2026 · live
- 7 Oct 2026 · live
- 4 Oct 2026 · live
- 1 Oct 2026 · live
- 28 Sept 2026 · live
- 25 Sept 2026 · live
- 22 Sept 2026 · live
- 22 Sept 2026 · live
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30-day uptime
Connected infrastructure
- chapa-laravelSDK forthisSDKs
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