Development Guide:

The 'Retrieve Staged Transaction' endpoint will look up a transaction by referenceNumber and will provide additional information about a Payout. In some jurisdictions, regulation stipulates "additional transactional information" is to be provided at the time of Payout. This endpoint securely provides the additional information for regulatory purposes.

1. Prepare headers, authentication & parameters:

The application must call the 'Retrieve a transaction' endpoint with a GET HTTP method, providing the OAuth access_token and all other required headers. The application must pass the transaction referenceNumber as a path parameter to retrieve the transaction.

Note: MoneyGram uses the OAuth 2.0 framework. The application must use their OAuth client credentials to generate an access_token by calling the Get Access Token endpoint. The token is valid for 1 hour and must be passed as a header value in all subsequent API HTTP calls. Learn More

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2. Make a request and handle the response:

The application must call 'Retrieve Staged transaction' endpoint with a GET HTTP method. The application must build to handle the following response scenarios:

Success | Parse the Response | 200 OK HTTP Status | "availableForPayout": true When the 'Retrieve a transaction' by referenceNumber endpoint responds with a 200 HTTP Status the response will typically return the transactionId, payoutId, sender, receiver and transactionInformation fields. There will be additional data about the sender provided, depending on market regulation.

Failed | Handle the Error | 400 Bad Request HTTP Status When the 'Retrieve a Transaction' endpoint responds with 400 HTTP Status, specific error code/s will be returned with an array of offending fields. The application will need to resolve these errors and resubmit the request.

Note: Access to the API is secured by business rules and will only be returned to eligible partners. To understand how you access this API, please refer to your MoneyGram technical consultant.

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4. You're Done! Proceed to Update a Transaction API:

The application must execute the 'Update a staged transaction' endpoint to get the readyForCommit": true.

Business Rules to Code

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Ready for Payout & Available status: The transaction can only be paid out if the transaction is in an AVAILABLE status and the "availableForPayout": true is returned in the response.

Send & Payout at the same store: A Payout cannot be received at the same store location where the transaction was sent (i.e. The application cannot Payout a transaction using the same partnerAgentId that was used to send the transfer).

Code Examples

const axios = require('axios');
const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');

const additionalInformation = async () => {

    // Step 1: Read configuration values with upmost security
    const token = "your_access_token_from_oauth_response"
    // For production - api.moneygram.com & For test - sandboxapi.moneygram.com
    const transactionId = "current_transaction_id";
    const host = "sandboxapi.moneygram.com";
    const url = 'https://' + host + '/payout/v1/stagedtransactions/' + referenceNumber + '/additionalInformation';

    // Step 2: Create the GET request headers & params

    const headers = {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'X-MG-ClientRequestId': uuidv4(), // New UUID for each request tracing
        'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token,
    };

    const params = {
        agentPartnerId: "your_partner_id",
        targetAudience: "AGENT_FACING",
        userLanguage: "en-US",
    }

    try {
        // Step 3: Send the request and obtain the response
        axios.get(url, { params, headers })
            .then(function (response) {
                // Step 4: Parse the success response and process further
                // Verify readyForCommit is true, if yes, transaction is ready to commit
                console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2))
            })
            .catch(function (error) {
                // Step 5: Parse the error response and handle the errors
                if (error.response) {
                    console.log('Response status:', error.response.status);
                    console.log('Response body:', error.response.data);
                } else {
                    // TODO: handle generic errors
                    console.error('Error:', error.message);
                }
            });
    } catch (error) {
        // TODO: handle exception
        console.error('Error:', error.message);
    }
};

additionalInformation();

import requests
import uuid
import json

def additional_information():
    # Step 1: Read configuration values with upmost security
    token = "your_access_token_from_oauth_response"
    # For production - api.moneygram.com & For test - sandboxapi.moneygram.com
    transactionId = "current_transaction_id";
    host = "sandboxapi.moneygram.com";
    url = 'https://' + host + '/payout/v1/stagedtransactions/'+ referenceNumber + '/additionalInformation';

    # Step 2: Create the GET request headers & params

    headers = {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'X-MG-ClientRequestId': str(uuid.uuid4()), # New UUID for each request tracing
        'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token,
    }

    params = {
        'agentPartnerId': 'your_partner_id',
        'targetAudience': 'AGENT_FACING',
        'userLanguage': 'en-US',
    }

    try:
        # Step 3: Send the request and obtain the response
        response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)

        # Step 4: Parse the success response and process further
        if response.status_code == 200:
            parsed_response = json.dumps(json.loads(response.text), indent=2)
            print(parsed_response)
        else:
            # Step 5: Parse the error response and handle the errors
            print("Request failed with status code:", response.status_code)
            print(json.dumps(json.loads(response.text), indent=2))

    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        # Print any error that occurred during the request
        # TODO: handle exception
        print("An error occurred:", e)

additional_information()

package payout;

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

public class AdditionalInformation {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Step 1: Read configuration values with upmost security
        String token = "your_access_token_from_oauth_response";

        // For production - api.moneygram.com & For test - sandboxapi.moneygram.com
        String host = "sandboxapi.moneygram.com";

        // Step 2: Create the GET request headers & params
        // Mandatory Query params
        String agentPartnerId = "your_partner_id";
        String userLanguage = "en-US";

        // Optional Query params
        String targetAudience = "AGENT_FACING";

        // Mandatory Path params
        String transactionId = "current_transaction_id";

        String uri = "https://" + host + "/payout/v1/stagedtransactions/" + referenceNumber + "/additionalInformation"
                + "agentPartnerId=" + agentPartnerId
                + "&userLanguage=" + userLanguage
                + (targetAudience.isBlank() ? "" : "&targetAudience=" + targetAudience);

        HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                .uri(URI.create(uri))
                .GET()
                .setHeader("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
                .setHeader("X-MG-ClientRequestId", String.valueOf(UUID.randomUUID()))
                .build();

        try {
            // Step 3: Send the request and obtain the response
            HttpResponse<String> response = httpClient.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

            // Retrieve the status code and body from the response
            int statusCode = response.statusCode();

            // Step 4: Parse the success response and process further
            if (statusCode == 200) {
                String responseBody = response.body();
                System.out.println(responseBody);
            } else {
                // Step 5: Parse the error response and handle the errors
                String responseBody = response.body();
                System.out.println(responseBody);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            // TODO: handle exception
        }

    }
}

API structure

Header parameters

Field	Type	Required/ Optional	Description
`X-MG-ClientRequestId`	String	Optional	Client request ID that can be passed by the client application. Client request ID must be unique within a single session for unique requests. This attribute can be used for ensuring idempotent request processing for some APIs. MoneyGram recommends using a UUID for the value of this field.
`X-MG-ConsumerIPAddress`	String	Optional	IP address of the system initiating the session.

Query parameters

Field	Type	Required/ Optional	Description
`targetAudience`	String	Required	Tailors MoneyGram’s error messages and field metadata to an in-store, digital, or crypto customer. (Enumerated value) Note: For a full list of accepted target audience values, see the TARGET_AUDIENCE enumeration from the Reference Data Enumerations endpoint.
`userLanguage`	String	Required	Language used by the user/operator.
`agentPartnerId`	String	Required	Unique agent or partner identifier.
`posId`	String	Optional	Point of sale identifier of the client performing the API call.
`operatorId`	String Max length: 80	Required	Operator name or ID of the user performing the transaction. The name or ID must be populated from the agent or partner system and cannot be edited by the user.

Path parameters

Field	Type	Required/ Optional	Description
`referenceNumber`	String	Required	MoneyGram's reference number for the transaction

Response fields

Field	Type	Required/ Optional	Description
`transactionId`	String Max length: 36	Optional	Unique identifier for the transaction resource
`payoutId`	String	Optional	Unique identifier for the transaction session
`availableForPayout`	Boolean	Optional	Identifies if the transaction is in a status available for payout
`transactionStatus`	String	Optional	MoneyGram's transaction status
`transactionSubStatus.substatus`	String	Optional	MoneyGram's transaction sub-status
`transactionSubStatus.targetCustomer`	String	Optional	Customer associated with a sub-status code
`transactionSubStatus.customerAction`	String	Optional	Message associated with the sub-status code
`transactionSubStatus.dataToCollect.code`	String	Optional	Unique code to identify the data or document to collect.
`transactionSubStatus.dataCollect.dataCollection`	String	Optional	Data or document needed to be collected from customer.
`originatingCountryCode`	String Max Length: 3	Optional	3 digit ISO destination country code
`destinationCountryCode`	String Max Length: 3	Optional	Transaction destination country (ISO alpha-3 code) Note: For a full list of accepted destinationCountryCode ISO codes see Reference data API module and the subdivision endpoint: https://moneygram-group.readme.io/moneygram-developer/docs/countries-iso3-code
`serviceOptionCode`	String Max length: 21	Required	Unique category code to identify the transaction method For a full list of accepted serviceOptionCodes per destinationCountry see Reference data API module and the service options endpoint: https://moneygram-group.readme.io/moneygram-developer/docs/payout-options
`serviceOptionName`	String Max length: 50	Optional	Unique name to identify the transaction method Note: For a full list of accepted serviceOptionName per destinationCountry see Reference data API module and the service options endpoint: https://moneygram-group.readme.io/moneygram-developer/docs/service-options
`sendAmount.amount.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Required	Transaction amount and currency excluding fees and exchange rate. Transaction currency (ISO alpha-3 code): https://moneygram-group.readme.io/moneygram-developer/docs/currencies Note: For Crypto partners this is the fiat currency for the buy/sell or ramp on/ramp off
`sendAmount.amount.currencyCode`	String	Required	The `sendAmount.amount.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`sendAmount.fees.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Required	Fee amount and fee currency applied to transaction (Fee currency uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`sendAmount.fees.currencyCode`	String	Required	The `sendAmount.fees.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`sendAmount.taxes.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Optional	Tax amount and tax currency applied to the transaction by the the origin country (Tax currency uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`sendAmount.taxes.currencyCode`	String	Optional	The `sendAmount.taxes.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`sendAmount.discountsApplied.totalDiscount`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Optional	Transaction discount amount applied and currency type excluding fees and exchange rate. Transaction currency (ISO alpha-3 code)
`sendAmount.discountsApplied.promotionDetails`	String Max length: 50	Optional	Additional details about the applied promotion to the transaction
`sendAmount.total.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Required	Transaction total amount and transaction total currency including fees, taxes and discount. (Transaction total amount uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`sendAmount.total.currencyCode`	String	Required	The `sendAmount.total.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.amount.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Required	Transaction received amount and transaction receive currency (Transaction total amount uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.amount.currencyCode`	String	Required	The `receiveAmount.amount.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.fees.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Optional	Received fee and receive currency applied to the transaction by the destination country (Transaction total amount uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.fees.currencyCode`	String	Optional	The `receiveAmount.fees.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.taxes.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Optional	Tax amount and tax currency applied to the transaction by the the origin country (Tax currency uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.taxes.currencyCode`	String	Optional	The `receiveAmount.taxes.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.total.value`	Number Min length: 0 Max length: 14 Max Decimal Value: 3	Required	Receive amount total and receive transaction currency to be picked up/deposited in destination country including fees, taxes and discount. (Transaction total amount uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.total.currencyCode`	String	Required	The `receiveAmount.total.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiveAmount.fxRate`	Number Max Decimal Value: 6	Required	FX rate applied to transaction
`receiveAmount.fxRateEstimated`	Boolean	Optional	Indicates whether the FX is “estimated” and amount, taxes and total cannot be guaranteed. The word “estimated” must appear before receiveAmount.amount, receiveAmount.taxes and receiveAmount.total only when true.
`originalReceiveAmount.amount.value`	Number	Required	The transaction's send or receive amount, fee, taxes, total discount applied, transaction total, or reconcile amounts. See the APIs documentation for detailed information for the field
`originalReceiveAmount.amount.currencyCode`	String	Required	Value's Currency code (ISO alpha-3 code
`originalReceiveAmount.fees.value`	Number	Optional	The transaction's send or receive amount, fee, taxes, total discount applied, transaction total, or reconcile amounts. See the APIs documentation for detailed information for the field
`originalReceiveAmount.fees.currencyCode`	String	Optional	Value's Currency code (ISO alpha-3 code
`originalReceiveAmount.taxes.value`	Number	Optional	The transaction's send or receive amount, fee, taxes, total discount applied, transaction total, or reconcile amounts. See the APIs documentation for detailed information for the field
`originalReceiveAmount.taxes.currencyCode`	String	Optional	Value's Currency code (ISO alpha-3 code
`originalReceiveAmount.total.value`	Number	Required	The transaction's send or receive amount, fee, taxes, total discount applied, transaction total, or reconcile amounts. See the APIs documentation for detailed information for the field
`originalReceiveAmount.total.currencyCode`	String	Required	Value's Currency code (ISO alpha-3 code
`originalReceiveAmount.fxRate`	Number Max Decimal Value: 6	Required	Fx Rate applied to transaction
`originalReceiveAmount.fxRateEstimated`	Boolean	Optional	Indicates whether the FX is “estimated” and amount, taxes and total cannot be guaranteed. The word “estimated” must appear before receiveAmount.amount, receiveAmount.taxes and receiveAmount.total only when true.
`estimatedReceiveAmountInLocalCurrency.total.value`	Number	Required	Transaction received amount and transaction receive currency (Transaction total amount uses ISO alpha-3 code)
`estimatedReceiveAmountInLocalCurrency.total.currencyCode`	String	Required	The `estimatedReceiveAmountInLocalCurrency.amount.value` currency code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`estimatedReceiveAmountInLocalCurrency.fxRate`	Number	Required	FX Rate Charged
`estimatedReceiveAmountInLocalCurrency.fxRateEstimated`	Boolean	Optional	Indicates whether the all attributes related to Fx are estimated
`sender.name.firstName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 20	Required	First name
`sender.name.middleName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 20	Optional	Middle name (if applicable)
`sender.name.lastName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 30	Required	Last name
`sender.name.secondLastName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 30	Optional	Second last name
`receiver.name.firstName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 20	Required	First name
`receiver.name.middleName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 20	Optional	Middle Name
`receiver.name.lastName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 30	Required	Last name
`receiver.name.secondLastName`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 30	Optional	Second last name
`receiver.address.line1`	String Min length: 5 Max length: 30	Required	Residence address line 1
`receiver.address.line2`	String Min length: 0 Max length: 80	Optional	Residence address line 2 (if applicable)
`receiver.address.line3`	String Min length: 0 Max length: 80	Optional	Residence address line 3 (if applicable)
`receiver.address.city`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 20	Required	City of Residence
`receiver.address.countrySubdivisionCode`	String Length: 6	Optional	State/province of residence
`receiver.address.countryCode`	String Length: 3	Required	Country of residence (ISO Alpha-3 Code)
`receiver.address.postalCode`	String Min length: 2 Max length: 10	Optional	Postal code/ZIP code of residence
`receiver.mobilePhone.number`	String Min length: 5 Max length: 14	Optional	Phoen Number
`receiver.mobilePhone.countryDialCode`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 3	Optional	Country calling code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiver.email`	String Min length: 1 Max length: 255	Optional	Email address
`receiver.personalDetails.genderCode`	String	Optional	Gender (Enumerated value)
`receiver.personalDetails.dateOfBirth`	String Length: 10	Required	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
`receiver.personalDetails.birthCity`	String Min length: 0 Max length: 20	Optional	City of birth
`receiver.personalDetails.birthCountryCode`	String Max Length: 3	Required	Country of birth (ISO alpha-3 code) _NOTE: For a full list of accepted birth.CountryCodes see ‘Reference data API module’ and the countryInfo endpoint: _
`receiver.personalDetails.citizenshipCountryCode`	String Max Length: 3	Optional	Citizenship Code (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiver.personalDetails.occupationCode`	String	Optional	Occupation/Employment (Enumerated value) _NOTE: For a full list of accepted Occupation Codes. See the OCCUPATION enumeration from the Reference Data Enumerations endpoint _
`receiver.personalDetails.politicalExposedPerson`	Boolen	Optional	Flag to declare a Politically Exposed Person (PEP)
`receiver.personalDetails.nationalityCountryCode`	String Min Length: 3 Max Length: 3	Optional	Country of citizenship (ISO alpha-3 code)
`receiver.primaryIdentification.typeCode`	String	Optional	example: SSN for Social Security Number identification document. Type of identification document (Enumerated Value)
`receiver.primaryIdentification.id`	String Max length: 30	Required	Identification document number
`receiver.primaryIdentification.issueCountrySubdivisionCode`	String Max length: 6	Optional	Issuing state/province of identification document
`receiver.primaryIdentification.issueCountryCode`	String Max Length: 3	Required	Issuing country of identification document
`receiver.primaryIdentification.expirationYear`	String Length: 4 Format: YYYY	Optional	Expiration year of identification document (YYYY)
`receiver.primaryIdentification.expirationMonth`	String Length: 4 Format: MM	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (MM)
`receiver.primaryIdentification.expirationDay`	String Length: 4 Format: DD	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (DD)
`receiver.primaryIdentification.issueAuthority`	String Min length: 0 Max length: 30	Optional	Issuing authority of identification document
`receiver.primaryIdentification.issueCity`	String Min length: 0 Max length: 20	Optional	Issuing city of identification document
`receiver.primaryIdentification.issueYear`	String Length: 4 Format: YYYY	Optional	Expiration year of identification document (YYYY)
`receiver.primaryIdentification.issueMonth`	String Length: 4 Format: MM	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (MM)
`receiver.primaryIdentification.issueDay`	String Length: 4 Format: DD	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (DD)
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.typeCode`	String	Optional	example: SSN for Social Security Number identification document Type of identification document (Enumerated Value)
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.id`	String Max length: 30	Optional	Identification document number
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.issueCountrySubdivisionCode`	String Max length: 6	Optional	Issuing state/province of identification document
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.issueCountryCode`	String Max length: 3	Optional	Issuing country of identification document
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.expirationYear`	String Length: 4 Format: YYYY	Optional	Expiration year of identification document (YYYY)
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.expirationMonth`	String Length: 4 Format: MM	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (MM)
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.expirationDay`	String Length: 4 Format: DD	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (DD)
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.issueAuthority`	String Min length: 0 Max length: 30	Optional	Issuing authority of identification document
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.issueCity`	String Min length: 0 Max length: 20	Optional	Issuing city of identification document
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.issueYear`	String Length: 4 Format: YYYY	Optional	Expiration year of identification document (YYYY)
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.issueMonth`	String Length: 4 Format: MM	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (MM)
`receiver.secondaryIdentification.issueDay`	String Length: 4 Format: DD	Optional	Expiration month of identification document (DD)
`additionalDetails`	Dynamic	Optional	Dynamic field key/values