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Paymob Intentions API

The v1 Intentions API is Paymob's modern entry point for payment acceptance. The merchant backend creates an intention with the secret key and an array of payment_methods (integration IDs or named methods like apple_pay, tabby, tamara, stc_pay, easypaisa, jazzcash). Paymob returns a client_secret used to launch the Unified Checkout, render the Pixel component, or confirm the payment headlessly.
Paymob Intentions API is one of 5 APIs that Paymob publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 1 machine-runnable capability that can be deployed as REST, MCP, or Agent Skill surfaces via Naftiko and 1 JSON Schema definition.
Tagged areas include Payments, Intentions, Checkout, and MENA. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an API reference, an OpenAPI specification, sample payloads, 1 Naftiko capability spec, and 1 JSON Schema.
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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Paymob Intentions API
  version: "1.0"
  description: >-
    The Paymob Intentions API is the recommended (v1) entry point for the Accept
    platform. An intention is created from the merchant backend with the secret
    API key and returns a client_secret used to redirect the customer to the
    Unified Checkout, the Pixel component, or any other Accept payment
    experience. Intentions support multiple payment methods (cards, mobile
    wallets, Apple Pay, Google Pay, BNPL providers, STC Pay, EasyPaisa, JazzCash,
    Oman Net, etc.) selected by integration_id and can be updated or retrieved
    before payment completion.
  contact:
    name: Paymob Developers
    url: https://developers.paymob.com
  license:
    name: Paymob Terms of Service
    url: https://paymob.com/en/terms-conditions
servers:
- url: https://accept.paymob.com
  description: Egypt production
- url: https://ksa.paymob.com
  description: Saudi Arabia production
- url: https://uae.paymob.com
  description: UAE production
- url: https://oman.paymob.com
  description: Oman production
- url: https://pakistan.paymob.com
  description: Pakistan production
security:
- SecretKey: []
paths:
  /v1/intention/:
    post:
      summary: Create Intention
      operationId: createIntention
      tags: [Intentions]
      description: >-
        Create a payment intention from your backend using your Secret Key.
        Returns a client_secret used to launch Unified Checkout or the Pixel
        component. The amount must equal the sum of items[].amount.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IntentionRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Intention created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Intention'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/intention/{client_secret}:
    put:
      summary: Update Intention
      operationId: updateIntention
      tags: [Intentions]
      description: Update an existing intention before it is paid.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ClientSecret'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IntentionRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Intention updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Intention'
  /v1/intention/element/{public_key}/{client_secret}/:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve Intention
      operationId: retrieveIntention
      tags: [Intentions]
      description: >-
        Retrieve an intention using the merchant public key and the
        intention-specific client_secret. Returns the available payment
        methods, items, totals, and integration list for the intention.
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: public_key
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Merchant public key.
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ClientSecret'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Intention details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Intention'
  /v1/intentions/confirm/:
    post:
      summary: Confirm Payment Intention
      operationId: confirmIntention
      tags: [Intentions]
      description: >-
        Confirm an intention from a Pixel or headless integration. Submits the
        selected payment method and the supporting payload (card, wallet, BNPL,
        Apple Pay token, etc.) to complete the payment.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required: [client_secret, payment_method]
              properties:
                client_secret:
                  type: string
                payment_method:
                  type: string
                  description: Integration identifier or payment method slug.
                payload:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Confirmation result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Transaction'
  /unifiedcheckout/:
    get:
      summary: Launch Unified Checkout
      operationId: launchUnifiedCheckout
      tags: [Checkout]
      description: >-
        Redirect the customer to the hosted Unified Checkout page for the given
        intention.
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: publicKey
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: clientSecret
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '302':
          description: Redirect to checkout
components:
  parameters:
    ClientSecret:
      name: client_secret
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Intention-specific client secret returned from create intention.
  securitySchemes:
    SecretKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: >-
        Provide the merchant Secret Key as `Authorization: Token <secret_key>`
        for backend calls.
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid credentials
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    IntentionRequest:
      type: object
      required: [amount, currency, payment_methods, items, billing_data]
      properties:
        amount:
          type: integer
          description: Total amount in the smallest currency unit (cents/piasters).
          example: 25000
        currency:
          type: string
          example: EGP
          description: ISO 4217 currency code (EGP, SAR, AED, OMR, PKR).
        payment_methods:
          type: array
          items:
            oneOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: string
          description: Integration IDs (cards, wallets) or string slugs (apple_pay, tabby, tamara, stc_pay, easypaisa, jazzcash).
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IntentionItem'
        billing_data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingData'
        customer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Customer'
        extras:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        special_reference:
          type: string
          description: Merchant-supplied unique reference for this intention.
        expiration:
          type: integer
          description: Expiration in seconds (default 3600).
        notification_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        redirection_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
    Intention:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        client_secret:
          type: string
        intention_order_id:
          type: integer
        amount:
          type: integer
        currency:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [intended, paid, expired, voided, refunded]
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IntentionItem'
        payment_methods:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              integration_id:
                type: integer
              name:
                type: string
              method_type:
                type: string
              currency:
                type: string
        billing_data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingData'
        customer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Customer'
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    IntentionItem:
      type: object
      required: [name, amount]
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        amount:
          type: integer
        description:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: integer
          default: 1
        image:
          type: string
          format: uri
    BillingData:
      type: object
      properties:
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        phone_number:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        postal_code:
          type: string
        street:
          type: string
        building:
          type: string
        floor:
          type: string
        apartment:
          type: string
    Customer:
      type: object
      properties:
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        extras:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    Transaction:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        pending:
          type: boolean
        amount_cents:
          type: integer
        success:
          type: boolean
        is_auth:
          type: boolean
        is_capture:
          type: boolean
        is_void:
          type: boolean
        is_refund:
          type: boolean
        order:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        currency:
          type: string
        source_data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        integration_id:
          type: integer
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
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