This is a django library based on the Safaricom MPESA daraja API. This is a django library based on the Safaricom MPESA daraja API. Use it for a simplified experience, spend less time setting up...
Read the full documentation at https://django-daraja.readthedocs.io
MPESA Daraja API documentation can be found at https://developer.safaricom.co.ke
To install the package, run
$ pip install django_daraja
An example, to send an STK push prompt to customer phone, then display response message
from django_daraja.mpesa.core import MpesaClient
def index(request):
cl = MpesaClient()
phone_number = '0700111222'
amount = 1
account_reference = 'reference'
transaction_desc = 'Description'
callback_url = request.build_absolute_uri(reverse('mpesa_stk_push_callback'))
response = cl.stk_push(phone_number, amount, account_reference, transaction_desc, callback_url)
return HttpResponse(response)On your browser, you will receive a message Success. Request accepted for processing on success of the STK push. You will also receive a notification on the callback endpoint (In this case the URL with the name mpesa_stk_push_callback), having the results of the STK push.
An example, to perform a BusinessPayment B2C (Business to Customer) transaction
from django_daraja.mpesa.core import MpesaClient
def index(request):
cl = MpesaClient()
phone_number = '0700111222'
amount = 1
transaction_desc = 'Business Payment Description'
occassion = 'Test business payment occassion'
callback_url = request.build_absolute_uri(reverse('mpesa_business_payment_callback'))
response = cl.business_payment(phone_number, amount, transaction_desc, callback_url, occassion)
return HttpResponse(response)On your browser, you will receive a message Accept the service request successfully. on success of the transaction. You will also receive a notification on the callback endpoint (In this case the URL with the name mpesa_business_payment_callback), having the results of the Business Payment Transaction.
You need a callback URL connected to the internet to receive the asynchronous result. In case you don't have one you can head over to http://darajambili.herokuapp.com and grab a callback URL to test the result.
The full documentation of all supported API's can be found at http://django-daraja.readthedocs.io