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POSTIMEI Validation API

Use Case

  • This API is to be called post transaction for the orders where Brand offers are successfully applied and brands mandates to perform IMEI/Sr. Number validation of the product being shipped to the consumer
  • Merchant needs to send the product details (Brand ID, Category ID, SKU code, IMEI/Sr. No.) and also Brand issued identifier for the merchant (Dealer code, State code)
  • For Blocking an IMEI/Sr. No. at Brand’s end, Merchant needs to call this API with Action: BLOCK
  • For the orders where Refund has been initiated, merchant needs to Unblock the IMEI/Sr. No. at Brand’s end. Merchant needs to call this API with Action: UNBLOCK
  • It is desired that the merchant calls this API within 1-2 days of the order being successful for the action "BLOCK"

Note: This API will soon be supported on staging.

Request Attributes

Content Type : JSON

Head

AttributeDescription
clientId
string
mandatory

Paytm use the merchant key on the basis of clientId parameter value. It requires only if the merchant has more than one key.

version
string
mandatory

Version of the API passed in the request.
Example: v1

requestTimestamp
string
mandatory

EPOCH timestamp of the time at which request is being sent.
Example: 1588402269

channelId
string
mandatory

The parameter value identifies the Channel for which API call is initiated.

Possible values: WEB , WAP

signature
string
mandatory

You should validate the parameter values by verifying the signature comes in the response. It ensures that parameter values not tempered. Signature string can be verified by using Paytm checksum library.

Body

AttributeDescription
mid
string
mandatory

Paytm provides MID as a unique identifier to each merchant. For your staging MID, click here. You get the production MID post the account activation.

Example: INTEGR7769XXXXXX9383

orderId
string
mandatory

The Unique reference ID of the Order. It is alphanumeric and max length is 50 characters.

Example: OREDRID_98765

action
string
optional

Action required on the product

Example: BLOCK/UNBLOCK

 Note: By default its value will be BLOCK (if we don't get it in request)

skuCode
string
mandatory

SKU code of the product

Example: iphone1234

brandId
string
mandatory

Brand Id of the product

Example: Apple1234

categoryId
string
optional

Category Id of the product

Example: mobile1234

imei / serialNo
string
mandatory

imei / serial no of the product

Example: 123412341234123

stateCode
string
optional

stateCode of the dealer's store

Example: Oppo1234

dealerCode
string
optional

Dealer identification issued by Brand

Example: Vivo9876

Response Attributes

Content Type : JSON

Body

AttributeDescription
resultInfo
object

This parameter gives the information about the result of the API response

Resultinfo
+
AttributeDescription
resultStatus
string

Result Status

Example: S

resultCode
string

Result code

Example: SUCCESS

resultCodeId
string

Result code ID

Example: 001

resultMsg
string

Result message

Example: Success

mid
string

Paytm provides MID as a unique identifier to each merchant. For your staging MID, click here. You get the production MID post the account activation.

Example: INTEGR7769XXXXXX9383

orderId
string

The Unique reference ID of the Order. It is alphanumeric and max length is 50 characters.

Example: OREDRID_98765

Response Codes & Messages

resultCoderesultStatusresultMsg
001SUCCESSSuccess
010SYSTEM_ERRORSystem Error
011SYSTEM_ERRORInternal System Error
009FAILFail
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REQUEST
RESPONSE
CURL
JAVA
NODE
PHP
PYTHON
DOTNET
curl --location 'https://securegw.paytm.in/theia/api/v1/imei?mid=<YOUR MID>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"head": {"clientId": "C11", "version": "v1", "requestTimestamp": "Time", "channelId": "WEB",
"signature": "CHECKSUM"},"body": {"mid": "Your_MID_Here","action": "BLOCK", "orderId": "PARCEL790206","skuCode": "123456", "brandId": "124198","stateCode": "Abcd1234","dealerCode": "xyz987","categoryId": "667811","imei": "12345678988"}}

 

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