Mtn API
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MTN API (the MTN Developer Portal / Open API) is MTN Group's developer program that provides APIs for integrating MTN's telecommunications network services airtime and data purchases, mobile money (MoMo), messaging, USSD, number verification, and identity services across MTN's 19 operating markets in Africa including Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, Rwanda, and others. MTN is Africa's largest mobile operator with over 290 million subscribers.
Mtn API Highlights
Mtn API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
Authentication
API Key
Rate Limit
Rate limits vary by product and commercial agreement. Contact MTN for production rate limits.
Sandbox Mode
✓ Available
Webhooks
Not verified yet
Supported Regions
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
NigeriaGhanaKenyaMtn API Services
Mobile Push Notifications (iOS & Android)SMS NotificationsEmail NotificationsWebSocket Real-time Delivery
AWS++++
API Pricing Model
- API access requires MTN Developer Portal registration and approval
- Pricing varies by product:airtime at wholesale rates, MoMo at transaction percentages, SMS at per-message rates
- Contact MTN for commercial agreements
Mtn API Core Features & Capabilities
Features Included
Not Supported
Voice / VoIP CallsIn-App Chat & MessagingTopic / Group Channel SubscriptionsDelivery & Read Receipts
Required Access Documents for Mtn API
Different Mtn API use cases
- MTN MoMo Payment Collection for Pan-African App:Integrate MTN MoMo API into a pan-African app to accept mobile money payments from customers in Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, and Rwanda reaching MTN's mobile money subscriber base in markets where bank cards are less common.
- Airtime Top-Up Service for Nigerian VTU Platform:Use MTN's Airtime API to process MTN Nigeria airtime top-ups on a VTU reseller platform purchasing MTN credit at wholesale rates and reselling to end users at a margin through a web or mobile app.
- USSD-Based Service for Nigerian MTN Subscribers:Deploy a USSD short code on MTN Nigeria's network to offer a menu-driven service account management, bill payments, or information queries accessible to all 90M+ MTN Nigeria subscribers without internet.
- Mobile Number Verification for Nigerian App KYC:Use MTN's identity API to verify that a Nigerian user's provided phone number is an active MTN subscriber as one signal in a multi-factor KYC flow for a Nigerian fintech or lending application.