Introduction
Overview
The El-B API lets recipients create payments from their own system, follow them as they move forward, and confirm the transfers they have checked. El-B witnesses the deal; the money moves in BaridiMob, between the two people.
Who it is for
Recipients who sell often, a shop or a service, and want their payment links to come from their own website, bot or back office. The API key belongs to an El-B account verified by an official document; the sender never needs one. Senders join each payment in their browser, as they do today.
What you can do
- Create a payment with your sealed payment information, and get the link to send the sender.
- Follow it: read any payment you receive, or let webhooks tell you when the sender joins, when the auditor approves, when the transaction number arrives.
- Confirm the transfer once you have checked your BaridiMob history, or cancel a payment before the transaction number.
- Read your credits and price an amount before creating a payment.
What El-B is not
El-B is a digital witness, not a bank, a wallet, an escrow or a payment processor. It never holds money, and it is not affiliated with Algérie Poste. The API does not move money: the sender transfers it in BaridiMob, and El-B records the evidence.
The basics
| Base URL | https://el-b.com/api/v1 |
|---|---|
| Format | JSON in, JSON out, UTF-8. Dates are ISO 8601 in Algiers time. |
| Authentication | Authorization: Bearer elb_sk_…. See Authentication. |
| Amounts | Whole Algerian dinars (amount_dzd). |
| Price | The API is free. A payment costs the same credits as in the app; the sender pays nothing. |