Conduit is an API that has been integrated with Safaricom’s Mpesa Daraja API.

To begin using this template, choose one of the following options to get started:

• Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/pmutua/conduit.git
• Fork, Clone, or Download on GitHub

To run locally, create a .env in the root of the project and add the following environment variables:

YOUR_APP_CONSUMER_KEY="add consumer key here"
YOUR_APP_CONSUMER_SECRET="add consumer secret here"
MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://root:<password>@<clustername>.euctx.mongodb.net/<databasename>?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
MPESA_PASS_KEY="add mpesa passkey here"
LIPA_NA_MPESA_CALLBACK_URL="add callback url here"
LIPA_NA_MPESA_SHORT_CODE="add mpesa short code here"
LIPA_NA_MPESA_PARTYB=add mpesa party b here
LIPA_NA_MPESA_STK_PUSH_REQUEST_URL="add  mpesa stk push request url here"
C2B_SHORT_CODE="add c2b shortcode"
C2B_CONFIRMATION_URL="http://localhost:3000/c2b/confirmation"
C2B_VALIDATION_URL="http://localhost:3000/c2b/validation"
C2B_REGISTER_URL="add c2b register url"
DARAJA_ACCESS_TOKEN_URL="add daraja access token url"

Then in your terminal where your project is run:

    npm install
    npm start

The API is accessible at http://localhost:3000

Have a bug or an issue with this API? Open a new issue here on GitHub.

An API that has been integrated with Safaricom’s Mpesa Daraja API. The API features include ability to send payment prompts on the customers phone to the customer’s MPESA registered phone number requesting them to enter an MPESA pin to authorize and complete payment. Another feature is ability to make payment requests from Client to Business (C2B).

Conduit was created by and is maintained by Philip Mutua.

• https://twitter.com/itsphilipmutua
• https://github.com/pmutua

• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB

Code released under the MIT license.

Looking forward to make more improvements on C2B and Lipa na Mpesa modules.

Philip Mutua