Get Available Balance

Overview

The Get Available Balance endpoint allows you to retrieve the current balance of funds held in your LINK wallet.

Important Note

This endpoint is specifically designed for businesses that hold NGN (Nigerian Naira) internally with LINK.

By maintaining NGN balances directly with LINK, businesses can significantly improve their transaction processing speed and reduce settlement times for their customers.

Key Benefits

Faster Transactions

Reduced processing time for transactions when funds are held internally with LINK

Real-time Balance

Get instant visibility into your available balance for better financial planning

Endpoint Details

HTTP Method: GET
Endpoint: /wallet_balance

Headers

ngnc-sec-key: YOUR_API_KEY

Parameters

No additional parameters required for this endpoint.

Use Cases

Transaction Processing

Check available balance before initiating large transactions to ensure sufficient funds.

Financial Monitoring

Regular balance checks for accounting and financial reconciliation purposes.

Automated Systems

Integrate balance checks into your automated payment systems for real-time fund verification.

Next Steps

After retrieving your balance, you might want to:

Initiate an Onramp transaction if you need to add funds
Process an Offramp transaction to withdraw funds
View transaction history to track your account activity