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Use this endpoint to check the status of a payment after initiating a collection. Pass the invoice_id returned by collect payment or STK push. For checkout-based payments, you can also pass checkout_id to validate that the invoice belongs to the correct session. Method: POST
URL: https://app.kulmipay.com/api/v1/payment/collection/status

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Authentication

Authenticate with your Bearer token or, for client-side polling, pass the signature returned by the collect endpoint. 
Authorization: Bearer <secret_key>

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Request

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invoice_id
string
required
The invoice alias ID returned in the invoice.id field of the collect or STK push response.
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checkout_id
string
The checkout session UUID. When provided, Kulmi Pay validates that the invoice belongs to this checkout session before returning status. Use this when polling from a hosted checkout flow.

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Response

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invoice
object
Current snapshot of the invoice.
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meta
object
Session metadata for the payment.

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Code examples

curl --request POST \
  --url https://app.kulmipay.com/api/v1/payment/collection/status \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_KEY' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "invoice_id": "GQ7KZ2XPNM"
  }'

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Example responses

Pending — the M-Pesa STK prompt is still active or the card is being processed: 
{
  "invoice": {
    "id": "GQ7KZ2XPNM",
    "state": "PENDING",
    "value": "1500.00",
    "currency": "KES",
    "provider": "M-PESA",
    "api_ref": "order_20240416_001",
    "created_at": "2024-04-16T08:23:11.042Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "id": "a3f7c819-4e2b-4d1a-9c3f-2b8e1d7a6f05",
    "customer": {
      "customer_id": "CUST_XJ82KP",
      "phone_number": "254712345678",
      "provider": "M-PESA"
    },
    "customer_comment": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-16T08:23:11.055Z"
  }
}
Complete — the customer paid successfully: 
{
  "invoice": {
    "id": "GQ7KZ2XPNM",
    "state": "COMPLETE",
    "value": "1500.00",
    "currency": "KES",
    "provider": "M-PESA",
    "api_ref": "order_20240416_001",
    "created_at": "2024-04-16T08:23:11.042Z"
  },
  "meta": {
    "id": "a3f7c819-4e2b-4d1a-9c3f-2b8e1d7a6f05",
    "customer": {
      "customer_id": "CUST_XJ82KP",
      "phone_number": "254712345678",
      "provider": "M-PESA"
    },
    "customer_comment": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-16T08:23:11.055Z"
  }
}
For time-sensitive flows, use webhooks instead of polling. Kulmi Pay sends an event to your endpoint the moment the payment state changes, which is faster and more reliable than a polling loop.