On this page, you will find necessary information to onboard and update a sponsored merchant, as well as how to handle errors and check the webhook status codes.

Merchant onboarding

The API-based onboarding process eliminates the need for manual onboarding by automatically generating sponsored merchants, establishments, pricelists, terminals, and their corresponding credentials.

Please check below the available environment endpoints:

Environment	URL	Operation Method & Endpoint	Operation Description
PROD	api.sibsgateway.com	POST api/onboarding/version-id/ sponsored-merchant	Performs a request to create the sponsored merchant record.
TEST	stargate.qly.site1.sibs.pt	POST api/onboarding/version-id/ sponsored-merchant	Performs a request to create the sponsored merchant record.

To initiate this process, you are required to perform a POST request with the following data:

Header parameters:

Parameter	Type	Condition	Description
Content-type	String	Mandatory	application/json.
X-Request-ID	String	Mandatory	ID of the request, unique to the call, as determined by the initiating party.
x-ibm-client-id	String	Mandatory	Token that identifies a client organization. It is provided during onboarding process and must be used in every call.

Request parameters:

Data Element	Type Length	Condition	Description
merchant	Object	Mandatory	Root object for merchant data
merchant.name	String <=90	Mandatory	Merchant’s full name
merchant.phone	String <=16	Mandatory	Merchant’s phone number.
merchant.email	String <=55	Mandatory	Merchant’s email address
merchant.nip	String 8<11	Mandatory	Merchant’s tax identification number
merchant.mcc	Number 4-4	Mandatory	Merchant Category Code
merchant.pkd	String 7-7	Mandatory	Classification of economic activities code (Polish PKD system). The format of this parameter will be as Follows: 00.00.A
merchant.merchantType	Enum	Mandatory	Merchant type description Allowed value: “Sponsored Merchant”
merchant.address	object	Mandatory	Merchant’s Address
merchant.address.street	String <=70	Mandatory	Street name
merchant.address.postalCode	String <=25	Mandatory	Postal Code
merchant.address.locality	String <=20	Mandatory	City or locality
merchant.address.country	Number 3-3	Mandatory	Country code (Format ISO 3166, Number 3 code — ex: Poland – 616)
merchant.website	String <=100	Mandatory	Merchant’s website URL
merchant.signedAgreements	Enum	Mandatory	Flag indicating if agreements are signed Allowed Value: “False”
merchant.backofficeEmail	String <=55	Mandatory	SIBS Backoffice contact email
merchant.pepStatus	Enum	Mandatory	Politically Exposed Person status Allowed value: “Inactive”
merchant.owners	Array of objects	Mandatory	List of merchant owners
merchant.owners[].name	String <=20	Mandatory	Owner’s full name
merchant.owners[].phone	String <=16	Conditional	Owner’s phone number. At least one phone number or email must be provided.
merchant.owners[].email	String <=55	Conditional	Owner’s email address At least one phone number or email must be provided.
merchant.owners[].address	String <=100	Optional	Owner’s address
merchant.owners[].tin	String 8<11	Mandatory	Owner’s tax identification number
merchant.integrationSupportContact	Object	Optional	Contact person for integration support
merchant.integrationSupportContact.name	String <=20	Optional	Name of integration contact person
merchant.integrationSupportContact.phone	String <=16	Conditional	Phone number of integration contact At least one phone number or email must be provided.
merchant.integrationSupportContact.email	String <=55	Conditional	Email address Contact for integration Support At least one phone number or email must be provided.
merchant.shop	object	Mandatory	Shop details
merchant.shop.name	String <=40	Optional	Shop Name. If this field is left empty, the system will default to using the value specified at the Merchant level.
merchant.shop.address	object	Optional	Shop Address
merchant.shop.street	String	Optional	Shop street If this field is left empty, the system will default to using the value specified at the Merchant level.
merchant.shop.postalcode	String <=25	Optional	Shop postal code If this field is left empty, the system will default to using the value specified at the Merchant level.
merchant.shop.locality	String <=20	Optional	Shop city/locality If this field is left empty, the system will default to using the value specified at the Merchant level.
merchant.shop.country	Number 3-3	Optional	Shop country code (Format ISO 3166, Number 3 code — ex: Poland – 616) If this field is left empty, the system will default to using the value specified at the Merchant level.
merchant.shop.email	String <=55	Optional	Shop email address If this field is left empty, the system will default to using the value specified at the Merchant level.
merchant.shop.phoneNumber	String <=16	Optional	Shop phone number If this field is left empty, the system will default to using the value specified at the Merchant level.
merchant.shop.type	Enum	Mandatory	Shop Type Allowed values: “Banks”, “Wholesale”, “Supermarket”, “Retail”, “Gas Stations”, “Restaurants”, “Hotels”, “Others”, “Virtual Establishment”, “Foreign”, “Service Provider”, “Service Entity”, “EMV Tolls”
merchant.shop.mcc	String 4-4	Mandatory	Shop Merchant Category Code
merchant.shop.pkd	String 7-7	Mandatory	Classification of economic activities code (Polish PKD system). The format of this parameter will be as Follows: 00.00.A
merchant.shop.invoiceIndicator	Enum	Mandatory	Shop Invoice Indicator type Allowed value: “Payment Facilitator”
merchant.shop.products	Array of objects	Mandatory	List of products
merchant.shop.product[]productId	String	Mandatory	Payment methods to be activated. Allowed values: “INTP-BLIK-0-0” InterPay-BLIK-Domestic “INTP-BLIK-1-0” – InterPay-BLIK-OneClick “BLMD-PYBL-0-0” BlueMedia-PayByLink-Domestic “MRKP-CRTB-0-0” – Cartes Bancaires “SIBS-MBWY-0-0” – MB WAY “SPDD-BTOB-0-0” – SEPA DD B2B “SPDD-CORE-0-0” – SEPA DD Core “XPAY-APPL-0-0” – ApplePay “XPAY-GGLE-0-0” – GooglePay “MCC-1-C” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Consumer-Credit “MCC-1-D” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Consumer-Debit “MCC-1-P” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Consumer-Prepaid “MCC-2-C” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Commercial-Credit “MCC-2-P” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Commercial-Prepaid “MCC-4-C” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Other-Credit “MCC-4-D” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Other-Debit “MCC-4-P” – Mastercard-Mastercard-Other-Prepaid “MSI-1-D” – Mastercard-Maestro-Consumer-Debit “MSI-1-P” – Mastercard-Maestro-Consumer-Prepaid “MSI-2-D” – Mastercard-Maestro-Commercial-Debit “MSI-2-P” – Mastercard-Maestro-Commercial-Prepaid “VIS-02-C” – VISA-VISA-Commercial-Credit “VIS-02-D” – VISA-VISA-Commercial-Debit “VIS-02-P” – VISA-VISA-Commercial-Prepaid “VIS-01-C” – VISA-VISA-Consumer-Credit “VIS-01-D” – VISA-VISA-Consumer-Debit “VIS-01-P” – VISA-VISA-Consumer-Prepaid “VPY-03-D” – VISA-VPAY-VPAY-Debit “VPY-03-P” – VISA-VPAY-VPAY-Prepaid “VSL-01-C” – VISA-VISA Electron-Consumer-Credit “VSL-01-D” – VISA-VISA Electron-Consumer-Debit “VSL-01-P” – VISA-VISA Electron-Consumer-Prepaid
merchant.shop.product[]productInvoiceIndicator	Enum 	Mandatory	Product Invoice Indicator Allowed Values: “Payment Facilitator”
merchant.shop.typeOfIntegration	Enum	Mandatory	Merchant type of integration Allowed Values: “S2S” “SDK” “Plugin” Default “S2S”
merchant.shop.webhookNotification	object	Conditional	Object that defines the webhook configuration details Mandatory if typeOfIntegration is “Plugin”.
merchant.shop.webhookNotification.type	Enum	Conditional	Type of webhook notifications. Allowed values: “URL” “Email” Mandatory if typeOfIntegration is “Plugin”. If “Plugin”, the value must be “URL”
merchant.shop.webhookNotification.Value	String	Conditional	A delivery email address (for email type), or an HTTP(S) URL Mandatory if typeOfIntegration is “Plugin”
merchant.shop.supportEmail	String <=55	Conditional	An email address to where all failed SPG Webhook calls will be reported by the end-of-day Mandatory if typeOfIntegration is “Plugin”
merchant.shop.securityKey	String >=32	Optional	A pseudo-random symmetric key that will be used to cipher the webhook content

Find below a POST request example:

{
  "merchant": {
    "name": "Testing Company",
    "phone": "501234567",
    "email": "merchant@example.pl",
    "nip": "1234567890",
    "mcc": "5999",
    "pkd": "47.91.Z",
    "merchantType": "Sponsored Merchant",
    "address": {
      "street": "UL PRZYKŁADOWA 1",
      "postalCode": "00-001",
      "locality": "WARSZAWA",
      "country": "616"
    },
    "website": "https://www.testingcompany.pl",
    "signedAgreements": false,
    "backofficeEmail": "backoffice@example.pl",
    "pepStatus": "Inactive",
    "owners": [
      {
        "name": "Jane Doe",
        "email": "jane.doe@example.pl",
        "tin": "1234567890"
      }
    ],
    "shop": {
      "name": "Testing Store",
      "email": "shop@example.pl",
      "phoneNumber": "501234567",
      "type": "Retail",
      "mcc": "5999",
      "pkd": "47.91.Z",
      "invoiceIndicator": "Payment Facilitator",
      "products": [
        {
          "productId": "MCC-1-C",
          "productInvoiceIndicator": "Payment Facilitator"
        },
        {
          "productId": "MCC-1-D",
          "productInvoiceIndicator": "Payment Facilitator"
        },
        {
          "productId": "VIS-01-C",
          "productInvoiceIndicator": "Payment Facilitator"
        },
        {
          "productId": "VIS-01-D",
          "productInvoiceIndicator": "Payment Facilitator"
        }
      ],
      "typeOfIntegration": "S2S"
    }
  }
}

Upon this action, the API will respond with one of the following two status codes:

Status Code	Message	TransactionStatus
000	Success	“ACTC” (Accepted Technical Validation)
999	Unexpected Error	“RJT” (Rejected)

Here is an example of a successful onboarding response:

{
"transactionStatus": "ACTC",
    "returnStatus": {
        "statusCode": "000" 
        "statusMsg": "Success",
        "statusDescription": "string"
    }
}

You will also receive the onboarding webhook, which includes the following merchant onboarding details and credentials.

Here’s a redacted example of a successful Webhook notification:

{
    "NotifyRequest": {
        "TrackingId": "00caa675-f811-45ed-aee3-b84c22ac3efc",
        "TIN": "000****123",
        "MerchantId": "PL-000****123-1",
        "ShopId": "SH-PL-000000321",
        "TerminalId": "POS000159",
        "ErrCode": "CRM000",
        "ErrDesc": "Success",
        "Agreements": {
            "AgreementType": "PLKV"
        },
        "Credentials": {
            "ApiClientId": "2a69a780-****-****-****-1c6308af85f0",
            "ApiClientSecret": "K1rK*******************************0uU6",
            "TerminalToken": "0277a2c645e93c43f59ce867ee55498293*******5272db028ad9c9fa250edd04d9cac5d42910950e2acb82034093d14830e649c3d6df2cc0f92268f79"
         }
    }
}

Merchant update

We also provide the capability to update merchant information through our APIs. Please refer to the list of available environment endpoints provided below:

Environment	URL	Operation Method & Endpoint	Operation Description
PROD	api.sibsgateway.com	PUT /sibs/onboarding/v1/sponsored-merchant/{merchant-id}	Update a merchant resource
TEST	stargate.qly.site1.sibs.pt	PUT /sibs/onboarding/v1/sponsored-merchant/{merchant-id}	Update a merchant resource

To initiate this process, you are required to perform a PUT request with the following data:

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Condition	Required	Description
Content-type	String	Mandatory	Header	application/json
X-Request-ID	String	Mandatory	Header	ID of the request, unique to the call, as determined by the initiating party
merchant-id	String	Mandatory	Path	ID of Sponsored Merchant
x-ibm-client-id	String	Mandatory	Header	Token that identifies a client organization. It is provided during onboarding process and must be used in every call

The following details outline the parameters eligible for modification, including their data types, length constraints, update conditions, and brief descriptions:

Request parameters

Data Element	Type Length	Condition	Description
merchant	Object	Mandatory	Main object containing merchant details
merchant.phone	String <=16	Mandatory	Phone number of the merchant
merchant.email	String <=55	Mandatory	Email address of the merchant
merchant.address	Object	Mandatory	Merchant’s address object
merchant.address.street	String <=100	Mandatory	Street name of the merchant’s address
merchant.address.postalCode	String <=25	Mandatory	Postal code of the merchant’s address
merchant.address.locality	String <=20	Mandatory	City/locality of the merchant’s address
merchant.website	String <=100	Mandatory	Merchant’s website URL

Find below a PUT request example:

{
  "merchant": {
    "phone": "505102923",
    "email": "fds@op.pl",
    "address": {
      "street": "UL IMAGINARY",
      "postalCode": "85-132",
      "locality": "BYDGOSZCZ"
    },
    "website": "www.yolo.pl"
  }
}

After the request, the API will respond with one of the two status codes:

Status Code	Message	TransactionStatus
000	Success	“ACTC” (Accepted Technical Validation)
999	Unexpected Error	“RJT” (Rejected)

Error handling

If a rejection occurs on the onboarding process, a synchronous response will be received that include a transactionstatus with the value RJCT (rejected) and a 999 StatusCode.

This response will contain error code and message fields that can assist you in identifying and resolving the issue.

Rejected onboarding response example:

{
"transactionStatus": "RJCT",
    "returnStatus": {
        "statusCode": "999",
        "statusMsg": "Internal Server Error",
        "statusDescription": "When invoiceIndicator is Sponsored Merchant invoiceEmail and payout object are mandatory."
    }
}

Webhooks Status Codes

Below you can find the range of Status Codes and Messages that you can receive via webhooks.

Status Code	Message	Operations	Details
CRM000	Success.	n/a	n/a
CRM001	Sponsored Merchant already exists.	Merchant Onboarding Operations	A Sponsored Merchant with the received NIF already exists.
CRM002	PKD is invalid.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Merchant Update Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	PKD does not exist in the list of configured PKDs.
CRM003	MCC code is invalid.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Merchant Update Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	MCC does not exist in the list of configured MCCs.
CRM005	IBAN is invalid.	Merchant Onboarding Operations	IBAN is invalid according to the implemented validation rules.
CRM006	Product list doesn’t comply with Payment Facilitator agreement.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Add payment method Operations	Sent products are not listed among the products enabled for the Payment Facilitator (PF).
CRM007	Required field [field_name] missing.	All	A required attribute in the API invocation was not sent.
CRM008	Payment Facilitator is invalid.	All	Payment Facilitator ID does not exist in the system.
CRM009	Product [product] is duplicated.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Add payment method Operations Delete payment method Operations	Duplicate products in the API.
CRM010	Invoice indicator is invalid.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Add payment method Operations	The value of the “Invoice Indicator” attribute is not compatible with the PF configuration.
CRM011	This Product of Establishment has already been added as an Establishment Product.	Add payment method Operations	The specified product is already among the products of the Establishment.
CRM012	Product code [product_code] is invalid.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Add payment method Operations	Product does not exist in the list of products accepted via API.
CRM013	Sponsored Merchant´s Country doesn’t match any Payment Facilitator´s Establishments.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	Establishment’s country code does not match the country code of the Payment Facilitator.
CRM015	The product [product1] has a dependency on [product2] and this is not part of the products list.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Add payment method Operations Delete payment method Operations	Failed to validate product compatibility rules.
CRM016	The product [product1] is incompatible with [product2] and both are currently on the products list.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Add payment method Operations Delete payment method Operations	Failed to validate product compatibility rules.
CRM017	The product [product1] is mandatory with [product2] and this is not part of the products list.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Add payment method Operations Delete payment method Operations	Failed to validate product compatibility rules.
CRM018	Invalid Type Of Integration.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	Integration type in the Webhook is invalid.
CRM019	Webhook data is required for given Type Of Integration.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	Integration type in the Webhook does not match the submitted data.
CRM020	Invalid Webhook Notification for given Type Of Integration.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	Notification type defined in the Webhook does not match the Webhook type.
CRM021	Invalid Webhook Notification.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	Notification type in the Webhook is invalid.
CRM022	Webhook Notification Value is not defined for given Webhook Notification.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	Notification type defined in the Webhook does not match the Webhook type.
CRM023	Webhook Notification Value must be a valid email address.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	For the notification type defined in the Webhook, a valid email must be provided.
CRM024	Webhook Notification Value must be a valid http(s) url address.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations	For the notification type defined in the Webhook, a valid URL must be provided.
CRM025	Order still in progress for TIN [TIN_value].	Merchant Onboarding Operations	There is an order in progress/processing for the indicated TIN.
CRM029	Establishment ExternalID already exists.	Create shop Operations	The Payment Facilitator is sending a request to create an Establishment that already exists in the system.
CRM030	Order still in progress for Establishment [establishment_id].	Create shop Operations Update shop Operations Create Terminal Operations Add payment method Operations Cancel terminal Operations Delete payment method Operations	There is an order in progress for the indicated Establishment.
CRM031	TerminalID already exists.	Create Terminal Operations	The Payment Facilitator is sending a request to create a Terminal that already exists in the system for the indicated Establishment.
CRM032	Payment Facilitator is invalid.	Create shop Operations Create Terminal Operations Merchant Update Operations Update shop Operations	During SM creation, the Payment Facilitator’s configuration is not complete.
CRM033	Sponsored Merchant is invalid.	Merchant Update Operations Create shop Operations Update shop Operations Create Terminal Operations Cancel shop Operations Cancel terminal Operations Delete payment method Operations	The indicated Sponsored Merchant does not exist or is not in a valid state.
CRM034	Establishment is invalid.	Update shop Operations Create Terminal Operations Cancel shop Operations Cancel terminal Operations Delete payment method Operations	The indicated Establishment does not exist or is not in a valid state.
CRM035	Terminal is invalid.	Cancel terminal Operations	The indicated Terminal does not exist or is not in a valid state.
CRM036	Last Terminal cannot be cancelled.	Cancel terminal Operations	The indicated Terminal is the only one of the Establishment, therefore it cannot be canceled.
CRM037	Product is not valid for Establishment.	Delete payment method Operations	The indicated product does not exist in the Establishment or is not in a valid state.
CRM038	[PaymentFacilitatorId] is not a Payment Facilitator.	All	The indicated Payment Facilitator is not actually a Payment Facilitator.
CRM039	Order still in progress for Merchant [merchant_id].	Merchant Update Operations	There is an order in progress for the indicated Merchant.
CRM040	No Country found for specified [CountryCode].	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Merchant Update Operations	The specified country code does not exist.
CRM041	Transactional Country is invalid.	Create shop Operations	The specified country code does not exist or does not have a currency.
CRM042	[terminal_type] is not a valid Terminal Type for the Terminal Channel [terminal_channel].	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Create Terminal Operations	The Terminal Type does not match the defined Terminal Channel Type.
CRM043	[terminal_model] is not a valid Terminal Model for the Terminal Channel [terminal_channel].	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Create Terminal Operations	The Terminal Model does not match the defined Terminal Channel Type.
CRM044	Invalid Terminal Channel Type for this Establishment.	Create Terminal Operations	The terminal type is different from the Establishment’s.
CRM045	Sponsored Merchant´s Terminal Channel doesn’t match any Payment Facilitator´s Establishments.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations	The selected Payment Facilitator does not have an active Establishment with the same country and terminal channel as the Sponsored Merchant in the request.
CRM046	Sponsored Merchant´s Terminal Type doesn’t match any Payment Facilitator´s Terminals.	Merchant Onboarding Operations Create shop Operations Create Terminal Operations	The selected Payment Facilitator does not have an active Terminal with the terminal type of the Sponsored Merchant in the request.
CRM999	Unexpected Error.	All	Unexpected error occurred.