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POST
Create sender

POBO error codes

Branch on errors[0].code. See Error codes for every code.

Authorizations

API-KEY
string
header
required

Your partner API key. Must carry the pobo permission.

Headers

Api-Version
string
default:2026-09.1
required

The API version this request targets. Required on every /api/v0/* call. Format YYYY-MM.<release>; 2026-09.1 is the latest. The version that served the request is echoed back on the response. Missing, malformed or unsupported values are rejected with 400.

Pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}\.\d+$

Body

application/json
type
enum<string>
required

INDIVIDUAL or BUSINESS. A business carries its name in businessName.

Available options:
INDIVIDUAL,
BUSINESS
firstName
string

Given name. Individuals.

lastName
string

Family name. Individuals.

businessName
string

Registered name. Businesses.

email
string

Contact email.

phone
string

Contact phone in E.164 — +639171234567.

dateOfBirth
string

Date of birth, DD-MM-YYYY (for example 12-04-1988).

governmentId
string

Government identifier. Required before the sender can be used for a payout. Must be unique per partner — a duplicate is a 409.

governmentIdType
string

Kind of identifier — for example PASSPORT.

governmentIdIssueCountry
string

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country that issued the id.

nationality
string

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 nationality.

occupation
string

Occupation.

relationshipToCustomer
string

Relationship of this sender to your customer — SELF, for instance.

address
object

Postal address. countryThreeLetter is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code.

Response

The created sender. Unwrapped — 200, not 201.

A POBO sender, unwrapped. All keys are always present; unset values are null. There is no sender status, and dateOfBirth and address are stored but not returned.

id
string
required

snd_… reference id. Pass as senderId on pre-transaction and submit.

type
string
required

INDIVIDUAL or BUSINESS.

firstName
string
required

First name; for a business, the business name.

lastName
string | null
required

Last name. Individuals only.

businessName
string | null
required

Business name. null for individuals.

email
string | null
required

Contact detail.

phone
string | null
required

Contact detail.

governmentId
string
required

Identity or registration number. Unique per partner.

governmentIdType
string | null
required

Type of that document.

governmentIdIssueCountry
string | null
required

Issuing country of that document.

nationality
string | null
required

Individual detail.

occupation
string | null
required

Individual detail.

gender
string | null
required

Individual detail. M or F.

sourceOfFunds
string | null
required

Source-of-funds code.

remark
string | null
required

Free text.

governmentIdIssueDate
string | null
required

DD-MM-YYYY.

governmentIdExpiryDate
string | null
required

DD-MM-YYYY.

businessRegistrationNumber
string | null
required

Business only; null for individuals.

incorporationDate
string | null
required

Business only; DD-MM-YYYY.

businessRegistrationCountry
string | null
required

Business only; null for individuals.

businessStructure
string | null
required

Business only; null for individuals.

relationshipToCustomer
string | null
required

e.g. CUSTOMER, SUPPLIER, EMPLOYEE.