Lookup User
curl --request POST \
--url https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"phone": "<string>",
"email": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup"
payload = {
"phone": "<string>",
"email": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({phone: '<string>', email: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'phone' => '<string>',
'email' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n \"email\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n \"email\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n \"email\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"lookup_token": "<string>",
"recipient.name": "<string>",
"recipient.currencies": [
{}
]
}Partner API
Lookup User
Find a Quickei user by phone number or email
POST
/
api
/
partner
/
sandbox
/
v1
/
lookup
Lookup User
curl --request POST \
--url https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"phone": "<string>",
"email": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup"
payload = {
"phone": "<string>",
"email": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({phone: '<string>', email: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'phone' => '<string>',
'email' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n \"email\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n \"email\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"phone\": \"<string>\",\n \"email\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"lookup_token": "<string>",
"recipient.name": "<string>",
"recipient.currencies": [
{}
]
}Find a Quickei user before sending a payout. Returns a
By email:
Success Response
lookup_token required for quoting and executing the payout.
Parameters
string
The recipient’s phone number (with or without
+ prefix). Required if email is not provided.string
The recipient’s email address. Required if
phone is not provided.Example Request
By phone:curl -X POST https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"phone": "+237699882723"
}'
curl -X POST https://quickei.io/api/partner/sandbox/v1/lookup \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"email": "user@example.com"
}'
Success Response 200
{
"message": {
"success": ["Recipient found."]
},
"data": {
"lookup_token": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
"recipient": {
"name": "Vaneck Duclair",
"currencies": [
{ "code": "XAF", "symbol": "FCFA", "type": "FIAT" },
{ "code": "CAD", "symbol": "$", "type": "FIAT" }
]
}
}
}
string
string
Recipient’s full name.
array
List of wallet currencies the user holds. Use the
code field when specifying the receiving currency.Error Responses
| Status | Message | Cause |
|---|---|---|
404 | Recipient not found. | No active Quickei user matches the given phone/email |
422 | Validation error | Missing phone or email field |
401 | Invalid API credentials. | Bad or missing Bearer token |
The
+ prefix on phone numbers is optional. Both +237699882723 and 237699882723 will work.Lookup tokens expire after 10 minutes. If expired, perform a new lookup.

