Partner FAQs
Partner Experience
How do I find my staging and production API keys?
How to set the partner fee?
You can use the Settings page of the Partner dashboard to set the additional partner fee. Enter the desired percentage in FEE PERCENTAGE and click Update.
How to update our webHookUrl?
Should Transak APIs be called from frontend?
No. Authentication and sensitive endpoints must be called from backend only to avoid CORS issues and protect API keys.
Widget blocked due to domain not whitelisted
Submit the additional domain for whitelisting; domain must match exactly with referrerDomain used during session generation.
Why am I getting an 'invalid or expired session' error?
The “Invalid or Expired Session” error occurs when the same widgetUrl having same sessionId is reused or reopened after it has already been consumed or expired.
Since each sessionId is single-use, once the widget flow is completed, closed, or expires, the same widgetUrl cannot be used again. A new sessionId must be generated for every new user flow.
Widget
I'm passing parameters in the query but they're being ignored.
Check that you are passing the API key in the parameters. Some parameters can only be used by partners that have had their KYB approved.
You can find out more details about our ❓ Query Parameters.
To submit your KYB use the below link to verify your business and enable your API key for Production. https://forms.transak.com/kyb
How to display your call price (e.g 1 USD = 0.9453 USDT) on our front end?
You can use our Get Price API for getting price.
These parameters are required to get response from the API.
Can we make a custom list of currencies instead of just one fiatCurrency in query parameters?
No, currently we are not supporting that feature.
How can we pass onClose event handler to the widget?
You can use TRANSAK_WIDGET_CLOSE event name.
You can find more about events here.
Is there a way to remove the chat button in the widget?
No, but you can hide the menu option using the query parameters, then the chat will also be disabled.
Is it possible to exchange fiat for crypto via the REST API?
No, we are not offering such API as of now.
How to prevent a user from editing the walletAddress?
You can use disableWalletAddressForm in our query parameters to achieve this.
You will need to pass the walletAddress. Then if disableWalletAddressForm is set to true then the wallet address screen will be skipped for the user.
Users On Boarding
Do users have to do KYC each time they make a transaction?
No, users are only required to complete KYC once.
When their KYC is approved they only need to log into their Transak account to perform future transactions. They can use the same KYC-approved Transak account with all of our partner integrations.
Can we pass Transak third party KYC via API for users instead of them going through Transak's KYC process?
Yes, we do support this feature. Please refer KYC Reliance for more details.
I want to integrate with Transak, how can I do it?
Please refer Onboarding and Integration Process Overview.
I have two websites. Can I integrate in both websites with the same API_KEY?
If two websites are with same company then you can integrate with same API_KEY.
Otherwise you need to submit KYB for each company.
Is KYC required on the STAGING environment?
No it is not required in staging. You can use our Sandbox Credentials in staging.
Is the Transak widget supported in any other languages than English?
As of now we support only English to communicate.
Gradually we will add other languages as well.
Why can't users create a new order when one is ongoing?
Users must resolve the existing order first (cancel or complete payment). This prevents duplicate or conflicting transactions.
Payments
If a user makes a bank transfer how does Transak match it to the user?
We create a virtual bank account for each user and currency. So if a Transak user has only made GBP transactions they will be asked to transfer funds each time to a bank account that is unique to them. Any funds that are sent to that unique account are reconciled with transactions made by that user.
If the user transfers funds in multiple currencies they will be assigned a bank account for each currency.
If I make payment manually for an order how would Transak know I made the payment?
We create a virtual bank account for every user.
Using that, we track the payment.
How does Transak calculate prices and fees?
Transak is dedicated to being transparent about our pricing and fees. There are four variables that are used to calculate the total amount of cryptocurrency received for the chosen amount of fiat:
- Partner fee:
P- A percentage charge applied on the transaction amount on behalf of the partner. This fee is configurable by partners.
- Transak fee:
T- A percentage charge applied on the transaction amount on behalf of Transak. This covers the fiat processing costs so is set depending on the chosen payment method: credit/debit card or bank transfer. Our fees are set out here.
- Network/Exchange fee:
N- This is the sum of the blockchain transaction fees, or gas, that is paid to make the on-chain transfer of the crypto to the user’s wallet address, plus the withdrawal fee the exchange we are using to provide liquidity. These fees vary by blockchain network and cryptocurrency, as well as changing over time depending on network demand. This fee is set by the market not by us.
- Exchange rate:
R- This is the conversion rate from fiat to cryptocurrency. It is calculated by taking an up-to-date quote of the market rate from multiple pricing services and adding a small slippage percentage. The slippage varies by cryptocurrency and is calculated according to the actual rate we are able to get in the market.
To calculate the total amount of cryptocurrency, C, for the specified amount of fiat currency, F, we calculate the total fees, deduct them from the fiat amount then convert the remainder to cryptocurrency at the market rate. The formula for this is as follows:
C =(F - (F x P% + F x T% + N) x R
So in the example screenshot below where the partner fee is 1% and the payment is a SEPA bank transfer, based on the market rates and blockchain transaction fees at the time:
Note that the market rate and network/exchange fee shown in the widget UI is an estimate. The final cryptocurrency amount the user receives is calculated when the fiat payment is settled.
Blockchain
Which Ethereum Testnet are you using?
Please refer to our list of Testnets.
Webhook Handling
Why am I not receiving ORDER_COMPLETED webhook?
Ensure your webhook endpoint returns HTTP 200. Also verify that your server logs are not filtering or rejecting the ORDER_COMPLETED event.
Miscellaneous
I want to change my mobile/email. How can I do that?
Please reach out to our customer support at https://support.transak.com/en/
What is the API Rate Limit?
We are allowing 40 requests per IP address in every 10 seconds. If you want to increase the limit then please contact us at support.transak.com.
How can we fetch fiat currency limits?
Use the Get Fiat Currencies API. The minimum and maximum limits are returned in the response and should be used to display limits dynamically.
Headless Apple Pay (No Auth No KYC)
Which users can the No-Auth / No-KYC flow be shown to?
This is only for EU KYC users. Partners must perform an IP-based geography check before loading the flow and restrict non-EEA users. See https://docs.transak.com/features/headless-apple-pay-no-auth-no-kyc#supported-eu-regions
Do you have device-support detection in the SDK?
The module does not check whether the user’s device supports Apple Pay. Partners must verify Apple Pay availability on the device before loading the Transak UI SDK.
Which platforms does the Transak UI SDK support?
Transak UI SDK supports React Native only. Web-based integrations are not supported at this time. The package is @transak/ui-components-rn on npm.
Can these APIs be called from the frontend?
No. The Transaction Session, Transaction Process, and Transaction Request Status APIs must be called from the partner backend only. Calls are subject to IP whitelisting so partner needs to share their public egress IPs with Transak to whitelist them.
What is the end-to-end call sequence?
- POST
/api/whitelabel/lookup/get-quote→ returnsquoteId - POST
/api/v2/transaction-sessionwithquoteId+ wallet address → returnssessionId - Mount
<TransakApplePay sessionId={...} />in your React Native app; the SDK firesonSuccess({ requestId })after the Apple Pay sheet completes - POST
/api/v2/transaction-session/request/:requestId/processfrom the backend → returns the full order, includingorderId - Poll GET
/api/v2/transaction-session/requests/:requestIduntil the status reaches a terminal state - Use GET
/api/public/get-order-by-order-idfor full order details - Refer to the docs for the canonical sequence
Should we migrate from /api/v2/currencies/price to the Lookup APIs?
Yes, we recommend the Whitelabel Lookup APIs for new integrations. The Whitelabel base URL is https://api-gateway-stg.transak.com (staging) / https://api-gateway.transak.com (production).
Are webhooks sent for the No-Auth / No-KYC flow?
Yes. Order webhooks fire for No-Auth / No-KYC Headless Apple Pay orders the same as for any other flow. Webhook events are always keyed by orderId, not by sessionId or requestId. See Order Webhooks.
When is the orderId first available?
After the Transaction Process API succeeds. The sessionId and requestId exist earlier in the flow but are not surfaced in webhooks.
How to pass our own internal order id so we can reconcile?
Pass partnerOrderId in the Get Quote call (/api/whitelabel/lookup/get-quote). It will be echoed back in the webhook payload. If partnerOrderId is not passed at the quote step, it is treated as null and will be omitted from the webhook payload.
How do we test end-to-end in staging?
You need a sandbox Apple ID enrolled in Apple’s Sandbox Tester program, configured with a France billing address (the Headless Apple Pay flow is region-restricted). Transak whitelists the Apple account on our side and provides the Apple Pay test cards (from Apple’s official list — note that only a subset of the listed cards reliably go through). Step-by-step setup: Apple Pay Sandbox Testing for Partners.
