Create seller
- Sandbox:
POST https://sandbox.payme.io/api/public/sellers/create
- Production:
POST https://live.payme.io/api/public/sellers/create
Credentials
- Header
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Register a new seller account with Israeli business compliance validation. Includes validation for Israeli ID numbers, business registration, and bank account details.
Parameters
This endpoint takes no path, query or header parameters.
Request body
Content type: application/json
| Field |
Type |
Required |
Description |
firstName |
string |
yes |
Seller's first name |
lastName |
string |
yes |
Seller's last name |
email |
string |
yes |
Seller's primary email address (used for login) |
contactEmail |
string |
no |
Business contact email address |
password |
string |
yes |
Account password |
phone |
string |
yes |
Phone number in international format |
businessName |
string |
yes |
Legal business name |
businessType |
integer |
yes |
Israeli business type classification |
businessNumber |
string |
yes |
Israeli business registration number (ח.פ. / עוסק מורשה) |
socialId |
string |
yes |
Israeli ID number (תעודת זהות) |
industryClassification |
string |
no |
Industry classification code (optional) |
bankId |
string |
no |
Israeli bank code (optional) |
accountNumber |
string |
no |
Bank account number (optional) |
branchNumber |
string |
no |
Bank branch number (optional) |
logo |
string |
no |
Business logo as base64 encoded data URI (optional) |
Request example
{
"firstName": "David",
"lastName": "Cohen",
"email": "david.cohen@example.com",
"contactEmail": "business@cohenelectronics.co.il",
"password": "securePassword123",
"phone": "0500000009",
"businessName": "Cohen Electronics Ltd",
"businessType": 1,
"businessNumber": "330988015",
"socialId": "336907282",
"industryClassification": "12",
"bankId": "12",
"accountNumber": "123456789012345",
"branchNumber": "123",
"logo": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
}
Code samples
curl
curl -X POST 'https://sandbox.payme.io/api/public/sellers/create' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>' \
--data-raw '{
"firstName": "David",
"lastName": "Cohen",
"email": "david.cohen@example.com",
"contactEmail": "business@cohenelectronics.co.il",
"password": "securePassword123",
"phone": "0500000009",
"businessName": "Cohen Electronics Ltd",
"businessType": 1,
"businessNumber": "330988015",
"socialId": "336907282",
"industryClassification": "12",
"bankId": "12",
"accountNumber": "123456789012345",
"branchNumber": "123",
"logo": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
}'
Node.js
const response = await fetch("https://sandbox.payme.io/api/public/sellers/create", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"firstName": "David",
"lastName": "Cohen",
"email": "david.cohen@example.com",
"contactEmail": "business@cohenelectronics.co.il",
"password": "securePassword123",
"phone": "0500000009",
"businessName": "Cohen Electronics Ltd",
"businessType": 1,
"businessNumber": "330988015",
"socialId": "336907282",
"industryClassification": "12",
"bankId": "12",
"accountNumber": "123456789012345",
"branchNumber": "123",
"logo": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
}),
});
console.log(await response.text());
Python
import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://sandbox.payme.io/api/public/sellers/create",
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>",
},
json={
"firstName": "David",
"lastName": "Cohen",
"email": "david.cohen@example.com",
"contactEmail": "business@cohenelectronics.co.il",
"password": "securePassword123",
"phone": "0500000009",
"businessName": "Cohen Electronics Ltd",
"businessType": 1,
"businessNumber": "330988015",
"socialId": "336907282",
"industryClassification": "12",
"bankId": "12",
"accountNumber": "123456789012345",
"branchNumber": "123",
"logo": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA...",
},
)
print(response.text)
PHP
<?php
$body = <<<'BODY'
{
"firstName": "David",
"lastName": "Cohen",
"email": "david.cohen@example.com",
"contactEmail": "business@cohenelectronics.co.il",
"password": "securePassword123",
"phone": "0500000009",
"businessName": "Cohen Electronics Ltd",
"businessType": 1,
"businessNumber": "330988015",
"socialId": "336907282",
"industryClassification": "12",
"bankId": "12",
"accountNumber": "123456789012345",
"branchNumber": "123",
"logo": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAA..."
}
BODY;
$ch = curl_init('https://sandbox.payme.io/api/public/sellers/create');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
'Content-Type: application/json',
'Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>',
],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $body,
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
echo $response;
Responses
201 — Seller created successfully (success)
| Field |
Type |
Description |
payload |
object |
|
payload.sellerId |
string |
Newly created seller's UUID |
{
"payload": {
"sellerId": "9a5e7898-067e-4c0c-a50f-5f8d83e7c686"
}
}
400 — Bad Request (error)
| Field |
Type |
Description |
statusCode |
integer |
HTTP status code |
message |
string |
Error message(s) |
error |
string |
Error type |
{
"statusCode": 400,
"message": [
"Validation failed"
],
"error": "Bad Request"
}
401 — Unauthorized (error)
| Field |
Type |
Description |
error |
string |
|
error_description |
string |
|
{
"error": "unauthorized_client",
"error_description": "Client authentication failed"
}