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invalid_msisdn

The phone number could not be understood.

HTTP statustypeRetry the same request?
400invalid_request_errorafter a change

Why it happens

The number could not be parsed, or it has the wrong number of digits for its country. Ugandan, Kenyan and Ghanaian numbers have 9 digits after the country code.

What to do

Send the number in international format, for example +256772123456.

Example response

400
{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "code": "invalid_msisdn",
    "message": "A human-readable explanation. Do not parse it.",
    "doc_url": "https://docs.skanpay.website/errors/invalid_msisdn",
    "request_id": "req_01J9Z3K8Q4W6XK2M7N5P0R3T8V"
  }
}

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