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# Fetch One Settlement Transaction

GET https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/{reference}

Fetch a single settlement ledger entry by its reference.

**Path parameter:** `reference` (string, required) - the ledger entry's `reference`. For a payout this is the payout reference (`verify_id`).

**Behaviour notes**
- Same fields as the ledger list, except `reference` is not echoed.
- `status` is boolean.
- Not found returns `400` (not 404).

Reference: https://docs.shimi.cash/api-reference/shimi-api/settlement-payouts/fetch-one-settlement-transaction

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Access token from Generate Access Token (valid 15 minutes).

## Request

### Path parameters

- `reference` (string, required) — The ledger transaction's reference.

## Response

### 200

OK

- `status` (string, optional)
- `data` (SettlementTransactionReferenceGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad Request

- `status` (string, optional)
- `message` (string, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized

- `message` (string, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Invalid or expired access token / KYB not approved / Account deactivated

- `message` (string, optional)
- `code` (string, optional)
- `kybStatus` (string, optional)

## Types

### SettlementTransactionReferenceGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `amount` (integer, optional)
- `type` (string, optional)
- `status` (boolean, optional)
- `previous_balance` (double, optional)
- `current_balance` (double, optional)
- `fee` (integer, optional)
- `source` (string, optional)
- `narration` (string, optional)
- `createdAt` (string, optional)
- `currency` (SettlementTransactionReferenceGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataCurrency, optional)
- `customer` (string, optional, nullable)

### SettlementTransactionReferenceGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaDataCurrency

- `name` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "amount": 50000,
    "type": "debit",
    "status": true,
    "previous_balance": 2500800.5,
    "current_balance": 2450750.5,
    "fee": 50,
    "source": "API",
    "narration": "Vendor payment",
    "createdAt": "2026-10-04T11:02:18.330Z",
    "currency": {
      "name": "NGN"
    },
    "customer": null
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python 200 Success
import requests

url = "https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript 200 Success
const url = 'https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go 200 Success
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby 200 Success
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java 200 Success
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php 200 Success
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp 200 Success
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift 200 Success
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://shimi-waas-api-9493532b9281.herokuapp.com/api/v1/settlement/transaction/reference")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```