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# MERCHANT APPROVED

> Technical reference for the MERCHANT_APPROVED webhook event, including payload schema, field specifications, and implementation details.

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## Event Overview

**Event Type**: `MERCHANT_APPROVED`\
**Category**: Onboarding\
**Description**: Merchant account has been approved and activated

This webhook is triggered when a merchant account is approved and can start collecting payments through EximPe.

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## Delivery Details

| Attribute        | Value                                                                 |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **HTTP method**  | `POST`                                                                |
| **URL**          | The webhook URL configured on your merchant account's API credentials |
| **Content-Type** | `application/json`                                                    |
| **Timeout**      | 10 seconds                                                            |
| **Retries**      | Up to 5 delivery attempts (backoff: 1 min, 5 min, 15 min, 60 min)     |

### Headers

| Header                | Description                                                                                                                                   |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Content-Type`        | `application/json`                                                                                                                            |
| `User-Agent`          | `Eximpe-Webhook/1.0`                                                                                                                          |
| `X-Webhook-Event`     | `MERCHANT_APPROVED`                                                                                                                           |
| `X-Webhook-Timestamp` | Unix timestamp (string) at the time of the request                                                                                            |
| `X-Webhook-Signature` | HMAC-SHA256 signature of the request body (JSON string with keys sorted, no extra whitespace), using your API key as the secret. Hex-encoded. |

**Signature verification (recommended):**\
Compute `HMAC-SHA256(encryption_key, raw_body)` where `raw_body` is the exact UTF-8 request body as received. Compare the hex result with the `X-Webhook-Signature` header to ensure the webhook is from the platform and unchanged.

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## Payload Schema

<CodeGroup>
  ```json Example Payload theme={null}
  {
      "event_type": "MERCHANT_APPROVED",
      "event_time": "2024-12-15 14:32:18",
      "version": "1.0",
      "sequence_number": "a3791670-7c5d-4a86-aa7a-fe35e58a9dbb",
      "data": {
          "approved_at": "2024-12-15T14:32:18.456789Z",
          "merchant_id": "1380229823",
          "legal_name": "TechStore Solutions Private Limited",
          "trade_name": "TechStore Online"
      }
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

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## Field Specifications

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Root Level Fields">
    <ParamField path="event_type" type="string" required>
      Always `"MERCHANT_APPROVED"` for this webhook event
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField path="event_time" type="string" required>
      Timestamp when the event occurred in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format

      **Example**: `"2024-12-15 14:32:18"`
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField path="version" type="string" required>
      Webhook payload version (currently "1.0")
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField path="sequence_number" type="string" required>
      Unique identifier for the event instance

      **Example**: `"a3791670-7c5d-4a86-aa7a-fe35e58a9dbb"`
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField path="data" type="object" required>
      Event-specific data payload containing merchant approval details
    </ParamField>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Data Object Fields">
    <ParamField path="data.approved_at" type="string" required>
      ISO 8601 timestamp when the merchant was approved

      **Example**: `"2024-12-15T14:32:18.456789Z"`
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField path="data.merchant_id" type="string" required>
      Unique identifier for the approved merchant

      **Example**: `"1380229823"`
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField path="data.legal_name" type="string" required>
      Legal business name of the merchant as registered with authorities

      **Example**: `"TechStore Solutions Private Limited"`
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField path="data.trade_name" type="string" required>
      Trading or brand name of the merchant used for customer-facing operations

      **Example**: `"TechStore Online"`
    </ParamField>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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