# Introductions

Padiwise empowers you to take control of your financial services with ease. Our robust and secure RESTful APIs - built on simple HTTP GET/POST requests, enable you to offer a wide range of services directly to your customers.

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**Before you begin!**

You should [create a free Padiwise account](https://padiwise.com/register) that you can test the API against. We will provide you with test keys that you can use to make API calls.
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Padiwise is your all-in-one platform for bills payment, USD virtual cards, and seamless money transfers. Our comprehensive API allows developers to effortlessly integrate these financial services into their applications, enabling secure and efficient transactions. Dive into our resources to empower your financial solutions with Padiwise.

Whether you're building a fintech solution, mobile app, or financial platform, Padiwise offers the tools and resources to help you succeed.

**HTTP Methods**

**POST -** This is the total number of transactions that were performed by the customer.

**GET** - This is the number of records skipped before the first record in the array returned.

**PUT** - This is the maximum number of records that will be returned per request. This can be modified by passing a new value as a `perPage` query parameter. **Default: 50**

**DELETE -** This is the current `page` being returned. This is dependent on what page was requested using the `page` query parameter. **Default: 1**

### Sample Requests <a href="#sample-requests" id="sample-requests"></a>

We provide sample API calls next to each method [using cURL](http://curl.haxx.se/). All you need to do is insert your specific parameters, and you can test the calls from the command line. See this tutorial on [using cURL with APIs](https://www.baeldung.com/curl-rest).

You can also [use Postman](https://www.postman.com/downloads/) if you aren't familiar with cURL. Postman is an easy to use API development and testing platform. You can explore the [Padiwise Postman Collection](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/25130238/2s93CHtEJr) to understand how our APIs work.

### Jump right in

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