lipana 1.0.1

Official Python SDK for Lipana M-Pesa API

Lipana Python SDK

Official Python SDK for the Lipana M-Pesa API. Type-safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Version: 1.0.1
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/lipana/
Documentation: https://lipana.dev/docs

Installation

pip install lipana

Or using poetry:

poetry add lipana

Quick Start

import os
from lipana import Lipana

# Initialize the SDK
lipana = Lipana(
    api_key=os.getenv('LIPANA_SECRET_KEY'),  # Use secret key for server-side
    environment='production'  # or 'sandbox' for testing
)

# Create a payment link
payment_link = lipana.payment_links.create(
    title='Premium Subscription',
    description='Monthly subscription to our premium features',
    amount=5000,
    currency='KES',
    allow_custom_amount=False,
    success_redirect_url='https://yourwebsite.com/success'
)

print(f'Payment link created: {payment_link["url"]}')

# Initiate STK push payment
stk_response = lipana.transactions.initiate_stk_push(
    phone='[phone]',
    amount=5000
)

print(f'STK push initiated: {stk_response["transactionId"]}')

Features

• ✅ Type Hints: Full type hint support for better IDE autocomplete
• ✅ Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with detailed error messages
• ✅ Pythonic API: Clean, Pythonic interface following PEP 8 conventions
• ✅ Webhooks: Built-in webhook signature verification utilities

API Reference

Transactions

# List all transactions
transactions = lipana.transactions.list(
    status='success',
    limit=50,
    start_date='2024-01-01',
    end_date='2024-12-31'
)

# Get a specific transaction
transaction = lipana.transactions.retrieve('txn_123456')

# Initiate STK push
stk_response = lipana.transactions.initiate_stk_push(
    phone='[phone]',
    amount=5000
)

Payment Links

# Create a payment link
payment_link = lipana.payment_links.create(
    title='Premium Subscription',
    amount=5000,
    currency='KES'
)

# List payment links
payment_links = lipana.payment_links.list(
    status='active',
    limit=10
)

# Update a payment link
updated_link = lipana.payment_links.update('link_123456', {
    'status': 'inactive'
})

# Delete a payment link
lipana.payment_links.delete('link_123456')

Webhooks

# Get webhook settings
settings = lipana.webhooks.get_settings()

# Update webhook settings
lipana.webhooks.update_settings(
    webhook_url='https://yourwebsite.com/webhooks',
    enabled=True
)

# Verify webhook signature
is_valid = lipana.webhooks.verify(
    request_body,
    request_headers['x-lipana-signature'],
    os.getenv('LIPANA_WEBHOOK_SECRET')
)

API Keys

# List all API keys
api_keys = lipana.api_keys.list()

# Create a new API key
api_key = lipana.api_keys.create(
    name='Production Key',
    environment='production'
)

Error Handling

from lipana import Lipana, LipanaError

try:
    payment = lipana.transactions.initiate_stk_push(
        phone='[phone]',
        amount=5000
    )
except LipanaError as error:
    if error.is_authentication_error():
        print(f'Authentication failed: {error.message}')
    elif error.is_validation_error():
        print(f'Validation error: {error.errors}')
    elif error.is_rate_limit_error():
        print('Rate limit exceeded')
    elif error.is_server_error():
        print(f'Server error: {error.message}')
    else:
        print(f'Error: {error.message}')

Configuration

Environment

The SDK supports two environments:

• production: For live transactions (default)

  • Base URL: https://api.lipana.dev/v1

• sandbox: For testing and development

  • Base URL: https://api-sandbox.lipana.dev/v1

lipana = Lipana(
    api_key=os.getenv('LIPANA_SECRET_KEY'),
    environment='sandbox'  # or 'production'
)

Custom Base URL

You can override the default base URL:

lipana = Lipana(
    api_key=os.getenv('LIPANA_SECRET_KEY'),
    base_url='https://custom-api.example.com/api'
)

Examples

Flask Webhook Handler

from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
from lipana import Lipana, LipanaError
import os

app = Flask(__name__)
lipana = Lipana(
    api_key=os.getenv('LIPANA_SECRET_KEY'),
    environment='production'
)

@app.route('/webhooks/lipana', methods=['POST'])
def webhook_handler():
    signature = request.headers.get('x-lipana-signature')
    secret = os.getenv('LIPANA_WEBHOOK_SECRET')
    
    if lipana.webhooks.verify(request.json, signature, secret):
        event = request.json.get('event')
        data = request.json.get('data')
        
        if event == 'transaction.success':
            print(f'Transaction succeeded: {data}')
        elif event == 'transaction.failed':
            print(f'Transaction failed: {data}')
        
        return jsonify({'received': True}), 200
    else:
        return jsonify({'error': 'Invalid signature'}), 401

Django View

from django.http import JsonResponse
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from lipana import Lipana
import os

lipana = Lipana(
    api_key=os.getenv('LIPANA_SECRET_KEY'),
    environment='production'
)

@csrf_exempt
def create_payment_link(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        try:
            payment_link = lipana.payment_links.create(
                title=request.POST.get('title'),
                amount=float(request.POST.get('amount')),
                currency='KES'
            )
            return JsonResponse(payment_link)
        except Exception as e:
            return JsonResponse({'error': str(e)}, status=500)
    return JsonResponse({'error': 'Method not allowed'}, status=405)

Requirements

• Python >= 3.8
• requests >= 2.28.0

Version History

1.0.1 (Current)

• ✅ Updated base URLs to use /v1 endpoint
• ✅ Production: https://api.lipana.dev/v1
• ✅ Sandbox: https://api-sandbox.lipana.dev/v1

1.0.0

• 🎉 Initial release
• ✅ Full Python SDK implementation
• ✅ All API endpoints supported
• ✅ Webhook signature verification
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling
• ✅ Type hints support

License

MIT

Support

• Documentation: https://lipana.dev/docs
• PyPI Package: https://pypi.org/project/lipana/
• Issues: https://github.com/lipana/lipana-python/issues
• Website: https://lipana.dev