Schedule Payments›Manage
Cancel (archive)
Stop an active, failed or paused schedule and move it to the archive (status: cancelled). It can be re-enabled later.
Send your secret key in the
P-API-KEY header. Keep it on your server, never in an app or browser.Responses
- 200Success
Request
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel' \ --header 'Accept: application/json' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header 'P-API-KEY: YOUR_SECRET_KEY'curl --request POST \ --url 'https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel' \ --header 'Accept: application/json' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header 'P-API-KEY: YOUR_SECRET_KEY'
<?php use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http; $response = Http::withHeaders([ 'Accept' => 'application/json', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'P-API-KEY' => 'YOUR_SECRET_KEY', ])->post('https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel'); $data = $response->json();<?php use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http; $response = Http::withHeaders([ 'Accept' => 'application/json', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'P-API-KEY' => 'YOUR_SECRET_KEY', ])->post('https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel'); $data = $response->json();
const response = await fetch('https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel', { method: 'POST', headers: { "Accept": "application/json", "Content-Type": "application/json", "P-API-KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY", }, }); const data = await response.json();const response = await fetch('https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel', { method: 'POST', headers: { "Accept": "application/json", "Content-Type": "application/json", "P-API-KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY", }, }); const data = await response.json();
import requests response = requests.request( "POST", "https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel", headers={ "Accept": "application/json", "Content-Type": "application/json", "P-API-KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY", }, ) data = response.json()import requests response = requests.request( "POST", "https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel", headers={ "Accept": "application/json", "Content-Type": "application/json", "P-API-KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY", }, ) data = response.json()
POST /v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel HTTP/1.1 Host: api.paybeta.ng Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json P-API-KEY: YOUR_SECRET_KEYPOST /v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel HTTP/1.1 Host: api.sandbox.paybeta.ng Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json P-API-KEY: YOUR_SECRET_KEY
import java.net.URI; import java.net.http.HttpClient; import java.net.http.HttpRequest; import java.net.http.HttpResponse; HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder() .uri(URI.create("https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel")) .header("Accept", "application/json") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .header("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY") .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody()) .build(); HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient() .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()); System.out.println(response.body());import java.net.URI; import java.net.http.HttpClient; import java.net.http.HttpRequest; import java.net.http.HttpResponse; HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder() .uri(URI.create("https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel")) .header("Accept", "application/json") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .header("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY") .method("POST", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.noBody()) .build(); HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient() .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString()); System.out.println(response.body());
using System.Net.Http; using System.Text; using var client = new HttpClient(); var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("POST"), "https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel"); request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Accept", "application/json"); request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY"); var response = await client.SendAsync(request); var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(); Console.WriteLine(data);using System.Net.Http; using System.Text; using var client = new HttpClient(); var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("POST"), "https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel"); request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Accept", "application/json"); request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY"); var response = await client.SendAsync(request); var data = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(); Console.WriteLine(data);
package main import ( "fmt" "io" "net/http" ) func main() { req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel", nil) req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json") req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json") req.Header.Set("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY") res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { panic(err) } defer res.Body.Close() data, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(string(data)) }package main import ( "fmt" "io" "net/http" ) func main() { req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel", nil) req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json") req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json") req.Header.Set("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY") res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { panic(err) } defer res.Body.Close() data, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(string(data)) }
require "net/http" require "json" uri = URI("https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel") request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri) request["Accept"] = "application/json" request["Content-Type"] = "application/json" request["P-API-KEY"] = "YOUR_SECRET_KEY" response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") do |http| http.request(request) end data = JSON.parse(response.body)require "net/http" require "json" uri = URI("https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel") request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri) request["Accept"] = "application/json" request["Content-Type"] = "application/json" request["P-API-KEY"] = "YOUR_SECRET_KEY" response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") do |http| http.request(request) end data = JSON.parse(response.body)
import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType import okhttp3.OkHttpClient import okhttp3.Request import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody val client = OkHttpClient() val request = Request.Builder() .url("https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel") .method("POST", "".toRequestBody(null)) .addHeader("Accept", "application/json") .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json") .addHeader("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY") .build() client.newCall(request).execute().use { response -> println(response.body?.string()) }import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType import okhttp3.OkHttpClient import okhttp3.Request import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody val client = OkHttpClient() val request = Request.Builder() .url("https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel") .method("POST", "".toRequestBody(null)) .addHeader("Accept", "application/json") .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json") .addHeader("P-API-KEY", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY") .build() client.newCall(request).execute().use { response -> println(response.body?.string()) }
import Foundation var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel")!) request.httpMethod = "POST" request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept") request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") request.setValue("YOUR_SECRET_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "P-API-KEY") let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request) print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)import Foundation var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel")!) request.httpMethod = "POST" request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept") request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type") request.setValue("YOUR_SECRET_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "P-API-KEY") let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request) print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http; final response = await http.post( Uri.parse('https://api.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel'), headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'P-API-KEY': 'YOUR_SECRET_KEY', }, ); print(response.body);import 'package:http/http.dart' as http; final response = await http.post( Uri.parse('https://api.sandbox.paybeta.ng/v2/scheduled-payments/scheduleReference/cancel'), headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'P-API-KEY': 'YOUR_SECRET_KEY', }, ); print(response.body);
Response
{
"success": true,
"message": "Schedule cancelled and moved to archive.",
"data": {
"reference": "SCH-7F3K9QX2AB12",
"service": "data",
"service_label": "Internet Data",
"biller": "mtn_data",
"biller_label": "MTN Data",
"biller_code": "mtn-1gb-30days",
"product_name": "MTN 1GB - 30 Days",
"customer_id": "08031234567",
"customer_name": null,
"amount": 1000,
"frequency": "monthly",
"frequency_label": "Monthly",
"starts_at": "2026-11-01T09:00:00+01:00",
"ends_at": null,
"next_run_at": null,
"status": "cancelled",
"failure_reason": null,
"can_retry": false,
"can_cancel": true,
"can_pause": true,
"can_pay_now": true,
"can_resume": false,
"resume_needs_start_at": false,
"paused_at": null,
"can_edit": true,
"archived": true,
"can_reactivate": true,
"can_delete": true,
"reactivation_needs_start_at": false,
"cancelled_at": "2026-10-05T12:30:00+01:00",
"total_runs": 0,
"last_run_at": null,
"last_run": null,
"description": "Data for Mum",
"summary": "Internet Data scheduled for the beneficiary 08031234567",
"created_at": "2026-10-05T12:00:00+01:00"
}
}