External institutions
Connected to PayNow API
26 Mar 2026
Billing operations

Create government bills with consistent PayNow payloads

Standardize how external institutions raise citizen obligations across utilities, schools, tax authorities, and land offices.

Active bill templates
18
6 service categories
Bills due today
4,918
ETB 27.4M due
Draft bills
126
Awaiting approval
Create endpoint
/v1/government/bills
PayNow API

Water bills

Support meter-cycle imports, bulk due dates, and account-level billing references.

Monthly recurring

Tax invoices

Issue assessment-linked invoices with treasury references and configurable due dates.

Assessment driven

School fees

Create semester, admission, and dormitory fee obligations for student accounts.

Student account based

Required bill payload

Canonical PayNow API fields expected by the government billing service.

FieldExamplePurposeRequired
bill_idBILL-2026-00419Institution-side unique referenceYes
institution_idINST-ERA-001Institution routing keyYes
customer_accountTIN-0038271Citizen or customer accountYes
amount1450.00Payable amountYes
due_date2026-03-31Enforced bill deadlineYes
service_typetaxDownstream processing and reportingYes