Managing multiple sources

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Overview

Blnk provides a powerful tool that lets you process similar transactions from multiple sources to a single destination, providing your application with more customization and efficiency.

Simplified flow of how multiple sources work

This provides enhanced flexibility and control over complex money flows within your application. By consolidating multiple sources into one single transaction, you can monitor and manage transactions more effectively, contextualize your transaction, and facilitate easier tracking and reconciliation.

See also → Managing multiple destinations.

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How it works

Say a customer wants to receive USD 30,000 from 3 people. Person A sends 10%, Person B sends USD 20,000, and Person C sends the rest.

Here’s a sample overview of their balance information:

{
    "amount": 30000,
	"precision": 100,
    "reference": "ref_001adcfgf",
    "currency": "USD",
    "sources": [
	    {
		    "identifier": "bln_f2073f6b-905a-4e3e-b5a2-8d1b3dc2fb7f",
		    "distribution": "10%",
		    "narration": "Monthly contribution"
	    },
	    {
		    "identifier": "bln_64c50fb5-32d5-4f78-9f4a-e8b01aaf025d",
		    "distribution": "20000",
		    "narration": "Monthly contribution"
	    },
	    {
		    "identifier": "bln_7d98dfe9-5c3e-4c9b-b96a-65f6d9f7b89b",
		    "distribution": "left",
		    "narration": "Monthly contribution"
	    }
    ],
    "destination": "bln_92e4b9b6-0b85-4ef4-87a2-682c31500d38"
}

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Distribution types

There are three ways you can specify how the amount should be distributed among the sources as you’ve seen in the example above.

It is crucial to ensure that the total sum of your distribution fields is exactly equal to the value specified in the amount field.

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Transaction references

Blnk auto-generates a unique transaction reference for each transaction record based on the original reference you provided in your transaction request.

A counter, starting at 1, is appended for each transaction record created ensuring that the individual transaction records have unique references derived from the original transaction reference. This makes sure that each transaction record is unique through its modified reference ensuring traceability and management while preserving the integrity of the original transaction’s reference.

To track your transaction, call the Get Transaction endpoint and provide the transaction id or reference to track a specific transaction in your Blnk Ledger.

See also → Search your Blnk data.

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See also

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