> ## Documentation Index
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# Verify Electricity Meter

> Resolves the customer name associated with an electricity prepaid or postpaid meter.

Verifies a customer's electricity meter number with the utility provider prior to purchase.

### Environment Notes

* **Production key** -> queries the live provider.
* **Test key** -> returns a simulated verification success response.


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /bills/verify-meter
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: NexaPay Business API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Server-to-server merchant integration API documentation.
servers:
  - url: https://api.nexapay.ng/api/v1/business
    description: Production Server
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /bills/verify-meter:
    post:
      tags:
        - Bills
      summary: Verify electricity meter number
      description: >-
        Resolves the customer name associated with an electricity prepaid or
        postpaid meter.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/BusinessEnvHeader'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                businessId:
                  type: string
                electricity:
                  type: string
                  description: The electricity provider/disco code (e.g. ikeja-electric).
                meterNumber:
                  type: string
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - prepaid
                    - postpaid
              required:
                - electricity
                - meterNumber
                - type
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Meter details verified.
        '400':
          description: Invalid arguments.
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  parameters:
    BusinessEnvHeader:
      name: x-business-env
      in: header
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
          - prod
          - test
        default: prod
      description: Target environment selector (live production vs. simulated sandbox).
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: Merchant API Key (e.g., nexa-prod-... or nexa-test-...)

````