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Check a Shabelle Bank Payment Online

Check if a Shabelle payment went through.

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Checking Shabelle payment status

Shabelle Bank publishes transaction data at Researching public receipt endpoint. When someone sends you a payment via Shabelle, a receipt is generated at this URL. cheki fetches the receipt, parses it, and tells you whether the payment is real, who sent it, and for how much. This takes 2 to 10 seconds.

What information you need

To check a Shabelle payment, ask the sender for the transaction reference number from their receipt. That's all you need, no account number required.

  • Transaction reference (e.g. )

Common Shabelle payment verification scenarios

Shabelle payment verification is used by merchants, delivery services, and businesses across Ethiopia. Common scenarios include confirming a customer has actually paid before releasing goods, verifying a delivery payment before handing over a package, and reconciling end-of-day bank transfers.

  • Future support for Shabelle Bank receipt verification

Frequently asked questions

How do I check if a Shabelle payment was successful?

Select Shabelle Bank on cheki, enter the transaction reference number, and click Verify. If the payment exists, cheki shows you the sender name, receiver name, amount, and date. If it doesn't exist, the payment was not completed or the receipt is fake.

Can I check a Shabelle payment without the receipt?

You need the transaction reference number. This is shown on the receipt and in the Shabelle app's transaction history. Without it, there is no way to look up a Shabelle transaction through public endpoints.

Is checking Shabelle payments free?

Yes. cheki checks Shabelle payments for free with no limits. check.et charges 499 ETB/month after 200 checks for the same data. cheki uses the same public Shabelle endpoint.

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