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Accounting API vs Payment Account Reference Inquiry API

If you need a Finance API that's easy to integrate, go with Accounting API.

Accounting API

A flexible API for pulling accounting data, normalized and aggregated from 20 accounting integrations. Standardize how you connect to your customers’ accounting software. View, create, update, and...

Payment Account Reference Inquiry API

The Payment Account Reference Inquiry API is the unified Mastercard interface for allowing Mastercard Customers involved in payment card acceptance -- whether Merchants, Acquirers, or Digital Activ...

Accounting API

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported

Payment Account Reference Inquiry API

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • Currently flagged as inactive
FeatureAccounting APIPayment Account Reference Inquiry API
AuthenticationapiKeyapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Both Accounting API and Payment Account Reference Inquiry API offer similar capabilities as Finance APIs. Review their documentation to find the best fit for your specific use case.