Function: GetTipaltiPayeeID

The GetTipaltiPayeeID function returns the unique payee identifier in Tipalti.

The GetTipaltiPayeeID function does not support a one-way sync direction from Tipalti to the ERP.

The following is a sample SOAP 1.2 request and response. In the request, you need to replace the data types in yellow with actual values.

SOAP 1.2: Request

POST /v9/payeefunctions.asmx HTTP/1.1

Host: api.tipalti.com

Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8

Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"

xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">

<soap12:Body>

<GetTipaltiPayeeID xmlns="http://Tipalti.org/">

<payerName>string</payerName>

<payeeExternalId>string</payeeExternalId>

<timestamp>double</timestamp>

<key>string</key>

</GetTipaltiPayeeID>

</soap12:Body>

</soap12:Envelope>

SOAP 1.2: Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8

Content-Length: length

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<soap12:Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"

xmlns:soap12="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">

<soap12:Body>

<<GetTipaltiPayeeIDResponse xmlns="http://Tipalti.org/">

<GetTipaltiPayeeIDResult>

<errorMessage>string</errorMessage>

<errorCode>string</errorCode>

<b>boolean</b>

<i>integer</i>

<d>double</d>

<s>string</s>

<idap>string</idap>

</GetTipaltiPayeeIDResult>

</GetTipaltiPayeeIDResponse>

</soap12:Body>

</soap12:Envelope>

Request parameters

Element

description

limitation

Mandatory?

data type

payerName The name of the payer, as assigned by Tipalti
  • Max. length = 50
  • Value is case sensitive
Mandatory string
payeeExternalId The payee ID in the ERP (e.g., in NetSuite it is the vendor ID) Max. length = 200 Mandatory string
timestamp

Current time (UTC) when the request is sent

Unix time Mandatory double
key Encryption key   Mandatory string

Response parameters

Element

Description

Data Type

GetTipaltiPayeeIDResult Contains the response parameters GetTipaltiPayeeIdResult (extension of type TipaltiResponse)

GetTipaltiPayeeIdResult

element

description

Limitation

data type

errorMessage A description of the error See API error codes. string
errorCode The status of the error See API error codes. string
b If the return code is Boolean, this parameter will carry the value.   boolean
i If the return code is integer, this parameter will carry the value.   integer
d If the return code is double, this parameter will carry the value.   double
s If the return code is string, this parameter will carry the value.   string
idap The Tipalti payee ID
  • Max. length = 64
  • Valid characters:
    • Numbers
    • Letters
    • Commas
    • Periods
    • Underscores
    • Dashes
  • No spaces allowed
string