How to accept payments with Chapa

Chapa is an Ethiopian online payment gateway that lets Ethiopian businesses accept payments from both domestic and international customers. It is built specifically around the needs of the Ethiopian market, supporting popular local payment methods such as telebirr and CBE Birr. At the same time, it serves international buyers by accepting common credit and debit cards as well as PayPal, making it a flexible option for tour operators selling to a mix of local and overseas travelers. When Chapa confirms a payment, TourTask automatically marks the booking as paid and sends confirmation messages to both the business and the customer.

1. 1

   Open the Chapa card

   Go to Configuration → Payment options and click the Chapa card under Online payments → Payment gateways. Not there? Choose Show all gateways under the cards.

2. 2

   Choose the country and currency

   Pick the Country where your Chapa account and its bank account are, and the Currency travellers pay in. Click Add. To change either later, remove Chapa with Remove and add it again.

3. 3

   Fill in your API credentials

   Under Authentication, the card has a field for each:
   Secret key

   Each field saves when you click out of it.

4. 4

   Activate Chapa

   Click Activate once every field is filled in. The card turns Active, and travellers can pay with Chapa on your booking page. Every payment goes straight into your own Chapa account: TourTask never holds your money.