Getting Started: DigiTax Nigeria API and FIRS E-Invoice

Electronic Tax Invoicing in Nigeria

African countries lately have been opting to digitize their tax systems by imposing e-Invoicing or Electronic Tax Invoicing and Reporting. Electronic Tax Invoicing is a nascent Fintech category in the Pan-African region.

Nigeria is one of the countries and the country's tax authority/ regulator, FIRS (Federal Inland Revenue Service) has a transformative e-invoicing system, named FIRS Merchant Buyer Solution (FIRS MBS). In this documentation, DigiTax Nigeria API Hub, we shall simply refer to it as FIRS E-Invoicing System.

Introduction to FIRS E-Invoicing System and DigiTax platform

FIRS E-Invoicing System

FIRS is an agency of the government of Nigeria that is responsible for the assessment, collection and accounting for all revenues that are due to the government in accordance with the laws of Nigeria.

FIRS introduced the FIRS E-Invoicing System to align with Nigeria’s Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (2020–2030) and support the growth of the digital economy. This e-invoicing system replaces traditional paper-based or fragmented electronic invoicing methods with a robust, streamlined, and compliant digital invoicing framework.

DigiTax platform

DigiTax platform, by Namiri Technology (the company), constitutes a suite of digital solutions crafted for effective, simple, and painless tax compliance through electronic tax invoicing. These solutions enable taxpayers (individuals and businesses) to generate, digitally sign, and transmit compliant invoices as per connected tax authorities' requirements.

More about DigiTax

The suite of digital solutions or products under DigiTax are:

• DigiTax App (Compatible with Android POS),
• DigiTax Dashboard (Web Browser-based Desktop application)
• DigiTax API

DigiTax connects with regional tax authorities/ regulators, so far:

• DigiTax Nigeria integrates you with FIRS e-Invoicing System
• DigiTax Kenya integrates you with KRA eTIMS (electronic Tax Information Management System)
• DigiTax Zambia integrates you with ZRA Smart Invoice System

to offer you a streamlined invoicing system that ensures compliance and supports the growth of your business.

DigiTax API Features

The DigiTax API is built with various industry standards for API platforms in mind. Read more on this here.

We invite you to use DigiTax Nigeria API to integrate your system with FIRS E-Invoicing System for automation and to reduce platform-hopping

These include:

• RESTful API
• OpenAPI (formerly Swagger): An open-source standard that allows a standardized way to generate, document, and test our APIs.
• Secure authentication with cryptographically signed JWTs (JSON Web Tokens)

To use this API, you'll need access to DigiTax Dashboard environment to get an X-API-Key. Get in touch with our team.

These are the steps required to get up and running - Prerequisites of using DigiTax API

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DigiTax Nigeria and FIRS e-Invoicing

DigiTax Nigeria integrates you with FIRS E-Invoicing System

DigiTax is a solution that sits between you; the taxpayer, and the FIRS E-Invoicing System.

With DigiTax, you gain access to a streamlined invoicing system that ensures compliance and supports your business's growth. Together, DigiTax and FIRS e-Invoicing are transforming how businesses in Nigeria manage their tax and invoicing obligations.

DigiTax Nigeria API Hub

This API Hub contains guides and API reference pages for further understanding, equipping you on how to integrate with the DigiTax Nigeria API.

Explore DigiTax Nigeria API Guides

Gain understanding of DigiTax Nigeria integration through our detailed guides.

Explore DigiTax Nigeria API reference

For a great developer experience, the endpoints in the DigiTax Nigeria API reference are interactive.

Once you're set up in the DigiTax Dashboard, you can generate a sandbox/ LIVE X-API-Key for authorization.

Explore the API endpoints here

Once again, welcome to the DigiTax Nigeria API Hub

Once again, thank you for reviewing the getting started page of the DigiTax Nigeria API hub. We're excited you're here! 💚

We invite you to use DigiTax Nigeria API to integrate your system with FIRS E-Invoicing System for automation and to reduce platform-hopping

To recap:

• Explore our detailed guides to gain understanding of DigiTax Nigeria integration. Learn how to navigate them here
• Get the Prerequisites for using DigiTax Nigeria API
• For support, email us OR talk to us via the DigiTax chat on the bottom-right of any page

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