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The examples below show mandate_options configuration fragments for common billing patterns. They are passed as part of a first_in_series payment session request. See Quickstart: Recurring Payments for the full end-to-end flow.

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Common Examples

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Daily billing

A mandate authorising a fixed daily payment: 
{
  "mandate_options": {
    "type": "scheduled",
    "amount": 500,
    "validity_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-01-01",
      "end_date": "2026-12-31"
    },
    "recurrence": {
      "type": "daily",
      "interval_count": 1
    }
  }
}

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Weekly billing

A mandate authorising one payment per week: 
{
  "mandate_options": {
    "type": "scheduled",
    "amount": 1000,
    "validity_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-01-01",
      "end_date": "2026-12-31"
    },
    "recurrence": {
      "type": "weekly",
      "interval_count": 1
    }
  }
}

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Monthly billing

A mandate authorising one payment per month: 
{
  "mandate_options": {
    "type": "scheduled",
    "amount": 2000,
    "validity_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-01-01",
      "end_date": "2026-12-31"
    },
    "recurrence": {
      "type": "monthly",
      "interval_count": 1
    }
  }
}

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Quarterly billing

A mandate authorising one payment per quarter: 
{
  "mandate_options": {
    "type": "scheduled",
    "amount": 6000,
    "validity_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-01-01",
      "end_date": "2026-12-31"
    },
    "recurrence": {
      "type": "monthly",
      "interval_count": 3
    }
  }
}

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Annual billing

A mandate authorising one payment per year: 
{
  "mandate_options": {
    "type": "scheduled",
    "amount": 24000,
    "validity_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-01-01",
      "end_date": "2028-12-31"
    },
    "recurrence": {
      "type": "yearly",
      "interval_count": 1
    }
  }
}

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On-demand (VRP / top-up)

A mandate authorising merchant-initiated collections of up to 50.00 ZAR: 
{
  "mandate_options": {
    "type": "on_demand",
    "amount": {
      "max": 5000
    },
    "validity_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-01-01",
      "end_date": "2026-12-31"
    }
  }
}

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Complete Example

A mandate for a monthly subscription capped at 12 payments over one year: 
{
  "mandate_options": {
    "type": "scheduled",
    "amount": 2000,
    "validity_period": {
      "start_date": "2026-01-01",
      "end_date": "2026-12-31"
    },
    "max_occurrences": 12,
    "recurrence": {
      "type": "monthly",
      "interval_count": 1
    }
  }
}