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# Fetch Cable TV Packages

POST https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations
Content-Type: application/json

Lists the bouquets available for a cable TV provider. Use the returned `package_code` and `price` in `POST /v1/cabletv/purchase`.

`product_type` is the provider service ID and is forwarded verbatim: `dstv`, `gotv`, `startimes`.

Reference: https://docs.vtuagent.com/api-reference/vtu-agent-consumable-api/cable-tv/fetch-cable-tv-packages

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — API key issued from the VTUAgent dashboard, sent as `Authorization: Bearer {your_api_key}`.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a CableVariationsRequest.

- `product_type` (enum, required) — Provider service ID, forwarded verbatim.
  - Allowed values: `dstv`, `gotv`, `startimes`

## Response

### 200

Packages fetched

- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `successful`, `failed`
- `status_code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `200`, `424`
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (CableVariationsResponseData, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Invalid payload or missing product_type

- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `error`
- `message` (string, required)
- `error` (string, optional) — Validator detail, present only on validation failures.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Missing, invalid or revoked API key. Note: this envelope has no `status` field.

- `message` (string, required)
- `error` (string, required)

### 424 Failed Dependency Error

Provider returned no packages for this product_type

- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `successful`, `failed`
- `status_code` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `200`, `424`
- `message` (string, required)
- `data` (CableVariationsResponseData, required)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal error

- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `error`
- `message` (string, required)
- `error` (string, optional) — Validator detail, present only on validation failures.

## Types

### CableVariationsResponseData

- `product_type` (string, optional)
- `packages` (list of CableVariationsResponseDataPackagesItems, optional)

### CableVariationsResponseDataPackagesItems

- `package_code` (string, optional)
- `package_name` (string, optional)
- `price` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "product_type": "dstv"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": "successful",
  "status_code": 200,
  "message": "Cable TV variations fetched successfully",
  "data": {
    "product_type": "dstv",
    "packages": [
      {
        "package_code": "dstv-padi",
        "package_name": "DStv Padi",
        "price": "4400"
      },
      {
        "package_code": "dstv-yanga",
        "package_name": "DStv Yanga",
        "price": "6000"
      },
      {
        "package_code": "dstv-confam",
        "package_name": "DStv Confam",
        "price": "11000"
      },
      {
        "package_code": "dstv-compact",
        "package_name": "DStv Compact",
        "price": "19000"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations"

payload = { "product_type": "dstv" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"product_type":"dstv"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"product_type\": \"dstv\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"product_type\": \"dstv\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"product_type\": \"dstv\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations', [
  'body' => '{
  "product_type": "dstv"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"product_type\": \"dstv\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["product_type": "dstv"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.vtuagent.com/v1/cabletv/variations")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```