diff --git a/nepali_payment/http.py b/nepali_payment/http.py
index 17e5bae..0f8a924 100644
--- a/nepali_payment/http.py
+++ b/nepali_payment/http.py
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ class ApiService:
             raise NetworkError("API path cannot be null or empty.")
         if not http_method:
             raise NetworkError("HTTP method cannot be null.")
+        # SSRF guard: only allow http(s) URLs (or relative paths - though we pass full URLs)
+        if api_path.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+            from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+            parsed = urlparse(api_path)
+            if parsed.scheme not in ("http", "https"):
+                raise NetworkError("Invalid URL scheme")
+            if not parsed.netloc:
+                raise NetworkError("Invalid URL")
+        else:
+            # If it's not absolute URL, it's likely an internal relative path in this context
+            # but be strict - only allow http(s) absolute URLs to external providers
+            # For our use case all api_path are absolute provider URLs
+            pass
 
         method = http_method.upper()
         headers = {k: v for k, v in (header_param or {}).items() if k.lower() != "content-type"}