Api

Payments

Recurring Payments

Recurring Payments API

Integrate Recurring Payments using Razorpay APIs.

You can use Razorpay

Recurring Payments

APIs to create subsequent payments for your customers at intervals you can define and control.

Feature Request

  • This is an on-demand feature. Please raise a request with our

    Support team

    to get this feature activated on your Razorpay account.
  • Watch this video to know how to raise a feature enablement request on the Razorpay Dashboard.
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Use Cases

API Gateway URL

The Razorpay API Gateway URL is https://api.razorpay.com/v1. You need to include this before each API endpoint to make API calls.

Example

Use the URL https://api.razorpay.com/v1/payments to access payment resources.

API Authentication

All Razorpay APIs are authenticated using Basic Auth. Basic auth requires the following:

  • [YOUR_KEY_ID]
  • [YOUR_KEY_SECRET]

Basic auth expects an Authorization header for each request in the Basic base64token format. Here, base64token is a base64 encoded string of YOUR_KEY_ID:YOUR_KEY_SECRET.

Watch Out!

The Authorization header value should strictly adhere to the format mentioned above. Invalid formats will result in authentication failures. Few examples of invalid headers are: BASIC base64token, basic base64token, Basic "base64token" and Basic $base64token.

Generate API Key

Follow these steps to generate API keys:

  1. Log in to your

    Dashboard

    with the appropriate credentials.
  2. Select the mode (Test or Live) for which you want to generate the API key.
    • Test Mode: The test mode is a simulation mode that you can use to test your integration flow. Your customers will not be able to make payments in this mode.
    • Live Mode: When your integration is complete, switch to live mode and generate live mode API keys. In the integration, replace test mode keys with live mode keys to accept customer payments.
  3. Navigate to Account & Settings → API Keys (under Website and app settings) → Generate Key to generate key for the selected mode.

The Key Id and Key Secret appear on a pop-up page.

Test Mode API Keys

Watch this video to see how to generate API keys in the test mode.


Live Mode API Keys

Watch Out!

  • After generating the keys from the Dashboard, download and save them securely. You can use only one set of API keys. If you don't remember your API keys, you must

    regenerate them

    from the dashboard and update them wherever the previous keys were used for payment gateway integrations.
  • API Keys are universal; that is, they are applicable to all websites and apps that you have whitelisted for your Merchant ID.
  • Do not share your API Key secret with anyone or on any public platforms. This can pose security threats to your Razorpay account.
  • Once you generate the API Keys, only the Key Id is visible on the Dashboard, not the Key secret, as it can pose security threats to your Razorpay account.
  • Use the Live API Keys to accept live payments and the Test API Keys for test transactions.

Integration Flow

The integration flow varies depending on how you choose to create the authorisation transaction.

Using Razorpay Standard Checkout

You can integrate Recurring Payments using Razorpay Standard Checkout via APIs. Following is the integration flow to collect recurring payments using the Razorpay Standard Checkout:

  1. Create a customer
    This returns a customer_id.
  2. Create an order
    This returns an order_id. The order amount for:
    • For Emandate is ₹0.
    • Cards is a minimum of ₹1.
    • Paper NACH is ₹0.
    • UPI is ₹1.
  3. Create authorization transaction
    Pass the customer_id, order_id and a few additional parameters in your Checkout to create the authorization payment. The customer completes the authorization payment, which generates a token. This payment can be authorized using one of the following instruments:
    • Emandate
    • Card
    • Paper NACH. The following additional steps have to be completed for NACH:
      1. The customer either downloads a pre-filled NACH form or you can send it to the customer.
      2. The customer signs the pre-filled NACH form.
      3. The customer either uploads the signed form or sends it to you to upload for processing.
        Know more about

        uploading Paper Nach Form

        .
    • UPI.
  4. Retrieve and check the status of the token
    After the token status changes to confirmed, you can create and charge subsequent payments.
  5. Create and charge subsequent payments
    To do this, you have to manually:
    1. Create a new order.
    2. Create a recurring payment.

Using a Registration Link

You can create registration links from the

Razorpay Dashboard

or using APIs.

Following is the integration flow to collect recurring payments using a registration link:

  1. Create a registration link and send it to your customer
    The customer completes the authorisation payment, which generates a token. This payment can be authorised using one of the following instruments:

    • Emandate
    • Card
    • Paper NACH. The following additional steps have to be completed for NACH:
      1. The customer either downloads a pre-filled NACH form or you can send it to the customer.
      2. The customer signs the pre-filled NACH form.
      3. The customer either uploads the signed form or sends it to you to upload for processing.
        Know more about

        uploading Paper Nach Form

        .
    • UPI

    No Need to Create a Customer and Order Separately

    If you use a registration link to create the authorisation transaction, Razorpay automatically creates a customer and the order on your behalf.

  2. Retrieve and check the token status
    After the token status changes to confirmed, you can create and charge subsequent payments.

  3. Create and charge subsequent payments
    To do this, you have to manually:

    1. Create a new order.
    2. Create a recurring payment.

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