Orders are the starting point for accepting a payment. Create an order with the amount and currency, pass the order_id to Razorpay Checkout, then verify the payment signature after success.
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Razorpay Bills Orders API
version: 1.0.0
description: Razorpay payment gateway APIs for accepting payments, managing orders, processing refunds, payouts, and subscriptions. All amounts are in the smallest currency sub-unit (e.g. paise for INR). Supports 180+ payment methods including UPI, cards, netbanking, wallets, and EMI.
termsOfService: https://razorpay.com/terms/
contact:
name: Razorpay Support
url: https://razorpay.com/support/
email: support@razorpay.com
license:
name: Proprietary
url: https://razorpay.com/terms/
x-logo:
url: https://razorpay.com/favicon.png
x-auth-environments:
test:
keyPrefix: rzp_test_
description: Test mode — keys prefixed rzp_test_. Same API endpoint (https://api.razorpay.com/v1). No real money movement. Use test card numbers from https://razorpay.com/docs/payments/payments/test-card-details/.
live:
keyPrefix: rzp_live_
description: Live mode — keys prefixed rzp_live_. Real money movement. Requires KYC and business activation on the Razorpay Dashboard.
servers:
- url: https://api.razorpay.com/v1
description: Production
security:
- basicAuth: []
- oauth2:
- read_only
tags:
- name: Orders
description: Orders are the starting point for accepting a payment. Create an order with the amount and currency, pass the order_id to Razorpay Checkout, then verify the payment signature after success.
paths:
/orders:
post:
operationId: createOrder
summary: Create an order
description: Create an order before initiating a payment. The returned order_id must be passed to Razorpay Checkout. An order can have multiple payment attempts but only one successful capture.
tags:
- Orders
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- amount
- currency
properties:
amount:
type: integer
description: 'Payment amount in paise. Example: 50000 for ₹500. Must be >= 100.'
minimum: 100
currency:
type: string
description: 'ISO 4217 currency code. Example: INR.'
default: INR
receipt:
type: string
description: Your internal receipt number. Max 40 characters.
notes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
partial_payment:
type: boolean
description: Allow partial payments.
default: false
example:
amount: 50000
currency: INR
receipt: receipt_001
responses:
'200':
description: Order created.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
'500':
$ref: '#/components/responses/500'
get:
operationId: fetchAllOrders
summary: Fetch all orders
description: Retrieve a paginated list of orders. Maximum 100 records per call.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/from'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/to'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
- name: authorized
in: query
description: 1 = orders with authorized payments only. 0 = without.
schema:
type: integer
enum:
- 0
- 1
- name: receipt
in: query
description: Filter by receipt value.
schema:
type: string
- name: expand[]
in: query
description: 'Expand: payments, payments.card, transfers, virtual_account.'
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
enum:
- payments
- payments.card
- transfers
- virtual_account
style: form
explode: true
responses:
'200':
description: Collection of orders.
content:
application/json:
schema:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collection'
- properties:
items:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
/orders/{id}:
get:
operationId: fetchOrder
summary: Fetch order by ID
description: Retrieve the full details and current status of a specific order.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: Order ID (order_*).
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Order details.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
patch:
operationId: updateOrder
summary: Update an order
description: Update the notes field of an existing order. Only notes can be modified after creation.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: Order ID (order_*).
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- notes
properties:
notes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
responses:
'200':
description: Updated order.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
/orders/{id}/payments:
get:
operationId: fetchOrderPayments
summary: Fetch payments for an order
description: Retrieve all authorized and failed payment attempts made against a specific order.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: Order ID (order_*).
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Collection of payments for the order.
content:
application/json:
schema:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collection'
- properties:
items:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Payment'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
components:
schemas:
UpiDetails:
type: object
properties:
payer_account_type:
type: string
vpa:
type: string
description: 'Customer UPI VPA (Virtual Payment Address). Example: user@upi.'
flow:
type: string
description: 'UPI flow used: collect, intent, or in_app.'
AcquirerData:
type: object
properties:
rrn:
type: string
description: Bank RRN (Retrieval Reference Number).
authentication_reference_number:
type: string
bank_transaction_id:
type: string
transaction_id:
type: string
Notes:
type: object
description: Key-value pairs for storing custom metadata. Maximum 15 pairs. Each key and value must not exceed 256 characters.
additionalProperties:
type: string
maxProperties: 15
Order:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: 'Unique order identifier. Prefix: order_'
entity:
type: string
enum:
- order
amount:
type: integer
description: 'Order amount in paise. Example: 50000 = ₹500.'
amount_paid:
type: integer
description: Total amount paid against this order (paise).
amount_due:
type: integer
description: Remaining unpaid amount (paise).
currency:
type: string
description: 'ISO 4217 currency code. Example: INR.'
receipt:
type: string
description: Your internal receipt or order reference number.
status:
type: string
enum:
- created
- attempted
- paid
description: 'created: awaiting payment. attempted: payment attempted but not captured. paid: fully paid.'
attempts:
type: integer
description: Number of payment attempts made.
notes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
created_at:
type: integer
description: Unix timestamp of order creation.
offer_id:
type: string
offers:
type: array
items:
type: string
Error:
type: object
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: string
description: 'Error code. Examples: BAD_REQUEST_ERROR, GATEWAY_ERROR, SERVER_ERROR.'
description:
type: string
source:
type: string
description: Where the error originated (e.g. business, gateway).
step:
type: string
reason:
type: string
description: 'Machine-readable reason. Examples: insufficient_funds, invalid_expiry_date, declined_by_bank.'
metadata:
type: object
field:
type: string
CardDetails:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Card token identifier (card_*).
entity:
type: string
name:
type: string
description: Cardholder name.
last4:
type: string
description: Last 4 digits of the card number.
network:
type: string
description: 'Card network. Examples: Visa, MasterCard, RuPay, Amex.'
type:
type: string
description: 'Card type: credit or debit.'
issuer:
type: string
description: 4-character code of the issuing bank.
emi:
type: boolean
description: Whether EMI is available on this card.
sub_type:
type: string
description: Card sub-type (e.g. consumer, corporate).
Payment:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: 'Unique payment identifier. Prefix: pay_'
entity:
type: string
enum:
- payment
amount:
type: integer
description: Payment amount in paise.
currency:
type: string
status:
type: string
enum:
- created
- authorized
- captured
- refunded
- failed
description: 'created: initiated. authorized: bank approved, not yet captured. captured: funds collected. refunded: fully refunded. failed: transaction failed.'
order_id:
type: string
description: Associated order ID (order_*).
invoice_id:
type: string
international:
type: boolean
method:
type: string
enum:
- card
- netbanking
- wallet
- emi
- upi
amount_refunded:
type: integer
description: Total refunded amount in paise.
refund_status:
type: string
enum:
- 'null'
- partial
- full
captured:
type: boolean
description:
type: string
card_id:
type: string
card:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CardDetails'
bank:
type: string
description: 'Bank code for netbanking. Example: HDFC.'
wallet:
type: string
description: 'Wallet name. Examples: paytm, mobikwik.'
vpa:
type: string
upi:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/UpiDetails'
email:
type: string
contact:
type: string
customer_id:
type: string
token_id:
type: string
notes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
fee:
type: integer
description: Razorpay fee charged (paise).
tax:
type: integer
description: GST on the fee (paise).
error_code:
type: string
error_description:
type: string
error_source:
type: string
error_step:
type: string
error_reason:
type: string
acquirer_data:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AcquirerData'
created_at:
type: integer
Collection:
type: object
properties:
entity:
type: string
enum:
- collection
count:
type: integer
description: Number of items in the current page.
items:
type: array
items: {}
parameters:
from:
name: from
in: query
description: Unix timestamp (seconds). Fetch records created on or after this time.
schema:
type: integer
to:
name: to
in: query
description: Unix timestamp (seconds). Fetch records created on or before this time.
schema:
type: integer
skip:
name: skip
in: query
description: Number of records to skip. Use with count for pagination. Default 0.
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 0
default: 0
count:
name: count
in: query
description: Number of records to return per call. Maximum 100. Default 10.
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
maximum: 100
default: 10
responses:
'404':
description: Resource not found.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'400':
description: Bad request. Invalid parameters or missing required fields.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'401':
description: Authentication failed. Invalid or missing API key credentials.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'500':
description: Internal server error.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
'429':
description: Rate limit exceeded. Implement exponential backoff with jitter before retrying.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
securitySchemes:
basicAuth:
type: http
scheme: basic
description: HTTP Basic authentication using your Razorpay API key pair. Use key_id as the username and key_secret as the password. Encode as Base64(key_id:key_secret). Keys are environment-scoped (Test vs Live). Obtain keys at https://dashboard.razorpay.com/app/keys. Keys are case-sensitive.
oauth2:
type: oauth2
description: OAuth 2.0 via the Razorpay MCP server (mcp.razorpay.com). Supports Authorization Code with PKCE (S256) for user-delegated access and Client Credentials for server-to-server access. Tokens expire in 3600 seconds. Dynamic Client Registration available at the registration endpoint. For integration setup see https://razorpay.com/docs/build/llm-docs/mcp-server/oauth.md.
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/authorize
tokenUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/token
refreshUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/token
scopes:
read_only: Read-only access to Razorpay account data (payments, orders, refunds, payouts, subscriptions, invoices)
clientCredentials:
tokenUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/token
scopes:
read_only: Read-only access to Razorpay account data (payments, orders, refunds, payouts, subscriptions, invoices)
externalDocs:
description: Razorpay API Documentation
url: https://razorpay.com/docs/api/
x-tagGroups:
- name: Core Payments
tags:
- Orders
- Payments
- Refunds
- Payment Downtimes
- name: Payment Collection
tags:
- Payment Links
- QR Codes
- name: Billing & Subscriptions
tags:
- Items
- Invoices
- Plans
- Subscriptions
- name: Customer Management
tags:
- Customers
- Documents
- name: Finance & Reconciliation
tags:
- Settlements
- Instant Settlements
- Disputes
- name: Route & Marketplace
tags:
- Linked Accounts
- Transfers
- name: Smart Collect
tags:
- Virtual Accounts
- name: Partners & Onboarding
tags:
- Partner Accounts
- Partner Products
- Partner Stakeholders
- Partner Documents
- Partner Webhooks
- name: Bills
tags:
- Bills
- name: RazorpayX
tags:
- X Contacts
- X Fund Accounts
- X Account Validation
- X Banking Balances
- X Payouts
- X Payout Links
- X Transactions
x-rateLimit:
description: Razorpay does not publish specific rate limits. If you receive HTTP 429, implement exponential backoff with jitter and retry. Add randomisation to avoid thundering-herd effects.
throttleStatus: 429
strategy: exponential backoff with jitter
x-pagination:
description: All list endpoints return at most 100 records per call (1000 for settlement recon). Use count and skip together to paginate. Date range filters (from/to) use Unix timestamps in seconds.
example: GET /payments?from=1700000000&to=1700086400&count=100&skip=100
x-amountEncoding:
description: 'All monetary amounts are in the smallest currency sub-unit. For INR: 1 rupee = 100 paise, so ₹500 = 50000. Minimum for INR is 100 paise (₹1). Three-decimal currencies (KWD, BHD, OMR): drop last decimal digit. Zero-decimal currencies (JPY): pass value as-is.'