Refunds return captured payment amounts to customers. Normal refunds take 5-7 business days. Instant (optimum) refunds settle immediately but may fall back to normal. Use X-Refund-Idempotency header to safely retry without duplicates.
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Razorpay Bills Refunds 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: Refunds
description: Refunds return captured payment amounts to customers. Normal refunds take 5-7 business days. Instant (optimum) refunds settle immediately but may fall back to normal. Use X-Refund-Idempotency header to safely retry without duplicates.
paths:
/payments/{id}/refund:
post:
operationId: createRefund
summary: Create a refund
description: Initiate a full or partial refund for a captured payment. Use speed=normal (default, 5-7 business days) or speed=optimum for instant refund (falls back to normal if unavailable). Use the X-Refund-Idempotency header with a unique key (>=10 chars) to safely retry without duplicate refunds.
tags:
- Refunds
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: Payment ID to refund (pay_*). Payment must be captured.
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: false
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
amount:
type: integer
description: Refund amount in paise. Omit to refund the full payment amount.
speed:
type: string
enum:
- normal
- optimum
default: normal
description: 'normal: 5-7 business days. optimum: instant if available, falls back to normal.'
notes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
receipt:
type: string
description: Your internal reference identifier.
example:
amount: 50000
speed: normal
receipt: refund_receipt_001
responses:
'200':
description: Refund initiated.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Refund'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
x-idempotency:
header: X-Refund-Idempotency
description: Unique key (>=10 chars, alphanumeric/hyphens/underscores). Same key + same payload = same result. Different payload = BAD_REQUEST. 409 Conflict = prior request still processing, retry.
/payments/{payment_id}/refunds:
get:
operationId: fetchPaymentRefunds
summary: Fetch refunds for a payment
description: Retrieve all refunds issued against a specific payment.
tags:
- Refunds
parameters:
- name: payment_id
in: path
required: true
description: Payment ID (pay_*).
schema:
type: string
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/from'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/to'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
responses:
'200':
description: Collection of refunds for the payment.
content:
application/json:
schema:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collection'
- properties:
items:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Refund'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
/payments/{payment_id}/refunds/{refund_id}:
get:
operationId: fetchPaymentRefund
summary: Fetch a specific refund for a payment
description: Retrieve a specific refund by its ID scoped to a particular payment.
tags:
- Refunds
parameters:
- name: payment_id
in: path
required: true
description: Payment ID (pay_*).
schema:
type: string
- name: refund_id
in: path
required: true
description: Refund ID (rfnd_*).
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Refund details.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Refund'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
/refunds:
get:
operationId: fetchAllRefunds
summary: Fetch all refunds
description: Retrieve a paginated list of all refunds across payments. Maximum 100 per call.
tags:
- Refunds
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/from'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/to'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
responses:
'200':
description: Collection of refunds.
content:
application/json:
schema:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collection'
- properties:
items:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Refund'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
/refunds/{id}:
get:
operationId: fetchRefund
summary: Fetch refund by ID
description: Retrieve full details and current status of a specific refund.
tags:
- Refunds
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: Refund ID (rfnd_*).
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Refund details.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Refund'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
patch:
operationId: updateRefund
summary: Update a refund
description: Update the notes field of a refund. Only notes can be modified.
tags:
- Refunds
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
description: Refund ID (rfnd_*).
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- notes
properties:
notes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
responses:
'200':
description: Updated refund.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Refund'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/400'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/401'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/404'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/429'
components:
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
schemas:
Refund:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
description: 'Unique refund identifier. Prefix: rfnd_'
entity:
type: string
enum:
- refund
amount:
type: integer
description: Refund amount in paise.
currency:
type: string
payment_id:
type: string
description: The original payment ID (pay_*).
notes:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
receipt:
type: string
description: Your internal reference identifier.
acquirer_data:
type: object
description: 'Bank reference numbers for tracking: RRN (UPI/netbanking), ARN (cards), UTR (NEFT/RTGS).'
properties:
arn:
type: string
rrn:
type: string
utr:
type: string
created_at:
type: integer
batch_id:
type: string
description: Set if refund was part of a batch upload.
status:
type: string
enum:
- pending
- processed
- failed
description: 'pending: being processed. processed: credited to customer. failed: refund failed.'
speed_requested:
type: string
enum:
- normal
- optimum
description: 'normal: 5-7 business days. optimum: instant if available, falls back to normal.'
speed_processed:
type: string
enum:
- instant
- normal
description: Actual processing mode used.
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
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
Collection:
type: object
properties:
entity:
type: string
enum:
- collection
count:
type: integer
description: Number of items in the current page.
items:
type: array
items: {}
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'
'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.'