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POST
/
subscriptions
/
pay
curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox.cashfree.com/pg/subscriptions/pay \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-version: <x-api-version>' \
  --header 'x-client-id: <api-key>' \
  --header 'x-client-secret: <api-key>' \
  --data '{
  "subscription_id": "test-subscription-id",
  "payment_id": "test-payment-id",
  "payment_amount": 10,
  "payment_schedule_date": "2025-06-01T16:40:00",
  "payment_remarks": "2nd EMI payment",
  "payment_type": "CHARGE",
  "payment_method": {
    "upi": {
      "upi_id": "john@upi",
      "channel": "collect"
    }
  }
}'
{
  "payment_id": "test-paymey",
  "subscription_id": "Demo_Subscription",
  "payment_amount": 1,
  "cf_payment_id": "12345",
  "payment_method": "upi",
  "payment_status": "SUCCESS",
  "payment_type": "AUTH",
  "action": "custom",
  "channel": "link",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://api.cashfree.com/pg/view/gateway/tuOssT3fNV8soG97VSeHca034555-8a65-4aaf-9e67-c9893471af23",
    "payload": null,
    "content_type": null,
    "method": null
  }
}
In the sandbox environment, authorisation-related responses for eNACH, card, and UPI differ from those in production.
You must generate the URL in production by concatenating it with the payload data in JSON format. The following are example responses for all Seamless Auth modes in the production environment. 
{
  "action": "custom",
  "cf_payment_id": "39394805",
  "channel": "link",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://centinelapi.cardinalcommerce.com/V2/Cruise/StepUp",
    "payload": {
      "JWT": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJqdGkiOiI4MjcxZmJlMS1mOTU5LTQwMTgtOTc1OC01MzZkMWRkNzM2NjIiLCJpYXQiOjE3NDc2NDI4NjIsImlzcyI6IjYxNDIwNjg4OTMzODI1Njc1MDg0ZGI2ZiIsImV4cCI6MTc0NzY0NjQ2MiwiT3JnVW5pdElkIjoiNjRkNjA3ZGFmZjUzNDk2MWYxNjk0YWZjIiwiUGF5bG9hZCI6eyJBQ1NVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NlY3VyZWljaWNpLWNyMS5pY2ljaWJhbmsuY29tL3YxL2Fjcy9zZXJ2aWNlcy9icm93c2VyL2NyZXEvTC84MTEyLzMzNzAxNTBlLTM0OGEtMTFmMC05NTliLTJiYjZmODk2ZjIzOCIsIlBheWxvYWQiOiJleUp0WlhOellXZGxWSGx3WlNJNklrTlNaWEVpTENKdFpYTnpZV2RsVm1WeWMybHZiaUk2SWpJdU1pNHdJaXdpZEdoeVpXVkVVMU5sY25abGNsUnlZVzV6U1VRaU9pSTRZV1ZtT1RCaU15MW1ZakU0TFRRME5qa3RPREF3TVMwMk1tVm1ZakEwWW1RMk56TWlMQ0poWTNOVWNtRnVjMGxFSWpvaU16TTNNREUxTUdVdE16UTRZUzB4TVdZd0xUazFPV0l0TW1KaU5tWTRPVFptTWpNNElpd2lZMmhoYkd4bGJtZGxWMmx1Wkc5M1UybDZaU0k2SWpBeUluMCIsIlRyYW5zYWN0aW9uSWQiOiJUNGVtNEdidnBubGwzQWViakNKMSJ9LCJPYmplY3RpZnlQYXlsb2FkIjp0cnVlLCJSZXR1cm5VcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jYXNoZnJlZS5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uL2NhcmRfcmV0dXJuLzE1MTk5NzA3P3NiY2RhdGE9bHM5SmlOMUl6VUlKaU9pY0diaEpDTGlRMVZLSmlPaUFYZTBKeWUualY5MTNOd2NUTzVFVE54b2pJa2xFYTBWWFlpc25PaXdrVVY5bFRTVkZWRkoxWEhCMVhJUlZWQkp5ZS5CM2txOWhMeXdvY2hlV1U3QV9yT2tmQ2tTVl9TUEw3NzZxcl9mVHY2RG85MmwifQ.BeWYE8vslkOLZVWJd4mJ4MU1eu682fpp2Va7IvzdL9U",
      "MD": "3881717951"
    },
    "content_type": "application/json",
    "method": "post"
  },
  "payment_amount": 1,
  "payment_currency": "INR",
  "payment_id": "test12343234887",
  "payment_method": "card",
  "payment_status": "PENDING",
  "payment_type": "AUTH",
  "subscription_id": "jd-rupay-test106"
}

{
  "action": "custom",
  "cf_payment_id": "39394843",
  "channel": "link",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://enach.npci.org.in/onmags/sendRequest",
    "payload": {
      "AuthMode": "NetBanking",
      "BankID": "ICIC",
      "CheckSumVal": "Ril5otPjBl/Y44z3a0HAsSce2NlDqO1iEpP3pIBuKGYJplXVLuIQ1azxNB2aSJkx7...",
      "MandateReqDoc": "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><Document xmlns=\"http://npci.org/onmags/schema\">...</Document>"
    },
    "content_type": "application/json",
    "method": "post"
  },
  "payment_amount": 1,
  "payment_currency": "INR",
  "payment_id": "test12343234888",
  "payment_method": "enach",
  "payment_status": "PENDING",
  "payment_type": "AUTH",
  "subscription_id": "jd-enach-test107"
}

{
  "action": "custom",
  "cf_payment_id": "40756761",
  "channel": "collect",
  "data": {
    "url": "https://payments.cashfree.com/subscriptions/checkout/timer",
    "payload": {
      "paymentType": "UPI"
    },
    "content_type": "application/json",
    "method": ""
  },
  "payment_amount": 10,
  "payment_id": "PAY-1749025606422-791be52e",
  "payment_method": "upi",
  "payment_status": "PENDING",
  "payment_type": "AUTH",
  "subscription_id": "SUB_TEST_1749025465390"
}


{
  "action": "custom",
  "cf_payment_id": "40757018",
  "channel": "qrcode",
  "data": {
    "url": "",
    "payload": {
      "paymentType": "UPI",
      "qrData": "upi://mandate?pa=branchautopay.cf@icici&pn=Branch&tr=EZM2025060413592105685824&am=10.00&cu=INR&orgid=400011&mc=7322&purpose=14&tn=Cashfree%20Payments&validitystart=04062025&validityend=04062055&amrule=MAX&recur=ASPRESENTED&rev=N&share=Y&block=N&txnType=CREATE&mode=13&fam=10.00"
    },
    "content_type": "application/json",
    "method": "post"
  },
  "payment_amount": 10,
  "payment_id": "PAY-1749025760541-4c158190",
  "payment_method": "upi",
  "payment_status": "PENDING",
  "payment_type": "AUTH",
  "subscription_id": "SUB_TEST_1749025465390"
}

{
	"action": "post",
	"cf_payment_id": "47720375",
	"channel": "post",
	"data": {
		"url": "https://api.cashfree.com/pg/view/gateway/subscriptions/testkriti12upi12ANUG5689TFVNB357123",
		"payload": null,
		"content_type": "",
		"method": null
	},
	"payment_amount": 0,
	"payment_currency": "INR",
	"payment_id": "PAY-1749025760541-4c158190",
	"payment_method": "pnach",
	"payment_status": "PENDING",
	"payment_tags": null,
	"payment_type": "AUTH",
	"subscription_id": "SUB_TEST_1749025465390"
}

Authorizations

​
x-client-id
string
header
required

Client app ID. You can find your app id in the merchant dashboard.

​
x-client-secret
string
header
required

Client secret key. You can find your secret key in the merchant dashboard.

Headers

​
x-api-version
string
default:2025-01-01
required

API version to be used. Format is in YYYY-MM-DD.

​
x-request-id
string

Request id for the API call. Can be used to resolve tech issues. Communicate this in your tech related queries to Cashfree.

​
x-idempotency-key
string<UUID>

An idempotency key is a unique identifier you include with your API call. If the request fails or times out, you can safely retry it using the same key to avoid duplicate actions.

Body

application/json

Request body to create a subscription payment.

The request to be passed for the create subscription payment API.

​
subscription_id
string
required

A unique ID passed by merchant for identifying the subscription.

​
payment_id
string
required

A unique ID passed by merchant for identifying the subscription payment.

​
payment_type
string
required

Payment type. Can be AUTH or CHARGE.

​
subscription_session_id
string

Session ID for the subscription. Required only for Auth.

​
payment_amount
number

The charge amount of the payment. Required in case of charge.

​
payment_schedule_date
string

The date on which the payment is scheduled to be processed. Required for UPI and CARD payment modes. Cashfree stores timestamps in IST, but you can provide them in a valid ISO 8601 time format.

For IST this 2025-06-01T10:20:12+05:30 translates to 2025-06-01 10:20:12

For UTC this 2025-06-01T10:20:12Z translates to 2025-06-01 15:50:12+05:30.

​
payment_remarks
string

Payment remarks.

​
payment_method
object

Payment method. Can be one of ["upi", "enach", "pnach", "card"]. This field is not required when raising a charge. It is only mandatory when raising an authorisation. In the case of a charge, this field is ignored, and the charge will be created using the same payment method that was used for the original authorisation. payment method upi.

  • CreateSubscriptionPaymentRequestUpi
  • CreateSubscriptionPaymentRequestEnach
  • CreateSubscriptionPaymentRequestPnach
  • CreateSubscriptionPaymentRequestCard
Example:
{
  "upi": {
    "channel": "link",
    "upi_id": "john.doe@bank"
  }
}

Response

response of created payment.

The response returned is Create Subscription Auth or Charge APIs.

​
cf_payment_id
string

Cashfree subscription payment reference number

​
failure_details
object
​
payment_amount
number

The charge amount of the payment.

​
payment_id
string

A unique ID passed by merchant for identifying the transaction.

​
payment_initiated_date
string<ISO8601>

The date on which the payment was initiated. We store timestamps in IST.

Example:

"2025-06-01T10:20:12+05:30"

​
payment_status
string

Status of the payment.

​
payment_type
string

Payment type. Can be AUTH or CHARGE.

Example:

"CHARGE"

​
subscription_id
string

A unique ID passed by merchant for identifying the subscription.

​
data
object

Contains a payload for auth app links in case of AUTH. For charge, the payload is empty.

​
payment_method
string

Payment method used for the authorisation.