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Cashfree Payments Payment Links API

Collection of APIs to handle payment links.

Cashfree Payments Payment Links API is one of 23 APIs that Cashfree Payments publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Payment Links. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 19 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2025-01-01.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://sandbox.cashfree.com/pg, https://api.cashfree.com/pg.

4 operations 4 paths 19 schemas 2 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2025-01-01
Base URL
https://api.cashfree.com
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key, API Key, API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 5

Cashfree Payments Payment Links API declares 5 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-client-id (XClientID). An API key is passed in the header as x-client-secret (XClientSecret). An API key is passed in the header as x-client-signature (XClientSignatureHeader). An API key is passed in the header as x-partner-apikey (XPartnerAPIKey). An API key is passed in the header as x-partner-merchantid (XPartnerMerchantID).

  • XClientID — Client app ID. You can find your app id in the [merchant dashboard](https://merchant.cashfree.com/merchants/pg/developers/api-keys?env=prod").
  • XClientSecret — Client secret key. You can find your secret in the [merchant dashboard](https://merchant.cashfree.com/merchants/pg/developers/api-keys?env=prod").
  • XClientSignatureHeader — Use this if you do not want to pass the secret key and instead want to use the signature.
  • XPartnerAPIKey — If you are partner and you are making an api call on behalf of a merchant
  • XPartnerMerchantID — If you are partner use this to specify the merchant id if you don't have the merchant client app id

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Payment Links 4

Collection of APIs to handle payment links.

POST
/links
Create Payment Link
PGCreateLink 3 params body → 200400401404409422429500
GET
/links/{link_id}
Fetch Payment Link Details
PGFetchLink 4 params → 200400401404409422429500
POST
/links/{link_id}/cancel
Cancel Payment Link
PGCancelLink 4 params → 200400401404409422429500
GET
/links/{link_id}/orders
Get Orders for a Payment Link
PGLinkFetchOrders 5 params → 200400401404409422429500

Schemas 19

The contract defines 19 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are LinkEntity (19 properties), PaymentLinkOrderEntity (15 properties), CreateLinkRequest (13 properties), PaymentLinkCustomerDetails (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

OrderMeta
object
Optional meta details to control how the customer pays and how payment journey completes
4 properties
BadRequestError
object
Invalid request received from client
4 properties
RateLimitError
object
Error when rate limit is breached for your api
3 properties
AuthenticationError
object
Error if api keys are wrong
3 properties
LinkMetaResponseEntity
object
Payment link meta information object
4 properties
CreateLinkRequest
object
Request paramenters for link creation
13 properties 5 required
LinkCustomerDetailsEntity
object
Payment link customer entity
6 properties 1 required
ApiError
object
Error at cashfree's server
4 properties
IdempotencyError
object
Error when idempotency fails. Different request body with the same idempotent key
4 properties
LinkEntity
object
Payment link success creation response object
19 properties
ApiError404
object
Error when resource requested is not found
4 properties
PaymentLinkOrderEntity
object
The complete order entity
15 properties
OrderTags
object
Custom Tags in thr form of {"key":"value"} which can be passed for an order. A maximum of 10 tags can be added
LinkNotifyEntity
object
Payment link Notify Object for SMS and Email
2 properties
ApiError502
object
Error when there is error at partner bank
4 properties
PaymentLinkCustomerDetails
object
The customer details that are necessary. Note that you can pass dummy details if your use case does not require the customer details.
7 properties 1 required
LinkNotesEntity
object
Key-value pair that can be used to store additional information about the entity. Maximum 5 key-value pairs
VendorSplit
object
Use to split order when cashfree's Easy Split is enabled for your account.
4 properties 1 required
ApiError409
object
duplicate request
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cashfree-payment-links-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Cashfree Payments publishes across the network.

Cashfree Subscriptions API
Cashfree Platforms API
Cashfree Payments Authorize API
Cashfree Payments Beneficiary v2 API
Cashfree Payments CreateCashgram API
Cashfree Payments Deactivate Static KYC Link API
Cashfree Payments DeactivateCashgram API
Cashfree Payments Disputes API
Cashfree Payments Easy-Split API
Cashfree Payments Eligibility API
Cashfree Payments Generate KYC Link API
Cashfree Payments Generate Static KYC Link API