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Cashfree Payments Refunds API

Collection of APIs to handle refunds.

Cashfree Payments Refunds 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 Refunds. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 12 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.

3 operations 2 paths 12 schemas 2 GET1 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 Refunds 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 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Refunds 3

Collection of APIs to handle refunds.

POST
/orders/{order_id}/refunds
Create Refund
PGOrderCreateRefund 4 params body → 200400401404409422429500
GET
/orders/{order_id}/refunds
Get All Refunds for an Order
PGOrderFetchRefunds 4 params → 200400401404409422429500
GET
/orders/{order_id}/refunds/{refund_id}
Get Refund
PGOrderFetchRefund 5 params → 200400401404409422429500

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RefundEntity (23 properties), OrderCreateRefundRequest (5 properties), ApiError502 (4 properties), RefundSpeed (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BadRequestError
object
Invalid request received from client
4 properties
OrderCreateRefundRequest
object
create refund request object
5 properties 2 required
RateLimitError
object
Error when rate limit is breached for your api
3 properties
AuthenticationError
object
Error if api keys are wrong
3 properties
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
ApiError404
object
Error when resource requested is not found
4 properties
RefundSpeed
object
How fast refund has to be proecessed
4 properties
RefundEntity
object
The refund entity
23 properties
ApiError502
object
Error when there is error at partner bank
4 properties
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-refunds-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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