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Cashfree Payments Simulation API

Collection of APIs to handle simulation.

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 9 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.

2 operations 2 paths 9 schemas 1 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 Simulation 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 2

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

Simulation 2

Collection of APIs to handle simulation.

POST
/simulate
Simulate Payment
PGSimulatePayment 3 params body → 200400401404429500
GET
/simulate/{simulation_id}
Fetch Simulation
PGFetchSimulation 4 params → 200400401404429500

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ApiError (4 properties), ApiError404 (4 properties), BadRequestError (4 properties), SimulationResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BadRequestError
object
Invalid request received from client
4 properties
RateLimitError
object
Error when rate limit is breached for your api
3 properties
SimulationResponse
object
Simulation response object
4 properties
AuthenticationError
object
Error if api keys are wrong
3 properties
EntitySimulationRequest
object
Entity Simulation it contains paymentstatus and paymenterrorcode
2 properties 1 required
SimulateRequest
object
simulate payment request object
3 properties 3 required
ApiError404
object
Error when resource requested is not found
4 properties
ApiError
object
Error at cashfree's server
4 properties
EntitySimulationResponse
object
Entity Simulation it contains paymentstatus and paymenterrorcode
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

cashfree-simulation-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