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PhonePe Checkout API

Create payment orders.

PhonePe Checkout API is one of 21 APIs that PhonePe publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Checkout. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.phonepe.com/apis/pg, https://api-preprod.phonepe.com/apis/pg-sandbox.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://api.phonepe.com/apis/pg
Authentication
API Key
License
PhonePe Proprietary
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

PhonePe Checkout API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (merchantToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • merchantToken — Bearer-style merchant auth token issued by PhonePe. Sent as Authorization: O-Bearer . Partner integrations also include X-MERCHANT-ID: .

Paths & Operations 1

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

Checkout 1

Create payment orders.

POST
/checkout/v2/pay
Create a checkout payment
createCheckoutPayment body → 200400401

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CheckoutRequest (5 properties), CheckoutResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CheckoutRequest
object
5 properties 2 required
CheckoutResponse
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

phonepe-checkout-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs PhonePe publishes across the network.

PhonePe Payment Gateway API
PhonePe Refunds API
PhonePe Check Payment Status API
PhonePe S2S Callback / Webhook
PhonePe Dynamic QR Solution
PhonePe Integrated Static QR
PhonePe Collect Call Solution
PhonePe Integrated EDC Solution
PhonePe Android SDK
PhonePe iOS SDK
PhonePe Flutter SDK
PhonePe React Native SDK
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