> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.cashfree.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create Authorization Request > Use this API to create an authorisation request for a particular subscription. This API is applicable only if you have created a subscription via Create Seamless Subscription API. Use the response of the Create Seamless Subscription API to get the supported banks for E_MANDATE and supported UPI handles. ## OpenAPI ````yaml post /api/v2/subscriptions/seamless/authorization openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: Cashfree Subscription API description: >- Create and manage subscriptions and collect recurring payments from customers easily with Cashfree Subscriptions. version: v2 servers: - url: https://sandbox.cashfree.com description: Sandbox server - url: https://api.cashfree.com description: Production server security: [] externalDocs: url: https://docs.cashfree.com/reference/postman-collection-1 description: This url will have the information of all the APIs. paths: /api/v2/subscriptions/seamless/authorization: post: tags: - Seamless APIs summary: Create Authorization Request description: >- Use this API to create an authorisation request for a particular subscription. This API is applicable only if you have created a subscription via Create Seamless Subscription API. Use the response of the Create Seamless Subscription API to get the supported banks for E_MANDATE and supported UPI handles. operationId: createAuthorizationRequest parameters: - name: x-client-id in: header schema: type: string example: '{{X-Client-Id}}' - name: x-client-secret in: header schema: type: string example: '{{X-Client-Secret}}' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: subReferenceId: type: integer description: Reference ID for the subscription. example: 123456 merchantTxnId: type: string description: Unique transaction ID for the merchant. example: merchant-txn-id-1 authPaymentInfo: type: object properties: paymentType: type: string description: Type of payment (e.g., UPI, CARD, E_MANDATE). example: UPI vpa: type: string description: Virtual Payment Address for UPI payments. example: johndoe@upi authFlow: type: string description: Type of UPI flow (e.g., UPI_COLLECT, UPI_INTENT). example: UPI_COLLECT cardNumber: type: string description: Card number for card payments. example: '4444333322221111' cardHolderName: type: string description: Name on the card. example: John Doe cardCvv: type: string description: CVV number of the card. example: '123' cardExpiryMonth: type: string description: Expiry month of the card. example: '12' cardExpiryYear: type: string description: Expiry year of the card. example: '2099' accountHolderName: type: string description: Account holder name for E_MANDATE. example: John Doe accountNumber: type: string description: Account number for E_MANDATE. example: '1234567890' bankId: type: string description: Bank identifier for E_MANDATE. example: SBIN accountType: type: string description: Account type for E_MANDATE (e.g., SAVINGS). example: SAVINGS authMode: type: string description: >- Authentication mode for E_MANDATE (e.g., DEBIT_CARD, NET_BANKING). example: DEBIT_CARD pNachFileId: type: string description: Physical Nach File ID for mandate. example: '1475380791' mandateCreationDate: type: string description: Date the mandate was created. example: '2023-07-25' mandateStartDate: type: string description: Start date of the mandate. example: '2023-07-27' examples: upiAuthorizationRequest: summary: UPI Authorization Request value: subReferenceId: 123456 merchantTxnId: merchant-txn-id-1 authPaymentInfo: paymentType: UPI vpa: johndoe@upi authFlow: UPI_COLLECT cardAuthorizationRequest: summary: Card Authorization Request value: subReferenceId: 123456 merchantTxnId: merchant-txn-id-2 authPaymentInfo: paymentType: CARD cardNumber: '4444333322221111' cardHolderName: John Doe cardCvv: '123' cardExpiryMonth: '12' cardExpiryYear: '2099' eMandateAuthorizationRequest: summary: E_MANDATE Authorization Request value: subReferenceId: 123456 merchantTxnId: merchant-txn-id-3 authPaymentInfo: paymentType: E_MANDATE accountHolderName: John Doe accountNumber: '1234567890' bankId: SBIN accountType: SAVINGS authMode: DEBIT_CARD physicalMandateRequest: summary: Seamless Physical Mandate Request value: subReferenceId: 260684 authPaymentInfo: paymentType: PHYSICAL_MANDATE pNachFileId: '1475380791' accountHolderName: John Doe accountNumber: '1234567890' bankId: SBIN accountType: SAVINGS ifsc: SBIN0001852 mandateCreationDate: '2023-07-25' mandateStartDate: '2023-07-27' responses: '200': description: Successful authorization request. content: application/json: examples: defaultAuthorization: summary: Default Authorization Response value: status: 200 message: Authorization Created data: subReferenceId: 123456 authId: 23456789 authStatus: INITIALIZED merchantTxnId: txn.id-1_2_3 authPaymentData: paymentType: UPI eMandateAuthorization: summary: E_MANDATE Authorization Response value: status: 200 message: Authorization Created data: subReferenceId: 123456 authId: 23456789 authStatus: INITIALIZED authPaymentData: paymentType: E_MANDATE link: https://enach.npci.org.in/onmags/sendRequest method: POST postData: BankID=HDFC: null AuthMode=DebitCard: null Data=xyz: null upiIntentAuthorization: summary: UPI Intent Authorization Response value: status: 200 message: Authorization Created data: authId: 4302698 subReferenceId: 4576585 authStatus: INITIALIZED authPaymentData: paymentType: UPI upiIntentData: androidAuthAppLinks: AMAZONPAY: intent://mandate? BHIM: intent://mandate? GPAY: gpay://upi/mandate? PAYTM: intent://mandate? DEFAULT: upi://mandate? iosAuthAppLinks: PAYTM: paytm://upi/mandate? upiQrAuthorization: summary: UPI QR Authorization Response value: status: 200 message: Authorization Created data: authId: 4302759 subReferenceId: 4576585 authStatus: INITIALIZED authPaymentData: paymentType: UPI qrData: upi://mandate? cardAuthorization: summary: Card Authorization Response value: status: 200 message: Authorization Created data: subReferenceId: 12345678 authId: 232363523 authStatus: INITIALIZED authPaymentData: paymentType: CARD link: >- https://centinelapi.cardinalcommerce.com/V2/Cruise/StepUp redirectMethod: post postData: JWT: eyJhb... MD: '125235236' physicalMandateAuthorization: summary: Physical Mandate Authorization Response value: status: 200 message: Authorization Created data: authId: 72637 subReferenceId: 260684 authStatus: INITIALIZED authPaymentData: paymentType: PHYSICAL_MANDATE '400': description: Bad request due to invalid parameters. content: application/json: examples: subscriptionNotExist: summary: Subscription Not Exist Error value: status: ERROR subCode: '400' message: 'Subscription Does not exist for subReferenceId : 1060772' invalidPaymentType: summary: Invalid Payment Type Error value: status: ERROR subCode: '400' message: Invalid payment type, use 'E_MANDATE', 'UPI' or 'CARD' invalidMerchantId: summary: Invalid Merchant ID Error value: status: ERROR subCode: '400' message: invalid merchantId for subscription invalidVPA: summary: Invalid VPA Error value: status: ERROR subCode: '400' reason: vpa is Invalid, check your param. invalidAuthFlow: summary: Invalid Auth Flow Error value: status: ERROR subCode: '400' reason: authFlow is Invalid, check your param. authorizationPaymentInfoMismatch: summary: Authorization Payment Info Mismatch Error value: status: ERROR subCode: '400' message: >- Authorization payment info doesn't match with subscription creation payment info. tpvNotSupported: summary: TPV Not Supported Error value: status: ERROR subCode: '400' message: TPV currently not allowed for Intent and Qr auth flow '500': description: Internal server error. content: application/json: examples: serverError: summary: General Server Error value: status: ERROR message: Server encountered an unexpected condition. ````