Create Beneficiary v2

curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox.cashfree.com/payout/beneficiary \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-version: <x-api-version>' \
  --header 'x-client-id: <api-key>' \
  --header 'x-client-secret: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "beneficiary_id": "JOHN18011343",
  "beneficiary_name": "John Doe",
  "beneficiary_instrument_details": {
    "bank_account_number": "1223334444",
    "bank_ifsc": "HDFC0000001",
    "vpa": "test@upi"
  },
  "beneficiary_contact_details": {
    "beneficiary_email": "sample@cashfree.com",
    "beneficiary_phone": "9876543210",
    "beneficiary_country_code": "+91",
    "beneficiary_address": "177A Bleecker Street",
    "beneficiary_city": "New York City",
    "beneficiary_state": "New York",
    "beneficiary_postal_code": "560011"
  }
}
'

{
  "beneficiary_id": "JOHN18011343",
  "beneficiary_name": "John Doe",
  "beneficiary_instrument_details": {
    "bank_account_number": "1223334444",
    "bank_ifsc": "HDFC0000001",
    "vpa": "test@upi"
  },
  "beneficiary_contact_details": {
    "beneficiary_email": "sample@cashfree.com",
    "beneficiary_phone": "9876543210",
    "beneficiary_country_code": "+91",
    "beneficiary_address": "177A Bleecker Street",
    "beneficiary_city": "New York City",
    "beneficiary_state": "New York",
    "beneficiary_postal_code": "560011"
  },
  "beneficiary_status": "VERIFIED",
  "added_on": "2023-12-04T15:50:00Z"
}

POST

beneficiary

curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox.cashfree.com/payout/beneficiary \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-version: <x-api-version>' \
  --header 'x-client-id: <api-key>' \
  --header 'x-client-secret: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "beneficiary_id": "JOHN18011343",
  "beneficiary_name": "John Doe",
  "beneficiary_instrument_details": {
    "bank_account_number": "1223334444",
    "bank_ifsc": "HDFC0000001",
    "vpa": "test@upi"
  },
  "beneficiary_contact_details": {
    "beneficiary_email": "sample@cashfree.com",
    "beneficiary_phone": "9876543210",
    "beneficiary_country_code": "+91",
    "beneficiary_address": "177A Bleecker Street",
    "beneficiary_city": "New York City",
    "beneficiary_state": "New York",
    "beneficiary_postal_code": "560011"
  }
}
'

{
  "beneficiary_id": "JOHN18011343",
  "beneficiary_name": "John Doe",
  "beneficiary_instrument_details": {
    "bank_account_number": "1223334444",
    "bank_ifsc": "HDFC0000001",
    "vpa": "test@upi"
  },
  "beneficiary_contact_details": {
    "beneficiary_email": "sample@cashfree.com",
    "beneficiary_phone": "9876543210",
    "beneficiary_country_code": "+91",
    "beneficiary_address": "177A Bleecker Street",
    "beneficiary_city": "New York City",
    "beneficiary_state": "New York",
    "beneficiary_postal_code": "560011"
  },
  "beneficiary_status": "VERIFIED",
  "added_on": "2023-12-04T15:50:00Z"
}

Cashfree no longer support adding beneficiaries with Paytm UPI handles.

Click to view the response codes.

HTTP status code	Error code	Message	Next action
201	-	-	-
400	beneficiary_id_length_exceeded	beneficiary_id : should not be more than 50 characters long. value received: test_bene_id	Enter a valid beneficiary_id.
400	beneficiary_id_invalid	beneficiary_id : should contain only letters, numbers, hyphen, underscore, pipe, and dot. Value received: .\qewqefwqev	Enter a valid beneficiary_id.
400	bank_ifsc_missing	bank_ifsc : should be provided with the request if bank_account_number is provided	Provide a valid bank_ifsc if bank_account_number is provided.
400	bank_account_number_missing	bank_account_number: should be provided with the request if bank_ifsc is provided	Provide a valid bank_account_number is bank_ifsc is provided.
400	bank_account_number_length_exceeded	bank_account_number : should not be more than 25 characters long. value received: 235142352346523462456345263452345	Provide a valid bank_account_number.
400	bank_account_number_length_short	bank_account_number : should not be less than 4 characters long. value received: 12	Provide a valid bank_account_number.
400	bank_account_number_invalid	bank_account_number : should be alphanumeric. value received: 123@	Provide a valid bank_account_number.
400	bank_ifsc_invalid	bank_ifsc : please provide a valid IFSC. value received: SBIN00708410	Provide a valid bank_ifsc.
400	beneficiary_purpose_invalid	beneficiary_purpose : invalid value provided. Value received: paytm	Provide a valid beneficiary_purpose.
409	beneficiary_id_already_exists	Beneficiary already exists with the given beneficiary_id	Provide a beneficiary_id that is not in use
409	beneficiary_already_exists	Beneficiary already exists with the given bank_account_number and bank_ifsc	Use the GET API to get the details of the existing beneficiary using bank_account_number and bank_ifsc
422	bank_account_number_same_as_source	bank_account_number provided is the same as source bank account	Enter a bank_account_number that is different from the source bank account
422	vba_beneficiary_not_allowed	Virtual bank account as bank_account_number for the beneficiary is not allowed	Enter the actual bank_account_number instead of the virtual account number

Authorizations

x-client-id

string

header

required

Client app ID. You can find your app ID in the Merchant Dashboard.

x-client-secret

string

header

required

Client secret key. You can find your secret key in the [Merchant Dashboard]((https://merchant.cashfree.com/payouts/developers/api-keys).

Headers

x-api-version

string

default:2024-01-01

required

It is the API version to be used.

x-request-id

string

Request ID for the API call. Can be used to resolve tech issues. Communicate this in your tech related queries to Cashfree.

x-cf-signature

string

Signature to be sent if IP is not whitelisted.

Body

application/json

Find the request parameters to create a beneficiary

beneficiary_id

string

required

It is the unique ID you create to identify the beneficiary. Alphanumeric, underscore ( _ ), pipe ( | ), and dot ( . ) are allowed.

Maximum string length: 50

Example:

"JOHN18011343"

beneficiary_name

string

required

It is the name of the beneficiary. The maximum character limit is 100. Only alphabets and whitespaces are allowed.

Maximum string length: 100

Example:

"John Doe"

beneficiary_instrument_details

object

Beneficiary instrument details

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beneficiary_contact_details

object

It should contain the contact details of the beneficiary.

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Response

Contains the information of the created beneficiary

beneficiary_id

string

It displays the unique Id you created to identify the beneficiary.

Example:

"JOHN18011343"

beneficiary_name

string

It displays the name of the beneficiary.

Example:

"John Doe"

beneficiary_instrument_details

object

It displays the payment instrument details of the beneficiary.

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beneficiary_contact_details

object

It displays the contact details of the beneficiary.

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beneficiary_status

enum<string>

It displays the current status of the beneficiary. Possible values are as follows

VERIFIED: Beneficiary is verified and is available for payouts
INVALID: Beneficiary is invalid
INITIATED: Beneficiary verification initiated
CANCELLED: Beneficiary verification cancelled
FAILED: Failed to verify beneficiary
DELETED: Beneficiary is deleted

Available options:

VERIFIED,

INVALID,

INITIATED,

CANCELLED,

FAILED,

DELETED

Example:

"VERIFIED"

added_on

string

It displays the time of the addition of the beneficiary in UTC.

Example:

"2023-11-22T12:38:22Z"

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Authorizations

Headers

Body

Response