openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Razorpay Bills Subscriptions API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Razorpay payment gateway APIs for accepting payments, managing orders, processing refunds, payouts, and subscriptions. All amounts are in the smallest currency sub-unit (e.g. paise for INR). Supports 180+ payment methods including UPI, cards, netbanking, wallets, and EMI.
  termsOfService: https://razorpay.com/terms/
  contact:
    name: Razorpay Support
    url: https://razorpay.com/support/
    email: support@razorpay.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://razorpay.com/terms/
  x-logo:
    url: https://razorpay.com/favicon.png
  x-auth-environments:
    test:
      keyPrefix: rzp_test_
      description: Test mode — keys prefixed rzp_test_. Same API endpoint (https://api.razorpay.com/v1). No real money movement. Use test card numbers from https://razorpay.com/docs/payments/payments/test-card-details/.
    live:
      keyPrefix: rzp_live_
      description: Live mode — keys prefixed rzp_live_. Real money movement. Requires KYC and business activation on the Razorpay Dashboard.
servers:
- url: https://api.razorpay.com/v1
  description: Production
security:
- basicAuth: []
- oauth2:
  - read_only
tags:
- name: Subscriptions
  description: Recurring billing subscriptions. Customers must authorize a payment mandate (UPI Autopay, NACH, or card-on-file) via the short_url before charges begin. Supports pause/resume, plan changes, add-ons, and indefinite billing cycles.
paths:
  /subscriptions:
    post:
      operationId: createSubscription
      summary: Create a subscription
      description: Subscribe a customer to a plan. Returns a short_url that the customer MUST open to authorize the payment mandate (UPI Autopay, NACH, or card-on-file). The subscription will not charge until the mandate is authorized. Set notify_info to send the auth link via SMS/email automatically. Requires Subscriptions feature enabled on your Razorpay account.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - plan_id
              - total_count
              properties:
                plan_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Plan ID (plan_*) to subscribe the customer to.
                total_count:
                  type: integer
                  description: Total number of billing cycles. Use 0 for indefinite (no fixed end).
                quantity:
                  type: integer
                  default: 1
                  description: Number of plan units billed per cycle.
                customer_notify:
                  type: integer
                  enum:
                  - 0
                  - 1
                  description: 1 to have Razorpay notify customer via SMS/email on each charge event.
                start_at:
                  type: integer
                  description: Unix timestamp for the first charge. Defaults to subscription creation time.
                expire_by:
                  type: integer
                  description: Unix timestamp deadline for the customer to authorize the mandate.
                addons:
                  type: array
                  description: One-time charges added to the first billing cycle only.
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      item:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          name:
                            type: string
                          amount:
                            type: integer
                            description: Addon amount in paise.
                          currency:
                            type: string
                            default: INR
                offer_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Offer/coupon ID to apply to the subscription.
                notify_info:
                  type: object
                  description: If provided, Razorpay sends the mandate auth link directly to the customer.
                  properties:
                    notify_phone:
                      type: string
                      description: Customer phone number to send SMS.
                    notify_email:
                      type: string
                      description: Customer email address to send the link.
                notes:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription created. Send short_url to the customer for mandate authorization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
    get:
      operationId: listSubscriptions
      summary: List all subscriptions
      description: Retrieve all subscriptions. Filter by plan_id or status. Returns up to 100 per call.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: plan_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by plan ID.
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/from'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/to'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/count'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/skip'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of subscriptions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collection'
                - properties:
                    items:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
  /subscriptions/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: fetchSubscription
      summary: Fetch a subscription
      description: Get current status and full details of a subscription.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription details.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
    patch:
      operationId: updateSubscription
      summary: Update a subscription
      description: Update plan, quantity, or schedule future changes for a subscription. Use schedule_change_at='now' for immediate effect (creates a new billing cycle) or 'cycle_end' to defer until the current cycle ends. Cannot change plan mid-cycle without creating a new cycle.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                plan_id:
                  type: string
                  description: New plan ID to switch to.
                quantity:
                  type: integer
                remaining_count:
                  type: integer
                  description: Override remaining billing cycles.
                schedule_change_at:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - now
                  - cycle_end
                  description: When changes take effect. 'now' starts a new cycle immediately; 'cycle_end' defers to end of current cycle.
                customer_notify:
                  type: integer
                  enum:
                  - 0
                  - 1
                notes:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
  /subscriptions/{id}/cancel:
    post:
      operationId: cancelSubscription
      summary: Cancel a subscription
      description: Cancel an active or authenticated subscription. Use cancel_at_cycle_end=1 to continue service until the end of the current cycle before cancelling.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                cancel_at_cycle_end:
                  type: integer
                  enum:
                  - 0
                  - 1
                  description: 1 = cancel at end of current cycle; 0 = cancel immediately.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription cancelled.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
  /subscriptions/{id}/pause:
    post:
      operationId: pauseSubscription
      summary: Pause a subscription
      description: Pause an active subscription. No charges will be attempted while paused. Resume with POST /subscriptions/{id}/resume.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                pause_at:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - now
                  - cycle_end
                  description: When to pause. 'now' = immediately; 'cycle_end' = after current cycle.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription paused.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
  /subscriptions/{id}/resume:
    post:
      operationId: resumeSubscription
      summary: Resume a paused subscription
      description: Resume a paused subscription. Charging resumes on the next scheduled cycle.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                resume_at:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - now
                  description: When to resume. Currently only 'now' is supported.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription resumed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
  /subscriptions/{id}/retrieve_scheduled_changes:
    get:
      operationId: fetchSubscriptionScheduledChanges
      summary: Fetch scheduled changes
      description: Retrieve any pending plan or quantity changes scheduled for the next billing cycle.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Scheduled changes for the subscription.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  entity:
                    type: string
                  change_scheduled_at:
                    type: integer
                  status:
                    type: string
                  subscription_id:
                    type: string
                  plan_id:
                    type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
  /subscriptions/{id}/cancel_scheduled_changes:
    post:
      operationId: cancelSubscriptionScheduledChanges
      summary: Cancel scheduled changes
      description: Cancel any pending plan or quantity changes that were scheduled for the next billing cycle.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Scheduled changes cancelled.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
  /subscriptions/{sub_id}/{offer_id}:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteSubscriptionOffer
      summary: Delete an offer from a subscription
      description: Remove an applied offer/coupon from a subscription. The offer will no longer apply from the next billing cycle.
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      parameters:
      - name: sub_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Subscription ID (sub_*).
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: offer_id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Offer ID to remove.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Offer removed from subscription.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: Empty object on success.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/429'
components:
  parameters:
    from:
      name: from
      in: query
      description: Unix timestamp (seconds). Fetch records created on or after this time.
      schema:
        type: integer
    to:
      name: to
      in: query
      description: Unix timestamp (seconds). Fetch records created on or before this time.
      schema:
        type: integer
    skip:
      name: skip
      in: query
      description: Number of records to skip. Use with count for pagination. Default 0.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        default: 0
    count:
      name: count
      in: query
      description: Number of records to return per call. Maximum 100. Default 10.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 10
  schemas:
    Notes:
      type: object
      description: Key-value pairs for storing custom metadata. Maximum 15 pairs. Each key and value must not exceed 256 characters.
      additionalProperties:
        type: string
      maxProperties: 15
    Subscription:
      type: object
      description: A recurring billing subscription linking a customer to a plan. Requires customer mandate authorization via short_url before charges can be collected.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: 'Subscription ID. Prefix: sub_'
        entity:
          type: string
          enum:
          - subscription
        plan_id:
          type: string
          description: Associated plan ID (plan_*).
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - created
          - authenticated
          - active
          - pending
          - halted
          - cancelled
          - completed
          - expired
          - paused
          description: Subscription lifecycle status. created→authenticated (mandate authorized)→active→completed/cancelled/expired. pending=charge retry scheduled; halted=multiple failures; paused=temporarily stopped.
        current_start:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of current billing cycle start.
        current_end:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of current billing cycle end.
        ended_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp when subscription ended (cancelled/completed/expired).
        quantity:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          description: Number of plan units billed per cycle.
        notes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Notes'
        charge_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of next scheduled charge attempt.
        start_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of first charge. Defaults to subscription creation time.
        end_at:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp after which no more charges will be attempted.
        auth_attempts:
          type: integer
          description: Number of mandate authorization attempts.
        total_count:
          type: integer
          description: Total billing cycles. 0 = indefinite.
        paid_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of billing cycles successfully charged.
        remaining_count:
          type: integer
          description: Remaining billing cycles.
        customer_notify:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 0
          - 1
          description: 1 = Razorpay sends SMS/email notifications to customer on each charge.
        short_url:
          type: string
          description: Mandate authorization URL. Must be sent to the customer to activate the subscription.
        has_scheduled_changes:
          type: boolean
          description: True if a plan/quantity change is scheduled for the next cycle.
        change_scheduled_at:
          type: string
          enum:
          - now
          - cycle_end
          description: When scheduled changes take effect.
        source:
          type: string
          description: Source that created the subscription (e.g., api, dashboard).
        offer_id:
          type: string
          description: Offer/coupon applied to the subscription.
        expire_by:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp by which the customer must authorize the mandate.
        created_at:
          type: integer
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: 'Error code. Examples: BAD_REQUEST_ERROR, GATEWAY_ERROR, SERVER_ERROR.'
            description:
              type: string
            source:
              type: string
              description: Where the error originated (e.g. business, gateway).
            step:
              type: string
            reason:
              type: string
              description: 'Machine-readable reason. Examples: insufficient_funds, invalid_expiry_date, declined_by_bank.'
            metadata:
              type: object
            field:
              type: string
    Collection:
      type: object
      properties:
        entity:
          type: string
          enum:
          - collection
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of items in the current page.
        items:
          type: array
          items: {}
  responses:
    '404':
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    '400':
      description: Bad request. Invalid parameters or missing required fields.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    '401':
      description: Authentication failed. Invalid or missing API key credentials.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    '429':
      description: Rate limit exceeded. Implement exponential backoff with jitter before retrying.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using your Razorpay API key pair. Use key_id as the username and key_secret as the password. Encode as Base64(key_id:key_secret). Keys are environment-scoped (Test vs Live). Obtain keys at https://dashboard.razorpay.com/app/keys. Keys are case-sensitive.
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 via the Razorpay MCP server (mcp.razorpay.com). Supports Authorization Code with PKCE (S256) for user-delegated access and Client Credentials for server-to-server access. Tokens expire in 3600 seconds. Dynamic Client Registration available at the registration endpoint. For integration setup see https://razorpay.com/docs/build/llm-docs/mcp-server/oauth.md.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/token
          refreshUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/token
          scopes:
            read_only: Read-only access to Razorpay account data (payments, orders, refunds, payouts, subscriptions, invoices)
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://mcp.razorpay.com/token
          scopes:
            read_only: Read-only access to Razorpay account data (payments, orders, refunds, payouts, subscriptions, invoices)
externalDocs:
  description: Razorpay API Documentation
  url: https://razorpay.com/docs/api/
x-tagGroups:
- name: Core Payments
  tags:
  - Orders
  - Payments
  - Refunds
  - Payment Downtimes
- name: Payment Collection
  tags:
  - Payment Links
  - QR Codes
- name: Billing & Subscriptions
  tags:
  - Items
  - Invoices
  - Plans
  - Subscriptions
- name: Customer Management
  tags:
  - Customers
  - Documents
- name: Finance & Reconciliation
  tags:
  - Settlements
  - Instant Settlements
  - Disputes
- name: Route & Marketplace
  tags:
  - Linked Accounts
  - Transfers
- name: Smart Collect
  tags:
  - Virtual Accounts
- name: Partners & Onboarding
  tags:
  - Partner Accounts
  - Partner Products
  - Partner Stakeholders
  - Partner Documents
  - Partner Webhooks
- name: Bills
  tags:
  - Bills
- name: RazorpayX
  tags:
  - X Contacts
  - X Fund Accounts
  - X Account Validation
  - X Banking Balances
  - X Payouts
  - X Payout Links
  - X Transactions
x-rateLimit:
  description: Razorpay does not publish specific rate limits. If you receive HTTP 429, implement exponential backoff with jitter and retry. Add randomisation to avoid thundering-herd effects.
  throttleStatus: 429
  strategy: exponential backoff with jitter
x-pagination:
  description: All list endpoints return at most 100 records per call (1000 for settlement recon). Use count and skip together to paginate. Date range filters (from/to) use Unix timestamps in seconds.
  example: GET /payments?from=1700000000&to=1700086400&count=100&skip=100
x-amountEncoding:
  description: 'All monetary amounts are in the smallest currency sub-unit. For INR: 1 rupee = 100 paise, so ₹500 = 50000. Minimum for INR is 100 paise (₹1). Three-decimal currencies (KWD, BHD, OMR): drop last decimal digit. Zero-decimal currencies (JPY): pass value as-is.'