Create Transfers From Orders

Initiate Transfers when creating an Order using the Razorpay API.

POST /v1/orders

Curl

curl -X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/orders \
-u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]
-H 'content-type: application/json'
-d '{
  "amount": 2000,
  "currency": "INR",
  "transfers": [
    {
      "account": "acc_IRQWUleX4BqvYn",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore North",
        "name": "Gaurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": true,
      "on_hold_until": 1671222870
    },
    {
      "account": "acc_IROu8Nod6PXPtZ",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore South",
        "name": "Saurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": false
    }
  ]
}'

Success

{
  "id": "order_JJCYnu3hipocHz",
  "entity": "order",
  "amount": 2000,
  "amount_paid": 0,
  "amount_due": 2000,
  "currency": "INR",
  "receipt": null,
  "offer_id": null,
  "offers": {
    "entity": "collection",
    "count": 0,
    "items": []
  },
  "status": "created",
  "attempts": 0,
  "notes": [],
  "created_at": 1649931742,
  "transfers": [
    {
      "id": "trf_JJCYnw77tqUT9r",
      "entity": "transfer",
      "status": "created",
      "source": "order_JJCYnu3hipocHz",
      "recipient": "acc_IRQWUleX4BqvYn",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "amount_reversed": 0,
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore North",
        "name": "Gaurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": true,
      "on_hold_until": 1671222870,
      "recipient_settlement_id": null,
      "created_at": 1649931742,
      "processed_at": null,
      "error": {
        "code": null,
        "description": null,
        "reason": null,
        "field": null,
        "step": null,
        "id": "trf_JJCYnw77tqUT9r",
        "source": null,
        "metadata": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "trf_JJCYnxe5GV19Kk",
      "entity": "transfer",
      "status": "created",
      "source": "order_JJCYnu3hipocHz",
      "recipient": "acc_IROu8Nod6PXPtZ",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "amount_reversed": 0,
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore South",
        "name": "Saurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": false,
      "on_hold_until": null,
      "recipient_settlement_id": null,
      "created_at": 1649931742,
      "processed_at": null,
      "error": {
        "code": null,
        "description": null,
        "reason": null,
        "field": null,
        "step": null,
        "id": "trf_JJCYnxe5GV19Kk",
        "source": null,
        "metadata": null
      }
    }
  ]
}

Use this endpoint to set up transfer of funds while creating an order. This can be done by passing the transfers parameters as part of the request body.

• You cannot create transfers on orders which has the partial_payment parameter enabled. Ensure that this parameter is set to 0.
• You cannot create transfers on orders for international currencies. Currently, this feature only supports orders created using INR.

Curl

curl -X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/orders \
-u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]
-H 'content-type: application/json'
-d '{
  "amount": 2000,
  "currency": "INR",
  "transfers": [
    {
      "account": "acc_IRQWUleX4BqvYn",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore North",
        "name": "Gaurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": true,
      "on_hold_until": 1671222870
    },
    {
      "account": "acc_IROu8Nod6PXPtZ",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore South",
        "name": "Saurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": false
    }
  ]
}'

Success

{
  "id": "order_JJCYnu3hipocHz",
  "entity": "order",
  "amount": 2000,
  "amount_paid": 0,
  "amount_due": 2000,
  "currency": "INR",
  "receipt": null,
  "offer_id": null,
  "offers": {
    "entity": "collection",
    "count": 0,
    "items": []
  },
  "status": "created",
  "attempts": 0,
  "notes": [],
  "created_at": 1649931742,
  "transfers": [
    {
      "id": "trf_JJCYnw77tqUT9r",
      "entity": "transfer",
      "status": "created",
      "source": "order_JJCYnu3hipocHz",
      "recipient": "acc_IRQWUleX4BqvYn",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "amount_reversed": 0,
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore North",
        "name": "Gaurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": true,
      "on_hold_until": 1671222870,
      "recipient_settlement_id": null,
      "created_at": 1649931742,
      "processed_at": null,
      "error": {
        "code": null,
        "description": null,
        "reason": null,
        "field": null,
        "step": null,
        "id": "trf_JJCYnw77tqUT9r",
        "source": null,
        "metadata": null
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "trf_JJCYnxe5GV19Kk",
      "entity": "transfer",
      "status": "created",
      "source": "order_JJCYnu3hipocHz",
      "recipient": "acc_IROu8Nod6PXPtZ",
      "amount": 1000,
      "currency": "INR",
      "amount_reversed": 0,
      "notes": {
        "branch": "Acme Corp Bangalore South",
        "name": "Saurav Kumar"
      },
      "linked_account_notes": [
        "branch"
      ],
      "on_hold": false,
      "on_hold_until": null,
      "recipient_settlement_id": null,
      "created_at": 1649931742,
      "processed_at": null,
      "error": {
        "code": null,
        "description": null,
        "reason": null,
        "field": null,
        "step": null,
        "id": "trf_JJCYnxe5GV19Kk",
        "source": null,
        "metadata": null
      }
    }
  ]
}

Request Parameters

amount · integer · required

The transaction amount, in paise. For example, for an amount of ₹299.35, the value of this field should be 29935.

currency · string · required

The currency in which the transaction should be made. We support only INR for Route transactions.

receipt · string

Unique identifier that you can use for internal reference.

transfers · array

Details regarding the transfer.

account · string · required

Unique identifier of the Linked Account to which the transfer is to be made.

amount · integer · required

The amount to be transferred to the Linked Account. For example, for an amount of ₹200.35, the value of this field should be 20035. This amount cannot exceed the order amount.

currency · string · required

The currency in which the transfer should be made. We support only INR for Route transactions.

notes · json object

Set of key-value pairs that can be associated with an entity. These pairs can be useful for storing additional information about the entity. A maximum of 15 key-value pairs, each of 256 characters (maximum), are supported. For example, "region": "south", "city": "Bangalore".

linked_account_notes · array

List of keys from the notes object which needs to be shown to Linked Accounts on their Dashboard. For example, "region", "city". Only the keys will be shown, not values.

on_hold · boolean

Indicates whether the account settlement for transfer is on hold. Possible values:

• true: Puts the settlement on hold.
• false: Releases the settlement.

on_hold_until · integer

Timestamp, in Unix format, that indicates until when the settlement of the transfer must be put on hold. If no value is passed, the settlement is put on hold indefinitely.

Response Parameters

id · string

Unique identifier of the order created.

entity · string

The name of the entity. Here, it is order.

amount · integer

The order amount, in paise. For example, for an amount of ₹299.35, the value of this field should be 29935.

amount_paid · integer

The amount paid against the order.

amount_due · integer

The amount pending against the order.

currency · string

The currency in which the order should be created. We support only INR for Route transactions.

receipt · string

Unique identifier that you can use for internal reference.

status · string

The status of the order. Possible values:

• created
• attempted
• paid

notes · json object

Set of key-value pairs that can be associated with an entity. These pairs can be useful for storing additional information about the entity. A maximum of 15 key-value pairs, each of 256 characters (maximum), are supported.

created_at · integer

Timestamp in Unix. This indicates the time of the order created.

transfers · array

Details regarding the transfer.

id · string

Unique identifier of the transfer.

recipient · string

Unique identifier of the Linked Account to which the transfer is to be made.

transfer_status · string

The status of the transfer. Possible values:

• created
• pending
• processed
• failed
• reversed
• partially_reversed

settlement_status · string

The status of the settlement. Possible values:

• pending
• on_hold
• settled

amount · integer

The amount to be transferred to the Linked Account, in paise. For example, for an amount of ₹200.35, the value of this field should be 20035. This amount cannot exceed the order amount.

currency · string

The currency in which the transfer should be made. We support only INR for Route transactions.

notes · json object

Set of key-value pairs that can be associated with an entity. These pairs can be useful for storing additional information about the entity. A maximum of 15 key-value pairs, each of 256 characters (maximum), are supported. For example, "region": "south", "city": "Bangalore".

linked_account_notes · array

List of keys from the notes object which needs to be shown to Linked Accounts on their Dashboard. For example, "region", "city". Only the keys will be shown, not values.

on_hold · boolean

Indicates whether the account settlement for transfer is on hold. Possible values:

• true: Puts the settlement on hold.
• false: Releases the settlement.

on_hold_until · integer

Timestamp, in Unix, that indicates until when the settlement of the transfer must be put on hold. If no value is passed, the settlement is put on hold indefinitely.

error · string

Provides error details that may occur during transfers.

code · string

Type of the error.

description · string

Error description.

field · string

Name of the parameter in the API request that caused the error.

source · string

The point of failure in the specific operation. For example, customer, business and so on.

step · string

The stage where the transaction failure occurred. Stages can be different depending on the payment method used to make the transaction.

reason · string

The exact error reason. It can be handled programmatically.

Errors

The api key/secret provided is invalid

Code: 4xx

This error occurs when there is a mismatch between the API credentials passed in the API call and the API credentials generated on the Dashboard.

Solution: Make sure the API Keys are active and entered correctly. Also, there should not be any whitespaces before or after the keys.

The amount must be at least INR 1.00

Code: 400

This error occurs when the amount is less than the minimum amount. The transaction amount expressed in the currency subunit, such as paise (in INR) should always be greater than or equal to 100.

Solution: Make sure the amount is equal to or greater than the minimum amount of ₹100.

The input field is required

Code: 400

This error occurs when a mandatory field is empty.

Solution: Make sure to fill in all the mandatory fields.

The currency should be INR for transfers

Code: 400

This error occurs when the currency is anything other than INR.

Solution: Ensure the currency value is INR as we support only INR for Route transactions.

Keys sent in linked_account_notes must exist in notes

Code: 400

This error occurs when there is a mismatch between the key passed in the linked_account_notes array and the key from the notes object.

Solution: Make sure the key passed in the linked_account_notes array always matches the key from the notes object.

on_hold_until must be between 946684800 and 4765046400

Code: 400

This error occurs when the time stamp provided for the on_hold_until entity is not correct or if it is not between 946684800 and 4765046400.

Solution: Make sure to enter the relevant on_hold_until entity time stamp. It should also be within the time 946684800 and 4765046400.

input is an invalid account_code.

Code: 400

This error occurs when the account_code passed is invalid or does not belong to the requested merchant.

Solution: Make sure to pass the valid account_code.

Transfer cannot be made due to insufficient balance

Code: 400

This error occurs when the total balance is less than or equal to the transfer amount.

Solution: Make sure you have enough balance. You can also add funds to the account and then try doing the transfer.

The sum of amount requested for transfer is greater than the captured amount

Code: 400

This error occurs when the total transferred amount exceeds the captured payment amount.

Solution: Make sure the transfer amount is less than the captured payment.