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DELETE
/
beneficiary
Remove Beneficiary V2
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://sandbox.cashfree.com/payout/beneficiary \
  --header 'x-api-version: <x-api-version>' \
  --header 'x-client-id: <api-key>' \
  --header 'x-client-secret: <api-key>'
{
  "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": "DELETED",
  "added_on": "2023-12-04T15:50:00Z"
}

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.

HTTP status codeError codeMessageNext action
201---
400beneficiary_id_invalidbeneficiary_id : should contain only letters, numbers, hyphen, underscore, pipe, and dot. Value received: .\qewqefwqevEnter a valid beneficiary_id.
400beneficiary_id_length_exceededbeneficiary_id : should not be more than 50 characters long. value received: test_bene_idEnter a valid a beneficiary_id
404beneficiary_not_foundBeneficiary does not existProvide the beneficiary_id of an existing beneficiary

Authorizations

ā€‹
x-client-id
string
header
required

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

ā€‹
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

ā€‹
x-api-version
string
default:2024-01-01
required

It is the API version to be used.

ā€‹
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.

ā€‹
x-cf-signature
string

Signature to be sent if IP is not whitelisted.

Query Parameters

ā€‹
beneficiary_id
string

It is the unique ID you create to identify the beneficiary. The maximum character limit is 50. Only alphabets and whitespaces are allowed.

Maximum string length: 50

Response

OK

Contains the information of the created beneficiary

ā€‹
beneficiary_id
string

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

Example:

"JOHN18011343"

ā€‹
beneficiary_name
string

It displays the name of the beneficiary.

Example:

"John Doe"

ā€‹
beneficiary_instrument_details
object

It displays the payment instrument details of the beneficiary.

ā€‹
beneficiary_contact_details
object

It displays the contact details of the beneficiary.

ā€‹
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"

ā€‹
added_on
string

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

Example:

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