API Test Keys

Create an Item

POST

/v1/items

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Use this endpoint to create an item with basic details such as name and amount. After an item is created, it appears on the list of created items and in the drop-down menu at the time of invoice creation.

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Curl

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1curl -u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET] \
2  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
3  -X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/items \
4  -d '{
5        "name":"Book / English August",
6        "description":"A Malaysian story, Booker prize winner.",
7        "amount": 20000,
8        "currency": "MYR"
9      }'

Success

1{
2  "id": "item_JInaSLODeDUQiQ",
3  "active": true,
4  "name": "Book / English August",
5  "description": "A Malaysian story, Booker prize winner.",
6  "amount": 20000,
7  "unit_amount": 20000,
8  "currency": "MYR",
9  "type": "invoice",
10  "unit": null,
11  "tax_inclusive": false,
12  "hsn_code": null,
13  "sac_code": null,
14  "tax_rate": null,
15  "tax_id": null,
16  "tax_group_id": null,
17  "created_at": 1649843796
18}

Request Parameters

name

string

Name of the item.

description

string

A brief description about the item.

amount

integer

The price of the item.

currency

string

The currency in which the amount should be charged.

Response Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the item.

active

boolean

Indicates the status of the item. Possible values:

true (default): Item is in the active state.
false: Item is in the inactive state.

name

string

The name of the item.

description

string

A text description about the item.

amount

integer

The price of the item.

unit_amount

integer

The per unit billing amount for each individual unit.

currency

string

The currency in which the amount should be charged.

type

string

Here, it must be invoice.

unit

integer

The number of units of the item billed in the invoice.

tax_inclusive

boolean

Indicates whether the base amount includes tax.

true: The base amount includes tax.
false: The base amount does not include tax. By default, the value is set to false.

hsn_code

integer

The 8-digit code used to classify the product as per the Harmonised System of Nomenclature.

sac_code

integer

The 6-digit code used to classify the service as per the Services Accounting Code.

tax_rate

string

The percentage at which an individual or a corporation is taxed.

tax_id

string

The identification number that gets displayed on invoices issued to the customer.

tax_group_id

string

The identification number for the tax group. A tax group is a collection of taxes that can be applied as a single set of rules.

created_at

integer

Unix timestamp, at which the item was created. For example, 1649843796.

Create an Item

POST

/v1/items

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Request Parameters

name

string

Name of the item.

description

string

A brief description about the item.

amount

integer

The price of the item.

currency

string

The currency in which the amount should be charged.

Response Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the item.

active

boolean

Indicates the status of the item. Possible values:

true (default): Item is in the active state.
false: Item is in the inactive state.

name

string

The name of the item.

description

string

A text description about the item.

amount

integer

The price of the item.

unit_amount

integer

The per unit billing amount for each individual unit.

currency

string

The currency in which the amount should be charged.

type

string

Here, it must be invoice.

unit

integer

The number of units of the item billed in the invoice.

tax_inclusive

boolean

Indicates whether the base amount includes tax.

true: The base amount includes tax.
false: The base amount does not include tax. By default, the value is set to false.

hsn_code

integer

The 8-digit code used to classify the product as per the Harmonised System of Nomenclature.

sac_code

integer

The 6-digit code used to classify the service as per the Services Accounting Code.

tax_rate

string

The percentage at which an individual or a corporation is taxed.

tax_id

string

The identification number that gets displayed on invoices issued to the customer.

tax_group_id

string

The identification number for the tax group. A tax group is a collection of taxes that can be applied as a single set of rules.

created_at

integer

Unix timestamp, at which the item was created. For example, 1649843796.

Curl

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1curl -u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET] \
2  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
3  -X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/items \
4  -d '{
5        "name":"Book / English August",
6        "description":"A Malaysian story, Booker prize winner.",
7        "amount": 20000,
8        "currency": "MYR"
9      }'

Success

1{
2  "id": "item_JInaSLODeDUQiQ",
3  "active": true,
4  "name": "Book / English August",
5  "description": "A Malaysian story, Booker prize winner.",
6  "amount": 20000,
7  "unit_amount": 20000,
8  "currency": "MYR",
9  "type": "invoice",
10  "unit": null,
11  "tax_inclusive": false,
12  "hsn_code": null,
13  "sac_code": null,
14  "tax_rate": null,
15  "tax_id": null,
16  "tax_group_id": null,
17  "created_at": 1649843796
18}