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POST
/
simulate
curl --request POST \ --url https://sandbox.cashfree.com/pg/simulate \ --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 ' { "entity": "PAYMENTS", "entity_id": "14934289844", "entity_simulation": { "payment_status": "FAILED", "payment_error_code": "ISSUER_NOT_AVAILABLE" } } '
{
  "simulation_id": "sim_2900842gV18Lhh7owswLj5XF0uHHUn1CX",
  "entity": "PAYMENTS",
  "entity_id": "14934289844",
  "entity_simulation": {
    "payment_status": "FAILED",
    "payment_error_code": "ISSUER_NOT_AVAILABLE"
  }
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://telr-docs.cashfree.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Authorizations

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x-client-id
string
header
required

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

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x-client-secret
string
header
required

Client secret key. You can find your secret in the Merchant Dashboard.

Headers

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x-api-version
string
default:2023-08-01
required

API version to be used

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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

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x-idempotency-key
string<UUID>

An idempotency key is a unique identifier you include with your API call. If the request fails or times out, you can safely retry it using the same key to avoid duplicate actions.

Body

application/json

Request Body to Make Simulation

simulate payment request object

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entity
enum<string>
required

Entity type should be PAYMENTS, SUBS_PAYMENTS OR VBA_TRANSFER only.

Available options:
PAYMENTS,
SUBS_PAYMENTS,
VBA_TRANSFER
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entity_id
string
required

If the entity type is PAYMENTS, the entity_id will be the cf_payment_id. If the entity type is SUBS_PAYMENTS, the entity_id will be the payment_id. If the entity type is VBA_TRANSFER, the entity_id will be vba_account_number

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entity_simulation
entity_simulation · object

Entity Simulation contains payment_status and payment_error_code

Example:
{
  "payment_status": "FAILED",
  "payment_error_code": "ISSUER_NOT_AVAILABLE"
}
​
vba_simulation
vba_simulation · object

VBA Simulation contains VBA and Remitter information for simulation

Example:
{
  "vba_ifsc": "YESB0CMSNOC",
  "utr": "utr",
  "amount": 10,
  "remitter_account": "808081pxqp242614HW",
  "remitter_ifsc": "IFSC",
  "remitter_name": "Test",
  "phone": "1234567891"
}

Response

Payment Simulated Response

Simulation response object

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simulation_id
string
​
entity
string
​
entity_id
string
​
entity_simulation
entity_simulation · object

Entity Simulation contains payment_status and payment_error_code

Example:
{
  "payment_status": "FAILED",
  "payment_error_code": "ISSUER_NOT_AVAILABLE"
}