Create Merchant API

The Create Merchant API is used to:

Create a new merchant account on PayU and post all KYC details
Returns the Merchant ID (mid) in the response.

This API is authorised through a client token generated using the client ID and secret.

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The access token with the scope as refer_merchant is required on the header. For more information on getting the access token, refer to Get Token API.

Sample response

{
  "merchant": {
    "name": "test",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "registered_mobile": "9999910014",
    "mid": 129463,
    "product": "PayUbiz",
    "business_type": "LongTail",
    "business_name": "Test",
    "pancard_name": "Test",
    "pancard_number": "ABCPG1234J",
    "cin_number":"U72400MH2006PTC293037",
    "website_url": null,
    "android_url": null,
    "ios_url": null,
    "gst_number": null,
    "created_at": "2020-12-08T11:03:56.000Z",
    "mobile": "9999910014",
    "blocked": false,
    "first_name": "",
    "last_name": "test",
    "bank_detail": {
      "bank_account_number": "234567891",
      "ifsc_code": "ICIC0000734",
      "holder_name": "Test"
    },
    "operating_address": {
      "address_line": "operational addr",
      "city": "Sant Ravidas Nagar",
      "state": "UTTAR PRADESH",
      "pincode": 221304
    },
    "registration_address": {
      "address_line": "busenaddres line",
      "city": "Sant Ravidas Nagar",
      "state": "UTTAR PRADESH",
      "pincode": 221303
    },
    "business_entity": "LLP",
    "status": "account_created",
    "partner_source": "Create Merchant API",
    "pan_verification_status": "Pending",
    "website_approval_status": "Pending",
    "notification_email": "[email protected]",
    "settlement_status": null,
    "is_service_agreement_accepted": false,
    "is_authorisation_letter_required": false,
    "monthly_expected_volume": 120000,
    "business_category": "Ecommerce",
    "business_sub_category": "Flowers and Gifts",
    "bank_verification_status": "Pending",
    "uuid": "11eb-3945-0fcf623a-86d9-026e3e71538e",
    "penny_deposit_status": "Not Initiated",
    "signing_authority": {
      "name": "test_auth",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    },
    "director1_details": {
      "name": "test1_dir",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    },
    "director2_details": {
      "name": "test2_dir",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    }
  }
}

Response parameters

Parameter	Description
merchant	This parameter contains the following details of the merchant in an array format.
business_entity	This parameter contains the business entity of the merchant that was provided while onboarding.
status	This parameter contains any of the following statuses: • documents_pending • bank_verified • document_upload_in_progress • account_created • document_verification_in_progress • website_verification_in_progress • documents_rejected • live • settlement_on_hold • agreement_pending • agreement_rejected • not_available • website_error • profile_rejected • documents_pending • bank_verified • document_upload_in_progress • account_created • document_verification_in_progress • website_verification_in_progress • documents_rejected • live • settlement_on_hold • agreement_pending • agreement_rejected • not_available • website_error • profile_rejected
partner_source	This parameter returns the source through which the merchant joined or onboarded.
pan_verification_status	This parameter contains any of the following PAN verification statuses: • Success • Pending • Failed
website_approval_status	This parameter contains any of the following website approval statuses: • Website Not live • Website Incomplete • Website Under Construction • Website Error • Website OK • Verification in Process
notification_email	This parameter contains the email to which the notification was sent to the merchant on onboarding.
settlement_status	This parameter contains any of the following settlement statuses: `• Risk Hold • Thirdparty Hold • Active • Suspended • Risk & Thirdparty hold • NEFT Return • Terminate`
is_service_agreement_accepted	This parameter contains the flag whether the service agreement was accepted or not.
is_authorisation_letter_required	This parameter contains the flag whether the authorization letter is required or not required.
monthly_expected_volume	This parameter contains the monthly expected volume from the merchant.
business_category	This parameter contains the business category of the merchant that was provided while onboarding.
business_sub_category	This parameter contains the business sub-category of the merchant that was provided while onboarding.
bank_verification_status	This parameter contains any of the following bank verification statuses: `• Pending • Success • Verification Attempts Exhausted • Failed`
penny_deposit_status	This parameter contains any of the following penny deposit statuses when bank account verification was performed: `• Not Initiated • Pending • SENT_TO_BANK • Success • Failed`
uuid	This parameter contains the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID).
document_status	This parameter contains the document status and can be any of the following: • Pending: It indicates that document not yet submitted • Docs Received: It indicates that documents are submitted • Docs Approved: It indicates that documents are approved • Docs Error: It indicates that mismatch in data or wrong document

Request Parameters

Reference information for request parameters

Parameter	Reference
merchant[business_details][business_category]	For the list of business categories, refer to Business. Category List.
merchant[business_details][business_entity_type]	For the list of business entity type, refer to Business Entity Type.
merchant[business_details][business_sub_category]	For the list of business subcategories, refer to Business Sub-Category.

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Request Parameters

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