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.
Note:
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:\
|
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: |
website_approval_status | This parameter contains any of the following website approval statuses: |
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:\
|
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:\
|
penny_deposit_status | This parameter contains any of the following penny deposit statuses when bank account verification was performed:\
|
uuid | This parameter contains the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID). |
document_status | This parameter contains the document status and can be any of the following: |
Request Parameters
Reference information for request parameters
Parameter | Reference |
---|---|
merchant[business_category] | For the list of business categories, refer to Business. Category List. |
merchant[business_entity_type] | For the list of business entity type, refer to Business Entity Type. |
merchant[business_sub_category] | For the list of business subcategories, refer to Business Sub-Category. |