Create Beneficiary V2

Use this API to add a beneficiary to your Cashfree Payments account by providing the bank account number, IFSC, and other required details. Ensure the successful creation of the benficiary in your account before initiating a transfer.

Note: Cashfree no longer support adding beneficiaries with Paytm UPI handles.

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HTTP Status Code	Error Code	Message	Next Action
201	-	-	-
400	beneficiary_id_length_exceeded	beneficiary_id : should not be more than 50 characters long. value received: test_bene_id	Enter a valid beneficiary_id.
400	beneficiary_id_invalid	beneficiary_id : should contain only letters, numbers, hyphen, underscore, pipe, and dot. Value received: .\qewqefwqev	Enter a valid beneficiary_id.
400	bank_ifsc_missing	bank_ifsc : should be provided with the request if bank_account_number is provided	Provide a valid bank_ifsc if bank_account_number is provided.
400	bank_account_number_missing	bank_account_number: should be provided with the request if bank_ifsc is provided	Provide a valid bank_account_number is bank_ifsc is provided.
400	bank_account_number_length_exceeded	bank_account_number : should not be more than 25 characters long. value received: 235142352346523462456345263452345	Provide a valid bank_account_number.
400	bank_account_number_length_short	bank_account_number : should not be less than 4 characters long. value received: 12	Provide a valid bank_account_number.
400	bank_account_number_invalid	bank_account_number : should be alphanumeric. value received: 123@	Provide a valid bank_account_number.
400	bank_ifsc_invalid	bank_ifsc : please provide a valid IFSC. value received: SBIN00708410	Provide a valid bank_ifsc.
400	beneficiary_purpose_invalid	beneficiary_purpose : invalid value provided. Value received: paytm	Provide a valid beneficiary_purpose.
409	beneficiary_id_already_exists	Beneficiary already exists with the given beneficiary_id	Provide a beneficiary_id that is not in use
409	beneficiary_already_exists	Beneficiary already exists with the given bank_account_number and bank_ifsc	Use the GET API to get the details of the existing beneficiary using bank_account_number and bank_ifsc
422	bank_account_number_same_as_source	bank_account_number provided is the same as source bank account	Enter a bank_account_number that is different from the source bank account
422	vba_beneficiary_not_allowed	Virtual bank account as bank_account_number for the beneficiary is not allowed	Enter the actual bank_account_number instead of the virtual account number