Webhooks Handling

PhonePe Payment Gateway uses Webhook (S2S Callbacks) to notify you about key events like payment completion or refund status. Here’s how it works:

You need to provide a Webhook URL (a specific endpoint on your server) where these updates will be sent.
To ensure secure communication, you should set up a username and password for authentication.

Webhook Setup

Configure Webhook: Follow these steps to set up a new webhook for receiving event notifications.
- Log in to your PhonePe Business Dashboard.
- Set the environment mode using the Test Mode toggle located on the dashboard.
  - For Sandbox (Testing): Ensure the toggle is switched ON.
  - For Production (Live): Ensure the toggle is switched OFF.
- Navigate to Developer Settings from the side menu.
- Select the Webhook tab and click the Create Webhook button.
- In the configuration form, fill in the following details:
  - Webhook URL: Your server’s endpoint URL to receive notifications.
  - Username: Your authentication username.
  - Password: Your authentication password.
  - Description: A brief description for your reference.
- From the list of active events, choose:
  - Order Events:
    - pg.order.completed: Sent when an order is successfully completed
    - pg.order.failed: Sent when an order fails
  - Refund Events:
    - pg.refund.completed: Sent when a refund is successfully processed
    - pg.refund.failed: Sent when a refund processing fails
- Click Create to save and complete the configuration.
- Your webhook is now active.
Authorization.
- Once configured, PhonePe Payment Gateway will send updates to your server using the provided username and password.
- These credentials will be used to create an Authorization header in the webhook response using SHA256 (username:password) method.
Verification.
- For the incoming request, extract the header Authorization, verify it with the one which you have shared with us and accept the response if the Username and password match.
- If the hash matches the one sent by PhonePe Payment Gateway, the update is valid, and the response payload can be consumed.
- If it doesn’t match, the response should be ignored.

Webhook Event Types

Order Events:
- pg.order.completed: Sent when an order is successfully completed
- pg.order.failed: Sent when an order fails
Refund Events:
- pg.refund.completed: Sent when a refund is successfully processed
- pg.refund.failed: Sent when a refund processing fails

ℹ️ Authorization Header!

PhonePe Payment Gateway includes the Authorization header in the following format:
Authorization: SHA256(username:password)

Callback Validation/Verification

For the incoming request, extract the basic authorization header “Authorization”, verify it with the one which you have shared with us and accept the response if Username and password matches.
Use the “payload.state” Parameter: For payment status, rely only on the root-level “payload.state” field in the response
Avoid Strict Deserialization: Don’t use overly strict rules for processing the response
Use the “event” Parameter: Ignore the “type” parameter in the webhook response. Use the “event” parameter instead to identify the event type
Time Format: The expireAt and timestamp fields will be in epoch time

Webhook Responses

Sample Response of Order Completed

{
  "type": "PG_ORDER_COMPLETED",
  "event": "pg.order.completed",
  "payload": {
    "merchantId": "AIRTELUAT",
    "merchantOrderId": "MO-974-9c0084d009a8",
    "orderId": "OMO2411281510176245053157",
    "state": "COMPLETED",
    "amount": 100,
    "expireAt": 1732959621335,
    "metaInfo": {
      "udf5": "<additional-information-5>",
      "udf3": "<additional-information-3>",
      "udf4": "<additional-information-4>",
      "udf1": "<additional-information-1>",
      "udf2": "<additional-information-2>"
    },
    "paymentDetails": [
      {
        "paymentMode": "UPI_INTENT",
        "transactionId": "OM2411281510213355053368",
        "timestamp": 1732786838930,
        "amount": 100,
        "state": "COMPLETED",
        "splitInstruments": [
          {
            "amount": "100",
            "rail": {
              "type": "UPI",
              "utr": "<utr>",
              "upiTransactionId": "<upiTransactionId>",
              "vpa": "<vpa>"
            },
            "instrument": {
              "type": "ACCOUNT",
              "maskedAccountNumber": "<maskedAccountNumber>",
              "accountType": "SAVINGS",
              "accountHolderName": "<accountHolderName>",
              "ifsc": "<ifsc>"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Sample Response of Order Failed

{
    "type": "PG_ORDER_FAILED",
    "event": "pg.order.failed",
    "payload": {
        "merchantId": "AIRTELUAT",
        "merchantOrderId": "MO-c68-9f96cc57a7e8",
        "orderId": "OMO2411281511242605053174",
        "state": "FAILED",
        "amount": 100,
        "errorCode": "AUTHORIZATION_ERROR",
        "detailedErrorCode": "ZM",
        "expireAt": 1732959688009,
        "metaInfo": {
            "udf5": "<additional-information-5>",
            "udf3": "<additional-information-3>",
            "udf4": "<additional-information-4>",
            "udf1": "<additional-information-1>",
            "udf2": "<additional-information-2>"
        },
        "paymentDetails": [
            {
                "paymentMode": "UPI_INTENT",
                "transactionId": "OM2411281511280095053516",
                "timestamp": 1732786903141,
                "amount": 100,
                "state": "FAILED",
                "errorCode": "AUTHORIZATION_ERROR",
                "detailedErrorCode": "ZM",
                "splitInstruments": [
                    {
                        "amount": "100",
                        "rail": {
                            "type": "UPI",
                            "upiTransactionId": "<upiTransactionId>"
                        },
                        "instrument": {
                            "type": "ACCOUNT",
                            "maskedAccountNumber": "<maskedAccountNumber>",
                            "accountType": "SAVINGS",
                            "accountHolderName": "<accountHolderName>",
                            "ifsc": "<ifsc>"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

Sample Response of Refund Completed for Case 1: Original source of transaction = UPI

{
    "event": "pg.refund.completed",
    "payload": {
        "merchantId": "merchantId",
        "merchantRefundId": "merchantRefundId",
        "originalMerchantOrderId": "Refund-12345",
        "amount": 50000,
        "state": "COMPLETED",
        "timestamp": 1706629419799,
        "refundId": "OMR7896789",
        "splitInstruments": [
            {
                "rail": {
                    "type": "UPI",
                    "upiTransactionId": "upi12313",
                    "vpa": "12****78@ybl"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "ACCOUNT",
                    "accountType": "SAVINGS",
                    "maskedAccountNumber": "******1234"
                },
                "amount": 40000
            },
            {
                "rail": {
                    "type": "WALLET"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "WALLET",
                    "walletId": "ABCD"
                },
                "amount": 10000
            }
        ]
    }
}

Sample Response of Refund Completed for Case 2: Original source of transaction = CARD

{
    "event": "pg.refund.completed",
    "payload": {
        "merchantId": "merchantId",
        "merchantRefundId": "merchantRefundId",
        "originalMerchantOrderId": "Refund-12345",
        "amount": 50000,
        "state": "COMPLETED",
        "timestamp": 1706629419799,
        "refundId": "OMR7896789",
        "splitInstruments": [
            {
                "amount": 50000,
                "rail": {
                    "type": "PG",
                    "transactionId": "transactionId",
                    "authorizationCode": "authorizationCode",
                    "serviceTransactionId": "serviceTransactionId"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "CREDIT_CARD",
                    "bankTransactionId": "bankTransactionId",
                    "bankId": "bankId",
                    "arn": "arn",
                    "brn": "brn"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Sample Response of Refund Completed for Case 3: Original source of transaction = NET_BANKING

{
    "event": "pg.refund.completed",
    "payload": {
        "merchantId": "merchantId",
        "merchantRefundId": "merchantRefundId",
        "originalMerchantOrderId": "Refund-12345",
        "amount": 50000,
        "state": "COMPLETED",
        "timestamp": 1706629419799,
        "refundId": "OMR7896789",
        "splitInstruments": [
            {
                "amount": 50000,
                "rail": {
                    "type": "PG",
                    "transactionId": "transactionId",
                    "authorizationCode": "authorizationCode",
                    "serviceTransactionId": "serviceTransactionId"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "NET_BANKING",
                    "bankTransactionId": "bankTransactionId",
                    "bankId": "bankId>",
                    "arn": "arn",
                    "brn": "brn"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Sample Response of Refund Failed for Case 1: Original source of transaction = UPI

{
    "event": "pg.refund.failed",
    "payload": {
        "merchantId": "merchantId",
        "merchantRefundId": "merchantRefundId",
        "originalMerchantOrderId": "Refund-12345",
        "amount": 50000,
        "state": "FAILED",
        "timestamp": 1706629419799,
        "refundId": "OMR7896789",
        "errorCode": "UPI_BACKBONE_ERROR",	// Only present in case of ERROR
        "detailedErrorCode": "UPI_1231",	// Only present in case of ERROR
        "splitInstruments": [				// In case of failure this is optional. It may or may not be present.
            {
                "rail": {
                    "type": "UPI",
                    "upiTransactionId": "upi12313",
                    "vpa": "12****78@ybl"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "ACCOUNT",
                    "accountType": "SAVINGS",
                    "maskedAccountNumber": "******1234"
                },
                "amount": 40000
            },
            {
                "rail": {
                    "type": "WALLET"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "WALLET",
                    "walletId": "ABCD"
                },
                "amount": 10000
            }
        ]
    }
}

Sample Response of Refund Failed for Case 2: Original source of transaction = CARD

{
    "event": "pg.refund.failed",
    "payload": {
        "merchantId": "merchantId",
        "merchantRefundId": "merchantRefundId",
        "originalMerchantOrderId": "Refund-12345",
        "amount": 50000,
        "state": "FAILED",
        "timestamp": 1706629419799,
        "refundId": "OMR7896789",
        "errorCode": "PG_BACKBONE_ERROR",	// Only present in case of ERROR
        "detailedErrorCode": "UPI_1231",	// Only present in case of ERROR
        "splitInstruments": [				// In case of failure this is optional. It may or may not be present.
            {
                "amount": 50000,
                "rail": {
                    "type": "PG",
                    "transactionId": "transactionId",
                    "authorizationCode": "authorizationCode",
                    "serviceTransactionId": "serviceTransactionId"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "CREDIT_CARD",
                    "bankTransactionId": "bankTransactionId",
                    "bankId": "bankId",
                    "arn": "arn",
                    "brn": "brn"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Sample Response of Refund Failed for Case 3: Original source of transaction = NET_BANKING

{
    "event": "pg.refund.failed",
    "payload": {
        "merchantId": "merchantId",
        "merchantRefundId": "merchantRefundId",
        "originalMerchantOrderId": "Refund-12345",
        "amount": 50000,
        "state": "FAILED",
        "timestamp": 1706629419799,
        "refundId": "OMR7896789",
        "errorCode": "PG_BACKBONE_ERROR",	// Only present in case of ERROR
        "detailedErrorCode": "UPI_1231",	// Only present in case of ERROR
        "splitInstruments": [				// In case of failure this is optional. It may or may not be present.
            {
                "amount": 50000,
                "rail": {
                    "type": "PG",
                    "transactionId": "transactionId",
                    "authorizationCode": "authorizationCode",
                    "serviceTransactionId": "serviceTransactionId"
                },
                "instrument": {
                    "type": "NET_BANKING",
                    "bankTransactionId": "bankTransactionId",
                    "bankId": "bankId",
                    "arn": "arn",
                    "brn": "brn"
                }
            }
        ]
    }

What’s Next?

In the next section, you will learn how to initiate a refund. This action is required when you need to return funds to a customer for a previously successful transaction, such as for a returned item or a cancelled order.