Remove Beneficiary

Removes an existing beneficiary of the user in the PPI system.

• If bene_instrument_id is provided, only the specified instrument is removed from the beneficiary.
• If bene_instrument_id is not provided, the entire beneficiary along with all its bene_instruments is removed.

DELETE /ppi/user/bene/remove

cURL

removeInstrument

curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.cashfree.com/ppi/user/bene/remove \
  --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 '
{
  "user_id": "USER827364",
  "bene_id": "BENE28448",
  "bene_instrument_id": "INST194947"
}
'

200

INSTRUMENT_REMOVED

{
  "user_id": "USER827364",
  "bene_id": "BENE28448",
  "instrument": {
    "bene_instrument_id": "INST194947",
    "type": "BANK_ACCOUNT",
    "bank_bank_account_number": "3749378903",
    "ifsc": "HDFC0001234",
    "status": "REMOVED",
    "verification_status": "VERIFIED",
    "cf_bene_instrument_id": "8324782642946"
  },
  "status": "ACTIVE"
}

Authorizations

x-client-id · string · header · required

Your unique client identifier issued by Cashfree. You can find this in your Merchant Dashboard.

x-client-secret · string · header · required

The secret key associated with your client ID. Use this to authenticate your API requests. You can find this in your Merchant Dashboard.

Headers

x-api-version · string · default: 2025-11-01 · required

API version to be used. Format is in YYYY-MM-DD.

Example:

"2025-11-01"

Body

application/json

Request parameters to remove a beneficiary or a beneficiary instrument for a user.

user_id · string · required

Unique identifier for the user, as provided by you during PPI user creation.

Required string length: 1 - 50

Example:

"USER827364"

bene_id · string · required

Unique identifier for the beneficiary, as provided by you during beneficiary creation.

Required string length: 1 - 50

Example:

"BENE28448"

bene_instrument_id · string

Unique identifier for the instrument, as provided by you during beneficiary creation. If not provided, the entire beneficiary will be removed.

Required string length: 1 - 50

Example:

"INST194947"

Response

200

application/json

Success response for removing a beneficiary.

user_id · string

Unique identifier for the user, as provided by you during PPI user creation.

Example:

"USER827364"

bene_id · string

Unique identifier for the beneficiary, as provided by you during beneficiary creation.

Example:

"BENE28448"

instrument · Bank Account · object

Instrument removed from the beneficiary (if provided in request).

Bank Account

VPA

Show child attributes

status · string

Status of the beneficiary. Possible values:

• ACTIVE
• REMOVED

Example:

"ACTIVE"