Get your API keys

Both Cashfree gateways share one pair of credentials: your App ID and Secret Key. Copy them from the Cashfree Merchant Dashboard and paste them into Plugin Settings once.

1. Open the API Keys page

Log in to the Cashfree Merchant Dashboard at merchant.cashfree.com → Developers → API Keys. Two credentials appear:

Credential	Sent as
App ID	x-client-id
Secret Key	x-client-secret

Cashfree Dashboard → Developers → API Keys

2. TEST keys vs production keys

Cashfree issues two non-interchangeable sets:

Key set	Identify by	Use for
Test keys	App ID begins with TEST	Testing
Production keys	Live App ID and Secret Key	Real money

The Sandbox toggle picks the environment, not the key format

The Sandbox mode checkbox chooses which environment the plugin talks to — it is not inferred from the key. Always pair them:

• Test keys (App ID begins TEST) → Sandbox ticked (uses https://sandbox.cashfree.com/pg).
• Production keys → Sandbox unticked (live environment).

Mixing them (e.g. production keys with Sandbox ticked) causes an authentication Failed error from Cashfree.

3. Paste them into AcelleMail

Admin → Plugins → Cashfree → Settings → under Service Configuration:

1. Enter App ID (x-client-id) from the x-client-id value.
2. Enter Secret Key (x-client-secret) from the x-client-secret value.
3. Tick Sandbox mode if you pasted TEST keys.
4. Save Settings.

That's all both gateways need to authenticate.

Related pages

• Configure webhooks
• Set up subscriptions
• Going live
• Settings reference
• Configuration