How to add Razorpay to your website
Razorpay is India's most widely used payment gateway, with payment links and buttons, used by Indian businesses and freelancers taking online payments. Here's how to put it on your own website, which embed option to pick, and what goes wrong.
Quick answer
Get the code from your Razorpay dashboard under Payment Links or Payment Buttons. For most people the right choice is the payment link — a hosted checkout link for a fixed or open amount, shareable anywhere. Paste it into a code or embed block on your site — not a plain text field — then place it beside your main call to action and test the whole flow on a phone before relying on it.
Razorpay: which option to use
| Option | What it does |
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| Payment link | A hosted checkout link for a fixed or open amount, shareable anywhere. |
| Payment button | Embeddable button code for your website. |
| Payment pages | A full hosted page Razorpay builds for you, useful without a website. |
Step-by-step
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Find the code or link in your account
Razorpay keeps this in your Razorpay dashboard under Payment Links or Payment Buttons. Copy what you need before touching your website — most of the time people lose is spent hunting for the snippet, not installing it.
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Pick the right option for the job
The table above is the decision. Payment link: A hosted checkout link for a fixed or open amount, shareable anywhere. Payment button: Embeddable button code for your website. Choosing before you paste saves rebuilding the section later.
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Paste it into a code or embed block
This needs an HTML, code or embed block — not a plain text field, where the code will simply appear as text on your page. On Adviita, ask the AI editor to add an embed section and drop the code in. On WordPress use a Custom HTML block, on Squarespace a Code block (Business plan or above), and on Wix an Embed HTML element.
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Put it where the decision happens
Getting paid should take the customer as few taps as possible — every extra step is money left on the table. A widget three scrolls down does a fraction of the work of the same widget beside your main call to action. Decide what the page is for, then place it at the point the visitor is deciding.
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Check it on an actual phone
Most visitors to a small business website arrive on a phone, and embeds are where mobile layouts break. Open your live site on your own phone and confirm it loads, fits the screen without sideways scrolling, and does not push your contact button out of view. Third-party embeds are also the most common cause of a slow page, so if it noticeably delays loading, consider a plain link instead.
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Test it end to end before you rely on it
Run through the whole flow yourself as a customer would — make a small real payment — and confirm what should happen actually happens. Broken embeds fail silently, and the first person to notice is usually a customer who has already given up.
Tips & best practices
- ▸KYC verification is required before you can accept live payments, and it takes time. Start it before you need it.
- ▸UPI is how most Indian customers will actually pay — make sure it is enabled and visible at checkout rather than buried behind cards.
- ▸Settlement timing varies by account; check when funds actually reach your bank before promising refunds on a tight schedule.
- ▸Re-test the embed after any change to your site, your plan, or the connected account — third-party widgets break quietly and nothing tells you.
Common questions
How do I accept payments on my website in India?
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Razorpay payment links or payment buttons are the fastest route. Create a link or button in your Razorpay dashboard, then put it behind a button on your website. You will need to complete KYC verification before you can accept live payments, so start that early.
Should I enable UPI on my payment page?
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Yes, without question. UPI is the dominant payment method in India and many customers will abandon a checkout that only offers cards. It is enabled in your Razorpay payment methods settings and should be prominent rather than hidden behind an 'other methods' link.
Do I need a developer to add Razorpay to my site?
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No. Every option here is copy and paste into a code or embed block, which every mainstream website builder provides. The only genuine blocker is a builder or plan that does not allow custom code at all — Squarespace, for instance, requires a Business plan or above for code blocks.
Will adding Razorpay slow down my website?
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Any third-party embed has some cost, because it loads code from another company's servers. One is usually unnoticeable; four or five on the same page is where small business sites become visibly slow. If page speed matters to you, prefer a plain link over a script wherever the option exists, and keep embeds to the pages that genuinely need them.