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28 June 2026

How to sell digital products in India with Razorpay

The short answer

To sell digital products in India, you need a Razorpay account (KYC takes 2–3 days), a storefront that creates orders server-side, a webhook that verifies payment signatures before releasing files, and GST registration once revenue crosses the threshold for your state. Delivery should be automatic: signed, expiring download links issued the moment payment is captured.

Why Razorpay for Indian sellers

Razorpay settles in INR, supports UPI — which converts dramatically better than cards for Indian buyers — and accepts international cards on the same integration. For a digital products store, that means one checkout for both audiences.

The delivery pipeline that prevents fraud

  • Create the payment order on your server with the price from your own catalog — never trust an amount from the browser.
  • Verify the webhook HMAC signature before marking anything paid.
  • Issue time-limited signed URLs for files instead of public links.
  • Log every order; make webhook handling idempotent so retries are safe.

What about GST?

Digital goods are services under GST. Registration becomes mandatory past the annual threshold — talk to a CA early, and price with tax in mind from day one so you never have to raise prices to cover it later. If you're starting from zero, our Zero to First Sale guide maps the first 14 days, and Invoice Studio handles the invoicing.

Put this into practice

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