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The C# SDK provides convenient access to the Dodo Payments REST API from applications written in C#. It features an async Task-based API with strong typing, automatic retries, and comprehensive error handling.

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Installation

Install the package from NuGet: 
dotnet add package DodoPayments.Client
The SDK requires .NET 8.0 or later. It works with ASP.NET Core, Console applications, and other .NET project types.

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Quick Start

Initialize the client and create a checkout session: 
using System;
using DodoPayments.Client;
using DodoPayments.Client.Models.CheckoutSessions;

// Configured using the DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY and DODO_PAYMENTS_BASE_URL environment variables
DodoPaymentsClient client = new();

CheckoutSessionCreateParams parameters = new()
{
    ProductCart =
    [
        new()
        {
            ProductID = "product_id",
            Quantity = 1,
        },
    ],
};

var checkoutSessionResponse = await client.CheckoutSessions.Create(parameters);

Console.WriteLine(checkoutSessionResponse.SessionId);
Always store your API keys securely using environment variables, user secrets, or Azure Key Vault. Never hardcode them in your source code or commit them to version control.

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Core Features

Async/Await

Full async Task-based API for non-blocking operations

Strong Typing

Comprehensive type safety with nullable reference types

Smart Retries

Automatic retries with exponential backoff for transient errors

Error Handling

Built-in exception hierarchy for precise error management

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Configuration

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Environment Variables

.env
DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

// Automatically reads from environment variables
DodoPaymentsClient client = new();
PropertyEnvironment variableRequiredDefault value
BearerTokenDODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEYtrue-
WebhookKeyDODO_PAYMENTS_WEBHOOK_KEYfalse-
BaseUrlDODO_PAYMENTS_BASE_URLtrue"https://live.dodopayments.com"

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Manual Configuration

DodoPaymentsClient client = new() { BearerToken = "My Bearer Token" };

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Environments

Switch between live and test mode: 
using DodoPayments.Client.Core;

DodoPaymentsClient client = new() { BaseUrl = EnvironmentUrl.TestMode };

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Retries

The SDK automatically retries 2 times by default with exponential backoff. It retries on connection errors and status codes 408, 409, 429, and 5xx. 
// Custom retry count
DodoPaymentsClient client = new() { MaxRetries = 3 };

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Timeouts

Requests time out after 1 minute by default. 
DodoPaymentsClient client = new() { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30) };

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Per-Request Overrides

Temporarily modify configuration for a single request using WithOptions: 
var response = await client
    .WithOptions(options => options with
    {
        Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10),
        MaxRetries = 5,
    })
    .CheckoutSessions.Create(parameters);

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Common Operations

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Create a Checkout Session

var parameters = new CheckoutSessionCreateParams
{
    ProductCart =
    [
        new()
        {
            ProductID = "prod_123",
            Quantity = 1
        }
    ],
    ReturnUrl = "https://yourdomain.com/return"
};

var session = await client.CheckoutSessions.Create(parameters);
Console.WriteLine($"Checkout URL: {session.Url}");

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Manage Customers

// Create a customer
var customer = await client.Customers.Create(new CustomerCreateParams
{
    Email = "customer@example.com",
    Name = "John Doe"
});

// Retrieve customer
var retrieved = await client.Customers.Retrieve("cus_123");
Console.WriteLine($"Customer: {retrieved.Name} ({retrieved.Email})");

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Handle Subscriptions

// Create a subscription
var subscription = await client.Subscriptions.Create(new SubscriptionCreateParams
{
    CustomerID = "cus_123",
    ProductID = "prod_456",
    PriceID = "price_789"
});

// Cancel subscription
await client.Subscriptions.Cancel(subscription.Id);

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Error Handling

The SDK throws specific exceptions based on the HTTP status code. All 4xx errors inherit from DodoPayments4xxException.
StatusException
400DodoPaymentsBadRequestException
401DodoPaymentsUnauthorizedException
403DodoPaymentsForbiddenException
404DodoPaymentsNotFoundException
422DodoPaymentsUnprocessableEntityException
429DodoPaymentsRateLimitException
5xxDodoPayments5xxException
othersDodoPaymentsUnexpectedStatusCodeException
Other exception types:
  • DodoPaymentsIOException: I/O networking errors
  • DodoPaymentsInvalidDataException: Failure to interpret parsed data
  • DodoPaymentsException: Base class for all exceptions

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Pagination

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Auto-Pagination

Iterate through all results across all pages using the Paginate method, which returns an IAsyncEnumerable: 
var page = await client.Payments.List(parameters);
await foreach (var item in page.Paginate())
{
    Console.WriteLine(item);
}

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Manual Pagination

var page = await client.Payments.List();
while (true)
{
    foreach (var item in page.Items)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(item);
    }
    if (!page.HasNext())
    {
        break;
    }
    page = await page.Next();
}

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ASP.NET Core Integration

Register the client in your DI container:
Program.cs
using DodoPayments.Client;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddSingleton<DodoPaymentsClient>(sp =>
{
    var configuration = sp.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
    return new DodoPaymentsClient
    {
        BearerToken = configuration["DodoPayments:ApiKey"]
    };
});

var app = builder.Build();
app.Run();
appsettings.json
{
  "DodoPayments": {
    "ApiKey": "your_api_key_here"
  }
}
For development, use user secrets instead of storing keys in appsettings.json:
dotnet user-secrets init
dotnet user-secrets set "DodoPayments:ApiKey" "your_api_key_here"

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Resources

NuGet Package

View package on NuGet Gallery

GitHub Repository

View source code and contribute

API Reference

Complete API documentation

Discord Community

Get help and connect with developers

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Support

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Last modified on March 5, 2026