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url: /phonepe-whmcs/licensing.md
description: >-
  Understand PhonePe for WHMCS's two license types — Leased and Lifetime — how
  the license gates payment processing, and where to enter and manage your
  license key.
---

# Licensing

PhonePe for WHMCS ships with one of two license types. Both unlock the full gateway; they differ
in how updates and long-term use work. This page covers the two license types, the one
license-gated feature, and where to enter and manage your key.

## The two license types

| Type | What you get | Updates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Leased** | Works while the license is active. | Updates included for as long as it stays active. |
| **Lifetime** | Perpetual use of the installed version — you own it forever. | Newer versions need an active **Support & Updates** plan. |

## The license-gated feature

For a payment gateway, the license gates **payment processing itself**. When your license is
active, customers can pay their invoices through PhonePe as normal. If the license is **inactive**,
the gateway stops taking payments — the PhonePe option no longer completes a charge — until you
restore the license.

The license check runs **locally in the background**, so a brief outage of the licensing server
never breaks a checkout that is already in flight; short interruptions are tolerated. If the
license is genuinely inactive, PhonePe payment processing is disabled until you renew or re-enter a
valid key. Nothing else about your WHMCS install changes — other gateways and your storefront keep
working.

::: info Keep the license active
Because the license gates payments, an inactive license means customers can't pay you through
PhonePe. Renew before a Leased term ends, and keep your key current.
:::

## Where to enter and manage your key

Your license key lives in the gateway configuration, not in a separate addon panel. Go to
**Setup → Payment Gateways → PhonePe** and enter your key in the **License Key** field, then
**Save Changes**.

![PhonePe gateway License Key field](/phonepe-whmcs/img/phonepe-licensing-license-key.png)
*Setup → Payment Gateways → PhonePe*

* Paste the key exactly as issued in your relyweb.co client area — no extra spaces.
* Save the configuration to activate. Once active, PhonePe payment processing is enabled.
* If the key is missing or invalid, payments through PhonePe stay disabled until a valid key is
  saved.

## Related pages

* [Configuration](/phonepe-whmcs/configuration) — where the License Key field fits in
* [Updating](/phonepe-whmcs/updating) — how your license type affects updates
* [Errors](/phonepe-whmcs/errors) — license-inactive behaviour
* [Troubleshooting](/phonepe-whmcs/troubleshooting) — fixing a license that won't activate