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39606170,\\n  \\\"transactionId\\\": \\\"38611602\\\",\\n  \\\"transactionStatus\\\": \\\"Approved\\\",\\n  \\\"merchantTransactionId\\\": \\\"merchantTransactionId122222\\\"\\n}\\n```\",\n    \"3-2\": \"\",\n    \"4-0\": \"**Decline**\",\n    \"5-0\": \"* Create Local Bank Transfer Transaction\",\n    \"5-1\": \"with `transactionId`\\n```json\\n{\\n  \\\"transactionId\\\": \\\"38523084\\\",\\n  \\\"transactionStatus\\\": \\\"Short OrderContext Declined By Vendor &#x28;Refund Needed&#x29;\\\"\\n}\\n```\\n\\nwith `merchantTransactionId`\\n```json\\n{\\n  \\\"transactionId\\\": \\\"38523084\\\",\\n  \\\"transactionStatus\\\": \\\"Short OrderContext Declined By Vendor &#x28;Refund Needed&#x29;\\\",\\n  \\\"merchantTransactionId\\\": \\\"merchantTransactionId122222\\\"\\n}\\n```\",\n    \"5-2\": \"\",\n    \"6-0\": \"* all others\",\n    \"6-1\": \"with `transactionId`\\n```json\\n{\\n  \\\"transactionId\\\": \\\"38611592\\\",\\n  \\\"transactionStatus\\\": 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Payment API (JSON)

Card/Wallet Transactions

PayPal Transactions

ACH/ECP Transactions

iDEAL Transactions

Local Bank Transfer transactions

SEPA Direct Debit Transactions

Sofort Transactions

Refunds

Vaulted Shoppers

Subscriptions

Fraud Review

Marketplace

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Errors

JSON Objects

Test Data & Codes

Guides & Tools

Mobile SDK

putMerchant Approve Transaction

Definition

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Parameters

Query Params

transactionid:
string
either `transactionid` or `merchanttransactionid` <b>is required</b> <br />ID of the transaction to be approved/declined
merchanttransactionid:
string
either `transactionid` or `merchanttransactionid` <b>is required</b> <br />merchant's transaction ID number for the transaction to be approved/declined
approvetransaction:
booleantrue
Set to `true` to approve the transaction or to `false` to decline the transaction. Default value is `true`.

Documentation

The Merchant Approve Transaction request lets you approve or decline transactions with invoice status of PENDING_MERCHANT_REVIEW.

Try it in the API Explorer

Request Content

The request must include either the transactionid or merchanttransactionid.

For example:

services/2/transactions/approval?transactionid=38612140&approvetransaction=true

OR

services/2/transactions/approval?merchanttransactionid=MyUniqueMTI&approvetransaction=true

Note: If approvetransaction is not included, true is assumed.

Response Details

If successful, the response HTTP status code is 204.
The response will be in MerchantApprovalResource and contain the following parameters.

Possible Responses

Case
Examples

Approve

  • Auth Only (with amount > 0)

with transactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38611602",
  "transactionStatus": "Waiting"
}

with merchantTransactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38611602",
  "transactionStatus": "Waiting",
  "merchantTransactionId": "merchantTransactionId122222"
}
  • Auth Only (with amount = 0)
  • Auth Capture
  • Create PayPal Transaction
  • Create Local Bank Transfer Transaction

with transactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38611602",
  "transactionStatus": "Approved"
}

with merchantTransactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38611602",
  "transactionStatus": "Approved",
  "merchantTransactionId": "merchantTransactionId122222"
}
  • Create Subscription
  • Create Merchant-Managed Subscription

with transactionId 

{
  "subscriptionId": 39606170,
  "transactionId": "38611602",
  "transactionStatus": "Approved"
}

with merchantTransactionId

{
  "subscriptionId": 39606170,
  "transactionId": "38611602",
  "transactionStatus": "Approved",
  "merchantTransactionId": "merchantTransactionId122222"
}

Decline

  • Create Local Bank Transfer Transaction

with transactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38523084",
  "transactionStatus": "Short OrderContext Declined By Vendor &#x28;Refund Needed&#x29;"
}

with merchantTransactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38523084",
  "transactionStatus": "Short OrderContext Declined By Vendor &#x28;Refund Needed&#x29;",
  "merchantTransactionId": "merchantTransactionId122222"
}
  • all others

with transactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38611592",
  "transactionStatus": "Canceled"
}

with merchantTransactionId

{
  "transactionId": "38611592",
  "transactionStatus": "Canceled",
  "merchantTransactionId": "merchantTransactionId122222"
}

Example

Request Example

Request: Approve transaction
Request: Decline transaction
curl -v -X PUT https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions/approval?transactionid=38612140&approvetransaction=true \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
curl -v -X PUT https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions/approval?transactionid=38612140&approvetransaction=false \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '

Response Examples

Response: 200 OK with Transaction ID
with Merchant Transaction ID
{
	"transactionId": "38611602",
	"transactionStatus": "Approved"
}
{
	"transactionId": "38611602",
	"transactionStatus": "Approved",
	"merchantTransactionId": "merchantTransactionId122222"
}

API Explorer

To test a call, enter an existing transaction ID or merchant transaction ID. This automatically inserts the ID into the request URL.

User Information

Try It Out

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Method{{ tryResults.method }}
Request Headers
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URL{{ tryResults.url }}
Request Data
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Status
Response Headers
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