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Definition
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Parameters
Path Params
transaction-id:
required
string
ID of the transaction to be refunded
Documentation
The Refund request enables you to perform a full or partial refund on a transaction that was processed through the Payment API.
To retrieve a transaction that has been refunded, use the Retrieve Card Transaction or Retrieve PayPal Transaction request.
Requirements
- Only transactions that were created more than 24 hours ago can be partially refunded.
- The refund will automatically be performed in the currency that was used for the original transaction.
Parameter Name
Description
Example
amount
Optional
Amount to be refunded, if this is a partial refund.
The amount parameter value must be greater than 0 and no more than the total amount.
amount=9.20
reason
Optional
Reason the shopper cancelled or requested a refund for the order. If this parameter is empty, the default string is "Per your instructions".
reason=unsatisfied+customer
cancelsubscriptions
Optional
true = Cancel the shopper's subscription associated with this invoice ID.
false = Just refund the selected purchase and do not cancel the subscription.
cancelsubscription=true
vendoramount
Optional
Amount to be refunded to vendor. If left blank the transaction will be refunded based on distribution from original transaction.
Note: Only used for Marketplace transactions that include vendor-id.
vendoramount=4.10
Refund details appear in retrieved transactions
To view details about the refunds on a specific transaction, retrieve the transaction as described in Retrieve Card Transaction and Retrieve PayPal Transaction.
curl -v -X PUT https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions/1111111/refund?amount=9.20 \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d 'HTTP/ 1.1 204 No Content