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# Refund transaction

GET https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/{transId}/{amount}

Refund a transaction that has settled and send money back to the account holder. If a transaction hasn't been settled, void it instead.

Reference: https://beta-docs.payabli.com/api-reference/moneyin/refund-a-settled-transaction

## Authentication

- `requestToken` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Servers

- `https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api` (Sandbox, default)
- `https://api.payabli.com/api` (Production)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `amount` (double, required) — Amount to refund from original transaction, minus any service fees charged on the original transaction. The amount provided cannot be greater than the original total amount of the transaction, minus service fees. For example, if a transaction was $90 plus a $10 service fee, you can refund up to $90. An amount equal to zero will refund the total amount authorized minus any service fee.
- `transId` (string, required) — ReferenceId for the transaction (PaymentId).

## Response

### 200

Ok

- `isSuccess` (boolean, optional) — Boolean indicating whether the operation was successful. A `true` value indicates success. A `false` value indicates failure.
- `pageIdentifier` (string, optional) — Auxiliary validation used internally by payment pages and components.
- `responseCode` (integer, optional) — Code for the response. Learn more in [API Response Codes](/api-reference/api-responses).
- `responseData` (ResponseDataRefunds, optional)
- `responseText` (string, optional) — Response text for operation: 'Success' or 'Declined'.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Bad request/ invalid data

- `any`

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized request.

- `any`

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal API Error

- `any`

### 503 Service Unavailable Error

Database connection error

- `isSuccess` (boolean, optional) — Boolean indicating whether the operation was successful. A `true` value indicates success. A `false` value indicates failure.
- `responseData` (map from string to any, optional) — The object containing the response data.
- `responseText` (string, optional) — Response text for operation: 'Success' or 'Declined'.

## Types

### ResponseDataRefunds

- `authCode` (string, optional) — Authorization code for the transaction.
- `avsResponseText` (string, optional) — This field is not applicable to refund operations.
- `customerId` (long, optional) — The Payabli-generated unique ID for the customer.
- `cvvResponseText` (string, optional) — This field is not applicable to refund operations.
- `expectedProcessingDateTime` (datetime, optional) — The expected time that the refund will be processed. This value only appears when the `resultCode` is `10`, which means that the refund has been initiated and is queued for processing. See [Enhanced Refund Flow](/guides/pay-in-enhanced-refund-flow) for more information about refund processing.
- `methodReferenceId` (string, optional) — This field is not applicable to refund operations.
- `referenceId` (string, optional) — The transaction identifier in Payabli.
- `resultCode` (integer, optional) — Result code for the operation. Value 1 indicates a successful operation, values 2 and 3 indicate errors. A value of 10 indicates that an operation has been initiated and is pending.
- `resultText` (string, optional) — Text description of the transaction result

## Examples

### Initiated

**Response**

```json
{
  "isSuccess": true,
  "responseCode": 1,
  "responseData": {
    "authCode": "A0000",
    "expectedProcessingDateTime": "2026-02-15T10:30:00Z",
    "referenceId": "10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723",
    "resultCode": 10,
    "resultText": "INITIATED"
  },
  "responseText": "Success"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Initiated
import requests

url = "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0"

headers = {"requestToken": "<apiKey>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Initiated
const url = 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {requestToken: '<apiKey>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Initiated
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("requestToken", "<apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Initiated
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["requestToken"] = '<apiKey>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Initiated
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0")
  .header("requestToken", "<apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php Initiated
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0', [
  'headers' => [
    'requestToken' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Initiated
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("requestToken", "<apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Initiated
import Foundation

let headers = ["requestToken": "<apiKey>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/0")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### Captured

**Response**

```json
{
  "isSuccess": true,
  "responseCode": 1,
  "responseData": {
    "authCode": "A0000",
    "referenceId": "10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723",
    "resultCode": 1,
    "resultText": "CAPTURED"
  },
  "responseText": "Success"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Captured
import requests

url = "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99"

headers = {"requestToken": "<apiKey>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Captured
const url = 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {requestToken: '<apiKey>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Captured
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("requestToken", "<apiKey>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Captured
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["requestToken"] = '<apiKey>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Captured
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99")
  .header("requestToken", "<apiKey>")
  .asString();
```

```php Captured
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99', [
  'headers' => [
    'requestToken' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Captured
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("requestToken", "<apiKey>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Captured
import Foundation

let headers = ["requestToken": "<apiKey>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api-sandbox.payabli.com/api/MoneyIn/refund/10-3ffa27df-b171-44e0-b251-e95fbfc7a723/100.99")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

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