Refund a transaction

API to refund payments of approved transaction or partial refund transaction with available balance to refund.

This endpoint automaticlly detects if void or refund operation is required.

API Interface

Refund approved transaction object

POST https://api.sensepass.com/api/transactions/refund

Request Body

Name

Type

Description

transactionNumber*

string

The Transaction Number To Be Refunded - Required

isPartial

boolean

true for partial refund transaction, requires "refundAmount" field for partial amount

refundAmount

number

The refund amount - for partial refund only, see "isPartial" flag

Authentication Request Body fields

errorCode = 0 indicating successful refund operation.

On error see "errorMessage" field which describes the error cause.

{
  "errorMessage": null,
  "errorCode": 0,
  "refundConfirmation": "063-LlgKAzfRL",
  "approvedBy": "PayPal",
  "refundBy": "PayPal",
  "dateApproval": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
  "result": "Approved",
  "providerId": "z+n1opZ+RFn50fstklvWoOsovKIY5AUfsrVdGsO653c=",
  "transaction": {
    "TransactionNumber": "14a4334a32c852aeb0cfae52cbff1314649da7f175a8e140b35c147c",
    "date": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
    "amount": 1234.56,
    "currency": "USD",
    "status": 0,
    "businessId": 144
  }
}

{
    // Response
}

{
    // Response
}

Example of Successful Refund

{
  "errorMessage": null,
  "errorCode": 0,
  "refundConfirmation": "063-LlgKAzfRL",
  "approvedBy": "PayPal",
  "refundBy": "PayPal",
  "dateApproval": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
  "result": "Approved",
  "providerId": "z+n1opZ+RFn50fstklvWoOsovKIY5AUfsrVdGsO653c=",
  "transaction": {
    "TransactionNumber": "14a4334a32c852aeb0cfae52cbff1314649da7f175a8e140b35c147c",
    "date": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
    "amount": 1234.56,
    "currency": "USD",
    "status": 0,
    "businessId": 144
  }
}

Example of Unsuccessful Refund

{
    "errorMessage": "refund operation declined by Processor",
    "errorCode": 22,
    "transaction": null,
    "refundConfirmation": null,
    "dateApproval": null,
    "result": "Declined",
    "providerId": null,
    "approvedBy": null,
    "refundBy": null,
    "amount": null
}

Refund Request Examples

Basic request example to refund a new transaction using Device ID:

{
  "transactionNumber": "14a4334a32c852aeb0cfae52cbff1314649da7f175a8e140b35c147c",
  "deviceId": "2ooeww5ufzg3nkuf8a10gu5n695yolixlbgb042o03to9bxfkr7t815i5epu8o58jv1rznif3o1tr6xsb1rm"
}

Basic request example to refund a new transaction using Location API Key or Merchant API key:

{
  "transactionNumber": "14a4334a32c852aeb0cfae52cbff1314649da7f175a8e140b35c147c",
  "apiKey": "2ooeww5ufzg3nkuf8a10gu5n695yolixlbgb042o038o58jv1rznif3o1tr6xsb1rm"
}

Flow Chart

Transaction Status Flow

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