Credits

Overview

A stand-alone airline credit distributes funds to a cardholder without requiring a prior capture. Unlike a follow-on credit, a stand-alone credit is not linked to an original payment.

Supported Processors

Supported processors: Streamline,

Endpoints

POST /pts/v2/credits/

See Endpoints for the consolidated list of airline endpoints.

Example

This example, from , shows a stand-alone credit for a ticket purchase. The transaction status returns as PENDING while the credit is submitted for settlement.

{  "paymentInformation": {    "card": {      "number": "4111111111111111",      "expirationMonth": "12",      "expirationYear": "31"    }  },  "orderInformation": {    "amountDetails": {      "totalAmount": "500.00",      "currency": "USD"    },    "billTo": {      "firstName": "John",      "lastName": "Doe",      "address1": "123 Happy St.",      "locality": "Sunnyville",      "administrativeArea": "CA",      "postalCode": "12345",      "country": "US",      "email": "[email protected]"    }  }}

{  "_links": {    "void": {      "method": "POST",      "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6823065885666134104951/voids"    },    "self": {      "method": "GET",      "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6823065885666134104951"    }  },  "clientReferenceInformation": {    "code": "1682306588644"  },  "creditAmountDetails": {    "currency": "USD",    "creditAmount": "500.00"  },  "id": "6823065885666134104951",  "orderInformation": {    "amountDetails": {      "currency": "USD"    }  },  "paymentAccountInformation": {    "card": {      "type": "001"    }  },  "paymentInformation": {    "tokenizedCard": {      "type": "001"    },    "card": {      "type": "001"    }  },  "processorInformation": {    "approvalCode": "888888",    "responseCode": "100"  },  "reconciliationId": "74259417PGM9TXHT",  "status": "PENDING",  "submitTimeUtc": "2026-04-24T03:23:08Z"}

Processor-Specific Credit Information

Streamline

Streamline has no card-type-specific field differences for stand-alone credits.

Required Fields

Field	Type	Description
`orderInformation.amountDetails.currency`
`orderInformation.amountDetails.totalAmount`
`orderInformation.billTo.address1`
`orderInformation.billTo.administrativeArea`
`orderInformation.billTo.country`
`orderInformation.billTo.email`
`orderInformation.billTo.locality`
`orderInformation.billTo.firstName`
`orderInformation.billTo.lastName`
`orderInformation.billTo.postalCode`
`paymentInformation.card.expirationMonth`
`paymentInformation.card.expirationYear`
`paymentInformation.card.number`

This section includes optional fields for a stand-alone airline credit.

Optional Fields

Field	Type	Description
`travelInformation.agency.code`
`travelInformation.agency.name`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.arrivalDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.carrierName`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.clearingCount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.clearingSequence`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.creditReasonIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.customerCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.documentType`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.electronicTicketIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.exchangeTicketFeeAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.numberOfPassengers`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.passengerName`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.planNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.purchaseType`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.reservationSystemCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.restrictedTicketDesciption`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.restrictedTicketIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketChangeIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketIssueDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketIssuer.locality`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.totalClearingAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.totalFeeAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.exchangeTicketAmount`

Optional Fields for Ticket Purchases

Field	Type	Description
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].arrivalTime`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].arrivalTimeMeridian`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].carrierCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].class`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].conjunctionTicket`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].couponNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureTime`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureTimeMeridian`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].destinationAirportCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].endorsementsRestrictions`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].exchangeTicketNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].fareBasis`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].feeAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].flightNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].originatingAirportCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].stopoverIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].taxAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].totalFareAmount`

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Last published: October 28, 2026

Overview

Supported Processors

Endpoints

Example

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