Refunds

A follow-on refund is linked to a capture or sale. You must request a follow-on refund within 180 days of the authorization or sale.

When you request a void for a refund or credit before settlement, the refund or credit is voided. If your account is enabled for credit authorizations, the credit authorization is also reversed.

Supported Processors

Chase Paymentech Solutions
Elavon Americas
FDC Nashville Global
Fiserv RapidConnect
Streamline
Worldpay VAP

Processor-Specific Information

FDC Nashville Global: Merchant Category Codes: when your business signs up with , assigns your account a merchant category code (MCC) based on your primary business type. sends this MCC to the card networks with every transaction you process. If you process a transaction that is unrelated to your usual goods or services, include the merchantInformation.categoryCode field and set it to the relevant MCC. and FDC Nashville Global do not validate the MCC you send. Using an incorrect MCC can result in increased decline rates, interchange downgrades, or fines. To verify the correct MCC, contact your account manager.

Visa Platform Connect: all supported card types can process follow-on refunds. When your account is enabled for credit authorizations, also known as purchase return authorizations, authenticates the card and customer during a follow-on refund or stand-alone credit request. Every credit request is automatically authorized. Credit authorization results are returned in these response fields:

processorInformation.approvalCode
processorInformation.networkTransactionId
processorInformation.responseCode

Endpoints

POST /pts/v2/payments/{id}/refunds

The {id} is the transaction ID returned in the capture or sale response.

Example

Standard Example

{    "orderInformation": {        "amountDetails": {            "totalAmount": "100.00",            "currency": "EUR"        }    }}

{    "_links": {        "void": {            "method": "POST",            "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6699964581696622603955/voids"        },        "self": {            "method": "GET",            "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6699964581696622603955"        }    },    "clientReferenceInformation": {        "code": "1669996458298"    },    "creditAmountDetails": {        "currency": "eur",        "creditAmount": "100.00"    },    "id": "6699964581696622603955",    "orderInformation": {        "amountDetails": {            "currency": "EUR"        }    },    "paymentAccountInformation": {        "card": {            "type": "001"        }    },    "paymentInformation": {        "tokenizedCard": {            "type": "001"        },        "card": {            "type": "001"        }    },    "processorInformation": {        "approvalCode": "888888",        "networkTransactionId": "016153570198200",        "responseCode": "100"    },    "reconciliationId": "61873329OAILG3Q6",    "status": "PENDING",    "submitTimeUtc": "2026-12-02T15:54:18Z"}

Fiserv RapidConnect Example

{    "clientReferenceInformation": {        "code": "123456789012",        "reconciliationId": "000000050000769"    },    "orderInformation": {        "amountDetails": {            "totalAmount": "110",            "currency": "USD"        }    }}

{    "submitTimeUtc": "2026-03-11T16:38:53Z",    "processorInformation": {        "approvalCode": "OK9473",        "responseCodeSource": "4",        "networkTransactionId": "0014239537635196CN",        "responseCode": "000"    },    "consumerAuthenticationResponse": {        "systemTraceAuditNumber": "500033",        "merchantNumber": "RCTST1000107085"    },    "orderInformation": {        "amountDetails": {            "authorizedAmount": "110.00"        }    },    "message": "Successful transaction.",    "_links": {        "void": {            "href": "/pts/v2/refunds/7417111335293232235535/voids",            "method": "POST"        },        "self": {            "method": "GET",            "href": "/pts/v2/refunds/7417111335293232235535"        }    },    "clientReferenceInformation": {        "code": "123456789012"    },    "issuerInformation": {        "responseCode": "123"    },    "reconciliationId": "000000050000769",    "pointOfSaleInformation": {        "terminalId": "00000001"    },    "id": "7417111335293232235535",    "status": "COMPLETED"}

Required Fields

Default Required Fields

These fields are required when processing a refund.

Field	Description
`orderInformation.amountDetails.currency`
`orderInformation.amountDetails.totalAmount`	—

Processor-Specific Required Fields

These fields are required for specific processors.

Field	Description
`clientReferenceInformation.code`	This field is required for the Fiserv RapidConnect processor.
`clientReferenceInformation.reconciliationId`	This field is required for the Fiserv RapidConnect processor.

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Last published: October 28, 2026