• Payments/
    Transactions/
    Cancel a Transaction

    Cancel a Transaction

    POST Cancel a Transaction

    https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/transactions/:transactionId/cancel
    

    Use this endpoint to cancel or void a pending or authorized transaction. The transaction can be canceled or voided when it is in pending and completed statuses.

    This endpoint works only for Stripe and PayPal and does not work for manual gateway.

    Parameters

    Path parameters

    NameRequiredTypeDescription
    transactionIdRequiredstringThe unique identifier of the transaction to be canceled or voided.
    orderIdRequiredstringThe unique identifier of the order.

    Headers

    NameRequiredTypeDescription
    AuthorizationRequiredstringThe Bearer token required to get access to the API.

    Body

    NameRequiredTypeDescription
    reasonOptionalstringSpecifies the reason for canceling the transaction. The reason may include duplicate, fraudulent, requested_by_customer, or abandoned.

    Request Examples

    Curl

    curl -X POST https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/transactions/:transaction_id/cancel \
         -H "Authorization: Bearer XXXX"
         '{
            "data": {
                "reason": "requested_by_customer",
                "options": {}
            }
          }
    

    JavaScript SDK

    const MoltinGateway = require('@moltin/sdk').gateway
    const Moltin = MoltinGateway({
      client_id: 'X',
      client_secret: 'X'
    })
    
    
    const orderId = "25617d3e-14a6-434c-bfab-3fda87517aaf";
    const transactionId = "af18b745-0ea6-41ba-8042-cb91178b21f7";
    
    
    Moltin.Transactions.Cancel({
        order: orderId
        transaction: transactionId
      },
      {
        reason: 'duplicate'
      }).then(transaction => {
      // Do something
    })
    

    Response Example

    200 OK

    {
        "data": {
            "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
            "type": "transaction",
            "reference": "pi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
            "gateway": "elastic_path_payments_stripe",
            "amount": 20000,
            "refunded_amount": 0,
            "currency": "USD",
            "transaction_type": "authorize",
            "status": "cancelled",
            "relationships": {
                "order": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "order",
                        "id": "5xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
                    }
                }
            },
            "meta": {
                "display_price": {
                    "amount": 20000,
                    "currency": "USD",
                    "formatted": "$200.00"
                },
                "display_refunded_amount": {
                    "total": {
                        "amount": 0,
                        "currency": "USD",
                        "formatted": "$0.00"
                    }
                },
                "timestamps": {
                    "created_at": "2023-03-08T20:22:04Z",
                    "updated_at": "2023-03-08T20:23:25Z"
                }
            },
            "payment_intent": {
                "amount": 20000,
                "amount_capturable": 0,
                "amount_details": {
                    "tip": {}
                },
                "amount_received": 0,
                "application": "ca_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
                "application_fee_amount": null,
                "automatic_payment_methods": null,
                "canceled_at": 1678307005,
                "cancellation_reason": "requested_by_customer",
                "capture_method": "manual",
                "charges": {
                    "data": [],
                    "has_more": false,
                    "object": "list",
                    "total_count": 0,
                    "url": "/v1/charges?payment_intent=pi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
                },
                "client_secret": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXXX",
                "confirmation_method": "manual",
                "created": 1678306924,
                "currency": "usd",
                "customer": null,
                "description": null,
                "id": "pi_XXXXXXXXXXXX",
                "invoice": null,
                "last_payment_error": null,
                "latest_charge": null,
                "livemode": false,
                "metadata": {
                    "email": "andy@example.com",
                    "ip_address": "174.91.171.193",
                    "order_id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
                },
                "next_action": null,
                "object": "payment_intent",
                "on_behalf_of": null,
                "payment_method": "pm_xxxxxxxxxxxx",
                "payment_method_options": {
                    "card": {
                        "installments": null,
                        "mandate_options": null,
                        "network": null,
                        "request_three_d_secure": "automatic"
                    }
                },
                "payment_method_types": [
                    "card"
                ],
                "processing": null,
                "receipt_email": "john@example.com",
                "review": null,
                "setup_future_usage": null,
                "shipping": null,
                "source": null,
                "statement_descriptor": null,
                "statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
                "status": "canceled",
                "transfer_data": null,
                "transfer_group": null
            },
            "payment_details": {
                "detailed_status": ""
            }
        }
    }
    

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