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How to Void a Payment

This guide explains how to Void a Payment, which allows you to void a previously authorized payment before it has been captured. Voiding a payment cancels the transaction and prevents it from being processed.

Prerequisites​

Before calling the void payment endpoint, ensure the following:

  • The payment you want to void has been authorized but not yet captured.
  • You have the unique payment identifier of the transaction to void.

Void a Payment​

To void a payment, you will use the Void a Payment endpoint, adding the following path parameter:

  • payment_identifier: The unique identifier of the payment to be voided.

Below you find an example request to void a payment:

curl --request POST \
--url https://testapi.linksmerchantservices.com/api/payments/<payment_identifier>/void \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <your_base64_encoded_credentials>'