Retrieve refund instruction

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GET/refund-instructions/{refundInstructionId}getRefundInstruction

Use this method to retrieve information about a refund instruction.

To retrieve a refund instruction, you need its refundInstructionId. Our gateway returned the refundInstructionId in the response of the Submit Refund Instruction method.

Our gateway returns the status of the refund instruction. If the payment device completed the refund instruction, the response also includes a link to the refund.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Description
`refundInstructionId`Required	path	`string`	Unique identifier that we assigned to the refund instruction.

Responses

Successful request. Returns the current status of the requested refund instruction.

200 OK · application/json

{
  "link": {
    "href": "https://api.payroc.com/v1/refunds/CD3HN88U9F",
    "method": "GET",
    "rel": "refund"
  },
  "refundInstructionId": "a37439165d134678a9100ebba3b29597",
  "status": "completed"
}

Response schema · 7 fields

errorMessagestring
Description of the error that caused the instruction to fail. Note: We return this field only if the status is failure.
linkobject
Object that contains HATEOAS links for the resource.
- hrefstringrequired
  URL of the target resource.
- methodstringrequired
  HTTP method that you need to use with the target resource.
- relstringrequired
  Indicates the relationship between the current resource and the target resource.
statusstringrequired
Indicates the current status of the instruction. canceled – The instruction was canceled before it was completed. completed – The instruction has completed. Use the link object to check the resource. failure – The instruction failed. Check the errorMessage field for more information. inProgress – The instruction is currently in progress.canceledcompletedfailureinProgress
refundInstructionIdstringrequired
Unique identifier that we assigned to the refund instruction.1–36 chars

Invalid request

400 Bad Request · application/problem+json

{
  "detail": "One or more validation errors occurred, see error section for more info",
  "errors": [
    {
      "detail": "invalid date",
      "message": "Expected time, got '' for start_time",
      "parameter": "start_time"
    }
  ],
  "status": 400,
  "title": "Bad request",
  "type": "https://docs.payroc.com/api/errors#bad-request"
}

Response schema · 8 fields

detailstringrequired
Explanation of the problem
errorsobject[]
- detailstring
  Short detail of the validation errors
- messagestring
  Error message
- parameterstring
  The parameter or field causing the issues
statusintegerrequired
Http status code
titlestringrequired
Short description of the issue.
typestringrequired
URI reference identifying the problem type

Identity could not be verified

401 Unauthorized · application/problem+json

{
  "detail": "Your identity could not be verified",
  "status": 401,
  "title": "Not Authorized",
  "type": "https://docs.payroc.com/api/errors#not-authorized"
}

Response schema · 4 fields

detailstringrequired
Explanation of the problem
statusintegerrequired
Http status code
titlestringrequired
Short description of the issue.
typestringrequired
URI reference identifying the problem type

Do not have permissions to perform this action

403 Forbidden · application/problem+json

{
  "detail": "You do not have the required permissions to perform this action",
  "instance": "https://api.payroc.com/v1/exampleResource/3",
  "resource": "exampleResource",
  "status": 403,
  "title": "Forbidden",
  "type": "https://docs.payroc.com/api/errors#forbidden"
}

Response schema · 6 fields

detailstringrequired
Explanation of the problem
instancestring
Resource path the action was attempted on
resourcestring
Resource the action was attempted on
statusintegerrequired
Http status code
titlestringrequired
Short description of the issue.
typestringrequired
URI reference identifying the problem type

Resource not found

404 Not Found · application/problem+json

{
  "detail": "Resource not found",
  "resource": "(The Type of the Resource)",
  "status": 404,
  "title": "Not found",
  "type": "https://docs.payroc.com/api/errors#not-found"
}

Response schema · 5 fields

detailstringrequired
Explanation of the problem
resourcestring
Resource that was not found
statusintegerrequired
Http status code
titlestringrequired
Short description of the issue.
typestringrequired
URI reference identifying the problem type

Not acceptable

406 Not Acceptable · application/problem+json

{
  "detail": "Resource does not support the representation requested",
  "status": 406,
  "title": "Not acceptable",
  "type": "https://docs.payroc.com/api/errors#not-acceptable"
}

Response schema · 4 fields

detailstringrequired
Explanation of the problem
statusintegerrequired
Http status code
titlestringrequired
Short description of the issue.
typestringrequired
URI reference identifying the problem type

An error has occured

500 Internal Server Error · application/problem+json

{
  "detail": "We are unable to process your request at this time",
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Service offline"
    }
  ],
  "status": 500,
  "title": "Api error",
  "type": "https://docs.payroc.com/api/errors#api-error"
}

Response schema · 6 fields

detailstringrequired
Explanation of the problem
errorsobject[]
- messagestring
  Error message
statusintegerrequired
Http status code
titlestringrequired
Short description of the issue.
typestringrequired
URI reference identifying the problem type

Used in workflows

cancel-a-device-refund-instruction refund-on-a-device