Auth Reversal

Auth Reversal is a request that reverses, or voids, a previously approved authorization that has not yet been captured.

Note: The reversal must be performed within 8 days of the initial Auth Only request, or else an error will occur.

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Amount is not applicable to this request

An Auth Reversal will void the entire transaction amount, so the amount property is not relevant.

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Request Content

card-transaction container    required, contains the following properties (see card-transaction):
     card-transaction-type string    required, value must be AUTH_REVERSAL
     transaction-id string    required if not using merchant-transaction-id, value must be the transaction ID you received in the Auth Only response for this transaction
     merchant-transaction-id     string    required if not using transaction-id,
     value must be the merchant transaction ID from the Auth Only response

Response Details

If successful, the response HTTP status code is 200 OK.
The response will have the same content as the response to the initial Auth Only request, except that the value of the card-transaction-type resource will be AUTH_REVERSAL.
The transaction-id or merchant-transaction-id in the response will match the ID for the initial Auth Only.

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Example

Request Example

Auth Reversal Request

curl -v -X PUT https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<card-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <card-transaction-type>AUTH_REVERSAL</card-transaction-type>
   <transaction-id>1011671987</transaction-id>
</card-transaction>'

with Merchant Transaction ID

curl -v -X PUT https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<card-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <card-transaction-type>AUTH_REVERSAL</card-transaction-type>
   <merchant-transaction-id>1011671987</merchant-transaction-id>
</card-transaction>'

Response Example

Auth Reversal Response: 200 OK

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<card-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
  <card-transaction-type>AUTH_REVERSAL</card-transaction-type>
  <transaction-id>1011671987</transaction-id>
  <soft-descriptor>BLS&#x2a;DescTest</soft-descriptor>
  <amount>11.00</amount>
  <currency>USD</currency>
  <vaulted-shopper-id>1234</vaulted-shopper-id>
  <card-holder-info>
    <first-name>test first name</first-name>
    <last-name>test last name</last-name>
    <zip>02453</zip>
  </card-holder-info>
  <credit-card>
    <card-last-four-digits>0026</card-last-four-digits>
   <card-type>VISA</card-type>
   <card-sub-type>CREDIT</card-sub-type>
   <card-category>CLASSIC</card-category>
  </credit-card>
  <processing-info>
    <processing-status>SUCCESS</processing-status>
    <cvv-response-code>ND</cvv-response-code>
    <avs-response-code-zip>U</avs-response-code-zip>
    <avs-response-code-address>U</avs-response-code-address>
    <avs-response-code-name>U</avs-response-code-name>
  </processing-info>
</card-transaction>

with Merchant Transaction ID

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<card-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
  <card-transaction-type>AUTH_REVERSAL</card-transaction-type>
  <merchant-transaction-id>1011671987</transaction-id>
  <soft-descriptor>BLS&#x2a;DescTest</soft-descriptor>
  <amount>11.00</amount>
  <currency>USD</currency>
  <vaulted-shopper-id>1234</vaulted-shopper-id>
  <card-holder-info>
    <first-name>test first name</first-name>
    <last-name>test last name</last-name>
    <zip>02453</zip>
  </card-holder-info>
  <credit-card>
    <card-last-four-digits>0026</card-last-four-digits>
   <card-type>VISA</card-type>
   <card-sub-type>CREDIT</card-sub-type>
   <card-category>CLASSIC</card-category>
  </credit-card>
  <processing-info>
    <processing-status>SUCCESS</processing-status>
    <cvv-response-code>ND</cvv-response-code>
    <avs-response-code-zip>U</avs-response-code-zip>
    <avs-response-code-address>U</avs-response-code-address>
    <avs-response-code-name>U</avs-response-code-name>
  </processing-info>
</card-transaction>

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Example Description

Auth Reversal

The example above shows an Auth Reversal request, where the transaction ID received for the initial Auth Only for this transaction was 1011671985.

Auth Reversal with Merchant Transaction ID

The example above shows an Auth Reversal request, where the merchant transaction ID is being used instead of the transaction ID.

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XML

<card-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <card-transaction-type>AUTH_REVERSAL</card-transaction-type>
   <transaction-id>1011671987</transaction-id>
</card-transaction>