Void a payment
Last updated: July 2, 2025
After a card payment has been authorized, the payment is not complete until it has been captured. If you do not wish to capture the payment, you can void it using the void API.
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For American Express, Mastercard, and Visa payments, you can submit a void request on a partially captured payment to release the remaining funds back to the cardholder. If you do not request it, we'll automatically void the remainder and return it to the customer when the authorization expires.
Use the following endpoint to void an authorized – but not yet captured – payment.
For the full API specification, see the API reference.
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The Payments API supports idempotency. You can safely retry API requests without the risk of duplicate requests.
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https://api.checkout.com/payments/{id}/voids
If you receive a 202 Void accepted response, your void request has been accepted for processing. To get the full void response, you will need to subscribe to the payment_voided webhook.
If there was a problem with your request, you'll receive an error response such as 422 Invalid data was sent.
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If unsuccessful, you may also receive a 403 Void not allowed or 404 Payment not found error.