Refund objects allow you to refund a previously created charge that isn’t refunded yet. Funds are refunded to the credit or debit card that’s initially charged.
Related guide: Refunds
Attributes
- idstring
Unique identifier for the object.
- amountinteger
Amount, in cents.
- chargenullable stringExpandable
ID of the charge that’s refunded.
- currencyenum
Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.
- descriptionnullable string
An arbitrary string attached to the object. You can use this for displaying to users (available on non-card refunds only).
- metadatanullable object
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.
- payment_
intentnullable stringExpandable ID of the PaymentIntent that’s refunded.
- reasonnullable enum
Reason for the refund, which is either user-provided (
duplicate
,fraudulent
, orrequested_
) or generated by Stripe internally (by_ customer expired_
).uncaptured_ charge - statusnullable string
Status of the refund. This can be
pending
,requires_
,action succeeded
,failed
, orcanceled
. Learn more about failed refunds.
More attributes
- objectstring
- balance_
transactionnullable stringExpandable - createdtimestamp
- destination_
detailsnullable object - failure_
balance_ transactionnullable stringExpandable - failure_
reasonnullable string - instructions_
emailnullable string - next_
actionnullable object - receipt_
numbernullable string - source_
transfer_ reversalnullable stringExpandableConnect only - transfer_
reversalnullable stringExpandableConnect only
{ "id": "re_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2Cd31jOCgZ", "object": "refund", "amount": 1000, "balance_transaction": "txn_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2CYezqFhEx", "charge": "ch_1NirD82eZvKYlo2CIvbtLWuY", "created": 1692942318, "currency": "usd", "destination_details": { "card": { "reference": "123456789012", "reference_status": "available", "reference_type": "acquirer_reference_number", "type": "refund" }, "type": "card" }, "metadata": {}, "payment_intent": "pi_1GszsK2eZvKYlo2CfhZyoZLp", "reason": null, "receipt_number": null, "source_transfer_reversal": null, "status": "succeeded", "transfer_reversal": null}
When you create a new refund, you must specify a Charge or a PaymentIntent object on which to create it.
Creating a new refund will refund a charge that has previously been created but not yet refunded. Funds will be refunded to the credit or debit card that was originally charged.
You can optionally refund only part of a charge. You can do so multiple times, until the entire charge has been refunded.
Once entirely refunded, a charge can’t be refunded again. This method will raise an error when called on an already-refunded charge, or when trying to refund more money than is left on a charge.
Parameters
- amountinteger
A positive integer in the smallest currency unit representing how much of this charge to refund. Can refund only up to the remaining, unrefunded amount of the charge.
- chargestring
The identifier of the charge to refund.
- metadataobject
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to
metadata
. - payment_
intentstring The identifier of the PaymentIntent to refund.
- reasonstring
String indicating the reason for the refund. If set, possible values are
duplicate
,fraudulent
, andrequested_
. If you believe the charge to be fraudulent, specifyingby_ customer fraudulent
as the reason will add the associated card and email to your block lists, and will also help us improve our fraud detection algorithms.
More parameters
- instructions_
emailstring - originenum
- refund_
application_ feebooleanConnect only - reverse_
transferbooleanConnect only
Returns
Returns the Refund
object if the refund succeeded. Raises an error if the Charge/PaymentIntent has already been refunded, or if an invalid identifier was provided.
{ "id": "re_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2Cd31jOCgZ", "object": "refund", "amount": 1000, "balance_transaction": "txn_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2CYezqFhEx", "charge": "ch_1NirD82eZvKYlo2CIvbtLWuY", "created": 1692942318, "currency": "usd", "destination_details": { "card": { "reference": "123456789012", "reference_status": "available", "reference_type": "acquirer_reference_number", "type": "refund" }, "type": "card" }, "metadata": {}, "payment_intent": "pi_1GszsK2eZvKYlo2CfhZyoZLp", "reason": null, "receipt_number": null, "source_transfer_reversal": null, "status": "succeeded", "transfer_reversal": null}
Updates the refund that you specify by setting the values of the passed parameters. Any parameters that you don’t provide remain unchanged.
This request only accepts metadata
as an argument.
Parameters
- metadataobject
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to
metadata
.
Returns
Returns the refund object if the update succeeds. This call raises an error if update parameters are invalid.
{ "id": "re_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2Cd31jOCgZ", "object": "refund", "amount": 1000, "balance_transaction": "txn_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2CYezqFhEx", "charge": "ch_1NirD82eZvKYlo2CIvbtLWuY", "created": 1692942318, "currency": "usd", "destination_details": { "card": { "reference": "123456789012", "reference_status": "available", "reference_type": "acquirer_reference_number", "type": "refund" }, "type": "card" }, "metadata": { "order_id": "6735" }, "payment_intent": "pi_1GszsK2eZvKYlo2CfhZyoZLp", "reason": null, "receipt_number": null, "source_transfer_reversal": null, "status": "succeeded", "transfer_reversal": null}
Retrieves the details of an existing refund.
Parameters
No parameters.
Returns
Returns a refund if you provide a valid ID. Raises an error otherwise.
{ "id": "re_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2Cd31jOCgZ", "object": "refund", "amount": 1000, "balance_transaction": "txn_1Nispe2eZvKYlo2CYezqFhEx", "charge": "ch_1NirD82eZvKYlo2CIvbtLWuY", "created": 1692942318, "currency": "usd", "destination_details": { "card": { "reference": "123456789012", "reference_status": "available", "reference_type": "acquirer_reference_number", "type": "refund" }, "type": "card" }, "metadata": {}, "payment_intent": "pi_1GszsK2eZvKYlo2CfhZyoZLp", "reason": null, "receipt_number": null, "source_transfer_reversal": null, "status": "succeeded", "transfer_reversal": null}