# Refund transactions

Cancel or refund Stripe Terminal payments.

Stripe Terminal supports both *automatic* (Automatically capture funds when a charge is authorized) and *manual* (Manually capture funds separately from an authorization) capture.

When the SDK returns a confirmed PaymentIntent to your app, the payment is authorized but not [captured](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/collect-card-payment.md#capture-payment). You can [cancel](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/features/refunds.md#canceling-payments) payments that are authorized and not captured. If the PaymentIntent has already been captured, you must [refund](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/features/refunds.md#refunds) the underlying charge created by the PaymentIntent, using the [refunds API](https://docs.stripe.com/api.md#create_refund) or [Dashboard](https://docs.stripe.com/refunds.md?dashboard-or-api=dashboard).

We recommend [reconciling payments](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/collect-card-payment.md?terminal-sdk-platform=js#reconciling) on your backend after a day’s activity to prevent unintended authorizations and uncollected funds.

## Availability

**Canceling payments** is available on Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and girocard. For single-message payment methods like [Interac](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/regional.md?integration-country=CA#interac-payments) and [eftpos](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/regional.md?integration-country=AU#eftpos-payments), PaymentIntents are automatically captured. In lieu of canceling PaymentIntents, make sure your application can allow initiating a refund at the end of the checkout flow.

**Online refunds** are available on all card networks except for Interac.

[In-person refunds](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/regional.md?integration-country=CA#refund-an-interac-payment) are only available on Interac.

## Cancel payments (Client-side)(Server-side) 

- [cancelPaymentIntent (iOS)](https://stripe.dev/stripe-terminal-ios/docs/Classes/SCPTerminal.html#/c:objc\(cs\)SCPTerminal\(im\)cancelPaymentIntent:completion:)
- [cancelPaymentIntent (Android)](https://stripe.dev/stripe-terminal-android/core/com.stripe.stripeterminal/-terminal/cancel-payment-intent.html)
- [cancelPaymentIntent (React Native)](https://stripe.dev/stripe-terminal-react-native/api-reference/interfaces/StripeTerminalSdkType.html#cancelPaymentIntent)
- [cancelPaymentIntent (Java)](https://stripe.dev/stripe-terminal-java/core/com.stripe.stripeterminal/-terminal/cancel-payment-intent.html)

You can [cancel](https://docs.stripe.com/api.md#cancel_payment_intent) a `card_present` PaymentIntent at any time before it has been captured. Canceling a PaymentIntent releases all uncaptured funds, and a canceled PaymentIntent can no longer be used to perform charges.

Use this when, for example, your customer decides to use a different payment method or pay with cash after the payment has been processed. In your application’s UI, consider allowing your customer to cancel after they [confirm the payment](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/collect-card-payment.md?process=inspect#confirm-payment), and before you finalize it and notify your backend to [capture](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/collect-card-payment.md#capture-payment).

#### Client-side

Cancel a `PaymentIntent` from your client using the iOS, Android, or React Native SDK:

# JavaScript


> Client-side `PaymentIntent` cancellation is possible with the other client SDKs. If you’re using the JavaScript SDK for Stripe Terminal, cancel the `PaymentIntent` server-side.


#### Server-side

- [Cancel a PaymentIntent](https://docs.stripe.com/api/payment_intents/cancel.md)

The JavaScript SDK and server-driven integration require you to cancel the `PaymentIntent` on your server. For the other client SDKs, you can cancel the `PaymentIntent` on your server if the information required to start a payment isn’t readily available in your app.

```curl
curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents/{{PAYMENTINTENT_ID}}/cancel \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>:"
```

## Perform refunds (Server-side) 

When you use a PaymentIntent to collect payment from a customer, Stripe creates a [charge](https://docs.stripe.com/api/charges/object.md) behind the scenes. To refund the customer’s payment after the PaymentIntent has succeeded, [create a refund](https://docs.stripe.com/api.md#create_refund) by passing in the PaymentIntent ID or the charge ID. You can also optionally refund part of a payment by specifying an amount.

You can perform refunds [with the API](https://docs.stripe.com/refunds.md?dashboard-or-api=api) or [through the Dashboard](https://docs.stripe.com/refunds.md?dashboard-or-api=dashboard). For Interac transactions in Canada, you can provide [in-person refunds](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/payments/regional.md?integration-country=CA#refund-an-interac-payment) on the BBPOS WisePad 3, BBPOS WisePOS E, Stripe Reader S700/S710, Tap to Pay on iPhone, or Tap to Pay on Android.

Online refunds don’t require a cardholder to present their card again at the point of sale. The following example shows how to create a full refund by passing in the PaymentIntent ID.

```curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/refunds \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>:" \
  -d payment_intent=pi_Aabcxyz01aDfoo
```

To refund part of a PaymentIntent, provide an `amount` parameter, as an integer in cents (or the charge currency’s smallest currency unit):

```curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/refunds \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>:" \
  -d payment_intent=pi_Aabcxyz01aDfoo \
  -d amount=1000
```

## See also

- [Cart display](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/features/display.md)
- [Receipts](https://docs.stripe.com/terminal/features/receipts.md)