Partner Refund Transaction API

The Refund Transaction for Partner integration can be used for the following purposes:

  • Cancel a transaction that is in ‘auth’ state at the moment
  • Refund a transaction that is in a ‘captured’ state at the moment.

Request parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
token
mandatory
String The refund ID must be specified in this parameter.
Char limit: 23 characters
test_ref_0001
payu_id
mandatory
String Partner should pass the payu_id of the payment transaction for which the refund request is being raised.403993715529606983
amount
mandatory
String This parameter must contain less than or equal to the actual amount for the payment transaction done.
500
reseller_id
mandatory
String This parameter must contain the WhatsApp’s reseller UUID1212312213
merchant_id
mandatory
String This parameter must contain the MID of the merchant8238480
hash
mandatory
String This parameter must contain the hash value to be calculated at your end. Following are the strings used for calculating the hash:
sha512(merchant_id|refund_id|amount|client_secret)
For more information on sha512, refer to API Authentication and Security.
2a04a44ed058ca724a
17b4e4d4639aa15254a
343e0

Sample request

curl --location 'http://localhost:8080/apilayer/partner/refunds' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer 8c9177c718fc77046efe0d18192b98cadf798f2a136f2d31c7e09d60797403b5' \
--data '{
    "refund_id": "test_ref_0001",
    "payu_id": 403993715529606983,
    "merchant_id": "8238480",
    "reseller_id": "1212312213",
    "hash": "8t7qweyuigadhsc8317",
    "amount": 23.124
}'

Response parameters

ParameterFieldsSample Value
statusString The status can be any of the following:

- 1 if API call is a success
- 0 if the API has failed
1
msgString This parameter contains a response message description.Refund Request Queued
request_idString This parameter contains a unique refund ID generated by PayU.6582898821
bank_ref_numString This parameter contains a bank reference number is returned from bank.IRN6601148
mihpayidString This parameter contains a unique transaction ID generated by PayU during sale. For more information on mihpayid, refer to Post Parameters.7043873219
error_codeString This parameter contains the code for response. For a list of error codes and their description, refer to Refund Error Codes.102

Sample response

Success scenario

{
    "status": 1,
    "msg": "Refund Request Queued",
    "request_id": "12486538355",
    "bank_ref_num": null,
    "mihpayid": 17787245459,
    "error_code": 102
}

Failure scenarios

  • Invalid partner
  • Error code=400
{
    "message": "Partner with UUID 1212312213r is not allowed to do this action"
}
  • Invalid auth token
  • Error code=401
{
    "message": "Invalid Auth token"
}
  • Invalid Hash
  • Error code=403
{
    "message": "Invalid Hash"
}
  • Refund request already exists
  • Error code=200
{ "message": "refund request already exists for test_ref_0010" }
  • Other possible responses:
  • Error code=400
Failure ReasonSample Response
Transaction with same amount and token {
"status": 0,
"msg": "Refund FAILURE - Transactions with same amount and same token not allowed",
"error_code": 227,
"mihpayid": 403993715529339129
}
Two refunds of same amount for same transaction within 5 minutes {
"status": 0,
"msg": "Refund FAILURE - Two refunds of same amount for same transaction within 5 minutes are not allowed",
"error_code": 214,
"mihpayid": 17788074728
}
Invalid amount { "status": 0, "msg": "Refund FAILURE - Invalid amount", "error_code": 105, "mihpayid": 17842967667 }
Transaction does not exist {
"status": 0,
"msg": "transaction does not exists",
"mihpayid": ""
}
If refund token already exists {"status":0,"msg":"Refund FAILURE - Token already exists.","error_code":106,"mihpayid":403993715529339129}
If request cannot be processed { "status": "Refund request cannot be processed" }
Invalid partner {"status":0,"msg":"Invalid partner.","error_code":106,"mihpayid":403993715529339129}