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Refund Lineitem

Last updated: 04-Jan-2022
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Overview

The refund_lineitem call is used to attempt to issue a full refund on a lineitem. This call will send the REFUND_ISSUED INS message.

URL: https://www.2checkout.com/api/sales/refund_lineitem

HTTP Method: POST

Input Parameters

Parameter Description
lineitem_id Line item to issue refund on. Required.
category ID representing the reason the refund was issued. Required. (values: 1-17 from the following list can be used except for 7 as it is for internal use only)
ID Description
1 Did not receive order
2 Did not like item
3 Item(s) not as described
4 Fraud
5 Other
6 Item not available
7 Do Not Use (Internal use only)
8 No response from merchant
9 Recurring last installment
10 Cancellation
11 Billed in error
12 Prohibited product
13 Service refunded at merchants request
14 Non delivery
15 Not as described
16 Out of stock
17 Duplicate

Data Returned

Parameter Description
response_code Tells the user whether or not the operation was successful
response_message Tells the user why the operation was or was not successful

Example API Call

curl -X POST https://www.2checkout.com/api/sales/refund_lineitem \
    -u 'username:password' -d 'lineitem_id=1234567890' -d 'category=16' \
    -d 'comment=Item not in stock.' -H 'Accept: application/json'

Example Successful Response

 {
       "response_code" : "OK",
       "response_message" : "lineitem refunded"
    }

Common Error Codes

Code Description
PARAMETER_MISSING Required parameter missing:
PARAMETER_INVALID Required parameter is invalid:
RECORD_NOT_FOUND Unable to find record.
FORBIDDEN Access denied to sale.

Method-Specific Error Codes

Code Description
FORBIDDEN Permission denied to set refund category to 7.
INVALID_PARAMETER This lineitem cannot be refunded.
NOTHING_TO_DO Lineitem was already refunded.
TOO_LATE Invoice too old to refund lineitem. (Will occur if sale is over 180 days)
TOO_HIGH Lineitem amount greater than remaining balance on invoice.
TOO_LOW Lineitem amount must be at least 0.01.
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