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curl -X POST https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/store_hash/v3/orders/1/payment_actions/refunds \
     -H "Accept: application/json" \
     -H "X-Auth-Token: <apiKey>" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{
  "tax_adjustment_amount": 5.75
}'

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1024,
    "order_id": 5678,
    "user_id": 4321,
    "created": "2024-04-20T14:45:00Z",
    "reason": "Customer returned damaged item",
    "total_amount": 5.75,
    "total_tax": 0.5,
    "uses_merchant_override_values": true,
    "items": [
      {
        "item_type": "PRODUCT",
        "item_id": 987,
        "reason": "Item was defective",
        "quantity": 1,
        "adjustments": [
          {
            "amount": -2,
            "description": "Restocking fee"
          }
        ],
        "requested_amount": 5.75
      }
    ],
    "payments": [
      {
        "id": 2048,
        "provider_id": "storecredit",
        "amount": 5.75,
        "offline": true,
        "is_declined": false,
        "declined_message": "",
        "transaction_id": "TXN789456123"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {}
}

Creates a refund. When there are no payment method validation issues, the refund process is successful and the refund payment request is scheduled. The payment request itself occurs asynchronously.

Requires at least one of the following scopes:

store_v2_orders
store_v2_transactions

Note: Order refunds should be processed sequentially. Processing multiple concurrent refunds on the same order are not yet supported.

Creates a refund. When there are no payment method validation issues, the refund process is successful and the refund payment request is scheduled. The payment request itself occurs asynchronously. Requires at least one of the following scopes: * `store_v2_orders` * `store_v2_transactions` **Note:** Order refunds should be processed sequentially. Processing multiple concurrent refunds on the same order are not yet supported.

Authentication

X-Auth-Tokenstring

OAuth scopes

UI Name	Permission	Parameter
Order Transactions	read and modify `transactions` and `payment_methods`	`store_v2_transactions`
Order Transactions	read `transactions` and `payment_methods`	`store_v2_transactions_read_only`
Orders	read and modify `payment_methods`	`store_v2_orders`
Orders	read `payment_methods`	`store_v2_orders_read_only`

Authentication header

Header	Argument	Description
`X-Auth-Token`	`access_token`	For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our Guide to API Accounts.

### OAuth scopes | UI Name | Permission | Parameter | |:--------|:-----------|:----------| | Order Transactions | read and modify `transactions` and `payment_methods` | `store_v2_transactions` | | Order Transactions | read `transactions` and `payment_methods` | `store_v2_transactions_read_only` | | Orders | read and modify `payment_methods` |`store_v2_orders`| | Orders | read `payment_methods` |`store_v2_orders_read_only`| ### Authentication header | Header | Argument | Description | |:-------|:---------|:------------| | `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#api-accounts). | ### Further reading For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests). For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#oauth-scopes). For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).

Path parameters

order_idintegerRequired

The ID of the Order to which the transactions belong.

store_hashstringRequired

Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.

Query parameters

transaction_idstringOptional

Filters by refund payment using the BigCommerce transaction_id.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.

Items RefundobjectRequired

Tax Adjustment RefundobjectRequired

Response

dataobject

metaobject

Response metadata.

Errors

422

Unprocessable Entity Error

503

Service Unavailable Error

OAuth scopes

UI Name	Permission	Parameter
Order Transactions	read and modify `transactions` and `payment_methods`	`store_v2_transactions`
Order Transactions	read `transactions` and `payment_methods`	`store_v2_transactions_read_only`
Orders	read and modify `payment_methods`	`store_v2_orders`
Orders	read `payment_methods`	`store_v2_orders_read_only`

Authentication header

Header	Argument	Description
`X-Auth-Token`	`access_token`	For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our Guide to API Accounts.

Create Refund

Authentication

OAuth scopes

Authentication header

Further reading

Path parameters

Headers

Query parameters

Request

Response

Errors

OAuth scopes

Authentication header

Further reading