---
title: "Expire Authorization"
method: POST
path: "/expireAuthorization"
tags: ["Transactions"]
---

# Expire Authorization

`POST /expireAuthorization`

Use the Expire Authorization endpoint to expire a pending authorization and return the hold amount to the cardholder account. The authorization must be eligible for expiry. Check for one of the following:
- `can_be_expired: 1` &mdash; <a href="ref:post_getauthhistory" target="_blank">Get Authorization History</a> response
- `AUTHORIZATION STATUS` &mdash; <a href="doc:base-rdfs#authorized-transactions-rdf-fields" target="_blank">Authorized Transactions RDF</a>; status `A` or `C`

This endpoint expires the authorization in the system; the expiry is not communicated to the card network.

## Response `default`

- object
  - `status_code` integer, nullable, required — The response status code. May return a string for some statuses.
  - `status` string, nullable, required — The condition of a process or response
  - `processing_time` number, float, nullable, required — The time elapsed in processing the transaction
  - `echo` object, nullable, required — A structure that contains transaction ID information
    - `transaction_id` string, nullable, required — An ID that represents an API transaction
    - `provider_timestamp` string, date-time, nullable, required — Store a related timestamp for reporting and troubleshooting purposes
    - `provider_transaction_id` string, nullable, required — Secondary transaction identifier (generated by a provider)
  - `system_timestamp` string, date-time, nullable, required — A system generated timestamp
  - `rtoken` string, nullable, required — A system-generated ID used for tracking
  - `errors` string[] — A list of errors generated while the request was processed
  - `response_data` object, required — A structure for the response data. This endpoint does not return response data, so it will always be empty.

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