---
title: "Approve Payment Refund"
method: POST
path: "/v1/payment/refund-approve"
tags: ["Payment"]
---

# Approve Payment Refund

`POST /v1/payment/refund-approve`

Approves a previously requested payment refund. The request body includes details such as whether the refund was processed externally and any associated documentation.

## Request body

- PaymentRefundApproveLynxModel
  - `IsRefundedExternally` boolean — Indicates whether the refund was processed by an external system.
  - `RefundDocumentUrl` string, nullable — The URL to the document associated with the refund, if available.
  - `TransactionId` integer — The unique identifier of the transaction for which the refund is being approved.
  - `SiteId` integer — The unique identifier of the site where the transaction occurred.
  - `MachineAuTime` string, date-time — The machine's authorization time associated with the transaction.

## Response `200`

The refund approval was successfully processed, and the response contains the result of the approval.

- RefundPaymentLynxModelResponse
  - `Result` string, nullable — The result of the refund request, indicating success or failure.
  - `Status` string, nullable — The current status of the refund request.

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