---
title: "Refund a payment"
method: POST
path: "/payments/{paymentId}/refund"
---

# Refund a payment

`POST /payments/{paymentId}/refund`

## Path parameters

- `paymentId` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `description` string, required — The description of the refund payment
  - `psuId` string — The national id of the merchant making the refund
  - `psuCorporateId` string — The business id of the merchant making the refund
  - `phoneNumber` string — The phone number of the merchant making the refund
  - `sendSMS` boolean — Send an SMS to the merchant with the refund journey
  - `amount` number, required — The refund amount

## Response `200`

Response

- object
  - `id` string — The payment id of the refund payment
  - `payUrl` string — The journey url for the refund
  - `sentMerchantSMS` boolean — Was sn SMS sent to the merchant

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request format or parameters
- `401` — Unauthorized access - Invalid access token
- `403` — Forbidden - Access token missing the required permissions to preform this action
- `404` — Not found - The route or resource were not found
- `500` — Internal server error

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