---
title: "Release amount by order"
method: POST
path: "/v2/order/{order_uuid}/release"
tags: ["Order"]
---

# Release amount by order

`POST /v2/order/{order_uuid}/release`

Release an amount by order. An example use-case is when an order is unable to be fully fulfilled and part of the authorization needs to be released. Then a capture can be called for the remaining amount.\
Can be performed after shopper has authorized the transaction by completing checkout with Sezzle but before the payment is fully captured.

## Path parameters

- `order_uuid` string, required

## Headers

- `Sezzle-Request-Id` string

## Request body

- ReleaseRequest
  - `amount_in_cents` integer, required — The amount in cents
  - `currency` string, required — The 3 character currency code as defined by ISO 4217

## Response `200`

Successful Operation

- object
  - `uuid` string — The uuid returned from this operation is the release transaction uuid, but there are no endpoints that use this value. You may retrieve an order’s release transactions using the Get an order endpoint.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Unauthorized. Returned for any failed bearer or basic auth, including expired bearer tokens.
- `404` — The specified resource was not found
- `422` — Unable to process the request entity

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/sezzle/apis/sezzle-api-v2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/sezzle/apis/sezzle-api-v2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/sezzle/sezzle-api-v2/versions/8a0700b7e27f/schema)