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APIs/Card Payments/Manage payments

Cancel authorization

Request

If you don’t want to proceed with a payment, you can send a cancel request Note: You can only cancel a payment which is authorized. If the payment is settled, you must create a refund.

Security
BasicAuth
Path
linkDatastringrequired

Action link that's received in your request

Headers
Content-Typestringrequired
Example:application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v5+json
Acceptstring
Example:application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v5.hal+json
curl -i -X POST \
  -u '<username>:<password>' \
  'https://try.access.worldpay-bsh.securedataplatform.co.uk/payments/authorizations/cancellations/{linkData}' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v5.hal+json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v5+json'

Responses

The cancellation request has been accepted