# Cancel authorization

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.

Endpoint: POST /payments/authorizations/cancellations/{linkData}
Version: 5
Security: BasicAuth

## Security:

  - `BasicAuth` (unknown)
    http basic

## Path parameters:

  - `linkData` (string, required)
    Action link that's received in your request

## Header parameters:

  - `Content-Type` (string, required)

  - `Accept` (string)

## Response 202:

  - `202` (unknown)
    The cancellation request has been accepted