Get payment actions

Find out all you need to know about history of a payment. This API provides details about each step of the payment lifecycle.

The request

Use the details below to set up your request. In the URI, replace {id} with the payment_id.

Endpoints

Live

GET https://api.checkout.com/payments/{id}/actions

Sandbox

GET https://api.sandbox.checkout.com/payments/{id}/actions

Header and path parameters

Header	Value
`Authorization` Required	`secret key` Use the valid secret key of your Checkout.com account. You can find this in the Hub.
`Content-Type`\ Required	`application/json`

Path	Value
`id` Required	The payment ID, embedded within the URI.

The response

If all went to plan, your request should return a list of data relating to the payment.

[
  {
    "id": "act_gefycn3jcvuupboxfmqrhk2aym",
    "type": "Refund",
    "processed_on": "2018-01-20T10:30:48Z",
    "amount": 6540,
    "approved": true,
    "response_code": "10000",
    "response_summary": "Approved",
    "_links": {
      "response-code": {
        "href": "https://api.checkout.com/refs/response-codes/10000"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "act_gefycn3jcvuupboxfmqrhk2aym",
    "type": "Capture",
    "processed_on": "2018-01-17T10:30:48Z",
    "amount": 6540,
    "approved": true,
    "response_code": "10000",
    "response_summary": "Approved",
    "metadata": {
      "shipping_ref": "MQIBN2"
    },
    "_links": {
      "response-code": {
        "href": "https://api.checkout.com/refs/response-codes/10000"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "act_y3oqhf46pyzuxjbcn2giaqnb44",
    "type": "Authorization",
    "processed_on": "2018-01-17T09:30:48Z",
    "amount": 6540,
    "approved": true,
    "auth_code": "643381",
    "response_code": "10000",
    "response_summary": "Approved",
    "reference": "ORD-5023-4E89",
    "_links": {
      "response-code": {
        "href": "https://api.checkout.com/refs/response-codes/10000"
      }
    }
  }
]

Possible error response(s):

404 - Payment not found

Response parameters

Find out what the different fields in your successful response mean.

Field name	Description
`id` String	The unique identifier of the payment action.
`type`\ String	The type of payment action (e.g., `Authorization`).
`processed_on`\ String	The date and time the action took place.
`amount`\ Integer	The action amount.
`auth_code`\ String	The acquirer's authorization code for cards.
`response_code`\ String	The gateway response code.
`response_summary`\ String	The gateway response summary.
`reference`\ String	Your defined reference for the action.
`metadata`\ Object	A set of key/value pairs that you can attach to an action.
`_links`\ Object	The links related to the action.

Payment actions

The table below outlines the different payment actions and their meanings.


`Authorization`	The payment request was sent successfully.
`Capture`	The authorized payment was captured in full.
`Refund`	Part or all of the captured amount was refunded.
`Void`	The payment was voided and never captured; the funds were returned to the customer.
`Card Verification`	The card verification request has been approved and the cardholder’s details have been saved to their account.
`Payout`	The card payout was processed successfully.

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