Cancel an authorised payment

https://checkout-test.adyen.com/v70/payments/{paymentPspReference}/cancels

Cancels the authorisation on a payment that has not yet been captured, and returns a unique reference for this request. You get the outcome of the request asynchronously, in a **CANCELLATION** webhook. If you want to cancel a payment but don't have the `pspReference`, use the `/cancels` endpoint instead. If you want to cancel a payment but are not sure whether it has been captured, use the `/payments/{paymentPspReference}/reversals` endpoint instead. For more information, refer to Cancel.

Access Token Required: API Key

Path Parameters

paymentPspReferencestringrequired

The [`pspReference`](https://docs.adyen.com/api-explorer/#/CheckoutService/latest/post/payments__resParam_pspReference) of the payment that you want to cancel.

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

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API Key

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cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'https://checkout-test.adyen.com/v70/payments/{paymentPspReference}/cancels' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

POST