Cancel an authorisation

https://pal-test.adyen.com/pal/servlet/Payment/v68/cancel

Cancels the authorisation hold on a payment, returning a unique reference for this request. You can cancel payments after authorisation only for payment methods that support distinct authorisations and captures. For more information, refer to Cancel. > This endpoint is part of our classic API integration. If using a newer integration, use the `/payments/{paymentPspReference}/cancels` endpoint under Checkout API instead.

Access Token Required: API Key

Responses

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

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

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

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cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'https://pal-test.adyen.com/pal/servlet/Payment/v68/cancel' \
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