Follow-On Refund {#payments-processing-basic-refund-intro}
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This section provides the information you need in order to process a follow-on refund, which is linked to a capture or sale. You must request a follow-on refund within 180 days of the authorization or sale.
When your account is enabled for credit authorizations, also known as purchase return authorizations, `Cybersource` authenticates the card and customer during a follow-on refund or stand-alone credit request. Every credit request is automatically authorized.  
Credit authorizations are handled the same for these card types:

* American Express

* Diners

* Discover

* JCB

* Mastercard

* Visa  
  Credit authorization results are returned in these response fields:

* processorInformation.approvalCode

* processorInformation.networkTransactionId

* processorInformation.responseCode
  {#payments-processing-basic-refund-intro_d24e49}  
  When you request a void for a refund or credit before settlement, the refund or credit is voided. If your account is enabled for credit authorizations, the credit authorization is also reversed. All supported card types can process follow-on refunds.

Endpoint {#payments-processing-basic-refund-intro_d7e199}
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**Production:** `POST ``https://api.cybersource.com``/pts/v2/payments/`*{id}*`/refunds`{#payments-processing-basic-refund-intro_d7e207}  
**Test:** `POST ``https://apitest.cybersource.com``/pts/v2/payments/`*{id}*`/refunds`{#payments-processing-basic-refund-intro_d7e220}  
The *{id}* is the transaction ID returned in the capture or sale response.

Required Fields for Processing a Refund {#payments-processing-basic-refund-required-fields}
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[orderInformation.amountDetails.currency](https://developer.cybersource.com/docs/cybs/en-us/api-fields/reference/all/rest/api-fields/order-info-aa/order-info-amount-details-currency.md "")
:

[orderInformation.amountDetails.totalAmount](https://developer.cybersource.com/docs/cybs/en-us/api-fields/reference/all/rest/api-fields/order-info-aa/order-info-amount-details-total-amount.md "")
:

REST Example: Processing a Refund {#payments-processing-basic-refund-ex-rest}
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Request

```
{
    "orderInformation": {
        "amountDetails": {
            "totalAmount": "100.00",
            "currency": "EUR"
        }
    }
}
```

Response to a Successful Request

```
{
    "_links": {
        "void": {
            "method": "POST",
            "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6699964581696622603955/voids"
        },
        "self": {
            "method": "GET",
            "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6699964581696622603955"
        }
    },
    "clientReferenceInformation": {
        "code": "1669996458298"
    },
    "creditAmountDetails": {
        "currency": "eur",
        "creditAmount": "100.00"
    },
    "id": "6699964581696622603955",
    "orderInformation": {
        "amountDetails": {
            "currency": "EUR"
        }
    },
    "paymentAccountInformation": {
        "card": {
            "type": "001"
        }
    },
    "paymentInformation": {
        "tokenizedCard": {
            "type": "001"
        },
        "card": {
            "type": "001"
        }
    },
    "processorInformation": {
        "approvalCode": "888888",
        "networkTransactionId": "016153570198200",
        "responseCode": "100"
    },
    "reconciliationId": "61873329OAILG3Q6",
    "status": "PENDING",
    "submitTimeUtc": "2022-12-02T15:54:18Z"
}
```