Is it possible to make a partial refund multiple times? - authorize.net

Question

Is it possible to make partial refund using Authorize.Net? E.g. I have a transaction by 300$. First time I need to make a refund 100$ on this transaction. And second time to make a refund 50$.
What kind of transaction status will be after that?
first request:
...
"refId": "123456",
"transactionRequest": {
"transactionType": "refundTransaction",
"amount": "100.00",}
"refTransId": "1234567890"
}
...
second request:
...
"refId": "123456",
"transactionRequest": {
"transactionType": "refundTransaction",
"amount": "50.00",}
"refTransId": "1234567890"
}
...

Answer 1

Yes, you can make multiple refunds against one transaction as long as you do not go over the original transaction amount.
Below I made a $50 payment and then following up with a $20 and $10 refund. Both were successful.
Here is my original AUTH_CAPTURE request:
{
"createTransactionRequest": {
"merchantAuthentication": {
"name": "",
"transactionKey": ""
},
"refId": 38947161,
"transactionRequest": {
"transactionType": "authCaptureTransaction",
"amount": 100,
"payment": {
"creditCard": {
"cardNumber": "4111111111111111",
"expirationDate": "122020",
"cardCode": "999"
}
},
"order": {
"invoiceNumber": "1324567890",
"description": "this is a test transaction"
},
"lineItems": {
"lineItem": [
{
"itemId": "1",
"name": "vase",
"description": "Cannes logo",
"quantity": "18",
"unitPrice": "45.00"
},
{
"itemId": "2",
"name": "desk",
"description": "Big Desk",
"quantity": "10",
"unitPrice": "85.00"
}
]
},
"tax": {
"amount": "4.26",
"name": "level2 tax name",
"description": "level2 tax"
},
"duty": {
"amount": "8.55",
"name": "duty name",
"description": "duty description"
},
"shipping": {
"amount": "4.26",
"name": "level2 tax name",
"description": "level2 tax"
},
"poNumber": "456654",
"customer": {
"id": "18",
"email": "someone#blackhole.tv"
},
"billTo": {
"firstName": "Ellen",
"lastName": "Johnson",
"company": "Souveniropolis",
"address": "14 Main Street",
"city": "Pecan Springs",
"state": "TX",
"zip": "44628",
"country": "USA"
},
"shipTo": {
"firstName": "China",
"lastName": "Bayles",
"company": "Thyme for Tea",
"address": "12 Main Street",
"city": "Pecan Springs",
"state": "TX",
"zip": "44628",
"country": "USA"
},
"customerIP": "192.168.1.1",
"transactionSettings": {
"setting": [
{
"settingName": "allowPartialAuth",
"settingValue": "false"
},
{
"settingName": "duplicateWindow",
"settingValue": "0"
},
{
"settingName": "emailCustomer",
"settingValue": "false"
},
{
"settingName": "recurringBilling",
"settingValue": "false"
},
{
"settingName": "testRequest",
"settingValue": "false"
}
]
},
"userFields": {
"userField": {
"name": "favorite_color",
"value": "blue"
}
}
}
}
}
Here is my original AUTH_CAPTURE response:
{
"transactionResponse": {
"responseCode": "1",
"authCode": "TTJ26B",
"avsResultCode": "Y",
"cvvResultCode": "P",
"cavvResultCode": "2",
"transId": "40032153203",
"refTransID": "",
"transHash": "",
"testRequest": "0",
"accountNumber": "XXXX1111",
"accountType": "Visa",
"messages": [
{
"code": "1",
"description": "This transaction has been approved."
}
],
"userFields": [
{
"name": "favorite_color",
"value": "blue"
}
],
"transHashSha2": "0C9E5A47F93CD5B770A6B4AB24FE0F0D6F3B909066C72A10C4746F48C9886527A18B654736AE8D920D9048A14F2823A0DEC5B5F775A1C48DE9CBCF41C8D28CA3",
"SupplementalDataQualificationIndicator": 0
},
"refId": "38947161",
"messages": {
"resultCode": "Ok",
"message": [
{
"code": "I00001",
"text": "Successful."
}
]
}
}
Here is my first REFUND request (successful):
{
"createTransactionRequest": {
"merchantAuthentication": {
"name": "",
"transactionKey": ""
},
"refId": 30777668,
"transactionRequest": {
"transactionType": "refundTransaction",
"amount": 20,
"payment": {
"creditCard": {
"cardNumber": "4111111111111111",
"expirationDate": "122020"
}
},
"authCode": "40032153203"
}
}
}
Here is my first REFUND response (successful):
{
"transactionResponse": {
"responseCode": "1",
"authCode": "",
"avsResultCode": "P",
"cvvResultCode": "",
"cavvResultCode": "",
"transId": "40032153314",
"refTransID": "",
"transHash": "",
"testRequest": "0",
"accountNumber": "XXXX1111",
"accountType": "Visa",
"messages": [
{
"code": "1",
"description": "This transaction has been approved."
}
],
"transHashSha2": "4CE2D83B56C09494AD5609440E3337A6DEE0F4C74FBC99B218D65F6A121EFFC269F8954AC47C17B3B739E61A860C7B0818A8497D85D314D6E0CD89C9FE71A071",
"SupplementalDataQualificationIndicator": 0
},
"refId": "30777668",
"messages": {
"resultCode": "Ok",
"message": [
{
"code": "I00001",
"text": "Successful."
}
]
}
}
Here is my second REFUND request (successful):
{
"createTransactionRequest": {
"merchantAuthentication": {
"name": "",
"transactionKey": ""
},
"refId": 40597686,
"transactionRequest": {
"transactionType": "refundTransaction",
"amount": 10,
"payment": {
"creditCard": {
"cardNumber": "4111111111111111",
"expirationDate": "122020"
}
},
"authCode": "40032153203"
}
}
}
Here is my second REFUND response (successful):
{
"transactionResponse": {
"responseCode": "1",
"authCode": "",
"avsResultCode": "P",
"cvvResultCode": "",
"cavvResultCode": "",
"transId": "40032153319",
"refTransID": "",
"transHash": "",
"testRequest": "0",
"accountNumber": "XXXX1111",
"accountType": "Visa",
"messages": [
{
"code": "1",
"description": "This transaction has been approved."
}
],
"transHashSha2": "FD146FC0F8F3F31068905EC6C8D252662AA735ACDFAC53B4A8D808060C244C06288700AA8872466C3E240B62130D010CFBDE0473D09B631514A6E2E2CB77804F",
"SupplementalDataQualificationIndicator": 0
},
"refId": "40597686",
"messages": {
"resultCode": "Ok",
"message": [
{
"code": "I00001",
"text": "Successful."
}
]
}
}