This API call lets you process a refund using a card token. The response is an XML of the processed refund.
Request Fields
Field Name |
Type |
Required |
Description |
transactionType |
String |
Yes |
refund |
accountId |
Integer |
Yes |
The Helcim Commerce account ID. |
apiToken |
String |
Yes |
API token used for authentication and access control. |
amount |
Decimal |
Yes |
The amount of the transaction. |
cardToken |
String |
Yes |
The credit card token. |
cardF4L4Skip |
Integer |
Yes |
1 or 0. Must enter 1. |
transactionId |
Integer |
No |
The transaction ID of the original sale. |
Response Fields (XML)
Field Name |
Type |
Description |
message |
- |
XML structure |
response |
Integer |
1 or 0. Whether the transaction was approved or declined. |
responseMessage |
String |
Result of transaction (Approved/Denied). |
notice |
String |
Error/warning message from Helcim. |
transaction |
- |
XML structure |
transactionId |
Integer |
The transaction ID. |
type |
String |
The transaction type (purchase, refund, pre-auth, capture). |
date |
String |
The date of the transactions. |
time |
String |
The time of the transaction. |
cardHolderName |
String |
The card holder's name. |
amount |
Decimal |
The amount of the transactions. |
currency |
String |
The currency of the transaction. |
cardnumber |
String |
The credit card number (first 4 and last 4 digits only). |
cardToken |
String |
The credit card token. |
expiryDate |
Integer |
The credit card expiry date. |
cardType |
String |
The credit card type (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discovery). |
avsResponse |
String |
The address verification response. |
cvvResponse |
String |
The CVV verification response. |
approvalCode |
String |
The approval code. |
orderNumber |
String |
The order number. |
customerCode |
String |
The customer code. |
Errors
For all API requests, there are also generic API authentication and user access restriction errors.
Response Code |
Error Code |
Message |
Description |
0 |
- |
Invalid Amount |
The transaction amount was not entered. |
0 |
- |
Declined - Invalid Card Number Invalid Expiry Date |
The credit card token was not entered or is invalid. |
0 |
- |
Card F4L4 Does Not Match Card Token |
Request field cardF4L4Skip was not populated with integer '1' |