Cancel an order

post/orders/cancel

Cancels an order. Cancellation of an order results in an automatic rollback of all payments made in the order, either by canceling or refunding the payment, depending on the type of payment method.

Endpoint destination URL
https://checkout-test.adyen.com/v71/orders/cancel
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Header Parameters

Idempotency-Keystring

A unique identifier for the message with a maximum of 64 characters (we recommend a UUID).

Request Parameters

merchantAccountstringRequired

The merchant account identifier that orderData belongs to.

orderobjectRequired

The order request object that contains a pspReference that represents the order and the matching encrypted order data.

Response parameters

After submitting a call, you receive a response message to inform you that your request was received and processed.

Depending on the HTTP status code of the response message, it is helpful to build some logic to handle any errors that a request or the system may return.

HTTP Responses

  • 200 - OK

    The request has succeeded.

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  • 400 - Bad Request

    A problem reading or understanding the request.

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  • 401 - Unauthorized

    Authentication required.

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  • 403 - Forbidden

    Insufficient permissions to process the request.

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  • 422 - Unprocessable Entity

    A request validation error.

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  • 500 - Internal Server Error

    The server could not process the request.

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