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/v2/payments/authorise

POST

Authorises a payment pending authorisation.

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API parameters

Required

Name	In	Type	Description	Items
X-Auth-Token	header	string	Authentication token.
payment_ids[]	query	array	One or more payment UUID identifiers to be authorised.	string

curl -X POST  --header "X-Auth-Token: XXXX-XXXXX-XXXX"  https://devapi.currencycloud.com/v2/payments/authorise

Response

{
    "authorisations": [
        {
            "payment_id": "1c19d453-5249-4f1a-ae4d-19f0debf6197",
            "payment_status": "awaiting_authorisation",
            "updated": true,
            "error": null,
            "auth_steps_taken": 1,
            "auth_steps_required": 2,
            "short_reference": "180628-FGVXPX001"
        }
    ]
}

Error Codes

HTTP Status	Code	Description
400	payment_ids_is_required	payment_ids is required
	payment_ids_type_is_wrong	payment_ids should be of array type
	on_behalf_of_self	You cannot act on behalf of your own Contact
401	invalid_supplied_credentials	Authentication failed with the supplied credentials
429	too_many_requests	Too many requests have been made to the api. Please refer to the Developer Center for more information
500	internal_server_error	Internal server error
503	service_unavailable	Service is temporary unavailable

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