---
title: "Check the status of a refund"
method: GET
path: "/v1/payments/{paymentId}/refunds/{refundId}"
tags: ["Refunding card payments"]
---

# Check the status of a refund

`GET /v1/payments/{paymentId}/refunds/{refundId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://publicapi.payments.service.gov.uk`
- URL: `https://publicapi.payments.service.gov.uk/v1/payments/{paymentId}/refunds/{refundId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

You can use this endpoint to [get details about an individual refund](https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/refunding_payments/#checking-the-status-of-a-refund).

## Path parameters

- `paymentId` string, required
- `refundId` string, required

## Response `200`

OK - your request was successful.

- Refund
  - `_links` RefundLinksForSearch: links for search refunds resource
    - `payment` Link: A link related to a payment
      - `href` string: A URL that lets you perform additional actions to this payment when combined with the associated `method`.
      - `method` string: An API method that lets you perform additional actions to this paymentwhen combined with the associated `href`.
    - `self` Link: A link related to a payment
      - `href` string: A URL that lets you perform additional actions to this payment when combined with the associated `method`.
      - `method` string: An API method that lets you perform additional actions to this paymentwhen combined with the associated `href`.
  - `amount` integer: The amount refunded to the user in pence.
  - `created_date` string: The date and time you created this refund. This value uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and ISO 8601 format - `YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.SSSZ`.
  - `fee` integer: The fee, in pence, charged for processing the refund.
  - `net_amount` integer: The net amount, in pence, associated with the refund, including any fee applicable.
  - `payment_id` string: The unique ID GOV.UK Pay automatically associated with this payment when you created it.
  - `refund_id` string: The unique ID GOV.UK Pay automatically associated with this refund when you created it.
  - `settlement_summary` RefundSettlementSummary: A structure representing information about a settlement for refunds
    - `settled_date` string: The date Stripe took the refund from a payout to your bank account. `settled_date` only appears if Stripe has taken the refund. This value uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and ISO 8601 format - `YYYY-MM-DD`.
  - `status` 'submitted' | 'success' | 'error': The [status of the refund](https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/refunding_payments/#checking-the-status-of-a-refund-status).

## Other responses

- `401`: Your API key is missing or invalid. Read more about [authenticating GOV.UK Pay API requests](https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/api_reference/#authentication)
- `404`: Not found
- `429`: Too many requests
- `500`: Downstream system error

## Changes

- **2026-10-13** `6dc4b2c91eb8`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `fee` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `net_amount` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-02-22** `eafdca6d5023`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `payment_id` to the response with the `200` status
- **2023-04-18** `c8f226fc66d4`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `header` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `header` to the response with the `500` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/government-digital-service/apis/gov-uk-pay-api/changes/v1/payments/:paymentId/refunds/:refundId/get.md)

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