---
title: "Spendback refund"
method: POST
path: "/payout/v3/spendbackRefund"
tags: ["Spendbacks"]
---

# Spendback refund

`POST /payout/v3/spendbackRefund`

Allows the merchant to refund recipients who have previously made a spendback transaction.

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> ⚠️ Try It
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> To use the Try It feature for this endpoint, you must use the credentials for your [Sandbox API user](https://docs.nexiopay.com/docs/sandbox-environments).<br/><br/>Include at least the spendback ID and amount to refund in the request.

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## Request parameters
- spendbackId
- amount
- payoutAccountId
- recipientId
- providerId
- spendbackRef
- recipientRef
- providerSpendbackRef
- currency
- providerType
- spendbackType
- spendbackStatus
- spendbackDate
- createdAt
- updatedAt

## Response parameters
- spendbackId
- payoutAccountId
- recipientId
- providerId
- spendbackRef
- recipientRef
- providerSpendbackRef
- amount
- currency
- providerType
- spendbackType
- spendbackStatus
- spendbackDate
- createdAt
- updatedAt

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## Request body

- object
  - `spendbackId` integer, required — The ID value auto-generated by Nexio when the spendback request was submitted (see the [Submit spendback](https://docs.nexiopay.com/reference/SubmitSpendback) endpoint).
  - `amount` number, required — The payout amount. The maximum value has 16 digits total, including up to two of those digits after the decimal point.
  - `payoutAccountId` integer — The Nexio ID for the payout account. Useful for identifying the business or business segment associated with the recipient.
  - `recipientId` integer — The Nexio-generated ID for a recipient. This is the payer account used for the spendback refund.
  - `providerId` ProviderId — unresolved $ref
  - `spendbackRef` string — Reference value for the spendback request. This allows for easier synchronization and searching across different systems.
  - `recipientRef` string — Payer's unique reference value for the recipient. This allows for easier synchronization and searching across different systems. This is the same `recipientRef` that is used in the [Submit spendback](https://docs.nexiopay.com/reference/submitspendback) endpoint and is a unique value used for spendbacks.
  - `providerSpendbackRef` string — Reference value for the spendback from the payout provider. This allows for easier synchronization and searching across different systems.
  - `currency` Currency — unresolved $ref
  - `providerType` 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 — The Nexio ID for the payout provider used to process the spendback request. Possible values include the following: - 10 - Interchecks - 20 - Hyperwallet - 30 - Payquicker - 40 - Nexio's mock payout provider for quicker sandbox integration - 50 - MassPay - 60 - Nomad
  - `spendbackType` 10 | 20 — The type of spendback used. `10` is `spendback` and `20` is `refund`.
  - `spendbackStatus` 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 90 — The status of the spendback, returned as an integer. For more information about possible values, see the [spendbackStatus](https://docs.nexiopay.com/docs/constant-payouts-values#spendback-status-spendbackstatus) table.
  - `spendbackDate` string, date — The date the spendback request was sent to the provider, formatted as an [ISO-8601](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html) date expressed in UTC.
  - `updatedAt` string — The date and time the spendback record was most recently updated in Nexio, formatted as an [ISO-8601](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html) date expressed in UTC.
  - `createdAt` string — The date and time the spendback request was sent to the provider, formatted as an [ISO-8601](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html) date expressed in UTC.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `spendbackId` SpendbackId — unresolved $ref
  - `payoutAccountId` PayoutAccountId — unresolved $ref
  - `recipientId` RecipientId — unresolved $ref
  - `providerId` ProviderId — unresolved $ref
  - `spendbackRef` SpendbackRef — unresolved $ref
  - `recipientRef` string — Your unique identifier for a recipient. This is the payer account used for the spendback.
  - `providerSpendbackRef` ProviderSpendbackRef — unresolved $ref
  - `amount` Amount — unresolved $ref
  - `currency` string — The [three-character ISO currency code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217) for the spendback by the specified payer.
  - `providerType` ProviderType — unresolved $ref
  - `spendbackType` SpendbackType — unresolved $ref
  - `spendbackStatus` SpendbackStatus — unresolved $ref
  - `spendbackDate` SpendbackDate — unresolved $ref
  - `updatedAt` UpdatedAt — unresolved $ref
  - `createdAt` CreatedAt — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized. For help with this error and other error codes, see [Common errors](https://docs.nexiopay.com/docs/common-errors) in the Guides area.
- `433` — Spendback to refund not found

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