---
title: "Retrieve a refund"
method: POST
path: "/transfer/refund/get"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Retrieve a refund

`POST /transfer/refund/get`

The `/transfer/refund/get` endpoint fetches information about the refund corresponding to the given `refund_id`.

## Request body

- TransferRefundGetRequest — Defines the request schema for `/transfer/refund/get`
  - `client_id` string — Your Plaid API `client_id`. The `client_id` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-CLIENT-ID` header or as part of a request body.
  - `secret` string — Your Plaid API `secret`. The `secret` is required and may be provided either in the `PLAID-SECRET` header or as part of a request body.
  - `refund_id` string, required — Plaid's unique identifier for a refund.

## Response `200`

OK

- TransferRefundGetResponse — Defines the response schema for `/transfer/refund/get`
  - `refund` TransferRefund, required — Represents a refund within the Transfers API.
    - `id` string, required — Plaid's unique identifier for a refund.
    - `transfer_id` string, required — The ID of the transfer to refund.
    - `amount` string, required — The amount of the refund (decimal string with two digits of precision e.g. "10.00").
    - `status` 'pending' | 'posted' | 'cancelled' | 'failed' | 'settled' | 'returned', required — The status of the refund. `pending`: A new refund was created; it is in the pending state. `posted`: The refund has been successfully submitted to the payment network. `settled`: Credits have been refunded to the Plaid linked account. `cancelled`: The refund was cancelled by the client. `failed`: The refund has failed. `returned`: The refund was returned.
    - `failure_reason` TransferRefundFailure, nullable, required — The failure reason if the status for a refund is `"failed"` or `"returned"`. Null value otherwise.
      - `failure_code` string, nullable — The failure code, e.g. `R01`. A failure code will be provided if and only if the refund status is `returned`. See [ACH return codes](https://plaid.com/docs/errors/transfer/#ach-return-codes) for a full listing of ACH return codes and [RTP/RfP error codes](https://plaid.com/docs/errors/transfer/#rtprfp-error-codes) for RTP error codes.
      - `ach_return_code` string, nullable — The ACH return code, e.g. `R01`. A return code will be provided if and only if the refund status is `returned`. For a full listing of ACH return codes, see [Transfer errors](https://plaid.com/docs/errors/transfer/#ach-return-codes). This field is deprecated in favor of the more versatile `failure_code`, which encompasses non-ACH failure codes as well.
      - `description` string — A human-readable description of the reason for the failure or reversal.
    - `ledger_id` string, nullable — Plaid's unique identifier for a Plaid Ledger Balance.
    - `created` string, date-time, required — The datetime when this refund was created. This will be of the form `2006-01-02T15:04:05Z`
    - `network_trace_id` string, nullable — The trace identifier for the transfer based on its network. This will only be set after the transfer has posted. For `ach` or `same-day-ach` transfers, this is the ACH trace number. For `rtp` transfers, this is the Transaction Identification number. For `wire` transfers, this is the IMAD (Input Message Accountability Data) number.
  - `request_id` string, required — A unique identifier for the request, which can be used for troubleshooting. This identifier, like all Plaid identifiers, is case sensitive.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response

## Changes

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- **2026-07-22** `a1bbca018160` — 13 warning
  - added the new `ASSETS_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `CRA_MONITORING_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `CREDIT_PROFILE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - added the new `ENCOMPASS_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
  - …9 more
- **2026-06-25** `80d23bfdc2e5` — 1 warning
  - added the new `IDEMPOTENCY_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2026-06-10** `fb8c3f188d8b` — 1 warning
  - added the new `BASE_REPORT_ERROR` enum value to the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`
- **2025-12-11** `465584b48c99` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `provided_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
  - added the optional property `required_account_subtypes` to the response with the `default` status
- **2025-11-19** `4abee1c56929` — 1 info
  - removed the `IDENTITY_ERROR` enum value from the `error_type` response property for the response status `default`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/plaid/apis/the-plaid-api/changes/transfer/refund/get/post.md)

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