---
title: "Cancel a transfer"
method: POST
path: "/transfer/cancel"
tags: ["plaid"]
---

# Cancel a transfer

`POST /transfer/cancel`

Use the `/transfer/cancel` endpoint to cancel a transfer.  A transfer is eligible for cancellation if the `cancellable` property returned by `/transfer/get` is `true`.

## Request body

- TransferCancelRequest — Defines the request schema for `/transfer/cancel`
  - `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.
  - `transfer_id` string, required — Plaid’s unique identifier for a transfer.
  - `originator_client_id` string, nullable — The Plaid client ID of the transfer originator. Should only be present if `client_id` is a third-party sender (TPS).

## Response `200`

OK

- TransferCancelResponse — Defines the response schema for `/transfer/cancel`
  - `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

- **2024-02-21** `5de70cc1e6ca` — 4 warning, 11 info
  - removed the request property `reason_code`
  - removed the optional property `error_code_reason` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `provided_account_subtypes` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the optional property `required_account_subtypes` from the response with the `default` status
  - …11 more

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

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