TrueLayer Refunds API

Refund payments back to users

OpenAPI Specification

truelayer-refunds-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: TrueLayer Payments Mandates Refunds API
  description: The TrueLayer Payments API v3 enables applications to create and manage open banking payments, payouts, refunds, and variable recurring payment mandates across the UK and EU. TrueLayer connects to 69+ banks and provides a unified interface for instant bank payments using open banking rails. Authentication requires signed requests with private keys and OAuth2 access tokens.
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: TrueLayer Support
    url: https://docs.truelayer.com
  termsOfService: https://truelayer.com/legal/
servers:
- url: https://api.truelayer.com
  description: TrueLayer Production API
- url: https://api.truelayer-sandbox.com
  description: TrueLayer Sandbox (testing)
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Refunds
  description: Refund payments back to users
paths:
  /v3/payments/{id}/refunds:
    post:
      summary: Create Refund
      description: Initiate a refund for a completed payment.
      operationId: createRefund
      tags:
      - Refunds
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Payment UUID to refund
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: Tl-Signature
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Idempotency-Key
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - amount_in_minor
              properties:
                amount_in_minor:
                  type: integer
                  description: Refund amount in minor currency units
                reference:
                  type: string
                  description: Reference shown on user's bank statement
                metadata:
                  type: object
                  description: Up to 10 custom key-value pairs
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Refund initiated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                  status:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                    - pending
                    - authorized
                    - executed
                    - failed
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    get:
      summary: List Payment Refunds
      description: Returns all refunds for a specific payment.
      operationId: listPaymentRefunds
      tags:
      - Refunds
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of refunds
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                          format: uuid
                        amount_in_minor:
                          type: integer
                        status:
                          type: string
                        created_at:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              trace_id:
                type: string
              errors:
                type: object
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized - invalid token or missing signature
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              type:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 access token with payments scope