Issue a credit

If a merchant needs to refund a customer without tracking the refund against an existing payment, the /v1/credits endpoint method is used. This type of transaction is also referred to as a manual or naked refund. Credits can be for any amount, and the request must include an Idempotency-Key to maintain a record of the credit between the POS and the Clover system. See Tracking transactions with idempotency keys for more information.

Prerequisites

• POS is connected to the device using a network or cloud connection.
• Clover device is in an idle state, that is, no payment is being taken.

Steps

1. Construct a request with the required data—the amount of the credit in cents.

{
  "amount": 2450
}

2. Send a POST request to the /v1/credits endpoint.
3. Required. Include the required headers for your request.
   The credit is processed for the requested amount. After the credit is complete, a success message appears.

4. Optional. To print a credit receipt, send a POST request to the /v1/credits/{creditId}/receipt endpoint.
5. To return to the welcome screen, send a POST request to the /v1/device/welcome endpoint.