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ChargebeeAPI

Create an authorization payment

Idempotency Supported

Authorizes a specific amount in customer's Credit card, which can be collected within a span of time. Read more on authorization and capture here.

  • Supported only for Card payments.
  • Currently supported only for Stripe.

Sample Request

Sample Result[JSON]

URL Format

POST https://[site].chargebee.com/api/v2/transactions/create_authorization

Input Parameters

customer_id
required, string, max chars=50

Identifier of the customer.

payment_source_id
optional, string, max chars=40

Payment source to be used for authorizing the transaction.

currency_code
required if Multicurrency is enabled, string, max chars=3

The currency code (ISO 4217 format) of the transaction amount.

amount
required, in cents, min=1

The amount to be blocked.

Returns

transaction
Transaction object
Resource object representing transaction