Refunds

The refunds API allows you to create, view, and delete individual refunds.

Order refund properties

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Unique identifier for the resource. `READ-ONLY`
`date_created`	date-time	The date the order refund was created, in the site's timezone. `READ-ONLY`
`date_created_gmt`	date-time	The date the order refund was created, as GMT. `READ-ONLY`
`amount`	string	Refund amount.
`reason`	string	Reason for refund.
`refunded_by`	integer	User ID of user who created the refund.
`meta_data`	array	Meta data. See Order refund - Meta data properties
`line_items`	array	Line items data. See Order refund - Line items properties
`api_refund`	boolean	When true, the payment gateway API is used to generate the refund. Default is `true`. `WRITE-ONLY`

Order refund - Meta data properties

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Meta ID. `READ-ONLY`
`key`	string	Meta key.
`value`	string	Meta value.

Order refund - Line items properties

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Item ID. `READ-ONLY`
`name`	string	Product name.
`product_id`	integer	Product ID.
`variation_id`	integer	Variation ID, if applicable.
`quantity`	integer	Quantity ordered.
`tax_class`	string	Tax class of product.
`subtotal`	string	Line subtotal (before discounts).
`subtotal_tax`	string	Line subtotal tax (before discounts). `READ-ONLY`
`total`	string	Line total (after discounts).
`total_tax`	string	Line total tax (after discounts). `READ-ONLY`
`taxes`	array	Line taxes. See Order refund line item - Taxes properties `READ-ONLY`
`meta_data`	array	Meta data. See Order refund - Meta data properties
`sku`	string	Product SKU. `READ-ONLY`
`price`	string	Product price. `READ-ONLY`

Order refund line item - Taxes properties

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Tax rate ID. `READ-ONLY`
`total`	string	Tax total. `READ-ONLY`
`subtotal`	string	Tax subtotal. `READ-ONLY`

Create a refund

This API helps you to create a new refund for an order.

POST /wp-json/wc/v2/orders/<id>/refunds

curl -X POST https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	-d '{
  "amount": "10"
}'

const data = {
  amount: "10"
};

WooCommerce.post("orders/723/refunds", data)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

<?php
$data = [
    'amount' => '10'
];

print_r($woocommerce->post('orders/723/refunds', $data));
?>

data = {
    "amount": "10"
}

print(wcapi.post("orders/723/refunds", data).json())

data = {
  amount: "10"
}

woocommerce.post("orders/723/refunds", data).parsed_response

{
  "id": 726,
  "date_created": "2017-03-21T17:07:11",
  "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-21T20:07:11",
  "amount": "10.00",
  "reason": "",
  "meta_data": [],
  "line_items": [],
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds/726"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds"
      }
    ],
    "up": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Retrieve a refund

This API lets you retrieve and view a specific refund from an order.

GET /wp-json/wc/v2/orders/<id>/refunds/<refund_id>

curl https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds/726 \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

WooCommerce.get("orders/723/refunds/726")
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

<?php print_r($woocommerce->get('orders/723/refunds/726')); ?>

print(wcapi.get("orders/723/refunds/726").json())

woocommerce.get("orders/723/refunds/726").parsed_response

{
  "id": 726,
  "date_created": "2017-03-21T17:07:11",
  "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-21T20:07:11",
  "amount": "10.00",
  "reason": "",
  "meta_data": [],
  "line_items": [],
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds/726"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds"
      }
    ],
    "up": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Available parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`dp`	integer	Number of decimal points to use in each resource.

List all refunds

This API helps you to view all the refunds from an order.

GET /wp-json/wc/v2/orders/<id>/refunds

curl https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

WooCommerce.get("orders/723/refunds")
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

<?php print_r($woocommerce->get('orders/723/refunds')); ?>

print(wcapi.get("orders/723/refunds").json())

woocommerce.get("orders/723/refunds").parsed_response

[
  {
    "id": 726,
    "date_created": "2017-03-21T17:07:11",
    "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-21T20:07:11",
    "amount": "10.00",
    "reason": "",
    "refunded_by": 1,
    "meta_data": [],
    "line_items": [],
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds/726"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds"
        }
      ],
      "up": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 724,
    "date_created": "2017-03-21T16:55:37",
    "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-21T19:55:37",
    "amount": "9.00",
    "reason": "",
    "refunded_by": 1,
    "meta_data": [],
    "line_items": [
      {
        "id": 314,
        "name": "Woo Album #2",
        "product_id": 87,
        "variation_id": 0,
        "quantity": -1,
        "tax_class": "",
        "subtotal": "-9.00",
        "subtotal_tax": "0.00",
        "total": "-9.00",
        "total_tax": "0.00",
        "taxes": [],
        "meta_data": [
          {
            "id": 2076,
            "key": "_refunded_item_id",
            "value": "311"
          }
        ],
        "sku": "",
        "price": -9
      }
    ],
    "_links": {
      "self": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds/724"
        }
      ],
      "collection": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds"
        }
      ],
      "up": [
        {
          "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

Available parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`context`	string	Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response. Options: `view` and `edit`. Default is `view`.
`page`	integer	Current page of the collection. Default is `1`.
`per_page`	integer	Maximum number of items to be returned in result set. Default is `10`.
`search`	string	Limit results to those matching a string.
`after`	string	Limit response to resources published after a given ISO8601 compliant date.
`before`	string	Limit response to resources published before a given ISO8601 compliant date.
`dates_are_gmt`	boolean	Interpret `after` and `before` as UTC dates when `true`.
`exclude`	array	Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
`include`	array	Limit result set to specific ids.
`offset`	integer	Offset the result set by a specific number of items.
`order`	string	Order sort attribute ascending or descending. Options: `asc` and `desc`. Default is `desc`.
`orderby`	string	Sort collection by object attribute. Options: `date`, `id`, `include`, `title` and `slug`. Default is `date`.
`parent`	array	Limit result set to those of particular parent IDs.
`parent_exclude`	array	Limit result set to all items except those of a particular parent ID.
`dp`	integer	Number of decimal points to use in each resource. Default is `2`.

Delete a refund

This API helps you delete an order refund.

DELETE /wp-json/wc/v2/orders/<id>/refunds/<refund_id>

curl -X DELETE https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds/726?force=true \
	-u consumer_key:consumer_secret

WooCommerce.delete("orders/723/refunds/726", {
  force: true
})
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.data);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error.response.data);
  });

<?php print_r($woocommerce->delete('orders/723/refunds/726', ['force' => true])); ?>

print(wcapi.delete("orders/723/refunds/726", params={"force": True}).json())

woocommerce.delete("orders/723/refunds/726", force: true).parsed_response

{
  "id": 726,
  "date_created": "2017-03-21T17:07:11",
  "date_created_gmt": "2017-03-21T20:07:11",
  "amount": "10.00",
  "reason": "",
  "meta_data": [],
  "line_items": [],
  "_links": {
    "self": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds/726"
      }
    ],
    "collection": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723/refunds"
      }
    ],
    "up": [
      {
        "href": "https://example.com/wp-json/wc/v2/orders/723"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Available parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`force`	boolean	Required to be `true`, as resource does not support trashing.

Order refund properties​

Order refund - Meta data properties​

Order refund - Line items properties​

Order refund line item - Taxes properties​

Create a refund​

Retrieve a refund​

Available parameters​

List all refunds​

Available parameters​

Delete a refund​

Available parameters​

Use of your personal data

Order refund properties

Order refund - Meta data properties

Order refund - Line items properties

Order refund line item - Taxes properties

Create a refund

Retrieve a refund

Available parameters

List all refunds

Available parameters

Delete a refund

Available parameters