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PATCH
/
v1
/
businesses
/
{businessId}
/
bills
/
refunds
/
{refundId}
Patch vendor refund
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://sandbox.layerfi.com/v1/businesses/{businessId}/bills/refunds/{refundId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "external_id": "<string>",
  "completed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "allocations": [
    {
      "total_amount": 123,
      "line_items": [
        {
          "amount": 123,
          "account_identifier": {
            "type": "AccountId",
            "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
          },
          "external_id": "<string>",
          "prepayment_account_identifier": {
            "type": "AccountId",
            "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
          },
          "tags": [
            {
              "key": "department",
              "value": "sales",
              "dimension_display_name": "Department",
              "value_display_name": "Sales Department"
            }
          ],
          "memo": "<string>",
          "metadata": {
            "custom_field": "value",
            "any valid json": "below 1kb",
            "nested": {
              "meaning of life": 42,
              "array": []
            }
          },
          "reference_number": "<string>"
        }
      ],
      "external_id": "<string>",
      "bill_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "bill_external_id": "<string>",
      "bill_line_item_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "bill_line_item_external_id": "<string>",
      "bill_payment_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "bill_payment_external_id": "<string>",
      "vendor_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "vendor_external_id": "<string>",
      "tags": [
        {
          "key": "department",
          "value": "sales",
          "dimension_display_name": "Department",
          "value_display_name": "Sales Department"
        }
      ],
      "memo": "<string>",
      "metadata": {
        "custom_field": "value",
        "any valid json": "below 1kb",
        "nested": {
          "meaning of life": 42,
          "array": []
        }
      },
      "reference_number": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "payments": [
    {
      "external_id": "payment-456",
      "refunded_amount": 123,
      "refund_processing_fee": 123,
      "completed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "method": "CASH",
      "processor": "STRIPE",
      "payment_clearing_account_identifier": {
        "type": "AccountId",
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
      },
      "tags": [
        {
          "key": "department",
          "value": "sales",
          "dimension_display_name": "Department",
          "value_display_name": "Sales Department"
        }
      ],
      "memo": "<string>",
      "metadata": {
        "custom_field": "value",
        "any valid json": "below 1kb",
        "nested": {
          "meaning of life": 42,
          "array": []
        }
      },
      "reference_number": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "key": "department",
      "value": "sales",
      "dimension_display_name": "Department",
      "value_display_name": "Sales Department"
    }
  ],
  "memo": "<string>",
  "metadata": {
    "custom_field": "value",
    "any valid json": "below 1kb",
    "nested": {
      "meaning of life": 42,
      "array": []
    }
  },
  "reference_number": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "external_id": "vendor-refund-123",
  "refunded_amount": 123,
  "status": "PAID",
  "completed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "allocations": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "bill_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "amount": 123,
      "line_items": [
        {
          "external_id": "<string>",
          "amount": 123,
          "ledger_account": {
            "id": {
              "type": "AccountId",
              "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
            },
            "name": "Current Assets",
            "account_number": "4000",
            "stable_name": {
              "type": "StableName",
              "stable_name": "CURRENT_ASSETS"
            },
            "normality": "CREDIT",
            "account_type": {
              "value": "ASSET",
              "display_name": "Asset"
            },
            "account_subtype": {
              "value": "BANK_ACCOUNTS",
              "display_name": "Current Assets"
            }
          },
          "prepayment_account": {
            "id": {
              "type": "AccountId",
              "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
            },
            "name": "Current Assets",
            "account_number": "4000",
            "stable_name": {
              "type": "StableName",
              "stable_name": "CURRENT_ASSETS"
            },
            "normality": "CREDIT",
            "account_type": {
              "value": "ASSET",
              "display_name": "Asset"
            },
            "account_subtype": {
              "value": "BANK_ACCOUNTS",
              "display_name": "Current Assets"
            }
          },
          "transaction_tags": [
            {
              "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
              "key": "ExampleTagKey",
              "value": "ExampleTagValue",
              "dimension_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
              "definition_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
              "dimension_display_name": "<string>",
              "value_display_name": "<string>",
              "archived_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
            }
          ],
          "memo": "<string>",
          "metadata": {
            "custom_field": "value",
            "any valid json": "below 1kb",
            "nested": {
              "meaning of life": 42,
              "array": []
            }
          },
          "reference_number": "<string>"
        }
      ],
      "bill_external_id": "<string>",
      "bill_line_item_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "bill_line_item_external_id": "<string>",
      "bill_payment_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "bill_payment_external_id": "<string>",
      "vendor": {
        "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
        "external_id": "<string>",
        "individual_name": "<string>",
        "company_name": "<string>",
        "email": "<string>",
        "mobile_phone": "<string>",
        "office_phone": "<string>",
        "address_string": "<string>",
        "memo": "<string>",
        "status": "ACTIVE",
        "transaction_tags": [
          {
            "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
            "key": "ExampleTagKey",
            "value": "ExampleTagValue",
            "dimension_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
            "definition_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
            "dimension_display_name": "<string>",
            "value_display_name": "<string>",
            "archived_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
          }
        ]
      },
      "transaction_tags": [
        {
          "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
          "key": "ExampleTagKey",
          "value": "ExampleTagValue",
          "dimension_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
          "definition_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
          "dimension_display_name": "<string>",
          "value_display_name": "<string>",
          "archived_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
        }
      ],
      "memo": "<string>",
      "metadata": {
        "custom_field": "value",
        "any valid json": "below 1kb",
        "nested": {
          "meaning of life": 42,
          "array": []
        }
      },
      "reference_number": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "payments": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "external_id": "payment-456",
      "refunded_amount": 123,
      "refund_processing_fee": 123,
      "completed_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "method": "ACH",
      "processor": "STRIPE",
      "payment_clearing_account": {
        "id": {
          "type": "AccountId",
          "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
        },
        "name": "Current Assets",
        "account_number": "4000",
        "stable_name": {
          "type": "StableName",
          "stable_name": "CURRENT_ASSETS"
        },
        "normality": "CREDIT",
        "account_type": {
          "value": "ASSET",
          "display_name": "Asset"
        },
        "account_subtype": {
          "value": "BANK_ACCOUNTS",
          "display_name": "Current Assets"
        }
      },
      "transaction_tags": [
        {
          "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
          "key": "ExampleTagKey",
          "value": "ExampleTagValue",
          "dimension_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
          "definition_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
          "dimension_display_name": "<string>",
          "value_display_name": "<string>",
          "archived_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
        }
      ],
      "memo": "<string>",
      "metadata": {
        "custom_field": "value",
        "any valid json": "below 1kb",
        "nested": {
          "meaning of life": 42,
          "array": []
        }
      },
      "reference_number": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "transaction_tags": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "key": "ExampleTagKey",
      "value": "ExampleTagValue",
      "dimension_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "definition_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "dimension_display_name": "<string>",
      "value_display_name": "<string>",
      "archived_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  ],
  "memo": "<string>",
  "metadata": {
    "custom_field": "value",
    "any valid json": "below 1kb",
    "nested": {
      "meaning of life": 42,
      "array": []
    }
  },
  "reference_number": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

​
Content-Type
string

Content-Type must be set to application/json

Path Parameters

​
businessId
string<uuid>
required

The UUID of the business to update the vendor refund for.

​
refundId
string<uuid>
required

The UUID of the vendor refund to update.

Body

application/json

Parameters for partially updating a vendor refund. All fields are optional. If allocations or payments are provided, they will fully replace the existing allocations or payments respectively.

​
external_id
string | null

An external identifier for the vendor refund transaction.

​
completed_at
string<date-time>

The time the vendor refund was completed.

​
allocations
object[]

The targets of the vendor refund. If provided, all existing allocations will be replaced with these new allocations. Each allocation specifies how much of the refund should be applied to a specific bill, line item, payment, or vendor.

​
payments
object[]

The payment methods and amounts used to process the vendor refund. If provided, all existing payments will be replaced with these new payments.

​
tags
object[]

Tags to associate with the vendor refund. If provided, all existing tags will be replaced.

​
memo
string | null

Memo for any text you would like to associate with the vendor refund (for example, to display to end users).

​
metadata
object

Arbitrary custom metadata in JSON format with a size limit of 1KB

Example:
{
  "custom_field": "value",
  "any valid json": "below 1kb",
  "nested": { "meaning of life": 42, "array": [] }
}
​
reference_number
string | null

Any (typically user-visible) identifier you would like to associate with the vendor refund. Can be used to filter when listing vendor refunds.

Response

200 - application/json

Vendor refund updated successfully.

A vendor refund represents a transaction where a vendor returns value to a business. A specific bill can be refunded or a general refund can be applied to a vendor.

​
id
string<uuid>

Unique identifier for the vendor refund.

​
external_id
string | null

Unique ID of the vendor refund in your system for linking purposes. Idempotency key.

Example:

"vendor-refund-123"

​
refunded_amount
integer<int64>

Amount refunded to the business in cents.

​
status
string

Status of the vendor refund.

Example:

"PAID"

​
completed_at
string<date-time>

Time when the vendor refund was completed.

​
allocations
object[]

Allocations associated with this vendor refund.

​
payments
object[]

Payments associated with this vendor refund.

​
transaction_tags
object[]
​
memo
string | null

Memo for any text you would like to associate with the vendor refund (for example, to display to end users).

​
metadata
object

Arbitrary custom metadata in JSON format with a size limit of 1KB

Example:
{
  "custom_field": "value",
  "any valid json": "below 1kb",
  "nested": { "meaning of life": 42, "array": [] }
}
​
reference_number
string | null

Any (typically user-visible) identifier you would like to associate with the vendor refund. Can be used to filter when listing vendor refunds.