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# Create refund

> Refund an amount or specific line items of an order, through the payment gateway or as a manual record. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/woocommerce/create_refund

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Refund an amount or specific line items of an order, through the payment gateway or as a manual record.

WooCommerce API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/woocommerce.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/woocommerce/orders/{order_id}/refunds`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Creates a refund on one order for the amount you give, optionally tied to line items from get_order. With api_refund true, the default, WooCommerce uses the payment gateway API to send the money back, which needs a compatible gateway; with false it only records the refund and you send the money yourself. A refund below the full order value is a partial refund and the order status does not change; a full refund sets it to Refunded. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `order_id` | integer | yes | Order ID from list_orders. |
| `amount` | string | yes | Refund amount in the order currency, for example "22.00". |
| `reason` | string | no | Reason stored with the refund. |
| `line_items` | array | no | Items to refund: objects with line_item_id from get_order, quantity and amount. |
| `api_refund` | boolean | no | true refunds through the payment gateway, false only records it. Default: true. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/woocommerce/orders/1042/refunds \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"amount":"22.00","reason":"Damaged in transit","line_items":[{"line_item_id":7002,"quantity":1,"amount":"22.00"}],"api_refund":true}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("woocommerce", "create_refund", {"order_id":1042,"amount":"22.00","reason":"Damaged in transit","line_items":[{"line_item_id":7002,"quantity":1,"amount":"22.00"}],"api_refund":True})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('woocommerce', 'create_refund', {"order_id":1042,"amount":"22.00","reason":"Damaged in transit","line_items":[{"line_item_id":7002,"quantity":1,"amount":"22.00"}],"api_refund":true});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call woocommerce create_refund --data '{"order_id":1042,"amount":"22.00","reason":"Damaged in transit","line_items":[{"line_item_id":7002,"quantity":1,"amount":"22.00"}],"api_refund":true}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "refund_id": 1051,
  "order_id": 1042,
  "amount": "22.00",
  "reason": "Damaged in transit",
  "refunded_via": "payment gateway",
  "order_status": "processing"
}
```

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