Pre-authorize a payment

1 Create a pre-authorized payment

Checkout page

When creating Checkout session, set the value of preAuth property to 'y'.

• The value is y：indicates that the current payment is pre-authorized. After the cardholder completes the authorization, the status of the payment is'uncaptured'. And you need to capture funds, the payment can be finalized.

• The value is n：indicates this is an ordinary payment and 'n'is the default value.

// Use your private key
MoneyCollect.apiKey = "test_pr_NWZsa******";

SessionCreateParams params =
                    SessionCreateParams.builder()
                            .setReturnUrl("http://localhost:4242/success.html")
                            .setCancelUrl("http://localhost:4242/cancel.html")
                            .setNotifyUrl("http://localhost:4242/success.html")
                            .setAmountTotal(19 * 100L)
                            .setCurrency("USD")
                            .setOrderNo("C"+System.currentTimeMillis())
                            .setWebsite("https://www.mc.com")
                            .setPreAuth(SessionCreateParams.PreAuth.YES)
                            .build();
Session session = Session.create(params);

Payment

When a payment is pre-authorized, but it cannot be captured or canceled in 7days, MoneyCollect will automatically cancel this payment.

2 Capture a pre-authorized payment

1. Use API Capture a Payment to capture payment in 'uncaptured' status.

• paymentId The ID of the payment you capture.

• comment the description for capture.

// Use your private key
MoneyCollect.apiKey = "test_pr_NWZsa******";

PaymentCaptureParams params = PaymentCaptureParams.builder()
                          .setPaymentId("py_1451067513881452545")
                          .setComment("capture all")
                          .build();
Payment payment = Payment.capture(params);
return JSONObject.toJSONString(payment);

2. Use MoneyCollect Dashboard to capture

Capture a pre-authorized payment, only supports to capture full amount. That is to say, we don't support partially capture a payment.

3 Cancel the pre-authorization

Use API Cancel a Payment to cancel the payment in 'uncaptured' status.

• paymentId the ID of the payment you cancel.

• cancellationReason The reason why you cancel the pre-authorization.

// Use your private key
MoneyCollect.apiKey = "test_pr_NWZsa******";

PaymentCancelParams params = PaymentCancelParams.builder()
                    .setPaymentId("py_1451067513881452545")
                    .setCancellationReason("I want to cancel.")
                    .build();
Payment payment = Payment.cancel(params);
return JSONObject.toJSONString(payment);

You can also cancel a Pre-auth payment in your MoneyCollect Dashboard.