Payment API
Abstract
This area of CiviCRM code and documentation is a work-in-progress. Not all features will be documented and the core code underlying this area may change from version to version.
Payment API¶
Historically, one recorded a payment against a contribution by changing its payment status, for example from Pending to Completed.
It is now best practice to use the Payment.create API call.
Note that paymentprocessor.pay handles the communication with a payment processor to instigate a payment. Similarly, paymentprocessor.refund handles the communication with a payment processor to instigate a refund.
After a contribution has been created, for example using the best practice Order.create API call, use the Payment.create API action to
- record a payment against the contribution - either fully or partially paying the contribution amount
- record a refund against the contribution
Use the Payment.cancel api to reverse a refunded payment.