Approve a refund request

POST

refunds

{refundRequestId}

approved

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Idempotency-Key: <idempotency-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "amount": "15.00",
  "note": "Approved"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved"

payload = {
    "amount": "15.00",
    "note": "Approved"
}
headers = {
    "Idempotency-Key": "<idempotency-key>",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Idempotency-Key': '<idempotency-key>',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({amount: '15.00', note: 'Approved'})
};

fetch('https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'amount' => '15.00',
    'note' => 'Approved'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key: <idempotency-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"amount\": \"15.00\",\n  \"note\": \"Approved\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Idempotency-Key", "<idempotency-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved")
  .header("Idempotency-Key", "<idempotency-key>")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"amount\": \"15.00\",\n  \"note\": \"Approved\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Idempotency-Key"] = '<idempotency-key>'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"amount\": \"15.00\",\n  \"note\": \"Approved\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "0190f0c0-8888-7888-8888-888888888888",
  "appointmentId": "0190f0c0-4444-7444-8444-444444444444",
  "requestedAmount": "15.00",
  "approvedAmount": "15.00",
  "reason": "Cut finished early",
  "state": "approved",
  "createdAt": "2026-08-01T16:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-01T16:00:00.000Z"
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "id": "0190f0c0-cccc-7ccc-8ccc-cccccccccccc",
  "type": "https://docs.guile.app/problems/conflict",
  "title": "Conflict",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "This refund request is no longer pending approval.",
  "occurredAt": "2026-08-01T16:00:00.000Z"
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

Headers

Idempotency-Key

string

required

A client-generated idempotency key to ensure operations are only processed once even if a client retries the operation. The V4 UUID format, as defined in RFC 4122, is recommended to avoid collisions but is not required.

Maximum string length: 255

Path Parameters

refundRequestId

string

required

The unique, opaque system identifier for a resource. This case-sensitive ID is also used as path parameters in URLs or in other properties or parameters that reference a resource by ID rather than URL.

Body

application/json

Request body for approving a refund request.

amount

string<decimal>

The amount to approve for refund. If not provided, approves the full requested amount.

Pattern: ^-?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.[0-9][0-9]$

Example:

"456.78"

note

string

Optional note from the approver.

Maximum string length: 500

Response

Ok. The operation succeeded.

Represents a refund request from a customer.

string

required

Unique identifier for the refund request.

appointmentId

string

required

The appointment this refund request is for.

requestedAmount

string<decimal>

required

The amount requested for refund.

Pattern: ^-?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.[0-9][0-9]$

Example:

"456.78"

reason

string

required

Customer's reason for requesting the refund.

Maximum string length: 500

state

enum<string>

required

The state of the refund request.

Available options:

pending,

approved,

denied,

processed

createdAt

string<date-time>

required

The date-time when this resource was created, in RFC 3339 date-time YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ format, UTC. This is derived and immutable.

updatedAt

string<date-time>

required

The date-time when this resource was updated, in RFC 3339 date-time YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssZ format, UTC. This is derived and immutable.

approvedAmount

string<decimal>

The amount approved for refund, if approved.

Pattern: ^-?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.[0-9][0-9]$

Example:

"456.78"

responseNote

string

Note from the approver/denier, if provided.

Maximum string length: 500

refundPaymentId

string

If approved and processed, the ID of the resulting refund payment.

Approve a refund request

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Idempotency-Key: <idempotency-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "amount": "15.00",
  "note": "Approved"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved"

payload = {
    "amount": "15.00",
    "note": "Approved"
}
headers = {
    "Idempotency-Key": "<idempotency-key>",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Idempotency-Key': '<idempotency-key>',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({amount: '15.00', note: 'Approved'})
};

fetch('https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'amount' => '15.00',
    'note' => 'Approved'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key: <idempotency-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"amount\": \"15.00\",\n  \"note\": \"Approved\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Idempotency-Key", "<idempotency-key>")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved")
  .header("Idempotency-Key", "<idempotency-key>")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"amount\": \"15.00\",\n  \"note\": \"Approved\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.guile.app/refunds/{refundRequestId}/approved")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Idempotency-Key"] = '<idempotency-key>'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"amount\": \"15.00\",\n  \"note\": \"Approved\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "id": "0190f0c0-8888-7888-8888-888888888888",
  "appointmentId": "0190f0c0-4444-7444-8444-444444444444",
  "requestedAmount": "15.00",
  "approvedAmount": "15.00",
  "reason": "Cut finished early",
  "state": "approved",
  "createdAt": "2026-08-01T16:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-01T16:00:00.000Z"
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "id": "0190f0c0-cccc-7ccc-8ccc-cccccccccccc",
  "type": "https://docs.guile.app/problems/conflict",
  "title": "Conflict",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "This refund request is no longer pending approval.",
  "occurredAt": "2026-08-01T16:00:00.000Z"
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

{
  "type": "<string>",
  "title": "<string>",
  "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "status": 349,
  "detail": "<string>",
  "instance": "<string>",
  "attributes": {},
  "recovery": {
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 123,
      "remaining": 123,
      "resetsAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
    }
  },
  "problems": [
    {
      "type": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "occurredAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": "<string>",
      "status": 349,
      "detail": "<string>",
      "instance": "<string>",
      "attributes": {}
    }
  ]
}

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