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Reserve a fixed amount on a payment mean.
The amount you want to debit may be lower than the reserved amount, but not higher
Chargingthe pre authorisation works with certainty
Pre Authorizations last around 5 days (this duration depends on the issuer)
Not all payment provider support pre-authorizations. Visit our article to find a suitable payment provider.
Pre-authorizations can easily be implemented using the Payrexx Gateway. Use the parameter reservation to do so.
This step is identical to the "payment" step in the . With a pre-authorization, the only difference is that the amount is not debited but reserved.
Also a with the transaction status reserved will be triggered.
There is no possibility to make further charges using this authorized transaction.
The transaction ID is present in the .
You can find this ID also if you through the Payrexx API. Small hint on where to find the transaction ID in the retrieve a Gateway respone:
Use to make a charge on the reserved transaction. You will need the ID of the transaction with status "reserved" to do so!