# PayPal Void authorization

You can void authorizations for various reasons, including non-availability of some items in cart and partial order cancelled by the payer. You have flexibility to void an authorization and ensure further fund captures are cancelled.

**Void, or cancel an authorized payment by ID:**

You cannot void an authorized payment that has been fully captured. Voiding an authorization cancels the entire open amount. You can initiate a void if:

* the authorization is pending
* the authorized amount was captured at less than 100%

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A valid JWT Token is required to make the API call.
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## Required fields

There are no required fields for the Void Authorization API.

## Optional fields

There are no optional fields for the Void Authorization API.

## Request

To void an authorization, make a request with an empty body.

* **POST** `/transactions/{id}/void`

## **Response**

The successful response will be of status code 204, with no content.


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