Shopify - Create transaction action
This action creates a transaction for an order in Shopify. A transaction is created when an order results in an exchange of money.
Refer to the Shopify documentation for more information on the transaction resource.
Input
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Order ID | The order ID for which the transaction is created. |
| Transaction amount | The amount of money included in the transaction. If you do not provide a value, then it defaults to the total cost of the order (even if a previous transaction has been made towards it). |
| Transaction parent ID | The ID of an associated transaction. For capture transactions, the parent needs to be an authorization transaction. For void transactions, the parent needs to be an authorization transaction. For refund transactions, the parent needs to be a capture or sale transaction. |
| Transaction authorization | The authorization code associated with the transaction. |
| Transaction source | An optional origin of the transaction. Set to external to import a cash transaction for the associated order. |
| Transaction type | The type of the transaction. The full detail of valid transaction types can be found below. |
Transaction types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| authorization | Money that the customer has agreed to pay. The authorization period can be between 7 and 30 days (depending on your payment service) while a store waits for a payment to be captured. |
| capture | A transfer of money that was reserved during the authorization of a shop. |
| sale | The authorization and capture of a payment performed in one single step. |
| void | The cancellation of a pending authorization or capture. |
| refund | The partial or full return of captured money to the customer. |
Output
The output to this action is a list of transactions. Each transaction include the following datapills.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The unique ID of this transaction. |
| Order ID | The ID for the order that the transaction is associated with. |
| Amount | The gross amount of the transaction, in a decimal formatted string. |
| Kind | The type of the transaction. |
| Status | The status of the transaction. |
| Gateway | The name of the gateway the transaction was issued through. |
| Message | A string generated by the payment provider with additional information about why the transaction succeeded or failed. |
| Test | Whether the transaction was created for a test mode Order or payment. |
| Authorization | The authorization code associated with the transaction. |
| Currency | The ISO 4217 currency code of the transaction. |
| Location ID | The ID of the physical location where the transaction was processed |
| User ID | The ID for the user who was logged into the Shopify POS device when the order was processed, if applicable. |
| Parent ID | The ID of an associated transaction. |
| Device ID | The ID for the device. |
| Error code | A standardized error code, independent of the payment provider. |
| Source name | The origin of the transaction. This is set by Shopify and can't be overridden. |
| Created at | The date and time when the transaction was created. |
| Receipt | A transaction receipt attached to the transaction by the gateway. The value of this field depends on which gateway the shop is using. |
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