Get Payment
The following endpoint can be used to retrieve the details of a payment within the SmarterSwipe application.
Endpoint
The following endpoint can be used to retrieve a payment. You must replace the {base_url} , {external_id} and {site_id} variables with the appropriate values.
GET
{base_url}/api/v3.1/site/{site_id}/payment/{external_id}
Request
No body is required for this API call
Response
Field
Type
Description
external_id
String
The unique payment id from the source system/database. If we detect a record with the same external_id, it will be updated, otherwise it will be added.
_id
String
The id of the payment, assigned by the system.
display_name
String
The secure friendly display name of the payment method. Example: VISA **** 3421.
last_4
String
The last 4 digits of the payment method. Only returned for payments taken through a stored payment method; a payment recorded through this API has none, so it is omitted.
amount
Number
The amount that was paid. Format = 0.00
paid_on
Date
The date and time of when the payment was made. Format = YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ
gateway_transaction_id
String
The unique id that was assigned to the payment record from the gateway when the payment was processed.
tip
Number
The tip amount that was added. Format = 0.00
tax
Number
The tax amount that was added. Format = 0.00
fee
Number
The fee amount that was added. Format = 0.00
invoice
A reference to the invoice record. On a write this is how the payment is applied to an invoice; it is echoed back on a read, alongside the fuller allocations list.
payment_type
String
The type of payment method used to make the payment.
One of payment_card, ach, cash, check
One of payment_card, ach, cash, check
payment_sub_type
String
The sub type of the payment method used to make the payment.
One of checking, savings, visa, mastercard, discover, amex, cash, other
One of checking, savings, visa, mastercard, discover, amex, cash, other
status
String
The current status of the payment.
Default = captured | One of declined, authorized, captured, voided, settled, returned, refundFailed, refunded, refundSettled
Default = captured | One of declined, authorized, captured, voided, settled, returned, refundFailed, refunded, refundSettled
created_at
Date
The date the payment was created.
updated_at
Date
The date the payment was last updated.
reference_number
String
The unique reference number assigned to the payment by the system, displayed to the merchant.
early_pay_discounts_and_late_fees
Number
The net of any early payment discount and late fee applied to the payment. Format = 0.00
is_refund
Boolean
Whether the payment is a refund of another payment.
custom_fields
Object
The custom fields recorded on the payment, as name/value pairs. {} when there are none.
allocations
How the payment was applied. A payment split across several invoices has one entry per invoice.
Sample Response
{
"_id": "61f32dc2f62bdc6a48945067",
"external_id": "65432325",
"reference_number": "N7E6N7T75WM9-PGEM",
"gateway_transaction_id": "53912387124235234",
"payment_type": "payment_card",
"payment_sub_type": "amex",
"display_name": "AMEX ****** 3422",
"amount": 30,
"tip": 0,
"tax": 0,
"fee": 0,
"early_pay_discounts_and_late_fees": 0,
"paid_on": "2021-03-15T16:32:11Z",
"status": "captured",
"is_refund": false,
"custom_fields": {},
"allocations": [
{
"ref_type": "Invoice",
"ref": {
"_id": "61f32dc2f62bdc6a48951255",
"external_id": "65432661",
"reference_number": "N7E6NICAC2FE"
},
"amount": 30
}
],
"created_at": "2025-05-30T19:19:44.143Z",
"updated_at": "2025-05-30T19:19:44.143Z"
}