Incremental authorisation

Increase the authorised amount of a POS transaction.

Increment an authorisation

POST
/v1/pos-transactions/{systemTransactionId}/modifications

Request example

Use the following request to increment an authorisation.

{
  "merchant": "MERCHANT-1",
  "site": "SITE-1",
  "merchantTransactionId": "POS_002",
  "merchantTransactionDate": "2025-01-27T08:51:02.826Z",
  "amounts": {
    "transaction": 29.99,
    "currencyCode": "GBP",
    "gratuity": 0
  },
  "operation": "Incremental"
}
ParameterDescription
merchant
string (≤ 20 characters)
required
Your unique merchant identifier, as assigned by PXP.
site
string (≤ 20 characters)
required
Your unique site identifier, as assigned by PXP.
merchantTransactionId
string (≤ 50 characters)
required
The unique identifier for this transaction, as chosen by you.
merchantTransactionDate
date-time
required
The date and time when the initial transaction happened, in ISO 8601 format.
amounts
object
required
Details about the transaction amount.
amounts.transaction
string
required
The value of the transaction. For Incremental operations, this should be more than the original transaction value.
amounts.currencyCode
string
required
The currency code associated with the transaction, in ISO 4217 format.
amounts.gratuity
number
The optional gratuity amount.
operation
string
required
The type of modification that you want to make. Set this to Incremental.

Possible values:
  • Capture
  • Refund
  • Incremental
  • Void

Response example

If your request is successful, you'll receive a 200 response containing a new systemTransactionId . You'll also receive a Transaction (Card Authorised) webhook notification.

{
  "state": "Authorised",
  "stateData": {},
  "approvalCode": "630822",
  "merchantTransactionId": "POS_002",
  "systemTransactionId": "b7bb31b8-dc6b-4158-9d8a-52e80728e9bc",
  "merchantTransactionDate": "2025-03-26T08:51:02.826445+00:00",
  "fundingData": {
    "maskedPrimaryAccountNumber": "222360******0011",
    "expiryMonth": "12",
    "expiryYear": "2025",
    "cardScheme": "MasterCard",
    "gatewayTokenId": "db2d6ff1-d67e-44d2-9e56-4bcdacad753f",
    "providerResponse": {
      "provider": "PXP Financial",
      "code": "00",
      "message": "",
      "merchantId": "",
      "terminalId": "",
      "paymentAccountReference": "",
      "schemeTransactionId": "",
      "merchantAdvice": {
        "code": "",
        "message": ""
      },
      "settlementDate": "2025-04-11T09:17:30.597279+01:00"
    }
  }
}