Captures

A capture settles a previously authorised payment, collecting the reserved funds from the customer's payment method.

Auth / Capture Flow

When you create a payment with action: AUTH, funds are reserved (held) on the customer's card but not collected. You then have a window (typically 7-30 days depending on the processor) to capture the funds:

1. Create payment with action: AUTH: funds are reserved
2. Capture the authorisation: funds are collected
3. Or void the authorisation: funds are released

This flow is common in scenarios where you need to verify funds before fulfilment, such as e-commerce orders that ship later.

Partial and Multi-Capture

You can capture less than the full authorised amount. Some gateways also support multi-capture, where you capture in multiple instalments up to the total authorised amount (e.g., authorise $100, capture $20, then later capture $80). Multi-capture support varies by gateway.

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