Payment Life-cycle in the Adyen System
Capture a Payment
When a payment changes from Authorised to SentForSettle it means that the payment is
captured. The capture-delay is the period between Authorised and SentForSettle. Each
payment that is Authorised, but not yet SentForSettle, can be captured.
When a payment is not yet captured it is possible to partially capture the payment. This
means that you do not capture a part of the authorised amount instead of the full
authorised amount. The amount left is automatically cancelled.
You can capture a payment in 3 ways:
1. Auto-capture functionality
You can automatically capture a payment via auto-capture. Set the delay between
authorisation and capture on a Merchant Account level under Settings > Merchant
Settings (Capture-delay). By default the capture delay is set to 3 days. This means
that when a payment is authorised it will be captured automatically after 3 days
(72 hours).
You can change the capture delay between immediate, 1 day, 2 days,..., 14 days,
and manually. Manually means that auto-capture is disabled. For capturing a
payment you will then have to use option 2 or 3.
With auto-capture the full authorised amount is always captured. If you would like
to partial capture a payment you have to use option 2 or 3.
2. The CA interface
On the payment details screen of a payment there is a capture button. When you
press this button the payment is captured. This is a manual capture.
3. A SOAP Modification
You can submit a capture request to our system via SOAP. This triggers the same
request as if you press the capture button on the CA interface. With this
functionality you can integrate the capture functionality into your own backoffice
system. Submitting a capture request via SOAP is also a manual capture.
For more information about modifications please see the Adyen Merchant
Integration Manual.
We recommend to set the capture delay to 3 days (default). This gives you the time to
manually check the payment, and cancel it if necessary.
For manual captures you will receive a notification (if notifications are enabled for that
merchant account). For auto-capture you will not receive a notification.
Please note that some payment methods are automatically captured. This means that for
these payment methods the capture-delay is always 0 days.
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