Blink payment API release notes
Welcome to our Blink payment API release notes! Here, you will find the latest updates and bug fixes for our API. Each update includes links to relevant documentation to help you smoothly incorporate any necessary changes. Stay informed about improvements to ensure your integration remains up to date.
01-05-2025
Enhancement
Rerun Payments for Blink Payment - Stripe Merchants using the original transaction_id
You can now rerun API Stripe transactions using the original transaction_id.
Request Parameters:
- transaction_id (string, required): The ID from the return URL after the original transaction.
Optional Request Body:
- amount (float): Defaults to original transaction amount.
Response Body:
- status (string): Status of the rerun.
- transaction_id (string): ID of the new rerun transaction.
- amount (float): Amount of the rerun.
- message (string): Info related to the rerun
Billing Address Now Available in GET Transaction Response
Calling a transaction by ID now returns customer_address and customer_postcode.
- These fields return null if no address was provided.
- They are not shown for Open Banking transactions.
Cancel Delayed Capture Transactions
You can now cancel delayed capture transactions while they are in the approved state, before they are actioned.
Bug fix
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The incorrect amount was shown in the delayed capture response. The captured amount now displays accurately.
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EUR Open Banking via API
Merchants with Open Banking and EUR enabled can now accept EUR payments via API without error.
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