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# payment.refund

> Sent when a payment amount is successfully refunded.

The `payment.refund` event is sent when a payment amount has been **successfully refunded** and the refund process has completed.

This event represents a completed refund transaction associated with an existing payment.

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## Example Payload

```json theme={null}
{
  "event": "payment.refund",
  "id": "a70f3889-7a4f-4ec0-a3c0-652fdfa323db",
  "data": {
    "payment_id": "a70f3889-7a4f-4ec0-a3c0-652fdfa323db",
    "status": "completed",
    "amount": 1000.0,
    "refund_transaction_id": "539d185f-8586-4714-bde5-351a6c38a191"
  },
  "eventGeneratedTime": 1756731284.557921
}
```

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## Data Fields

<ResponseField name="payment_id" type="string">
  Unique identifier of the original payment.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Refund status. Always <code>completed</code> for this event.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="amount" type="float">
  Refunded amount represented as a decimal in the transaction currency.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="refund_transaction_id" type="string">
  Unique identifier for the refund transaction.
</ResponseField>

## Handling the Event

Use this event to:

* Record completed refund transactions
* Update balances or accounting records
* Synchronize refund state across systems
* Track refunded amounts independently of payment execution

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## Related Events

* [payment.opened](/webhooks/events/payment/opened)
* [payment.initiated](/webhooks/events/payment/initiated)
* [payment.processing](/webhooks/events/payment/processing)
* [payment.settling](/webhooks/events/payment/settling)
* [payment.success](/webhooks/events/payment/success)
* [payment.rejected](/webhooks/events/payment/rejected)
* [payment.fee-refunded](/webhooks/events/payment/fee-refunded)
* [payment.failed](/webhooks/events/payment/failed)