---
title: invoices.refund | Doing Work API
description: Refund part or all of a payment (owner or office). The refund shows up once the processor confirms it.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/invoices-refund/
---

# invoices.refund

Refund part or all of a payment (owner or office). The refund shows up once the processor confirms it.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | A person's own sign-in only (agent tokens are refused) |
| REST | `POST /v1/invoices/refund` |
| MCP tool | Not an MCP tool |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Invoices and payments (unlimited)](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#invoices-and-payments-unlimited) |

## When to use it

Agents can't call this. The owner or office refunds with their own sign-in.

## What to tell the owner

Do the refund yourself with your own sign-in. It shows once Stripe confirms it.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `charge_id` | string | yes |
| `amount_minor` | integer | yes |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/invoices/refund
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "charge_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "amount_minor": 50000
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `forbidden` | 403 | This worker's role can't do this, or it needs a person's own sign-in rather than an agent token. Tell the person who can. |
| `conflict` | 409 | The record is in the wrong state for this, for example sending a quote that's already signed. Read it again and pick the next step. |
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |