Issuing Operations / Invalidating Allowance (allowance issued by customer’s email)

Application Scenarios

  • This API enables merchants to cancel an allowance that was agreed by the customer (through issuing allowance by sending email to customer).
  • On receiving the API request by merchants, ECPay will cancel the original allowance ticket and the amount to be allowanced (to be deducted) will be released to the original e-invoice.

API URLs:

  • Stage: https://einvoice-stage.ecpay.com.tw/B2CInvoice/AllowanceInvalidByCollegiate
  • Production: https://einvoice.ecpay.com.tw/B2CInvoice/AllowanceInvalidByCollegiate

HTTPS format

  • Content Type :application/json
  • HTTP Method :POST

Request by Merchant (Json format)

PlatformID String(10)

  • This parameter is specifically designed for platform vendors collaborating with ECPay. It can only be utilized after applying for and activating the service.
  • If you are a general vendor, please leave the PlatformID empty.
  • When using this parameter, the MerchantID must be filled in with the specific store code bound to your PlatformID to prevent operation failures.
  • Please note that only the MerchantID of a bound sub-merchant can be used to avoid operational failures. For binding operations, please contact your business representative.

RqHeader Object
Required

Request header

Timestamp  Number
Required

  • Please convert the transmission time to a timestamp (GMT+8).
  • ECPay will use this parameter to convert the current time to Unix TimeStamp to verify the time interval of this connection.

❗ Special Notes

  • If ECPay receives the API call more than 10 minutes after the timestamp sent by merchants, this request will fail. Reference information is as follows:http://www.epochconverter.com/
  • Merchants are advised to frequently synchronize their server’s time to the nearest time zone server.

Data String
Required

  • Message payload
  • This is the encrypted data in JSON format.
    AES Encryption Description

Example

				
					{
    "MerchantID": "2000132",
    "RqHeader": {
        "Timestamp": 1525168923
    },
    "Data": "..."
}

				
			

Message payload of Data (JSON format): please urlencode the JSON string first and then do AES encryption

InvoiceNo String(10)
Required

  • Number of e-invoice
  • Fix length: 10

AllowanceNo String(16)
Required

  • Number of allowance ticket
  • Fix length: 16.

Reason String(20)
Required

  • Reason for cancellation

Example

				
					{
   "MerchantID": 2000132,
   "InvoiceNo": "AA123456",
   "AllowanceNo": "2016022615195209",
   "Reason": ""
}
				
			

Response format

  • Content Type :application/json
  • HTTP Method :POST

Response by ECPay (Json format)

PlatformID String(10)

MerchantID String(10)
Required

RpHeader Object

Response header

Timestamp  Number

Unix timestamp(GMT+8)

TransCode Int

  • Response code to indicate whether the payload is successfully accepted
  • Possible values:
    1: Payload (i.e. MerchantID, RqHeader, and Data) is successfully accepted by ECPay.
    Others: failed.

TransMsg String(200)

Response message to indicate whether the payload is successfully accepted

Data String

  • Message payload
  • Respond with relevant data, this is the encrypted JSON format data.
    AES Encryption Description

Example

				
					{
    "MerchantID": "2000132",
    "RpHeader": {
        "Timestamp": 1525169058
    },
    "TransCode": 1,
    "TransMsg": "",
    "Data": "..."
}

				
			

Message payload of Data (JSON format): please do AES decryption to the Data first and then perform urldecode

RtnCode Int

  • Return codes to indicate whether the API is successfully executed or not.
  • Possible values:
    1: API is successfully executed.
    Others: failed.

RtnMsg String(200)

Return messages indicating whether the API is successfully executed or not.

IA_Invoice_No String(10)

  • Number of e-invoice
  • Possible values:
    If the cancellation is successful, the number of e-invoice will be returned.
    If not successful, no value will be returned.

Example

				
					{
  "RtnCode": "1",
  "RtnMsg": "取消成功",
  "IA_Invoice_No": "AA123456"
}
				
			

YAML

The provided YAML file is used to define the configuration, structure, operations, and infrastructure management information of the API, making it easier for developers to understand and use the API.

				
					openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ECPay Cancel Online Allowance API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://einvoice-stage.ecpay.com.tw
    description: Testing Environment
  - url: https://einvoice.ecpay.com.tw
    description: Production Environment
paths:
  /B2CInvoice/AllowanceInvalidByCollegiate:
    post:
      summary: Cancel Online Allowance
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - MerchantID
                - RqHeader
                - Data
              properties:
                PlatformID:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 10
                  description: Platform ID for partnered platforms
                MerchantID:
                  type: string
                  maxLength: 10
                  description: Merchant ID
                RqHeader:
                  type: object
                  required:
                    - Timestamp
                  properties:
                    Timestamp:
                      type: integer
                      description: Unix timestamp (GMT+8)
                Data:
                  type: string
                  description: Encrypted data containing request details
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  PlatformID:
                    type: string
                    maxLength: 10
                    description: Platform ID for partnered platforms
                  MerchantID:
                    type: string
                    maxLength: 10
                    description: Merchant ID
                  RpHeader:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      Timestamp:
                        type: integer
                        description: Unix timestamp (GMT+8)
                  TransCode:
                    type: integer
                    description: Transmission code
                  TransMsg:
                    type: string
                    maxLength: 200
                    description: Transmission message
                  Data:
                    type: string
                    description: Encrypted data containing response details
components:
  schemas:
    requestBody.Data:
      type: object
      required:
        - MerchantID
        - InvoiceNo
        - AllowanceNo
        - Reason
      properties:
        MerchantID:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10
          description: Merchant ID
        InvoiceNo:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10
          description: Invoice number
        AllowanceNo:
          type: string
          maxLength: 16
          description: Allowance number
        Reason:
          type: string
          maxLength: 20
          description: Reason for cancellation
    responses.Data:
      type: object
      properties:
        RtnCode:
          type: integer
          description: Response code
        RtnMsg:
          type: string
          maxLength: 200
          description: Response message
        IA_Invoice_No:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10
          description: Invoice number if cancellation is successful

				
			

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