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Version: 20.05 (EOL)

POST Cancel Txn

Cancel/Abandon a specified transaction.

This operation returns a 400 Bad Request HTTP status code if the transaction does not meet the following requirements:

  • The form status is not "completed" or "abandoned".
  • Accessible by the user calling the API.

Request

HTTP request

POST https://<JM_SERVER>/workspaces/secure/api/v1/txn/cancel

Request body

The POST request must contain a JSON structure describing the txn query. To support multiple parameters, this API uses HTTP Content Type: application/json.

The available query attributes are listed below. All attributes are optional except where otherwise indicated.

caution

If you specify an invalid request attribute, a 400 Bad Request HTTP status code is returned.

AttributeDescription
paramsMap
Required. A map containing the cancel attributes.

Supported cancel attributes

The supported cancel attributes are listed below.

caution

If you specify an invalid cancel attribute, a 400 Bad Request HTTP status code is returned.

AttributeDescription
milestonesString
A submission milestone value to add to the transaction.
reasonString
The abandonment reason.
submitKeyString
Required. The submit key property of the submission/transaction record to cancel.

Response

If successful (that is, the transaction abandonment is successful and no errors occurred during the execution of the API), this operation returns a response with a HTTP 200 OK status code.

Error messages

Error keyErrorHTTP status code
internalErrorPlease see Error Log ID {number}500 Internal Server Error
submitKeyNotSpecifiedsubmitKey not specified400 Bad Request
txnAlreadyFinishedThe transaction has already been finished (Completed or Abandoned).400 Bad Request
txnNotFoundThe transaction specified by the submitKey was not found.400 Bad Request

Error responses

HTTP status codeDescription
400 Bad RequestBad request or request parameter. Check error message for details.
404 Not FoundEnsure the URL endpoint is entered correctly.
500 Internal Server ErrorException occurred in txn cancel. Contact administrator.

Example

Ensure you specify Content-Type: application/json.

Example request
POST <b>/workspaces/secure/api/v1/txn/cancel</b> HTTP/1.1
Host: https://transact.workspaces.com
Content-Type: application/json

{
"params": {
"milestones": "Application Status: Staff Cancelled",
"reason": "Job application will be completed in branch",
"submitKey": "15d071280b92c867f86975b9cd2e8765"
}
}