Credits

Overview

A stand-alone airline credit distributes funds to a cardholder without requiring a prior capture. Unlike a follow-on credit, a stand-alone credit is not linked to an original payment.

Supported Processors

Supported processors: American Express Direct, Barclays, Elavon, Lloyds-OmniPay, OmniPay Direct, Streamline, TSYS Acquiring Solutions, UATP, Visa Platform Connect

Supported processors: Streamline,

Supported processors: Barclays

Endpoints

POST /pts/v2/credits/

See Endpoints for the consolidated list of airline endpoints.

Example

This example, from , shows a stand-alone credit for a ticket purchase. The transaction status returns as PENDING while the credit is submitted for settlement.

{  "paymentInformation": {    "card": {      "number": "4111111111111111",      "expirationMonth": "12",      "expirationYear": "31"    }  },  "orderInformation": {    "amountDetails": {      "totalAmount": "500.00",      "currency": "USD"    },    "billTo": {      "firstName": "John",      "lastName": "Doe",      "address1": "123 Happy St.",      "locality": "Sunnyville",      "administrativeArea": "CA",      "postalCode": "12345",      "country": "US",      "email": "[email protected]"    }  }}

{  "_links": {    "void": {      "method": "POST",      "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6823065885666134104951/voids"    },    "self": {      "method": "GET",      "href": "/pts/v2/credits/6823065885666134104951"    }  },  "clientReferenceInformation": {    "code": "1682306588644"  },  "creditAmountDetails": {    "currency": "USD",    "creditAmount": "500.00"  },  "id": "6823065885666134104951",  "orderInformation": {    "amountDetails": {      "currency": "USD"    }  },  "paymentAccountInformation": {    "card": {      "type": "001"    }  },  "paymentInformation": {    "tokenizedCard": {      "type": "001"    },    "card": {      "type": "001"    }  },  "processorInformation": {    "approvalCode": "888888",    "responseCode": "100"  },  "reconciliationId": "74259417PGM9TXHT",  "status": "PENDING",  "submitTimeUtc": "2026-04-24T03:23:08Z"}

Processor-Specific Credit Information

Barclays

When you use a Visa card, include airlineData_restrictedTicketIndicator.

Elavon

When you use a Diners Club card, include travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].flightNumber (REST) or airlineData_leg_#_flightNumber (Simple Order).

Lloyds-OmniPay

Lloyds-OmniPay supports this transaction through Simple Order only. Its required and optional fields appear in the Simple Order Credits reference.

UATP

Include a valid ticket document number in one of these fields:

airlineData_ticketNumber (Simple Order) or travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketNumber (REST): set the value to the ticket number, which can be up to 12 digits. appends this value with your 3-digit International Air Transport Association (IATA) merchant code to send a 15-digit ticket document number to UATP.
ccCreditService_reconciliationID (Simple Order) or clientReferenceInformation.reconciliationID (REST): set this value to your 3-digit IATA merchant code followed by the ticket number, which can be up to 12 digits, for a total of 15 digits.

If you include both fields in the request, and you use the reconciliation ID for your own reconciliation rather than the ticket document number, set the ticket number field as described and ensure that the first three digits of the reconciliation ID do not include your IATA code.

American Express Direct

American Express Direct supports this transaction through Simple Order only. Its required fields appear in the Simple Order Credits reference.

Processor-Specific Credit Information

Streamline

Streamline has no card-type-specific field differences for stand-alone credits.

Processor-Specific Credit Information

When you use a Visa card, include airlineData_restrictedTicketIndicator.

Required Fields

Field	Type	Description
`orderInformation.amountDetails.currency`
`orderInformation.amountDetails.totalAmount`
`orderInformation.billTo.address1`
`orderInformation.billTo.administrativeArea`
`orderInformation.billTo.country`
`orderInformation.billTo.email`
`orderInformation.billTo.locality`
`orderInformation.billTo.firstName`
`orderInformation.billTo.lastName`
`orderInformation.billTo.postalCode`
`paymentInformation.card.expirationMonth`
`paymentInformation.card.expirationYear`
`paymentInformation.card.number`

This section includes optional fields for a stand-alone airline credit.

Optional Fields

Field	Type	Description
`travelInformation.agency.code`
`travelInformation.agency.name`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.arrivalDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.carrierName`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.clearingCount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.clearingSequence`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.creditReasonIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.customerCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.documentType`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.electronicTicketIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.exchangeTicketFeeAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.numberOfPassengers`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.passengerName`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.planNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.purchaseType`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.reservationSystemCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.restrictedTicketDesciption`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.restrictedTicketIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketChangeIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketIssueDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketIssuer.locality`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.totalClearingAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.totalFeeAmount`
`travelInformation.transit[].exchangeTicketAmount`

Optional Fields for Ticket Purchases

Field	Type	Description
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].arrivalTime`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].arrivalTimeMeridian`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].carrierCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].class`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].conjunctionTicket`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].couponNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureTime`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureTimeMeridian`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].destinationAirportCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].endorsementsRestrictions`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].exchangeTicketNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].fareBasis`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].feeAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].flightNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].originatingAirportCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].stopoverIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].taxAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].totalFareAmount`

Barclays requires these fields in addition to the default fields.

Barclays Required Fields

Field	Type	Description
`clientReferenceInformation.code`
`processingInformation.industryDataType`		Set to `airline`.
`travelInformation.agency.name`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].originatingAirportCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.passengerName`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketIssuer.address`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketNumber`

Barclays supports this distinct set of optional fields, sourced from the shared Barclays ticket-capture optional-fields reference.

Barclays Optional Fields

Field	Type	Description
`travelInformation.agency.code`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.customerCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.invoiceNumber`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].carrierCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].class`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departTaxAmount`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].departureDate`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].destinationAirportCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].fareBasis`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].originatingAirportCode`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.legs[].stopoverIndicator`
`travelInformation.transit.airline.ticketIssuer.address`

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Last published: September 29, 2026