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# 005403

<table>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th class="header">
        Error message
      </th>

      <td class="table-content">
        The refund cannot exceed initial transaction amount
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <th class="header">
        Description
      </th>

      <td class="table-content">
        The amount of the refund exceeds the amount of the initial transaction.
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <th class="header">
        Categories
      </th>

      <td class="table-content">
        Refund
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

#### Causes

This error may occur when two successive refunds whose cumulated amount exceeds the initial transaction amount are made in a very short period of time.

#### Example

**`API Response`**

```json API Response
{
    "Id":"329344445",
    "Tag":null,
    "CreationDate":1676642455,
    "AuthorId":"2286244407",
    "CreditedUserId":null,
    "DebitedFunds":{
        "Currency":"EUR",
        "Amount":71500
    },
    "CreditedFunds":{
        "Currency":"EUR",
        "Amount":71500
    },
    "Fees":{
        "Currency":"EUR",
        "Amount":0
    },
    "Status":"FAILED",
    "ResultCode":"005403",
    "ResultMessage":"The refund cannot exceed initial transaction amount",
    "ExecutionDate":null,
    "Type":"PAYOUT",
    "Nature":"REFUND",
    "InitialTransactionId":"324444089",
    "InitialTransactionType":"PAYIN",
    "InitialTransactionNature":"REGULAR",
    "DebitedWalletId":"228644411",
    "CreditedWalletId":null,
    "RefundReason":{
        "RefundReasonMessage":null,
        "RefundReasonType":"INITIALIZED_BY_CLIENT"
    }
}
```