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# Manage your Authorizations

# What is an authorization?

An authorization is when we securely store a card or payment method (like PayPal) to enable future charges without the customer needing to re-enter their details.

Only confirmed authorizations appear in this tab. If an authorization has not yet been confirmed, it will be in the **Confirmations** tab.

# How to find an authorization

- Go to **Activity** ▶︎ **Authorizations**.
- Use the filters:
	- **Date** chip (always visible).
	- **All statuses**: Active or Deleted.
	- **Filters** button for additional chips.
	- **Search bar** by ID.
- Click on an authorization to expand it.

# What information is available?

## Before expanding:

1. **Date and time** it was made.
2. **Payment method** used.
3. **External ID**.
4. **Status**: Active or Deleted.

## When expanded:

- **Information**: authorization ID (copiable UUID).
- **Details**: masked card number and customer IP.
- **Actions**:
	- **Charge**: make a payment against the authorized card or payment method.
	- **Cancel**: permanently cancel the authorization. Once cancelled it appears as "Deleted" and cannot be reactivated.
	- **Generate subscription**: create a recurring subscription charged to the already authorized payment method.
- **Logs**: History and Notifications.

# How to charge an authorization?

- Go to **Activity** ▶︎ **Authorizations**.
- Locate and expand the authorization.
- Click **Charge**, enter the amount, and confirm.

> 🧐 If the charge is successful it will appear in the **Payments** tab. If not, check the authorization History for the error code.

# How to generate a subscription from an authorization?

You can turn an authorization into a recurring subscription charged to the payment method the customer already authorized, without asking for their details again.

- Go to **Activity** ▶︎ **Authorizations**.
- Locate and expand the authorization.
- Click **Generate subscription**.
- In **Identifier** you can enter the link identifier. This is optional.
- In **Plan**, select the plan you want to apply. The **Total to pay** is calculated from the plan you choose.
- Click **Create**.

> 🧐 This form is shorter than the one for a regular subscription: it does not ask for a start date, trial period, expiry or checkout, because the payment method is already authorized.

> 🧐 The subscription will only appear in the **Subscriptions** tab if it can be confirmed by charging the first payment. If that charge is not confirmed, you will find it in the **Confirmations** tab.

> ✋ To use this action you need the **Generate subscription** permission, inside the Authorizations group. You can learn more in [this guide](https://academy.zrupay.com/en/article/manage-users-and-roles-1a8h2zc/).

# How to cancel an authorization?

- Expand the authorization and click **Cancel**.

> ⚠️ Cancelling an authorization is permanent. It will appear as "Deleted" and cannot be reactivated.

# How to refund an authorization charge?

Refunds for charges made on an authorization are managed from the **Payments** tab.