Initiate a SEPA Direct Debit transaction

Prerequisites

• Debtor's account status: any except Closing or Closed
• Merchant profile status: Enabled
• Payment method status: Enabled
• Direct debit payment mandate status: Enabled
• [B2B only] Debtor's account type: Company

Guide

1. Confirm you have a project access token or, if you're an account member, a user access token with CanManageAccountMembership permissions.
2. Call the initiateSepaDirectDebitMerchantPayment mutation.
3. Include the amount value and currency.
4. Choose mandateId and add the payment mandate ID (line 4) from the declare a payment mandate guide.
5. Recommended: include your merchant's name in the label field (line 6).
6. Add validations and rejections that are helpful for you, as well as optional information such as a reference for your internal use.

Mutation

Dates

Dates for this mutation use ISO 8601 convention: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ.

If the date is left empty, the transaction will be executed as soon as possible. If the date indicated is a non-business day, the transaction will be executed on the next business day.

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mutation InitiateSdd {
  initiateSepaDirectDebitMerchantPayment(
    input: {
      mandateId: "$YOUR_MANDATE_ID"
      amount: { value: "75", currency: "EUR" }
      label: "Your Merchant's Name"
      requestedExecutionAt: "2024-04-12T16:28:22.867Z"
    }
  ) {
    ... on InitiateSepaDirectDebitMerchantPaymentSuccessPayload {
      __typename
      paymentId
    }
    ... on ForbiddenRejection {
      __typename
      message
    }
    ... on NotFoundRejection {
      id
      message
    }
    ... on InternalErrorRejection {
      __typename
      message
    }
    ... on ValidationRejection {
      __typename
      message
    }
  }
}

Payload

Note the paymentId (line 5) for your SEPA Direct Debit payment.

{
  "data": {
    "initiateSepaDirectDebitMerchantPayment": {
      "__typename": "InitiateSepaDirectDebitMerchantPaymentSuccessPayload",
      "paymentId": "$YOUR_PAYMENT_ID"
    }
  }
}

Next steps

1. An incoming SEPA Direct Debit (SepaDirectDebitIn) is created in the merchant's account with the status Upcoming.
2. On the settlement date, the transaction status changes automatically to Booked and rolling reserve begins.
3. After the indicated rolling reserve period, the merchant receives the payment.