Selling & Payments
Refunds
Reverse a payment fully or partially and decide what happens to the buyer's access.
A refund reverses a payment — all of it or part of it — and lets you decide what happens to the buyer's access. Refunds can be started by the buyer (for your review) or by you directly.
The two ways a refund starts
| Path | How it begins |
|---|---|
| Buyer-requested | The buyer submits a refund request. It starts as pending and waits for your review. |
| Admin-initiated | You start the refund yourself, without a request. |
Choosing what happens to access
When you approve a refund, you decide the access outcome:
| Outcome | What it means |
|---|---|
| Keep access | The buyer gets money back but keeps access. |
| Limited access | Access continues until a date you set, then expires. |
| Revoke access | Access is removed immediately. |
You can also refund access to only specific course parts rather than the whole enrollment — useful when a buyer should lose part of a program but not all of it.
How the money comes back
- Online payments are refunded back through the original payment provider.
- Offline payments (cash, bank transfer) are simply marked refunded — you return the money the same way it came in.
You can't refund more than was paid. A partial refund can be any amount up to the total the buyer paid.
Approving a refund
- Go to Admin → Refunds.
- Open a pending request (or start a new refund).
- Choose full or partial, and the amount for a partial refund.
- Choose the access outcome: keep, limited, or revoke.
- (Optional) Limit it to specific course parts.
- Approve. The money is returned through the original method.
What the buyer sees
- The status of a refund they requested (pending, then resolved).
- Any change to their access, depending on the outcome you chose.
Good to know
- You can export refunds to a spreadsheet from the billing area.
Related pages
- Checkout — the payment a refund reverses.
- Payment methods — how online vs offline refunds are handled.
- Revenue & reports — refunds in your overall numbers.

