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Merchants integrating Sezzle into their eCommerce platform can choose between two payment settings: Authorize Only or Authorize and Capture. This page provides a detailed explanation of the differences between these options to help you select the best setting for your needs.

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Authorize Only

  • Payment will only be automatically authorized, not captured, after a successful checkout
  • In the History section of order details, the Captured field displays 0, and Not Captured displays the order amount
  • If Authorize Only is set, you must capture the order amount manually before the auth is expired in order to mark the payment as paid

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Authorize and Capture

  • Payment is captured automatically after a successful checkout.
  • In the Historysection of order details, the Captured field displays the order amount, and Not Captured displays 0

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Notes

  • The default authorization expiration is 30 minutes for all merchants except Shopify, whose default is 7 days
    • You can extend this up to a maximum of 7 days
  • Once the authorization expires, capturing is denied, and any uncaptured amount is released
    • If the order total is not captured before expiration, the order is deleted
  • Payment is considered paid only when the amount is captured
    • If the order amount shows Not Captured and the Captured value in the History section of the Merchant Dashboard is 0, the order amount has not been captured
  • If the amount remains uncaptured before the authorization expires, the order will be deleted

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How to Change Authorization Expiration in Merchant Dashboard

  1. Log in to your Merchant Dashboard account
  2. Go to the Settings > Payment Captures > Authorization Expiration Period and click update
  3. Set the value for days, hours, and minutes and click confirm