Process rejected orders
If the initial payment fails, then the order is rejected
A Draft or Pending order becomes Rejected when its initial payment by phone is declined. This covers the virtual terminal, with or without 3DS verification.
The initial payment can be:
- The full amount of a single payment order
- A pre-authorisation on the card, for a single payment order with Pre-authorise on
- The initial payment, deposit or card registration of an instalment, subscription or metered order
BillPro doesn't retry initial payments automatically.
To list rejected orders, open Orders, click Filters, select Status › Rejected, and click Apply. Rejected orders have a red cross icon.

Rejected orders
Orders reportThe Orders report also lists rejected orders. See Orders report.
Workflow for rejected orders
- A payment link on a rejected order uses the e-commerce channel with 3DS verification.
- When the payment or card registration is approved, the order becomes
Active. A single payment becomesComplete. - You can also cancel a rejected order.
flowchart TB Draft -->|Phone payment declined| Rejected Pending -->|Phone payment declined| Rejected Rejected -->|Payment link sent| Pending Rejected -->|"Payment or card registration approved: recurring order or pre-authorised single payment"| Active Rejected -->|Single payment approved| Complete Active -->|"Pre-authorisation captured or reversed"| Complete Rejected -->|Cancel| Cancelled
Manage a rejected order
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Open the Order Summary of the rejected order.

A rejected order
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To see what happened, open the Order Logs tab. The log shows the declined payment and the gateway's response.

The order log of a rejected order
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For the full response, open the Billing Events tab, expand the payment, and click its Transaction Unique ID. See Declined transactions.
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To try again, click Retry Payment. The Payment Details page opens.
- If the payment was declined because Strong Customer Authentication was required, turn on 3DS Verified and enter the card details again.
- Or send the customer a link: click Email Link, SMS Link or URL and QR.
When the payment or card registration is approved, a recurring order or a pre-authorised single payment becomes Active. A single payment debit becomes Complete.
Updated 13 days ago