# Cancel Order

## Cancel an Order

<mark style="color:orange;">`PUT`</mark> `/api/orders/cancel/{orderId}`

Use this API to **cancel an order** before it has been picked up(which is in the pending status)\
It will mark order as **cancelled.**\
OrderId is sent to the customer when the Order is created.\
\
**NOTE** - Order can be cancelled only when it's status is **Pending (New-Order) and Pickup-Failed status**.

#### Path Parameters

| Name                                      | Type   | Description                                             |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| orderId<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string | AWB Number / Shipment ID received when order is created |

#### Headers

| Name                                       | Type   | Description                       |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | --------------------------------- |
| API\_KEY<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string | Contact Blowhorn team for API Key |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 When order is marked as cancelled." %}

```json
{
  "status": "PASS",
  "message": "Order Cancelled Successfully"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400 Bad request / Validation error" %}

```json
{
    "status": "FAIL",
    "message": "The order can't be cancelled now"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401 Unauthorized / Wrong api key" %}

```json
{
  "status": "FAIL",
  "message": "Unauthorized"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="500 Unexpected error" %}

```json
{
  "status": "FAIL",
  "message": "Unexpected error"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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