Pre-Authorization

Pre-authorization allows you to lock funds on the customer’s card without capturing them immediately. This is useful for scenarios like hotel check-ins, equipment rentals, or service bookings where the final charge is confirmed later.

Start a Pre-Authorization

To initiate a pre-authorization, launch the PreAuthorizationActivity with the required intent extras:

public void onPreAuthBtnClick(View view) {
...
  Intent intent = new Intent(this, PreAuthorizationActivity.class);
  intent.putExtra(MyPos.INTENT_EXTRA_AMOUNT   , amount);
  intent.putExtra(MyPos.INTENT_EXTRA_ORDER_ID , "12345678");
  startActivityForResult(intent, MyPos.REQUEST_CODE_PRE_AUTHORIZATION);
...
}

Handle the Result

After the pre-authorization is attempted, capture the result in your onActivityResult() method:

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if( resultCode == RESULT_OK  && requestCode == MyPos.REQUEST_CODE_PRE_AUTHORIZATION ) {
      int status = data.getIntExtra(MyPos.INTENT_EXTRA_STATUS, MyPos.STATUS_INTERNAL_API_ERROR);

      if( status == MyPos.STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         ...
      }
}

What’s Next?

After a successful pre-authorization, you can:

• Complete (capture) the pre-authorized amount at a later time.
• Cancel the pre-authorization if the transaction doesn’t go through.

These follow-up steps are typically done via additional SDK calls or backend APIs.