Better disputes
Jason Eberle on January 12, 2015
Disputed payments—"chargebacks"—can be awkward and time-consuming. We’re taking advantage of the data we’ve seen across millions of transactions to make handling disputes easier and quicker, and to maximize the chance that you win disputes.
NewEnumerated evidence fields
Previously, you could only upload evidence for disputes as a string or a single file. We’ve learned that separating the type of evidence can come in handy, and you can now use typed fields such as product_description, shipping_documentation, or customer_communication in the API. (You can use the Dashboard to submit this data as well.)
NewFile uploads through the API
Before now, we only accepted evidence documents as a PDF through our dashboard. Based on your feedback, you can now upload PDFs, JPGs, or PNGs via the API or in the Dashboard.
UpdateDisputes in the Dashboard
We’ve also updated the evidence form in the Dashboard to take full advantage of these API changes. The new interface adapts to help you submit the most relevant evidence to win the dispute. For example, if a customer claims a product wasn’t received, the form will ask for shipping info if it’s a physical product or server access logs if it’s a digital service.
As much as we’d like these changes to be helpful if you face a dispute, we’re working to reduce disputes for all our users—we actually hope you have to use these tools as little as possible. If you’ve got any feedback, let us know.