# Create a payment record for a specific account

**POST /accounts/{account_id}/line_items/payments/payment_record**

Canopy will simply record the payment details in the system of record without attempting to leverage the payment processing configuration to initiate the actual transaction.


## Servers
- Public Sandbox: https://sandbox-api.canopyservicing.com (Public Sandbox)
- Protected UAT Sandbox: https://uat-api.canopyservicing.com (Protected UAT Sandbox)
- Production: https://api.canopyservicing.com (Production)


## Authentication methods
- O auth2


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **account_id** (string)
  Account ID


### Body: application/json (object)
Body of request to create payment.
- **line_item_id** (string)
  The ID to be associated with the line item for future requests.
- **original_amount_cents** (integer)
  The payment amount in cents.
- **line_item_status** (string)
  The new status which you would like to set for the line item
- **effective_at** (string(date-time))
  The `Date-Time` that the payment is applicable to the account. Although the payment is created in Canopy today, it can actually be effective 10 days prior.
- **external_fields** (array[object] | null)
  External fields can be used to relate payments created in Canopy to entities in your or any external system.


## Responses
### 200
Payment created

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **account_id** (string)
  The account associated with the line item
- **line_item_id** (string)
  The ID associated with the line item
- **effective_at** (string(date-time))
  The `Date-Time` that this line item became/becomes active
- **created_at** (string(date-time))
  The `Date-Time` which the line item was created.
- **product_id** (string)
  the Product ID of the account
- **line_item_summary** (object)

- **merchant_data** (object | null)
  Merchant information if applicable.
- **issuer_processor_details** (object | null)

- **external_fields** (array[object] | null)
  An array of static references to fields in a third party system.
- **line_item_overview** (object)


### 401
Unauthorized.

### 403
Forbidden.

### 422
Invalid input

### 429
Too many requests.

### default
Unexpected Error.


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