Add File Evidence

Dispute: Add File Evidence

Availability Managing disputes via the API is only available to merchants who can access disputes in the Braintree Control Panel.

Note More helpful information regarding disputes can be found in the dispute guide .

If you have text-based evidence like a refund number or shipment tracking number, use Dispute: Add Text Evidence.

If you have file-based evidence like an image or PDF, you must first create a document upload using the Document Upload: Create request. You will use the document upload id to attach the file to the dispute using the Dispute: Add File Evidence request as described later on this page.

You can only submit evidence for disputes that have a status of "open".

PHP

$result = $gateway->dispute()->addFileEvidence(
    "a_dispute_id",
    $document_result->documentUpload->id
);

If the evidence is successfully added to the dispute, the result will be successful and will include the evidence object. Otherwise, check for validation errors.

PHP

if ($result->success) {
  # evidence file added successfully
  $evidence = $result->evidence;
} else {
  echo $result->errors;
}

Arguments

disputeIdrequired, string

The unique dispute identifier.

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Additional Parameters

'category'string

The category of this piece of evidence.

'documentId'string

The unique identifier for a Document Upload object. The document must have a kind of EVIDENCE_DOCUMENT.

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Valid file evidence categories

If a dispute requires compelling evidence, use the following category codes to indicate what type of evidence you're submitting. Depending on the dispute reason code, additional validations may apply.

Note Not all disputes require categorized evidence. See the list of dispute reason codes that do require categorized, compelling evidence.

Category	Description
`LEGIT_PAYMENTS_FOR_SAME_MERCHANDISE`	Evidence of spending across multiple payment types for the same merchandise.
`MERCHANT_WEBSITE_OR_APP_ACCESS`	Evidence of merchant website or app access.
`PROFILE_SETUP_OR_APP_ACCESS`	Evidence of a profile setup or app access.
`PROOF_OF_AUTHORIZED_SIGNER`	Evidence the transaction was completed by an authorized signer that the cardholder knows.
`PROOF_OF_DELIVERY_EMP_ADDRESS`	Proof of delivery to the cardholder's company address.
`PROOF_OF_DELIVERY`	Proof of delivery to the address on the AVS match.
`PROOF_OF_POSSESSION_OR_USAGE`	Proof that the customer is in possession of and/or using the merchandise.
`SIGNED_DELIVERY_FORM`	A signed delivery form, or a copy of the cardholder's ID as proof that the goods were picked up at your business location.
`SIGNED_ORDER_FORM`	A signed order form for a mail or phone transaction.
`TICKET_PROOF`	Evidence the ticket was received or scanned at gate, or evidence of other transactions related to the original (e.g. frequent flyer miles).

File size limitations

Individual evidence files have a maximum of 4 megabytes (MB). Multiple files can be uploaded per dispute case. For any dispute, you can upload a total of 5 MB.

However, for some disputes you may be able to upload more evidence than the default limit of 5 MB. You can determine how much evidence you can upload at any given time in the Control Panel or in the response object under remaining_file_evidence_storage.

Examples

Submitting categorized evidence

When responding to disputes with compelling evidence, specify the appropriate category for all evidence.

PHP

$result = $gateway->dispute()->addFileEvidence(
    "a_dispute_id",
    [
        'category' => 'MERCHANT_WEBSITE_OR_APP_ACCESS',
        'documentId' => $document_result->documentUpload->id
    ]
);

Submitting uncategorized evidence

PHP

$document_result = $gateway->documentUpload()->create([
    'kind' => Braintree\DocumentUpload::EVIDENCE_DOCUMENT,
    'file' => fopen('local_file.pdf', 'rb')
]);

if ($document_result->success) {
    $result = $gateway->dispute()->addFileEvidence(
        'a_dispute_id', $document_result->documentUpload->id
    );
}