# Get the current status of a payment.

**POST /api/payments/payment-status**

Returns the current status of a payment given a unique payment identifier. Even if using webhooks, we recommend using this endpoint to verify payment completion.


## Servers


## Authentication methods
- Basic auth


## Parameters



### Body:  (object)

- **paymentIdentifier** (string)
  Unique identifier for the created payment.


## Responses
### 401
401 Unauthorized

#### Body:  (object)
- **errorCode** (string)

- **errorMessage** (string)


### 200
200 OK

#### Body:  (object)
- **paymentIdentifier** (string)
  Unique identifier for the created payment.
- **status** (string)
  Unique identifier for the created payment. Successful transactions will be marked as completed. Transactions that have failed due to technical reasons will be marked Error, while transactions that were flagged and denied by our Anti-Money Laundering program will be marked as AMLError. Transactions that are flagged will always automatically return money to the user.
- **isComplete** (boolean)
  Simple boolean to determine if a payment has successfully completed.
- **createdDatetime** (string(date-time))
  Datetime of when the payment was first created, in the format: uuuu-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss
- **orderId** (string)
  Optional identifier for the transaction for merchant use. Not used by Madora.
- **orderDescription** (string)
  Optional description for the transaction for merchant use. Not used by Madora.

### 400
400 Bad Request

#### Body:  (object)
- **errorCode** (string)

- **errorMessage** (string)


### 500
500 Internal Server Error

#### Body:  (object)
- **errorCode** (string)

- **errorMessage** (string)



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