How do I issue a partial refund in Stripe?

You don’t have to refund an entire payment—Stripe lets you refund only part of a charge when needed. Partial refunds are handled directly in your Stripe Dashboard.

Issue a partial refund from the Dashboard

1. Log in to your Stripe Dashboard.
2. Go to Payments and find the payment you want to refund.
3. Click the payment to open its details.
4. Click the Refund button.
5. In the Amount to refund field, enter the smaller amount you want to refund (for example, a single item or a shipping adjustment).
6. Optionally add a reason or note.
7. Click Refund.

Stripe will then:

• Create a refund object tied to the original payment.
• Return the specified amount to the customer’s card.
• Adjust your Stripe balance and future payout accordingly.

Multiple partial refunds

You can issue more than one partial refund for the same payment, as long as the total refunded amount does not exceed the original charge. Once fully refunded, you cannot refund it again.

If you process payments via Collect for Stripe, refunds are still managed entirely in Stripe. Collect does not hold funds and cannot speed up or change Stripe’s refund timing.