Bias

Disputes

Disputes are created when we recieve a dispute (chargeback or inquiry) from the cardholder's bank. When this happens, you have the opportunity to respond to the dispute with evidence that shows that the charge is legitimate.

Repond to disputes by submitting evidence to the cardholder’s bank.

The Dispute object

Name
object
Type
"dispute",
Description
Literal representing the object’s type.
Name
id
Type
string,
Description
Unique identifier for the object.
Name
live
Type
boolean,
Description
Has the value true if the object exists in a production environment or the value false if the object exists in a sandbox environment.
Name
created_at
Type
integer,
Description
Time at which the object was created. Measured in milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
Name
amount
Type
integer,
Description
The disputed amount.
Name
evidence
Type
empty object,
Child properties
Name
evidence_details
Type
empty object,
Child properties
Name
metadata
Type
object,
Description
Metadata about the dispute.
Name
payment
Type
string or Payment or null,
Description
Expandable. The payment that is disputed. null only if the dispute was expanded from a payment object.
Name
payment_method_details
Type
empty object,
Child properties
Name
reason
Type
enum,
Description
The cardholder's stated reason for dispute.
Array item properties
Name
status
Type
enum,
Description
The status of the dispute.
Array item properties

The Dispute object

{
  "object": "dispute",
  "id": "dis_iQ8bYlW1rHvDbKagXGTFj",
  "live": false,
  "created_at": 1750000000000,
  "amount": 1000,
  "evidence": {
    "access_activity_log": null,
    "billing_address": null,
    "cancellation_policy_disclosure": null,
    "cancellation_policy": null,
    "cancellation_rebuttal": null,
    "customer_communication": null,
    "customer_email": null,
    "customer_name": null,
    "customer_purchase_ip": null,
    "customer_signature": null,
    "duplicate_charge_documentation": null,
    "duplicate_charge_explanation": null,
    "duplicate_payment": null,
    "product_category": null,
    "product_description": null,
    "receipt": null,
    "refund_policy_disclosure": null,
    "refund_policy": null,
    "refund_refusal_explanation": null,
    "service_date": null,
    "service_documentation": null,
    "shipping_address": null,
    "shipping_carrier": null,
    "shipping_date": null,
    "shipping_documentation": null,
    "shipping_tracking_number": null,
    "terms_and_conditions": null,
    "uncategorized_file": null,
    "uncategorized_text": null,
    "win_reason": null
  },
  "evidence_details": {
    "due_by": 1752000000000,
    "submitted_at": null
  },
  "metadata": {},
  "payment_method_details": {
    "card": {
      "case_type": "chargeback",
      "network_reason_code": null
    }
  },
  "payment": null,
  "reason": "duplicate",
  "status": "needs_response"
}

Get a dispute

Retrieve a dispute by its ID.

Optional parameters

Name
expand
Type
empty object,
Child properties

Returns

Returns the dispute object.

Retrieve a dispute

const dispute = await bias.disputes.get("id");

Response example

{
  "object": "dispute",
  "id": "dis_iQ8bYlW1rHvDbKagXGTFj",
  "live": false,
  "created_at": 1750000000000,
  "amount": 1000,
  "evidence": {
    "access_activity_log": null,
    "billing_address": null,
    "cancellation_policy_disclosure": null,
    "cancellation_policy": null,
    "cancellation_rebuttal": null,
    "customer_communication": null,
    "customer_email": null,
    "customer_name": null,
    "customer_purchase_ip": null,
    "customer_signature": null,
    "duplicate_charge_documentation": null,
    "duplicate_charge_explanation": null,
    "duplicate_payment": null,
    "product_category": null,
    "product_description": null,
    "receipt": null,
    "refund_policy_disclosure": null,
    "refund_policy": null,
    "refund_refusal_explanation": null,
    "service_date": null,
    "service_documentation": null,
    "shipping_address": null,
    "shipping_carrier": null,
    "shipping_date": null,
    "shipping_documentation": null,
    "shipping_tracking_number": null,
    "terms_and_conditions": null,
    "uncategorized_file": null,
    "uncategorized_text": null,
    "win_reason": null
  },
  "evidence_details": {
    "due_by": 1752000000000,
    "submitted_at": null
  },
  "metadata": {},
  "payment_method_details": {
    "card": {
      "case_type": "chargeback",
      "network_reason_code": null
    }
  },
  "payment": null,
  "reason": "duplicate",
  "status": "needs_response"
}

List all disputes

Retrieve a paginated list of disputes.

Optional parameters

Name
expand
Type
empty object,
Child properties
Name
ending_before
Type
string,
Name
starting_after
Type
string,
Name
limit
Type
number, at least 1, at most 1000, default is 50
Description
Maximum number of objects to return.
Name
filters
Type
,
Child properties

Returns

Returns a list of dispute objects.

List all disputes

const dispute = await bias.disputes.list();

Response example

{
  "object": "list",
  "items": [
    {
      "object": "dispute",
      "id": "dis_iQ8bYlW1rHvDbKagXGTFj",
      "live": false,
      "created_at": 1750000000000,
      "amount": 1000,
      "evidence": {
        "access_activity_log": null,
        "billing_address": null,
        "cancellation_policy_disclosure": null,
        "cancellation_policy": null,
        "cancellation_rebuttal": null,
        "customer_communication": null,
        "customer_email": null,
        "customer_name": null,
        "customer_purchase_ip": null,
        "customer_signature": null,
        "duplicate_charge_documentation": null,
        "duplicate_charge_explanation": null,
        "duplicate_payment": null,
        "product_category": null,
        "product_description": null,
        "receipt": null,
        "refund_policy_disclosure": null,
        "refund_policy": null,
        "refund_refusal_explanation": null,
        "service_date": null,
        "service_documentation": null,
        "shipping_address": null,
        "shipping_carrier": null,
        "shipping_date": null,
        "shipping_documentation": null,
        "shipping_tracking_number": null,
        "terms_and_conditions": null,
        "uncategorized_file": null,
        "uncategorized_text": null,
        "win_reason": null
      },
      "evidence_details": {
        "due_by": 1752000000000,
        "submitted_at": null
      },
      "metadata": {},
      "payment_method_details": {
        "card": {
          "case_type": "chargeback",
          "network_reason_code": null
        }
      },
      "payment": null,
      "reason": "duplicate",
      "status": "needs_response"
    }
  ],
  "has_more": false
}

Update a dispute

Update a dispute’s evidence and metadata, optionally submitting the evidence for review by the cardholder’s bank.

Optional parameters

Name
evidence
Type
empty object,
Child properties
Name
metadata
Type
object or null,
Name
submit
Type
boolean, default is false
Description
Submit the provided dispute evidence to the cardholder’s bank. Once submitted, you will not be able to update the dispute evidence.

Returns

Returns the dispute object.

Update a dispute

const dispute = await bias.disputes.update("id");

Response example

{
  "object": "dispute",
  "id": "dis_iQ8bYlW1rHvDbKagXGTFj",
  "live": false,
  "created_at": 1750000000000,
  "amount": 1000,
  "evidence": {
    "access_activity_log": null,
    "billing_address": null,
    "cancellation_policy_disclosure": null,
    "cancellation_policy": null,
    "cancellation_rebuttal": null,
    "customer_communication": null,
    "customer_email": null,
    "customer_name": null,
    "customer_purchase_ip": null,
    "customer_signature": null,
    "duplicate_charge_documentation": null,
    "duplicate_charge_explanation": null,
    "duplicate_payment": null,
    "product_category": null,
    "product_description": null,
    "receipt": null,
    "refund_policy_disclosure": null,
    "refund_policy": null,
    "refund_refusal_explanation": null,
    "service_date": null,
    "service_documentation": null,
    "shipping_address": null,
    "shipping_carrier": null,
    "shipping_date": null,
    "shipping_documentation": null,
    "shipping_tracking_number": null,
    "terms_and_conditions": null,
    "uncategorized_file": null,
    "uncategorized_text": null,
    "win_reason": null
  },
  "evidence_details": {
    "due_by": 1752000000000,
    "submitted_at": null
  },
  "metadata": {},
  "payment_method_details": {
    "card": {
      "case_type": "chargeback",
      "network_reason_code": null
    }
  },
  "payment": null,
  "reason": "duplicate",
  "status": "needs_response"
}