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# Create dispute

> Open a dispute for a transaction you want to contest.

## Endpoint

```
POST /clients/business/disputes
```

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  `Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="SECRET_KEY" type="string" required>
  Your API secret key.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="businessId" type="string" required>
  Your business ID.
</ParamField>

## Request body

<ParamField body="transactionId" type="string" required>
  The ID of the transaction you are disputing.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="description" type="string" required>
  A clear explanation of the issue with the transaction.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="boolean">
  `true` on success.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Confirmation message, e.g. `"Dispute created successfully"`.
</ResponseField>

## Code examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://sandbox.stellasbank.com/api/v1/clients/business/disputes \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    -H "SECRET_KEY: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
    -H "businessId: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "transactionId": "txn_abc001",
      "description": "Amount charged does not match the agreed amount for this transaction."
    }'
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch(
    "https://sandbox.stellasbank.com/api/v1/clients/business/disputes",
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        SECRET_KEY: "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
        businessId: "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        transactionId: "txn_abc001",
        description: "Amount charged does not match the agreed amount.",
      }),
    }
  );
  const json = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  res = requests.post(
      "https://sandbox.stellasbank.com/api/v1/clients/business/disputes",
      headers={
          "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
          "SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
          "businessId": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
      },
      json={
          "transactionId": "txn_abc001",
          "description": "Amount charged does not match the agreed amount.",
      },
  )
  print(res.json())
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": true,
  "message": "Dispute created successfully"
}
```