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# File Dispute

> File a dispute for a card transaction

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

<ParamField path="yativoCardId" type="string" required>
  The Yativo Card account ID.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="transactionId" type="string" required>
  The ID of the transaction to dispute.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="reasonCode" type="string" required>
  The reason code for the dispute. Retrieve valid codes from the [Get Dispute Reasons](/api-reference/cards/dispute-reasons) endpoint.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="description" type="string">
  Optional additional description providing more context about the dispute.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash theme={null}
  curl -X POST 'https://crypto-api.yativo.com/api/v1/yativo-card/yvc_01HX9KZMB3F7VNQP8R2WDGT4EI/transactions/ctxn_01HX9KZMB3F7VNQP8R2WDGT4EL/dispute' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
      "reasonCode": "unauthorized",
      "description": "I did not make this purchase. My card details may have been compromised."
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Dispute filed successfully",
    "data": {
      "dispute_id": "dsp_01HX9KZMB3F7VNQP8R2WDGT4EM",
      "transaction_id": "ctxn_01HX9KZMB3F7VNQP8R2WDGT4EL",
      "reasonCode": "unauthorized",
      "status": "open",
      "created_at": "2026-03-26T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>