# Disputes Management

The **Disputes API** allows you to manage merchant's dispute cases programmatically. Use this API to retrieve dispute details, view status history, access submitted responses and submit responses with supporting evidence with additional comments.

### **Usage information**

To submit a dispute response, ensure the following conditions are met:

<table><thead><tr><th width="321.20001220703125">Condition</th><th>Requirement</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Eligible case type</td><td><p></p><ul><li>Chargebacks</li><li>Retrievals</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Required case status</td><td><p></p><ul><li>Awaiting Response</li><li>New Activity</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

### **Ineligible cases**

Do not submit a response for the following cases:

| Condition                                               | API Response                            |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Case status is **Under Review** or **Completed**        | `406 Not Acceptable`                    |
| Case type is not **Chargeback** or **Retrieval**        | `406 Not Acceptable`                    |
| Case is in **Pre-Arbitration** or **Arbitration** stage | `406 Not Acceptable with below message` |

**Message:**

*You cannot respond to this case type using Xplor’s dispute management tool. The merchant will receive a letter with instructions. For more information, call +1.844.663.8797 with the case number ready. Pursuing this type of case can incur significant fees for the losing party.*

### **Evidence submission**

Submit evidence only for Chargeback and Retrieval case types.

<table><thead><tr><th width="267">Field</th><th>Requirement</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>caseNumber</code></td><td>Required</td></tr><tr><td><code>responseMessage</code></td><td>Maximum 500 characters</td></tr><tr><td><code>evidence</code></td><td>Allowed formats are .tiff, .tif, .pdf, .jpg, and .jpeg</td></tr><tr><td>File Size</td><td>Maximum 10 MB per file (configurable)</td></tr><tr><td>File Name</td><td>Maximum 50 characters (configurable)</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="warning" %}
Submitting a response without evidence attachments may result in an error for some dispute case types.
{% endhint %}


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