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title: "Can I give a refund if the guest does not have a receipt?"
slug: "can-i-give-a-refund-if-the-guest-does-not-have-a-receipt"
description: "Learn how to issue refunds without a receipt or booking ID using POS and Venue Manager, ensuring a smooth process for partially or fully paid bookings."
updated: 2026-09-23T22:30:25Z
published: 2026-09-23T22:30:25Z
canonical: "mysupport.roller.software/can-i-give-a-refund-if-the-guest-does-not-have-a-receipt"
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# Can I give a refund if the guest does not have a receipt?

## Questions

- Can I issue a refund if the guest doesn't have a receipt?
- Can I issue a refund if I don’t know what the booking ID is?

## Requirements

- A refund can be given when the booking ID or guest name is provided.
- Refunds can only be done on Partially Paid or Fully Paid bookings.
- The [permission](/v1/docs/permissions-by-feature-and-role) required to issue refunds at POS is **Can issue refunds**, and in Venue Manager it is **Can refund**.

## Solution

Guests may request a refund after making a purchase at POS, but they may have lost their receipt.

**Scenario A: If you have the guest name and want to perform a refund in POS**

1. From POS, go to **Search** and make sure the **Bookings** tab is selected.
2. Enter the guest name in the **Search** field.
3. Select the guest name, then select the **Refund** button to process the refund.

> [!NOTE]
> The spelling of guest names is case sensitive. Try both upper-case and lower-case spelling to locate the customer’s name.

**Scenario B: If you do not have the booking holder name or receipt and want to perform a refund from POS**

1. From Venue Manager, go to **Reports** > **All Reports.**
2. Search for and select the **Detailed Transaction report.**
3. Filter the report by:
  - Transaction date
  - Channel as **POS**
  - POS device name as **All** or select the device name
  - Payment method as **All** or select payment method
  - Status as **Partially Paid** or **Fully Paid**
  - Type as **Payment**
4. Select **Apply filters.**
5. Export the report to CSV.
6. Select the **notifications** icon (bell) to download the exported report.
7. Filter the exported report by the amount and staff to locate the booking ID .
8. Select the booking ID to open and review the booking's **Order**, **Item** and **Payment** tabs and locate the time, date and amount of the transaction.
9. After locating the booking ID, then search for the booking ID in POS.
10. Select the **Refund** button to process the refund.

## Related

- [Refund bookings from POS](/refund-bookings-from-pos.md)
- [Detailed Transactions report](/detailed-transactions-report.md)
- [How do I search for bookings based off the guest's credit card number?](/how-do-i-search-for-bookings-based-off-the-guest-s-credit-card-number.md)
- [Permissions by feature and role](/permissions-by-feature-and-role.md)