# Cancel a held check

**POST** `/transfers/checks/{check_transfer_id}/hold-cancel`

Abandon a check in a `hold` state. A held check holds no funds, so nothing is released — the check is simply never printed or mailed. An issued check requires a stop payment instead.

### Path Parameters

- `check_transfer_id` `string` _(required)_ — Unique identifier for the check transfer.

### Body Parameters

- `comment` `string` — An optional reviewer comment recorded with the approval or rejection when the held transfer requires approval. Ignored for holds that do not require approval.

**Request**

```shell
curl 'https://api.column.com/transfers/checks/<check_transfer_id>/hold-cancel' \
  -XPOST \
  -u :<YOUR API KEY>
```

**Response 200**

```json
{
  "account_number_id": "acno_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "allow_overdraft": false,
  "attachment_document_id": "docu_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "back_image": null,
  "bank_account_id": "bacc_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "check_number": 0,
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": "chkt_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
    "name": "Example name",
    "type": "API_KEY"
  },
  "currency_code": "USD",
  "delivered_by_column": false,
  "delivery_method": "usps_first_class",
  "delivery_status": "pending",
  "delivery_tracking_number": null,
  "delivery_tracking_url": "https://example.com/callback",
  "deposited_amount": 10000,
  "deposited_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "description": "Invoice 2024-001 for cocktail supplies",
  "effective_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "external_routing_number": "121000248",
  "extracted_payee_name": "Example extracted payee name",
  "first_return_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "front_image": null,
  "id": "chkt_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "idempotency_key": "2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "initiated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "is_preview_pdf_available": false,
  "issued_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "lockbox_id": "lbox_3VqZkz3FNgKx24u8FQeGMB1L4mU",
  "manual_review_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "memo": null,
  "message": null,
  "micr_line": {},
  "payee_address": {
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "country_code": "US",
    "line_1": "101 Market St",
    "line_2": "Suite 1913",
    "postal_code": "94105",
    "state": "CA"
  },
  "payee_company": "Acme Corp",
  "payee_name": "Example payee name",
  "pending_deposit_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "pending_first_return_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "pending_second_return_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "pending_stop_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "pending_user_initiated_return_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "positive_pay_amount": 10000,
  "pre_review_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "reclear_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "rejected_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "returned_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "returns": [
    {
      "cancelled_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "check_transfer_id": "chkt_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "id": "chkt_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
      "pending_review_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "processed_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "return_reason": null,
      "status": "pending",
      "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "reviews": [
    {
      "comment": null,
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "decision": "approved",
      "id": "chkt_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
      "reviewed_by": {
        "id": "chkt_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
        "name": "Example name",
        "type": "API_KEY"
      },
      "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "second_return_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "settled_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "status": "canceled",
  "stopped_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "transfer_batch_id": "tbat_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "type": "CHECKING",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "user_initiated_return_dishonored_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "user_initiated_return_submitted_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "user_initiated_returned_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "void_date": "2024-01-15"
}
```