# Cancel a held outgoing wire transfer

**POST** `/transfers/wire/{wire_transfer_id}/cancel`

Abort an outgoing wire transfer in a `hold` state. The held funds return to the available balance and the wire is never sent.

### Path Parameters

- `wire_transfer_id` `string` _(required)_ — Unique identifier for the wire transfer.

**Request**

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

**Response 200**

```json
{
  "account_number_id": "acno_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "allow_overdraft": false,
  "amount": 10000,
  "bank_account_id": "bacc_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "beneficiary_account_number": "1234567890",
  "beneficiary_name": "Example beneficiary name",
  "beneficiary_reference": "REF-2024-001",
  "business_function_code": "CTR",
  "completed_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "counterparty_id": "cpty_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": "wire_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
    "name": "Example name",
    "type": "API_KEY"
  },
  "creditor_agent_name": "Example creditor agent name",
  "creditor_agent_routing_number": "021000089",
  "creditor_tax_id": "crta_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "currency_code": "USD",
  "debtor_agent_name": "Example debtor agent name",
  "debtor_agent_routing_number": "021000089",
  "description": "Example description",
  "fi_to_fi_information_line_1": "CHASUS33XXX",
  "fi_to_fi_information_line_2": "CHASUS33XXX",
  "fi_to_fi_information_line_3": "CHASUS33XXX",
  "fi_to_fi_information_line_4": "CHASUS33XXX",
  "fi_to_fi_information_line_5": "CHASUS33XXX",
  "fi_to_fi_information_line_6": "CHASUS33XXX",
  "id": "wire_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "idempotency_key": "2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "imad": "20240115MQFNF50H000001",
  "initiated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "instructed_agent_name": "Example instructed agent name",
  "instructed_agent_routing_number": "021000089",
  "instructing_agent_name": "Example instructing agent name",
  "instructing_agent_routing_number": "021000089",
  "is_incoming": false,
  "is_on_us": false,
  "manual_review_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "omad": "20240115MQFNF50H000001",
  "originator_account_number": "1234567890",
  "originator_name": "Example originator name",
  "originator_to_beneficiary_information_line_1": "Payment for invoice #1234",
  "originator_to_beneficiary_information_line_2": "Payment for invoice #1234",
  "originator_to_beneficiary_information_line_3": "Payment for invoice #1234",
  "originator_to_beneficiary_information_line_4": "Payment for invoice #1234",
  "pending_submission_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "pre_review_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "previous_message_reference": "REF-2024-001",
  "raw_beneficiary_address": "101 Market St",
  "raw_message": null,
  "raw_originator_address": "101 Market St",
  "receiver_di_name": "Example receiver di name",
  "receiver_di_routing_number": "021000089",
  "rejected_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "return_additional_info": null,
  "return_reason": "R01",
  "reversal_pair_transfer_id": "wire_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "reviews": [],
  "sender_address": {
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "country_code": "US",
    "line_1": "101 Market St",
    "line_2": "Suite 1913",
    "postal_code": "94105",
    "state": "CA"
  },
  "sender_di_name": "Example sender di name",
  "sender_di_routing_number": "021000089",
  "sender_reference": "REF-2024-001",
  "status": "pending",
  "submitted_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "subtype_code": "C",
  "tax_record_period_type": null,
  "tax_type_code": null,
  "tax_year": 2025,
  "type_code": "C",
  "ultimate_originator_counterparty_id": "cpty_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "wire_drawdown_request_id": "wdrw_2Q1ctiJm1NypVqCt8UBC8e4xTfH"
}
```