# A deep dive into authorization and delayed capture.

DevFeed: [A deep dive into authorization and delayed capture.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-deep-dive-into-authorization-and-delayed-capture-15466.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/a-deep-dive-into-authorization-and-delayed-capture>)

Author: Tristan Sokol

Published: 2017-11-17T20:20:19Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [Transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/transactions.md>)

Tags: [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [capture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/capture.md>), [transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transactions.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to authorize card payments for delayed capture using Square's eCommerce APIs. It covers placing a hold, capturing or voiding an authorized transaction, common business use cases, and the six-day authorization period.

## Source excerpt

In this post we'll dig into what options are available in holding an amount from a card and capturing or cancelling it later.