minfraud chargeback api python example function

minfraud_chargeback.py

import base64
import json

import requests

FRAUD_SCORES = ('not_fraud', 'suspected_fraud', 'known_fraud')

def minfraud_submit_chargeback(license_key, user_id, chargeback_code, fraud_score, ip_address, transaction_id, force_prod=False):
    """
    Submit a chargeback request to minFrauds chargeback API
    """
    if fraud_score not in FRAUD_SCORES:
        return False, "Invalid fraud score"
    
    url = "https://minfraud.maxmind.com/minfraud/chargeback"  # TODO: put in params

    auth = base64.b64encode("{}:{}".format(user_id, license_key))

    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json',
               'Authorization': "Basic {}".format(auth)}

    payload = {'chargeback_code': chargeback_code,
               'fraud_score': fraud_score,
               'ip_address': ip_address,
               'transaction_id': transaction_id}

    # See response.text or response.data
    response = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers, timeout=5)
    return response.status_code == 204