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title: "Completing a Pre-Authorised Sale"
source_url: https://docs.rapyd.net/en/completing-a-pre-authorised-sale.html
lang: en
---

# Completing a Pre-Authorised Sale

Second step in a 2-step sale transaction.

Use this procedure when you want to charge the cardholder's account for an amount that was previously authorised. If the transaction is not completed within 30 days, the authorisation expires.

To enable 2-step sales on your account, contact [For Direct Rapyd Merchants](https://docs.rapyd.net/en/payment-terminal-support.md#UUID-afd3ed7d-bf6a-343a-1197-658cce771011_section-idm13401132919910 "For Direct Rapyd Merchants").

### Prerequisite

- The printed receipt for the pre-authorisation transaction. The receipt contains the following information:

  - First six digits and last four digits of the card number.
  - Authorisation code. This is the 6-character code that appears after **AUTHORISED**.
  - Message ID. This is the value that appears after **ReceiptNo**.
  - The authorised amount.

### How

1. From the main menu of the Rapyd App, tap **Completion**.

   ![Rapyd_app_main_screen.png](image/img-3d8e427bb7af3abfd626e7c5910f0921.png)

   The **Completion** screen appears.

   ![completion_summary.png](image/img-437c4f3308bd4dda340025da51c7525b.png)
2. Enter all required information and tap **OK**. The amount must be less than or equal to the authorised amount.

   The **Approved** screen appears, followed by the transaction details.

   ![Completion_Approval.png](image/img-d21663b179f08ea7ff470d6896686dde.png)

   ![Completion_Approved_Receipt.png](image/img-be9465776fcd9806c91727e6870f36be.png)
3. To print a paper receipt for the customer, tap **Print Cardholder**.