Disable Partners to complete payments with Klarna due to suspicious activity or voluntary off-boarding.
In order to maintain security, compliance, and operational continuity within the Klarna Network, Acquiring Partners must manage the lifecycle of Payment Products on Partner Accounts and keep their own systems in sync with Klarna.
Payment Products controls whether a Partner Account can place new Klarna transactions. When a Payment Product is disabled, the Partner Account cannot process new transactions with that Product, but may still manage previously completed payments (for example, refunds).
The Acquiring Partner have the authority to disable or re-enable Payment Products associated with Partner Accounts when necessary via the API using the following operations:
The lifecycle diagram and table below describe the allowed states and transitions for a Payment Product, including how it moves into and out of disabled states.
| Status | Definition |
|---|---|
| The product can process new payment requests. |
| The product cannot process new payment requests but can be re-enabled by the Acquiring Partner. Post-purchase actions such as dispute management may still function. |
| The product is terminated by Klarna due to AML, fraud, or risk concerns. |
The Acquiring Partner can enable or disable a Payment Product based on operational or compliance needs using the corresponding API calls. When Klarna changes the lifecycle state of a Payment Product, Klarna triggers the corresponding webhook so the Acquiring Partner can keep its internal systems synchronized.
When a Payment Product on a Partner Accounts is disabled:
Klarna may disable an account based on fraud, regulatory non-compliance, violation of Klarna's policies or other unsavory behavior. More information on this process can be found in the Compliance Decisions section.
Acquiring Partners play a critical role in safeguarding the Klarna Network. When a Payment Product on a Partner Account is disabled, the Partner cannot process new transactions with that product, but can still handle completed payments as permitted by the product.
If the Partner is disabled in the Acquiring Partner’s own systems, the Acquiring Partner must immediately disable all associated Payment Product in Klarna to reflect the correct Partner status. This ensures Klarna maintains reliable visibility into account state and can respond correctly to customer inquiries.
Typical reasons to disable a Payment Product include:
To disable a Payment Product, use the disableAccountPaymentProductByIdreason parameter:
| Reason | Definition |
|---|---|
| In case Klarna Product is being disabled due to fraud suspicion. More information on fraud and account security is available in Payments on restricted businesses. |
| In case the Klarna Product is being disabled due to voluntary cancellation of the account |
You can also provide an optional reason_details field to add additional context about the disablement (for example, a short reference or case identifier).
Example payload:
{
"reason": "FRAUD",
"reason_details": "Fraudulent activity detected"
}
To restore a Payment Product that was previously disabled by an Acquiring Partner, use the enableAccountPaymentProductById
Use this operation when:
In addition to actions taken by Acquiring Partners, Klarna may disable Payment Product based on its own fraud, risk, or compliance assessments.
When Klarna disables a Product or account:
enableAccountPaymentProductById.Acquiring Partners should treat Klarna-driven disablement as authoritative and adjust their internal Partner status to match.