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November 25, 2021

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# Updating apps capturing transactions

Apps that omit the `authorization` or `parent_id` parameters when capturing transactions can potentially cause errors for merchants who also use an order editing app.

When creating transactions to capture an authorization, always include either the `authorization` or `parent_id` parameter to specify which authorization you'd like to capture. To capture payments successfully, apps must allow for multiple authorization transactions to avoid issues for merchants.

Learn more about using the REST Transaction resource on [Shopify.dev](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-rest/latest/resources/transaction).