---
title: PaymentSessionStatePendingReason - Payments Apps API
description: Reasons the finalization of the payment is pending.
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/enums/PaymentSessionStatePendingReason
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/enums/PaymentSessionStatePendingReason.md
api_name: payments-apps
api_type: graphql
type: enum
---

# Payment​Session​State​Pending​Reason

enum

Reasons the finalization of the payment is pending.

## Valid values

* BUYER\_​ACTION\_​REQUIRED

  Awaiting action from the buyer.

* MERCHANT\_​ACTION\_​REQUIRED

  Awaiting action from the merchant.

* NETWORK\_​ACTION\_​REQUIRED

  Awaiting action from the network.

* PARTNER\_​ACTION\_​REQUIRED

  Awaiting action from the Partner.

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## Fields

* [Payment​Session​State​Pending.reason](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/objects/PaymentSessionStatePending#field-PaymentSessionStatePending.fields.reason)

  OBJECT

  Additional details about a payment's pending state.

* [payment​Session​Pending.reason](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/mutations/paymentSessionPending#arguments-reason)

  ARGUMENT

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* [Payment​Session​State​Pending.reason](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/objects/PaymentSessionStatePending#field-PaymentSessionStatePending.fields.reason)

### Arguments with this enum

* [payment​Session​Pending.reason](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/mutations/paymentSessionPending#arguments-reason)