{"id":140746,"date":"2026-07-21T07:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=140746"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:26:40","slug":"what-should-i-do-if-i-cancelled-the-m-pesa-payment-request-or-it-timed-out","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/what-should-i-do-if-i-cancelled-the-m-pesa-payment-request-or-it-timed-out\/","title":{"rendered":"What should I do if I cancelled the M-PESA payment request or it timed out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\">Both situations are recoverable. If you cancelled the request on your phone or it timed out without a response, an error message appears on the payment screen along with a <strong>&#8220;Try Again&#8221;<\/strong> button \u2014 click it to return to the phone number entry step and restart the payment process. 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