## If a transaction is marked as `processed,` can that status change?

- Jul 22, 2025
- Knowledge

### Information

**Title**  
If a transaction is marked as `processed,` can that status change?

**Summary**  
There are four main [transaction statuses](https://developers.dwolla.com/api-reference) within the Dwolla platform:

1. Pending - a transaction has been initiated and will be transmitted to its destination;
2. Processed - a transaction has successfully completed;
3. Canceled - a transaction has been canceled by you or the end user and did not export; and  
4. Failed - a transaction has encountered a [return code](https://developers.dwolla.com/concepts/transfer-failures) from the receiving user’s financial institution.

A return code issued on a transfer can update a `processed` transfer to `failed` if the return occurs post-settlement. For this reason, `processed` is not a terminal state within the Dwolla Network. This change of a transaction status from `processed` to `failed` is most commonly seen with [unauthorized return codes](/content/updates/understanding-ach-returns-process/index.html), such as R05, R07, R10 and R29 return codes. These unauthorized return codes can be issued up to 60 days after a transaction has been initiated. If a return code is received on a given transfer after it has been marked as `processed,` the Dwolla system will fail the transfer immediately upon receiving the return code from the RDFI and update the transfer to a status of `failed.`

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