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# Chargeback.fetchByVid

The `fetchByVid` method returns a `Chargeback` object whose VID matches the input, that is, it enables you to retrieve a `Chargeback` object by its VID.

When Vindicia adds a `Chargeback` object to its database by downloading the information from your payment processor or through your calling `update()` to create a `Chargeback` object, Vindicia assigns the object a unique identifier called VID. That VID is in the `Chargeback` object returned to you when you make calls to fetch chargebacks.

This call is useful for retrieving a specific chargeback because a `Chargeback` object does not have any other unique identifiers. Since there can be multiple chargebacks against one transaction, you cannot uniquely identify a chargeback with its associated `Transaction` object’s ID, reference number, or case number.

## Input

*srd*: sparse response description, a SOAP string (which must be a JSON object), in which you specify the elements you want returned.This parameter enables the calling system to constrain a `method` call to return only components you specify. This gives you greater control over returned content, and improves response time within the Vindicia platform by reducing the processing needed for the call.

Some fields are required, either practically or in the WSDL, and will be returned regardless of the *srd*. A null *srd* returns the complete response.

*vid*: the `Chargeback` object’s Vindicia identifier, which serves as the search criterion.

## Output

*return*: an object of type `Return` that indicates the success or failure of the call.

*chargeback*: the `Chargeback` object whose VID matches the input.

## Returns

In addition to those listed in [The Return Object](The_Return_Object), this call returns:

| Return Code | Return String |
| - | - |
| `400` | One of the following: - `Unable to load chargebacks by VID *input-vid:* No match.` - `Unable to load chargebacks by VID *input-vid: error-description*.` - `Must specify VID to load by!` |

## Example

```

$accountVid = 'MyVindiciaAccountVID';

// Create a SOAP caller object
$cb = new Chargeback();
$cbVID = "a209408014a33fec3dcd4a3339d78efc33603bfe";

// now load a chargeback object by VID
$response = $cb->fetchByVid($cbVid);
if($response['returnCode'] == 200) {
$fetchedCb = $response['data']->chargeback;
}
else {
   // The call was unsuccessful 
   print "Return code: " . $response['returnCode'] . "\n";
   print "Return string: " . $response['returnString'] . "\n";
}
```

**Parent topic:**[Chargeback Methods](../topics/Chargeback_Methods)


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