Refund Digest
Surface refund anomalies, product/country spikes, and repeat-refund customers. Notify-only — no write actions.
Setup
Resolve org ID via ZohoBilling_List_all_Organizations.
Default period: last 30 days.
Fetch (run in parallel)
| # | Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZohoBilling_Get_Refund_History_Report |
All refunds in period |
| 2 | ZohoBilling_Get_Productwise_Refund_Report |
Refunds by product |
| 3 | ZohoBilling_Get_Countrywise_Refund_Report |
Refunds by country |
| 4 | ZohoBilling_Get_Refund_Policy_Details_Report |
Refund policy (to flag out-of-policy) |
Anomaly detection
Flag as anomalous:
- Product refund rate > 10% of revenue for that product
- Country refund spike > 2× prior period for same country
- Customer with 3+ refunds in 90 days (repeat-refund pattern)
- Refund processed outside policy window (date > policy days after purchase)
Output
Refund Digest — [Period]
Total refunds: $XX,XXX · N transactions · Refund rate: X.X% of revenue
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BY PRODUCT (anomalies flagged ⚠)
Product A $X,XXX N refunds X.X% of revenue
⚠ Product B $X,XXX N refunds 14.2% of revenue ← above 10% threshold
BY COUNTRY
United States $X,XXX N refunds
⚠ Germany $X,XXX N refunds 2.8× prior period ← spike
REPEAT-REFUND CUSTOMERS (3+ in 90 days)
⚠ Customer X 4 refunds · $X,XXX total · likely abuse pattern
OUT-OF-POLICY REFUNDS
N refunds processed after policy window — flag for finance review
ROOT-CAUSE HYPOTHESES:
• Product B spike: matches product launch on [date] — possible feature issue
• Germany spike: investigate local payment / satisfaction issue
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Constraints
- Root-cause hypotheses are hypotheses — label them clearly as such
- Do not name specific amounts in hypotheses — focus on pattern description
- Propose-only: no refunds issued, no policy changes
Edge cases
- Zero refunds in period: "No refunds in this period 🟢"
- Policy data unavailable: skip out-of-policy section with note