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Find Recent Failed Merchant Transactions
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Find Recent Failed Merchant Transactions

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

You are given transaction data and merchant metadata. Write a PostgreSQL query that returns all failed transactions for a specific merchant ID in the last 24 hours, including the merchant name and transaction details.

Schema

merchants
ColumnTypeDescription
merchant_idPKBIGINTPrimary key for the merchant
merchant_nameVARCHAR(255)Display name for the merchant
transactions
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_idPKBIGINTPrimary key for the transaction
merchant_idBIGINTForeign key to merchants.merchant_id
statusVARCHAR(50)Transaction status such as succeeded or failed
amountNUMERIC(12,2)Transaction amount
currencyCHAR(3)ISO currency code
created_atTIMESTAMPTZTimestamp when the transaction was created
Tablestransactionsmerchants
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