Authorize
Request to obtain an authorization for a proposed funds transfer. An authorization is a response from a financial institution indicating that payment information is valid and funds are available in the payers account.
Authentication
This operation requires authentication via one of the following methods:
- Certificate authentication.
- API password. An additional NVP parameter, apiPassword, must be supplied in the request containing your password for using the API.
Request
Fields
Information on 3DSecure fields.
This class is applicable to externally authenticated transactions only.
Digits
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The Electronic Commerce Indicator returned by the card issuer in the authentication response message.
It indicates the level of security and authentication of the transaction.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Enumeration
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Indicates if the cardholder verification was successful.
Included only if payment authentication was attempted and a PARes (Payer Authentication Response) was received by the MPI.
The PARes message is the response received from the card Issuer's Access Control Server (ACS) after the cardholder has completed the authentication process.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AUTHENTICATION_ATTEMPTED
                                        Authentication was attempted but the card issuer did not perform the authentication.
AUTHENTICATION_NOT_AVAILABLE
                                        An internal error occurred and Authentication is not currently available.
AUTHENTICATION_SUCCESSFUL
                                        The cardholder was successfully authenticated.
Base64
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The base64 encoded value generated by the card issuer.
Included in subsequent transaction request messages and used by the card scheme to verify that the authentication occurred and the values provided are valid.  The token should be used unaltered.
This field corresponds to the Cardholder Authentication Verification Value (CAVV) for Visa, the Accountholder Authentication Value (AAV) for MasterCard and JCB, or the American Express Verification Value (AEVV) for American Express.
Data is Base64 encoded
Enumeration
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                Indicates if the cardholder is enrolled for 3-D Secure authentication.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ENROLLED
                                        The card is enrolled for 3DS authentication.
ENROLLMENT_STATUS_UNDETERMINED
                                        The Issuer's ACS was unable to process the request to check enrollment or the card is ineligible.
NOT_ENROLLED
                                        The card is not enrolled for 3DS authentication.
Base64
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                A unique transaction identifier generated by the Payment Gateway on behalf of the merchant to identify the 3DS transaction.
This field is mandatory for Verified By Visa transactions if authentication was available. The XID should be used in operation requests unaltered.
Data is Base64 encoded
ASCII Text
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                A unique identifier supplied by the merchant for the authentication.
It is first defined in the check3DSEnrollment operation, and then included in subsequent operations.
It is not used when the authentication is performed externally.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The risk rules you wish to bypass when performing risk assessment for an order.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ALL
                                        String
                        = AUTHORIZE
                                    FIXED
                                
                Any sequence of zero or more unicode characters.
The billing address of the person.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The city portion of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
Upper case alphabetic text
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The 3 letter ISO standard alpha country code of the payers address.
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
Alphanumeric + additional characters
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The post code or zip code of the payers address.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, ' ', '-'
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The state or province of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The street name and number, or the Post Office Box details, of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The phone number of the person to whom the order is being billed.
Data can consist of any characters
The card details, which may be represented by combining one or more of the following: Card Details, Form Session Id and/or Card Token.
Precedence rules will be applied in that order, i.e. Card Details will override From Session details which will override Card Token details. Each of these may represent partial details, however the combination must result in a full and complete set of card details. See Using Multiple Sources of Card Details for examples.
Details as shown on the card.
Expiry date, as shown on the card.
Digits
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                Month, as shown on the card.
Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.
Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.
Digits
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                Year, as shown on the card.
The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The first name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The full name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The last name or surname of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The middle name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
If there is more than one middle name, this is the first middle name.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The title of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
Digits
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Credit card number as printed on the card.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Digits
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Card verification code, as printed on the back or front of the card.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Digits
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The card sequence number for transactions where the data is read through a chip on the EMV card.
Data is a number between 0 and 999 represented as a string.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                7 bit ASCII text representing the card track 1 data.
Start and end sentinels as well as the LRC must be included.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                7 bit ASCII text representing the card track 2 data.
Start and end sentinels as well as the LRC must be included. The contents of this field must match the PAN and expiry fields included in the Transaction Request.
Data can consist of any characters
Alphanumeric
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Uniquely identifies a card and associated details.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z
ASCII Text
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Session carrying the card details to be used.
Data consists of ASCII characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                A transient identifier for the request, that can be used to match the response to the request.
The value provided is not validated, does not persist in the gateway, and is returned as provided in the response to the request.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The telephone number captured by ANI (Automatic Number Identification) when the customer calls to place the order.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The 2 digit ANI information identifier provided by the telephone company to indicate the call type, for example, cellular (61-63), toll free (24,25), etc.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The web browser used by the customer to place the order.
For example, MOZILLA/4.0 (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 5.0; WINDOWS 95)
Data can consist of any characters
Email
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The email address of the customer.
Ensures that the email address is longer than 3 characters and adheres to a generous subset of valid RFC 2822 email addresses
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The name of the server to which the customer is connected.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The IP address of the computer used by the customer, in nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format.
Data can consist of any characters
Alphanumeric + additional characters
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                The unique identifier issued to you by your payment provider.
This identifier can be up to 12 characters in length.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Unique SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) identifier of the product associated with this authorization/pay request.
In case of multiple products, enter the SKU for the single, most expensive product.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The identifier of the order.
For example, a shopping cart number, an order number, or an invoice number.
Data can consist of any characters
Integer
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                The unique identifier of the order, to distinguish it from any other order you ever issue.
A number comprising the digits 0-9, having at least one digit. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#nonNegativeInteger.)
Information about the payment plan selected by the cardholder.
Payment Plan is a payment option available to cardholders who wish to repay the purchase amount in a number of monthly installments with or without a deferral period.
Digits
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The number of months for which the payment is deferred.
This field is valid only if plan type is Banamex_Custom.
Data is a number between 1 and 99 represented as a string.
Digits
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                The number of monthly payments payable by the cardholder.
Data is a number between 1 and 99 represented as a string.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The unique identifier for the payment plan.
This field is valid only if plan type is Banamex_Custom. It is the system-generated identifier assigned to the plan when it is configured for the merchant in the payment gateway
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                The type of payment plan.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AMEX_PLANAMEX
                                        AMEX_PLANN
                                        BANAMEX_CUSTOM
                                        The shipping address of the person.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The city portion of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
Upper case alphabetic text
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The 3 letter ISO standard alpha country code of the payers address.
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
Alphanumeric + additional characters
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The post code or zip code of the payers address.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, ' ', '-'
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The state or province of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The street name and number, or the Post Office Box details, of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The first name of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The full name of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The last name or surname of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The shipping method code to indicate the time frame and the priority of the order.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ELECTRONIC
                                        Electronic delivery.
GROUND
                                        Ground (4 or more days).
OVERNIGHT
                                        Overnight (next day).
PRIORITY
                                        Priority (2-3 days).
SAME_DAY
                                        Same day.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The middle name of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
If there is more than one middle name, this is the first middle name.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The phone number of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The title of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
Additional information to be passed to acquirer.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Additional information requested by the acquirer which cannot be passed using other available data fields.
This field must not contain sensitive data.
Data can consist of any characters, but sensitive data will be rejected
Decimal
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                Transaction Amount.
Expressed as a decimal number in the units of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9 and '.' and represents a valid decimal number.
Boolean
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Set this flag if the transaction is a manual cash disbursement transaction, i.e. cash is disbursed upon the acceptance of a card by a financial institution teller.
The values 'true' or 'false'. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean.)
Upper case alphabetic text
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                The currency of the transaction expressed as an ISO 4217 alpha code, e.g. USD.
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
ASCII Text
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                The customer's own reference corresponding to the transaction.
For example, an invoice number. Data may be reformatted according to acquirer field requirements.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Indicates the frequency of the transaction offered to the payer.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
INSTALLMENT
                                        Indicates an installment transaction where the payer authorizes you to deduct multiple payments over an agreed period of time for a single purchase.
RECURRING
                                        Indicates a recurring transaction where the payer authorizes you to automatically debit their accounts for bill or invoice payments.
SINGLE
                                        Indicates a single transaction where a single payment is used to complete the order.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                An optional identifier for this transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Indicates the source through which you received the transaction.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
CALL_CENTRE
                                        Transaction conducted via a call centre.
CARD_PRESENT
                                        Transaction where the card is presented to the merchant.
INTERNET
                                        Transaction conducted over the Internet.
MAIL_ORDER
                                        Transaction received by mail.
MOTO
                                        Transaction received by mail or telephone.
TELEPHONE_ORDER
                                        Transaction received by telephone.
VOICE_RESPONSE
                                        Transaction conducted by a voice/DTMF recognition system.
Decimal
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Local tax amount.
Expressed as a decimal number in the units of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9 and '.' and represents a valid decimal number.
Boolean
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Indicates whether the transaction is exempt from local tax or not.
The values 'true' or 'false'. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean.)
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                Local tax reference value associated with the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        REQUIRED
                                        
                Unique identifier for this transaction to distinguish it from any other transactions on the order.
Data can consist of any characters
Response
Fields
Information on 3DSecure fields.
Digits
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The Electronic Commerce Indicator returned by the card issuer in the authentication response message.
It indicates the level of security and authentication of the transaction.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates if the cardholder verification was successful.
Included only if payment authentication was attempted and a PARes (Payer Authentication Response) was received by the MPI.
The PARes message is the response received from the card Issuer's Access Control Server (ACS) after the cardholder has completed the authentication process.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AUTHENTICATION_ATTEMPTED
                                        Authentication was attempted but the card issuer did not perform the authentication.
AUTHENTICATION_NOT_AVAILABLE
                                        An internal error occurred and Authentication is not currently available.
AUTHENTICATION_SUCCESSFUL
                                        The cardholder was successfully authenticated.
Base64
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The base64 encoded value generated by the card issuer.
Included in subsequent transaction request messages and used by the card scheme to verify that the authentication occurred and the values provided are valid.  The token should be used unaltered.
This field corresponds to the Cardholder Authentication Verification Value (CAVV) for Visa, the Accountholder Authentication Value (AAV) for MasterCard and JCB, or the American Express Verification Value (AEVV) for American Express.
Data is Base64 encoded
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Indicates if the cardholder is enrolled for 3-D Secure authentication.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ENROLLED
                                        The card is enrolled for 3DS authentication.
ENROLLMENT_STATUS_UNDETERMINED
                                        The Issuer's ACS was unable to process the request to check enrollment or the card is ineligible.
NOT_ENROLLED
                                        The card is not enrolled for 3DS authentication.
Base64
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                A unique transaction identifier generated by the Payment Gateway on behalf of the merchant to identify the 3DS transaction.
This field is mandatory for Verified By Visa transactions if authentication was available. The XID should be used in operation requests unaltered.
Data is Base64 encoded
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                A unique identifier supplied by the merchant for the authentication.
It is first defined in the check3DSEnrollment operation, and then included in subsequent operations.
It is not used when the authentication is performed externally.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Information on fields returned by some acquirers for an authorization or pay transaction.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the card level result returned by the issuer.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                CSC Incorrect Indicator.
An indicator, provided by the Issuer in the authorization response, to identify the presence of an invalid card security code (CSC). If there is an error, the Issuer will respond with the 1-byte CSC Error Code (Y).
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates if the card used is a commercial card.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
COMMERCIAL_CARD
                                        NOT_A_COMMERCIAL_CARD
                                        UNDETERMINED
                                        Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the type of commercial card as returned by the card issuer.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
BUSINESS_CARD
                                        COMMERCIAL_AND_CONSUMER
                                        COMMERCIAL_CARD
                                        CONSUMER_CARD
                                        CORPORATE_CARD
                                        DECLINE_OR_NOT_COMMERCIAL_CARD
                                        OTHER
                                        PURCHASING_CARD
                                        String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The local date, in MMDD format, on which the transaction occurred.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the code of the financial network that was used to process the transaction with the issuer.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the market or the industry associated with the payment.
For example, B may indicate "bill payment" depending on the acquirer.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                This field contains data returned by the issuer or card network to clearly communicate to merchants the reason for declining a MasterCard or Visa transaction.
Merchants can use this information to determine the best action to take. Please refer to Troubleshooting & FAQs - What if my transaction gets declined? for the list of values and their meaning.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Payment Service Data required in settlement request.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the specific card information conditions for capture that are available when the card transaction occurs at point of service.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The POS Entry Mode provided to Discover (JCB (US Domestic only), and Diners) for the authorization.
Bytes 1-2: Discover (JCB (US Domestic only), and Diners) POS Entry Mode 
Byte 3: Discover (JCB (US Domestic only), and Diners) Pin Entry Capability 
Byte 4: RFU (Always zero) 
Note: Only the first 3 bytes are required for settlement processing.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                If the entry mode has changed, the Issuer will respond with the 1-byte POS Entry Mode Change (Y).
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Identifies the type of Card Transaction sent to Card Acceptor.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The response code which indicates the status of the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Textual description of the acquirer response code for displaying on terminals.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The ACI (Authorization Characteristics Indicator) returned by the issuer.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The System Trace Audit Number is assigned by a transaction originator to assist in identifying a Card Transaction.
The trace number remains unchanged for the life of the Card Transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The local time, in HHMMSS format, during which the transaction occurred.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the magnetic stripe condition and the vulnerability for fraud in Discover Network Card Transactions.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The unique identifier for the transaction returned by the issuer.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The validation code returned by the issuer.
This value must be stored to be sent with the capture transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The response returned by the issuer indicating whether the 3DSecure authentication token was validated or not.
Data can consist of any characters
The billing address of the person.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The city portion of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
Upper case alphabetic text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The 3 letter ISO standard alpha country code of the payers address.
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
Alphanumeric + additional characters
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The post code or zip code of the payers address.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, ' ', '-'
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The state or province of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The street name and number, or the Post Office Box details, of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The phone number of the person to whom the order is being billed.
Data can consist of any characters
Expiry date, as shown on the card.
Digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Month, as shown on the card.
Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.
Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.
Digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Year, as shown on the card.
The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The first name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The full name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The last name or surname of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The middle name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
If there is more than one middle name, this is the first middle name.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The title of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
Masked digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The account number embossed onto the card.
The number will be masked according to your masking settings and how you authenticated your call to the API. 
If you authenticated using certificate authentication, then your masking settings will be used.  This allows you to return unmasked card numbers if you have chosen not to apply masking.
If you authenticated to the API by a means other than certificate authentication, then the card number will be returned with your masking settings or 6.4; whichever is more restrictive for example, 000000xxxxxx0000.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, plus 'x' for masking
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Card scheme of the supplied card.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AMEX
                                        American Express
CHINA_UNIONPAY
                                        China UnionPay
DINERS_CLUB
                                        Diners Club
DISCOVER
                                        Discover
JCB
                                        JCB (Japan Credit Bureau)
MASTERCARD
                                        MasterCard
OTHER
                                        The scheme of the card used in the transaction could not be identified.
RUPAY
                                        RuPay
UATP
                                        UATP (Universal Air Travel Plan)
VISA
                                        Visa
Alphanumeric
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The code used to indicate the existence of the Card Security Code value.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z
Digits
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The card sequence number for transactions where the data is read through a chip on the EMV card.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Boolean
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates whether card track data is provided.
The values 'true' or 'false'. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean.)
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                A transient identifier for the request, that can be used to match the response to the request.
The value provided is not validated, does not persist in the gateway, and is returned as provided in the response to the request.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The telephone number captured by ANI (Automatic Number Identification) when the customer calls to place the order.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The 2 digit ANI information identifier provided by the telephone company to indicate the call type, for example, cellular (61-63), toll free (24,25), etc.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The web browser used by the customer to place the order.
For example, MOZILLA/4.0 (COMPATIBLE; MSIE 5.0; WINDOWS 95)
Data can consist of any characters
Email
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The email address of the customer.
Ensures that the email address is longer than 3 characters and adheres to a generous subset of valid RFC 2822 email addresses
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The name of the server to which the customer is connected.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The IP address of the computer used by the customer, in nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format.
Data can consist of any characters
Alphanumeric + additional characters
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The unique identifier issued to you by your payment provider.
This identifier can be up to 12 characters in length.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'
Information about the order
Integer
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The unique identifier of the order, that distinguishes it from any other order you ever issue.
A number comprising the digits 0-9, having at least one digit. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#nonNegativeInteger.)
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Unique SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) identifier of the product associated with this authorization/pay request.
In case of multiple products, enter the SKU for the single, most expensive product.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The value provided by you to identify the order.
Data can consist of any characters
Decimal
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The transaction amount
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
Decimal
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The transaction amount
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
Decimal
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The transaction amount
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
Information about the payment plan selected by the cardholder.
Decimal
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The total amount payable by the cardholder, including interest for this plan.
The amount is expressed as a decimal number in the units of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents. This field is returned only when plan type is AMEX_PlanAmex.
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
Decimal
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The interest rate applied to the purchase amount for this plan.
This field is returned only when plan type is AMEX_PlanAmex.
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
Integer
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The number of months for which the payment is deferred.
A number comprising the digits 0-9, having at least one digit. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#nonNegativeInteger.)
Integer
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The number of monthly payments payable by the cardholder.
A number comprising the digits 0-9, having at least one digit. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#nonNegativeInteger.)
Decimal
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The value of each monthly payment for the selected plan.
The amount is expressed as a decimal number in the units of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents. This field is returned only when plan type is AMEX_PlanAmex.
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
String
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The unique identifier for the payment plan.
This field is valid only if plan type is Banamex_Custom. It is the system-generated identifier assigned to the plan when it is configured for the merchant in the payment gateway
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The type of payment plan.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AMEX_PLANAMEX
                                        AMEX_PLANN
                                        BANAMEX_CUSTOM
                                        ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Value as generated by the acquirer that summarizes the success or otherwise of the proposed operation.
Data consists of ASCII characters
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The response from the acquirer in the text form.
This field is used in addition to response.acquirerCode for some acquirers where additional information needs to be communicated. For example, contact details to allow the merchant to contact the issuer directly to seek authorisation for the transaction.
Data consists of ASCII characters
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The acquirer CSC response code generated by the card issuing institution.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The card security code result generated to indicate whether the data supplied matches the data held by the cardholder's issuing bank.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
MATCH
                                        Valid or matched.
NOT_PRESENT
                                        Merchant indicated CSC not present on card.
NOT_PROCESSED
                                        Not processed.
NOT_SUPPORTED
                                        Card issuer is not registered and/or certified
NO_MATCH
                                        Invalid or not matched.
The result returned after the billing address provided by the cardholder has been compared with the address held at the cardholder's issuing bank.
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The acquirer AVS response code generated by the card issuing institution.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The address verification result generated to indicate whether the address data supplied matches the data held by the cardholder's issuing bank.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ADDRESS_MATCH
                                        Street address matched
ADDRESS_ZIP_MATCH
                                        Street address and zip/postcode were matched
NAME_ADDRESS_MATCH
                                        Card holder name and street address matched
NAME_MATCH
                                        Card holder name matched
NAME_ZIP_MATCH
                                        Card holder name and zip/postcode matched
NOT_AVAILABLE
                                        No data available from issuer or AVS data not supported for transaction
NOT_REQUESTED
                                        AVS not requested
NOT_VERIFIED
                                        AVS could not be verified for an international transaction
NO_MATCH
                                        No match
SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE_RETRY
                                        Issuer system is unavailable. Retry can be attempted
SERVICE_NOT_SUPPORTED
                                        Service currently not supported by acquirer or merchant
ZIP_MATCH
                                        Zip/postcode matched. Street address not matched
Results of the additional verification checks where an acquirer offers advanced cardholder verification and the data has been supplied in the Verify request.
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The result returned after the specified data type has been verified by the acquirer.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
MATCHED
                                        Data provided by cardholder matches record held by the cardholder's issuing bank.
NOT_CHECKED
                                        Unable to perform verification checks on data provided.
NOT_MATCHED
                                        Data provided by cardholder does NOT match record held by the cardholder's issuing bank.
NOT_PROVIDED
                                        Verification could not be performed as data not provided.
SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE_RETRY
                                        Issuer system is unavailable. Retry can be attempted
SERVICE_NOT_SUPPORTED
                                        Service currently not supported by acquirer or merchant
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The data type which has been verified by the acquirer.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
BILLING_PHONE
                                        The phone number of the person that the bill is being sent to.
BILLING_POSTCODE_ZIP
                                        The Postal/Zip code of the billing address.
BILLING_STREET_ADDRESS
                                        The street name and number of the billing address.
CARDHOLDER_NAME
                                        The full name of the cardholder.
CUSTOMER_EMAIL
                                        The email address of the customer.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The container for additional information about a transaction.
Only returned for some errors and is dependent on the merchant's configuration. Returned in error, declined and approved scenarios, but would only be used to trouble shoot issues.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Summary of the success or otherwise of the proposed operation.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ABORTED
                                        Transaction aborted by payer
ACQUIRER_SYSTEM_ERROR
                                        Acquirer system error occurred processing the transaction
APPROVED
                                        Transaction Approved
APPROVED_PENDING_SETTLEMENT
                                        Transaction Approved - pending batch settlement
AUTHENTICATION_FAILED
                                        Payer authentication failed
BLOCKED
                                        Transaction blocked due to Risk or 3D Secure blocking rules
CANCELLED
                                        Transaction cancelled by payer
DECLINED
                                        The requested operation was not successful. For example, a payment was declined by issuer or payer authentication was not able to be successfully completed.
DECLINED_AVS
                                        Transaction declined due to address verification
DECLINED_AVS_CSC
                                        Transaction declined due to address verification and card security code
DECLINED_CSC
                                        Transaction declined due to card security code
DECLINED_DO_NOT_CONTACT
                                        Transaction declined - do not contact issuer
DECLINED_PAYMENT_PLAN
                                        Transaction declined due to payment plan
DEFERRED_TRANSACTION_RECEIVED
                                        Deferred transaction received and awaiting processing
DUPLICATE_BATCH
                                        Transaction declined due to duplicate batch
EXCEEDED_RETRY_LIMIT
                                        Transaction retry limit exceeded
EXPIRED_CARD
                                        Transaction declined due to expired card
INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS
                                        Transaction declined due to insufficient funds
INVALID_CSC
                                        Invalid card security code
LOCK_FAILURE
                                        Order locked - another transaction is in progress for this order
NOT_ENROLLED_3D_SECURE
                                        Card holder is not enrolled in 3D Secure
NOT_SUPPORTED
                                        Transaction type not supported
PENDING
                                        Transaction is pending
REFERRED
                                        Transaction declined - refer to issuer
SUBMITTED
                                        The transaction has successfully been created in the gateway. It is either awaiting submission to the acquirer or has been submitted to the acquirer but the gateway has not yet received a response about the success or otherwise of the payment.
SYSTEM_ERROR
                                        Internal system error occurred processing the transaction
TIMED_OUT
                                        The gateway has timed out the request to the acquirer because it did not receive a response. You can handle the transaction as a declined transaction. Where possible the gateway will attempt to reverse the transaction.
UNKNOWN
                                        The transaction has been submitted to the acquirer but the gateway was not able to find out about the success or otherwise of the payment. If the gateway subsequently finds out about the success of the payment it will update the response code.
UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE
                                        Transaction could not be processed
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The overall result of risk assessment returned by the Payment Gateway for each authorization or pay transaction.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ACCEPT
                                        Order accepted
NOT_CHECKED
                                        Merchant risk rules were not checked and system rules did not reject the Order
REJECT
                                        Order rejected
REVIEW
                                        Order marked for review
SYSTEM_REJECT
                                        Order rejected due to system rule
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The result of order reversal for each authorization or pay transaction that occurred due to risk assessment.
Orders rejected after the financial transaction due to risk assessment are automatically reversed by the system.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
FAIL
                                        The gateway failed to reverse the order.
NOT_APPLICABLE
                                        The gateway did not attempt to reverse the order because reversal is not possible. For example, the acquirer does not support order reversals.
OKAY
                                        The gateway successfully reversed the order.
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The decision made when the overall risk result returns Review.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
NOT_REQUIRED
                                        No review required
ORDER_CANCELLED
                                        The order has been cancelled and a reversal transaction was attempted
ORDER_RELEASED
                                        The order has been released for processing
PENDING
                                        A decision to release/cancel the order is pending
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                A system-generated high level overall result of the operation.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
FAILURE
                                        The operation was declined or rejected by the gateway, acquirer or issuer
PENDING
                                        The operation is currently in progress or pending processing
SUCCESS
                                        The operation was successfully processed
UNKNOWN
                                        The result of the operation is unknown
The shipping address of the person.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The city portion of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
Upper case alphabetic text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The 3 letter ISO standard alpha country code of the payers address.
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
Alphanumeric + additional characters
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The post code or zip code of the payers address.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, ' ', '-'
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The state or province of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The street name and number, or the Post Office Box details, of the payers address.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The first name of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The full name of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The last name or surname of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The shipping method code to indicate the time frame and the priority of the order.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ELECTRONIC
                                        Electronic delivery.
GROUND
                                        Ground (4 or more days).
OVERNIGHT
                                        Overnight (next day).
PRIORITY
                                        Priority (2-3 days).
SAME_DAY
                                        Same day.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The middle name of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
If there is more than one middle name, this is the first middle name.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The phone number of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The title of the person to whom the order is being shipped.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Additional information requested by the acquirer which cannot be passed using other available data fields.
This field must not contain sensitive data.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The date the transaction was processed, as returned by the acquirer.
Not returned by most acquirers.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The ID for the acquirer used to process the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The time the transaction was processed, as returned by the acquirer.
Not returned by most acquirers.
Data can consist of any characters
Decimal
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Transaction Amount.
Expressed as a decimal number in the units of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents.
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Value generated by the issuing bank in response to a proposal to transfer funds.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Integer
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The batch in which the transaction was processed.
A number comprising the digits 0-9, having at least one digit. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#nonNegativeInteger.)
Boolean
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Set this flag if the transaction is a manual cash disbursement transaction, i.e. cash is disbursed upon the acceptance of a card by a financial institution teller.
The values 'true' or 'false'. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean.)
Upper case alphabetic text
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The currency of the order expressed as an ISO 4217 alpha code.
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The customer's own reference corresponding to the transaction.
For example, an invoice number. Data may be reformatted according to acquirer field requirements.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the frequency of the transaction offered to the payer.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
INSTALLMENT
                                        Indicates an installment transaction where the payer authorizes you to deduct multiple payments over an agreed period of time for a single purchase.
RECURRING
                                        Indicates a recurring transaction where the payer authorizes you to automatically debit their accounts for bill or invoice payments.
SINGLE
                                        Indicates a single transaction where a single payment is used to complete the order.
String
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The unique identifier of the transaction, that distinguishes it from other transactions on the order.
Data can consist of any characters
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                A unique reference generated by the acquirer for a specific merchant interaction.
The reference may be used when contacting the acquirer about a specific transaction.
Data consists of ASCII characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The value provided by you to identify the transaction within all orders.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the source through which you received the transaction.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
CALL_CENTRE
                                        Transaction conducted via a call centre.
CARD_PRESENT
                                        Transaction where the card is presented to the merchant.
INTERNET
                                        Transaction conducted over the Internet.
MAIL_ORDER
                                        Transaction received by mail.
MOTO
                                        Transaction received by mail or telephone.
TELEPHONE_ORDER
                                        Transaction received by telephone.
VOICE_RESPONSE
                                        Transaction conducted by a voice/DTMF recognition system.
Decimal
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Local tax amount.
Expressed as a decimal number in the units of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents.
A sequence of digits 0-9 separated by a '.' as a decimal indicator. Leading and trailing zeroes are optional. If the fractional part is zero, the '.' and following zero(es) can be omitted. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal.)
Boolean
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates whether the transaction is exempt from local tax or not.
The values 'true' or 'false'. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#boolean.)
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Local tax reference value associated with the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The terminal configured at the processor/acquirer used to process the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Indicates the type of action performed on the order.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AUTHORIZATION
                                        Authorization
CAPTURE
                                        Capture
PAYMENT
                                        Payment (Purchase)
REFUND
                                        Refund
VERIFICATION
                                        Verification
VOID_AUTHORIZATION
                                        Void Authorization
VOID_CAPTURE
                                        Void Capture
VOID_PAYMENT
                                        Void Payment
VOID_REFUND
                                        Void Refund
Errors
Information on possible error conditions that may occur while processing an operation using the API.
Enumeration
                        
                Broadly categorizes the cause of the error.
For example, errors may occur due to invalid requests or internal system failures.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
INVALID_REQUEST
                                        The request was rejected because it did not conform to the API protocol.
REQUEST_REJECTED
                                        The request was rejected due to security reasons such as firewall rules, expired certificate, etc.
SERVER_BUSY
                                        The server did not have enough resources to process the request at the moment.
SERVER_FAILED
                                        There was an internal system failure.
String
                        
                Textual description of the error based on the cause.
This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST or SERVER_BUSY.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                Indicates the name of the field that failed validation.
This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST and a field level validation error was encountered.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                Indicates the code that helps the support team to quickly identify the exact cause of the error.
This field is returned only if the cause is SERVER_FAILED or REQUEST_REJECTED.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        
                Indicates the type of field validation error.
This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST and a field level validation error was encountered.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
INVALID
                                        The request contained a field with a value that did not pass validation.
MISSING
                                        The request was missing a mandatory field.
UNSUPPORTED
                                        The request contained a field that is unsupported.
Enumeration
                        
                A system-generated high level overall result of the operation.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ERROR
                                        The operation resulted in an error and hence cannot be processed.