Developer's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Content
- Preface
- Introducing the Gateway Checkout Solutions
- Secure Token
- Configuring Hosted Checkout Pages
- Payflow SDK
- Sending a Simple Transaction to the Server
- Submitting Credit Card Transactions
- Obtaining an Internet Merchant Account
- About Credit Card Processing
- Credit Card Features
- Planning Your Gateway Integration
- Core Credit Card Parameters
- Submitting Account Verifications
- Submitting Authorization/Delayed Capture Transactions
- Submitting Balance Inquiry Transactions
- Submitting Card Present (SWIPE) Transactions
- Submitting Credit Transactions
- Submitting Inquiry Transactions
- When To Use an Inquiry Transaction
- Required Parameters When Using the PNREF
- Inquiry Transaction Parameter String Using the PNREF
- Required Parameters When Using the CUSTREF
- Inquiry Transaction Parameter String Using the CUSTREF
- Required Parameters When Using the Secure Token
- Inquiry Parameter String Using the Secure Token
- Submitting Partial Authorizations
- Submitting Purchasing Card Transactions
- Submitting Reference Transactions (Tokenization)
- Submitting Sale Transactions
- Submitting Soft Merchant Information
- Submitting Voice Authorization Transactions
- Submitting Void Transactions
- Using Address Verification Service
- Using Card Security Code
- Testing Transactions
- Transaction Responses
- Processors Requiring Additional Transaction Parameters
- American Express Additional Credit Card Parameters
- Elavon Additional Credit Card Parameters
- First Data Merchant Services Nashville, Additional Credit Card Parameters
- First Data Merchant Services North, Additional Credit Card Parameters
- Heartland, Additional Credit Card Parameters
- Litle Additional Credit Card Parameters
- Merchant e-Solutions, Additional Credit Card Parameters
- Paymentech Salem (New Hampshire) Additional Credit Card Parameters for American Express
- PayPal Credit Card Transaction Request Parameters
- SecureNet Additional Credit Card Parameters for American Express
- Vantiv Additional Credit Card Parameters
- WorldPay Additional Credit Card Parameters
- TeleCheck Electronic Check Processing
- Submitting Purchasing Card Level 2 and 3 Transactions
- About Purchasing Cards
- About Program Levels
- About American Express Purchasing Card Transactions
- American Express Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Elavon (Formerly Nova) Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- First Data Merchant Services (FDMS) Nashville Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- First Data Merchant Services (FDMS) North Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- First Data Merchant Services South (FDMS) Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Global Payments - Central Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Global Payments - East Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Heartland Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Litle Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Merchant e-Solutions Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Paymentech Salem (New Hampshire) Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Paymentech Tampa Level 2 Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- SecureNet Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- TSYS Acquiring Solutions Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- Vantiv Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
- WorldPay Purchasing Cards Transaction Processing
- Payflow Header Parameters
- VERBOSITY: Processor-Specific Transaction Results
- ISO Country Codes
- Codes Used by FDMS South Only
- PayPal Acquirer
- Additional Processor Information
- Payflow Link Migration
- Payflow Gateway MagTek Parameters
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Submitting Credit Card Transactions
Core Credit Card Parameters
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SWIPE (Required for card-present transactions only) Used to pass the Track 1 or Track 2
data (card’s magnetic stripe information) for card-present transactions. Include either
Track 1 or Track 2 data—not both. If Track 1 is physically damaged, the point-of-sale
(POS) application can send Track 2 data instead.
The track data includes the disallowed = (equal sign) character. To enable you to use
the data, the SWIPE parameter must include a length tag specifying the number of
characters in the track data. For this reason, in addition to passing the track data, the
POS application must count the characters in the track data and pass that number.
Length tags are described in “Using Special Characters In Values” on page 51.
NOTE: SWIPE (card-present transactions) are not supported by the PayPal processor.
Limitations: Alphanumeric and special characters
ORDERID (Optional) Checks for a duplicate order. If you pass ORDERID in a request and pass it
again in the future, the response returns DUPLICATE=2 along with the ORDERID.
NOTE: Do not use ORDERID to catch duplicate orders processed within seconds of
each other. Use ORDERID with Request ID to prevent duplicates as a result of
processing or communication errors.
Character length and limitations: alphanumeric characters
BILLTOFIRSTNAME (Optional) Account holder's first name.
Limitations: 30 alphanumeric characters
BILLTOLASTNAME (Optional but recommended) Account holder's last name.
Limitations: 30 alphanumeric characters
BILLTOSTREET (Optional) The cardholder’s street address (number and street name).
The address verification service verifies the STREET address.
Limitations: 150 alphanumeric characters
BILLTOCITY (Optional) Bill-to city.
Limitations: 45-character string.
BILLTOSTATE (Optional) Bill-to state.
Limitations: 2-character string (Varies depending on processor: 2 to 45 characters).
BILLTOZIP (Optional) Account holder’s 5- to 9-digit zip (postal) code.
Limitations: 9 characters maximum. Do not use spaces, dashes, or non-numeric
characters
BILLTOCOUNTRY (Optional) Bill-to country.
Limitations: 3-character country code.
SHIPTOFIRSTNAME (Optional) Ship-to first name.
Limitations: 30-character string.
SHIPTOLASTNAME (Optional) Ship-to last name.
Limitations: 30-character string.
Parameter Description