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 (Refund) 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
- Information for the PayPal Acquirer
- 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
- Cielo Payments, 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
- Payflow Header Parameters
- 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
- Cielo Payments 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
- VERBOSITY: Processor-Specific Transaction Results
- Country Codes
- Codes Used by FDMS South Only
- Additional Processor Information
- Payflow Link Migration
- Payflow Gateway MagTek Parameters
- Payflow Gateway FAQs
Submitting Purchasing Card Level 2 and 3 Transactions
American Express Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
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Accepted BIN Ranges
The following BIN ranges are accepted for American Express Level 2 and Level 3
transactions:
37326
37429
37857
37859
37873
37965
American Express Purchasing Card Transaction Processing
The American Express supports Level 2 transaction data.
NOTE: Most merchants in the United States follow American Express reporting and
statement requirements.International merchants now follow these requirements as
well, but there maybe a few exceptions. If you are not sure, contact your American
Express Representative.
American Express Level 2 Parameters for American Express
The parameters to meet American Express reporting and statement requirements are described
in the following tables.
CPC Level 2 Transaction Advice Addendum Parameters
Field Description
PONUM (Required) Purchase order number.
Character length and limitations: 17 alphanumeric characters
SHIPTOZIP (Optional) Ship-to postal code (called zip code in the USA). This field must contain
one of the following values:
Zip code of the destination where the merchandise is to be shipped
(If the above is not available) Zip code of the location where the merchant
executed the transaction
Character length and limitations: 15 alphanumeric characters
TAXAMT (Optional) Total tax amount. Must include a decimal and the exact amount to the cent
(42.00, not 42). Do not include comma separators (1234.56 not 1,234.56).
Character length and limitations: 12 numeric characters
L_DESC1 (Optional) Description of this line item; if not provided, DESC1 (if present) is used.
Character length and limitations: 140 alphanumeric characters