Developer's Guide

Payflow Pro Developer’s Guide 31
Credit Card Transactions
Submitting Authorization/Delayed Capture Transactions
To perform the Delayed Capture:
1. Perform the Authorization transaction.
The Authorization transaction uses the same parameters as Sale transactions, except that
the transaction type is A.
The return data for an Authorization transaction is the same as for a Sale transaction. To
capture the authorized funds, perform a Delayed Capture transaction that includes the value
returned for PNREF, as described in Step 2 below.
Example: Authorization-only Transaction
TRXTYPE=A&TENDER=C&PWD=x1y2z3&PARTNER=PayPal&VENDOR=SuperMerchant&USER=S
uperMerchant&ACCT=5555555555554444&EXPDATE=0308&AMT=123.00&COMMENT1=Seco
nd purchase&COMMENT2=Low risk customer&INVNUM=123456789&STREET=5199
MAPLE&ZIP=94588
Example:Authorization Response
RESULT=0&PNREF=VXYZ01234567&RESPMSG=APPROVED&AUTHCODE=123456
&AVSADDR=Y&AVSZIP=N
2. Perform the Delayed Capture transaction.
Set ORIGID to the PNREF value returned in the original Authorization transaction response
string. (There is no need to retransmit the credit card or billing address information—it is
stored at PayPal.)
If the capture succeeds, the amount of the Capture is transferred to the merchant’s account
during the daily settlement process. If the capture does not succeed, the hold on the
cardholder’s open-to-buy is still in effect.
Example:Delayed Capture Transaction
TRXTYPE=D&TENDER=C&PWD=x1y2z3&PARTNER=PayPal&VENDOR=.SuperMerchant
&USER=SuperMerchant&ORIGID=VXYZ00887892
Example:Delayed Capture Response
RESULT=0&PNREF=VXYZ00895642&AUTHCODE=25TEST&AVSADDR=Y&AVSZIP=N
Delayed Capture Transaction: Capturing Transactions for Lower Amounts
You can perform a Delayed Capture transaction for an amount lower than the original
Authorization amount (useful, for example, when you make a partial shipment).
Delayed Capture Transaction: Capturing Transactions for Higher Amounts
You can perform a Delayed Capture transaction for an amount higher than the original
Authorization amount. The cardholder’s open-to-buy could be reduced by the sum of the
original Authorization-only amount and the final Delayed Capture amount.