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authorize_electronic_payment_m

Authorizes a card for a specified amount. Please note: This API call does not collect a payment.

Note: Inputs passed to this API call will override any fraud options that you specified in your payment gateway, collection group, or Direct Post settings, unless stated otherwise below.

For a list of error messages generated by this API, see authorize_electronic_payment_m Error Messages.

Input Arguments

Req Field Name Field Type Max Length Description
required-icon.png client_no long 22 Aria-assigned unique identifier indicating the Aria client providing service to this account.
required-icon.png auth_key string 32 Aria-assigned unique key to be passed with each method call for authenticating the validity of the requestor.
required-icon.png acct_no long 22 Aria-assigned account identifier. This value is unique across all Aria-managed accounts.
  OR      
  client_acct_id string 50 Client-defined account identifier.
required-icon.png amount double 12

The monetary amount of the electronic payment.To authorize a tokenized credit card:

For the Braintree payment gateway, complete the required Aria configuration fields.

For the Worldpay payment gateway, first add the client_acct_id to the account as described in the  Worldpay configuration notes.

Do one of the following:

If the card has already been added to the account, pass in the <bill_seq>; or

If the token was already generated outside of Aria, set the <alt_pay_method> to 13 and pass in the <bill_agreement_id>; or

If you need to generate a token for the card, set the <alt_pay_method> to 13 and pass in the credit card details.

Pass in the <amount> to be authorized.Optionally pass a value into the <cc_id> field to identify the type of credit card you are authorizing.Optionally pass in a <recurring_processing_model_ind> to specify the kind of transaction you are completing.Notes:

You can use the <recurring_processing_model_ind> field only for payment methods for which  your payment gateway supports Cardholder Initiated Transaction?s (CIT) and Merchant Initiated Transactions (MIT).

Please contact your payment gateway representative for more information.

required-icon.png plan_instance_no long 22 The unique identifier of the master plan instance.
  OR      
  client_plan_instance_id string 100 The client-defined identifier of the master plan instance.
  OR      
  billing_group_no long 22 The unique identifier of the billing group.
  OR      
  client_billing_group_id string 100 The client-defined identifier of the billing group.
  payment_source long 32 DEPRECATED. Records the source of this payment information
  CVV string 6 Card Verification Value, used to help verify a transaction is being requested by the card holder since this value is physically printed on the card.
  bill_seq long 22

The unique identifier of the bill sequence number.

To authorize a tokenized credit card, follow the instructions in the <amount> field.

  inTrackingNumber string 40 The XID used for 3DSecure if 3DSecure was used for this authorization
  inAuthValue string 40 The 3DSecure authorization value
  alt_client_acct_group_id string 100 One-time collections account group to use for this specific call. Default collections group on the account is not changed.
  track_data1 string 300 Raw "track 1" data from a swiped card used in a card-present transaction to initiate this request
  track_data2 string 300 Raw "track 2" data from a swiped card used in a card-present transaction to initiate this request
  alt_pay_method long 2

If you want to use the account's current form of payment, leave this field empty. If you want to use an alternate card, enter '1' in this field.

To authorize a tokenized credit card, pass 13 into the <alt_pay_method> field and follow the instructions in the <amount> field.

  cc_number string 24

Card number.

Note: For Ingenico 3DS support, this includes American Express® cards (starting with 3 - 15-character numeric value).

  cc_expire_mm long 2 Expiration month for the card payment instrument.
  cc_expire_yyyy long 4 Expiration year for the card payment instrument.
  bank_routing_num string 22 The American Banking Association (ABA) routing number for the financial institution.
  bank_acct_num string 32 The bank account number.
  bank_acct_type string 32 The type of bank account being used.  

Allowable values for bank_acct_type:

  bill_company_name string 100 Company name of the billing contact.
  bill_first_name string 32 First name of the billing contact.
  bill_middle_initial string 2 Middle initial of the billing contact.
  bill_last_name string 32 Last name of the billing contact.
  bill_address1 string 100 First address line of the billing contact.
  bill_address2 string 100 Second address line of the billing contact. If you want to delete existing data in this field, leaving it blank, you must enter a '~' in this field.
  bill_address3 string 100 The third line of the billing address.
  bill_city string 32 City of the billing contact.
  bill_locality string 32

Locality of the billing contact. Use this field instead of the <bill_state_prov> field to identify the state, province or other local designation as appropriate for addresses in all countries other than the United States, Australia, and Canada.

This field is ignored for all addresses in the United States, Australia, and Canada.

  bill_state_prov string 10 State or province of the billing contact.

The official postal-service code for any state, province, or territory in the United States, Australia, or Canada. This field does not support states, provinces, or territories in other countries.

This field is ignored for all addresses outside the United States, Australia, and Canada. Use the <bill_locality> field for addresses in those countries.

  bill_zip string 16 Zip Code of the billing contact
  bill_country string 3 Country of the billing contact. The ISO-compliant 2-character country code abbreviation in uppercase.
  bill_email string 320 Email of the billing contact.
  bill_phone string 25 Phone number of the billing contact.
  bill_phone_extension string 20 Phone extension of the billing contact.
  bill_cell_phone string 20 Cell phone number of the billing contact.
  bill_work_phone string 25 Work phone number of the billing contact.
  bill_work_phone_extension string 20 Work phone extension of the billing contact
  bill_drivers_license_no string 32 Driver's license number of the billing contact
  bill_drivers_license_state string 32 Driver’s license state of the billing contact. The official postal service code for all United States and Canada states, provinces, and territories.
  bill_taxpayer_id string 32 Taxpayer ID of the billing contact.
  record_cc_on_auth_failure string 5 If passed, and 'false', and the authorization fails, the card is added to the account with disabled_ind to 1 to indicate the card is disabled.  

Allowable values for record_cc_on_auth_failure:

  bill_agreement_id string 32

Unique identifier of the bill agreement (also referred to as a token).

To authorize a tokenized credit card, follow the instructions in the <amount> field.

  iban string 50 International Bank Account Number(IBAN). Used for the Direct Debit payment method. It consists of 16 to 34 alphanumeric characters. Only hyphen and space are allowed to format the IBAN.
  bank_check_digit long 2 Bank check digits enable a sanity check of the bank account number to confirm its integrity before submitting a transaction. Used for the Direct Debit payment method.
  bank_swift_cd string 15 SWIFT code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC). It is used for the Direct Debit payment method. It consists of 8 or 11 alphanumeric characters. Only hyphen and space are allowed to format the SWIFT code. It is required for IBAN.
  bank_country_cd string 2 Country of the bank. The ISO-compliant 2-character country code abbreviation in uppercase. Used for the Direct Debit payment method. It is required for IBAN and BBAN.
  mandate_id string 35 Used for the Direct Debit payment method. A mandate is signed by the debtor to authorize the creditor to collect a payment and to instruct the bank of the debtor to pay those collections.
  bank_id_cd string 10 Up to 10 digit numeric bank identifier code. Used for the Direct Debit payment method. Used in Europe. Only hyphen and space are allowed to format the bank ID code. It is required for BBAN.
  bank_branch_cd string 10 Up to 10 digit numeric bank branch code. Used for the Direct Debit payment method. Used in Europe. Only hyphen and space are allowed to format the bank branch code.
  cc_id long 2

A numeric code indicating the type of card.

Allowable values for cc_id:

  soft_descriptor string   Transaction description shown on the buyer's statement that displays a Merchant Name or Item Description typically. This field will be ignored if not supported/certified by the payment processor.
  soft_descriptor_customer_service string   Transaction description shown on the buyer's statement that displays a City for Card Present transactions or a Phone Number for Card Not Present transactions. This field will be ignored if not supported/certified by the payment processor.
  alt_caller_id string 30 Person or process that submitted the API call. This can be someone's user ID, or the name of an application.
Start of optional_transaction_qualifiers array
  optional_transaction_qualifiers array   Array of additional values you can associate with this API call.
  Field Name Field Type Max Length Description
  brd_arrow.gif qualifier_name string 100 Name of the field you want to associate with this API call.
  brd_arrow.gif qualifier_value string 100 Corresponding value of the field you want to associate with this API call.
End of optional_transaction_qualifiers array
 
  fraud_filter long 1

Enables or disables fraud filtering. If no value is provided, the system will default to 2.

To use fraud filtering, you must have it enabled and configured in your payment gateway. Contact your payment gateway representative for setup information and additional documentation.

Notes:

  • If you set this field to 0, then Aria will ignore all other fraud filtering fields.
  • If you set this field to 1, then Aria will apply the values that you specified in the other fraud filtering fields. However, if you pass -1 into any fraud filtering field, Aria will ignore that field.
  • If you set this field to 2, then Aria will apply the values that you specified in the other fraud filtering fields.

Allowable values for fraud_filter:

Start of fraud_control_fields array
  fraud_control_fields array  

Your chosen fraud protection options passed as an array of fraud_control_field_name/fraud_control_field_value key-value pairs. This array allows you to specify your fraud filtering options.

To use fraud filtering, you must have fraud functionality enabled and configured in your payment gateway's portal. Contact your payment gateway representative for setup information and additional documentation.

The allowable fields and values for the key-value pairs are highlighted in blue below.

  Field Name Field Type Max Length Description
  brd_arrow.giffraud_filtering_enabled string 100 Indicates whether to send a request to the processor for fraud filtering information. If you set it to 0 (disable), then Aria will ignore all other fraud filtering fields.

Allowable values for fraud_filtering_enabled:

  brd_arrow.gifchange_status_on_fraud_filtering_failure string 100 Indicates whether to change the status of the account or master plan instance(s) if:
  • The fraud filtering request returns a failure response; and
  • fraud_filtering_enabled is set to 1 (enable).
Set it to 1 (true) if you want to change the status. Set it to 0 (false) if you do not want to change the status.

Allowable values for change_status_on_fraud_filtering_failure:

  brd_arrow.gifstatus_on_fraud_filtering_failure string 100 If change_status _on_fraud_filtering_failure is set to true and the fraud filtering request returns a failure response, use this field to indicate the desired status of the master plan instance.
  brd_arrow.gifchange_status_on_fraud_filtering_review string 100 Indicates whether to change the status of the account or master plan instance(s) if fraud_filtering_enabled is set to 1 (enable). Set it to 1 (true) if you want to change the status. Set it to 0 (false) if you do not want to change the status.

Allowable values for change_status_on_fraud_filtering_review:

  brd_arrow.gifstatus_on_fraud_filtering_review string 100 If change_status _on_fraud_filtering_review is set to 1 (true), use this field to indicate the desired status of the master plan instance.
  brd_arrow.gifchange_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_prefix_failure string 100 Indicates whether to change the status of the master plan instance(s) if the purchase transaction failed the fraud filtering check for the credit card prefix. Set it to 1 (true) if you want to change the status. Set it to 0 (false) if you do not want to change the status. (applies to Direct Post)

Allowable values for change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_prefix_failure:

  brd_arrow.gifmp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_prefix_failure string 100 If change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_prefix_failure is set to 1 (true), use this field to indicate the desired status of the master plan instance. (applies to Direct Post)
  brd_arrow.gifchange_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_number_failure string 100 Indicates whether to change the status of the master plan instance(s) if the purchase transaction failed the the fraud filtering check for the credit card number. Set it to 1 (true) if you want to change the status. Set it to 0 (false) if you do not want to change the status. (applies to Direct Post)

Allowable values for change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_number_failure:

  brd_arrow.gifmp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_number_failure string 100 If change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_number_failure is set to 1 (true), use this field to indicate the desired status of the master plan instance. (applies to Direct Post)
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change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_failure
string 100 Indicates whether to change the status of the master plan instance(s) if the purchase transaction failed the fraud filtering check for the credit card issuing country. Set it to 1 (true) if you want to change the status. Set it to 0 (false) if you do not want to change the status. (applies to Direct Post)

Allowable values for change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_failure:

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mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_failure
string 100 If change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_failure is set to 1 (true), use this field to indicate the desired status of the master plan instance. (applies to Direct Post)
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change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_suspect
string 100 Indicates whether to change the status of the master plan instance(s) if the fraud filtering check for the credit card issuing country returned a "suspect" value. Set it to 1 (true) if you want to change the status. Set it to 0 (false) if you do not want to change the status. (applies to Direct Post)

Allowable values for change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_suspect:

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mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_suspect
string 100 If change_mp_status_on_fraud_filtering_cc_issuing_country_suspect is set to 1 (true), use this field to indicate the desired status of the master plan instance. (applies to Direct Post)
End of fraud_control_fields array
 
  end_user_session_id string 32 The client-generated session ID that is often used with captcha fraud prevention measures as part of an online order.
  end_user_ip_address string 15 IP address that was used to place an online order.
  end_user_browser_accept_header string 32 Browser accept header that was used to place an online order. Example: “text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml ;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8".
  end_user_browser_agent string 32 Browser that was used to place an online order. Example: "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i586; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/31.0".
  perform_marketing_insights_inquiry long 2 Returns marketing information if your payment processor support is and is configured in Aria.

Allowable values for perform_marketing_insights_inquiry:

  perform_balance_inquiry long 1 When supported, this will provide a balance inquiry that reflects the current balance for prepaid cards and gift cards.

Allowable values for perform_balance_inquiry:

  perform_card_type_detail_inquiry long 1 This feature will return marketing information if your payment processor supports it and configured in Aria.

Allowable values for perform_card_type_detail_inquiry:

  recurring_processing_model_ind long 1 Defines a recurring payment type for Credit Card and Tokenized Credit Cards. 

Allowable values for recurring_processing_model_ind:

  attempt_3d_secure string  

This will manually trigger a 3DSecure check if the payment gateway/processor supports this feature (must be set to True for Ingenico).

To perform 3DS authentication, follow the instructions provided in the authorize_3dsecure_m API documentation.

Allowable values for attempt_3d_secure:

Start of proc_field_override array
  proc_field_override array  

Your chosen data to send to your payment gateway passed as an array of proc_field_name/proc_field_value key-value pairs.

The allowable field(s) and values for the key-value pairs are listed below.

  brd_arrow.gif proc_field_name string 100 List of processor field names
  brd_arrow.gif proc_field_value string 1000 List of processor field values
  proc_field_name Field Type Max Length proc_field_value
    brd_arrow.gif transaction_type string 2

If you use Chase Paymentech or Vantiv, this field allows you to tell that payment gateway which transaction type is involved (examples: single or recurring transaction) when you process a customer's  payment information.

This field applies to credit cards and tokenized credit cards. If you don't pass a value into this field, it will default to -1 (use client configuration settings).

 

Notes:

  • The value that you pass into this field will override the Recurring Options that you set in the Aria application under:
    • Configuration > Payments > Payment Gateways > Chase Paymentech/Vantiv > Gateway Options; and
    • Configuration > Payments > Collection Groups > Chase Paymentech/Vantiv > Collection Group Options.
  • Currently, only Chase Paymentech and Vantiv support this field. Other payment gateways might not honor all of the allowable values for this field. You will need to check your payment gateway documentation for confirmation.
 

Aria will use this order of precedence to determine the transaction type:

  1. value passed into this field
  2. collection group configuration
  3. payment gateway configuration
  4. transaction type that you specified in the <recurring_processing_model_ind> field

Allowable values for transaction_type:

Note: 3DS-related fields are listed below. Not all payment gateways support 3DS. The payment gateways documentation identifies payment gateways that support 3DS. Please contact your payment gateway representative for more information about which version of 3DS is supported and other details.
 

brd_arrow.gif payer_auth_reference_id

string 2000 Reference ID for a 3DS transaction session.
  brd_arrow.gif payer_auth_transaction_mode string 1

The transaction mode identifies the channel from which the 3DS transactions are originated.

Allowable values for payer_auth_transaction_mode:

  brd_arrow.gif payer_auth_transaction_id string 2000 Authentication transaction ID for a 3DS authorization.
  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_accept_header string 2000 Browser accept header that was used for making a purchase online.  Example: "text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml ;q=0.9,&ast;/&ast;;q=0.8".      
  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_agent string 2000 Browser that was used for making a purchase online. Example: "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i586; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/31.0".         
  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_color_depth string 2000 Browser color depth in bits per pixel. You can obtain this by using the browser's screen.colorDepth property. Accepted values: 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 24, 32 or 48 bit color depth.            
  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_java_enabled_ind string 2000 Boolean value indicating whether the customer's browser is able to execute Java.
  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_language string 2000 Browser supported language (as defined in IETF BCP-Internet Engineering Task Force Best Current Practice 47). You can obtain this by using the browser's navigator.language property.            
  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_screen_height string 2000 Total height of the browser that was used for placing an online order.
  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_screen_width string 2000

Total width of the browser that was used for placing an online order.

  brd_arrow.gif end_user_browser_timezone_offset_mins string 2000 Difference between UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) time and the customer's browser local time, in minutes.
  brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_completion_ind string 2000 If the response of DDC (Device Data Collection) is received within 10 seconds set this field to "Y". If not, set this field to "N".           
  brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_trans_status string 2000 If the response to the challenge shopper  (requested authentication information) is not received within 10 minutes, set this field to "U". If not, set this field to the value received from the challenge shopper response.
End of proc_field_override array
 

Output Arguments

Field Name Field Type Description
error_code long Aria-assigned error identifier. 0 indicates no error.
error_msg string Description of any error that occurred. "OK" if there was no error.
proc_cvv_response string The processor return code from CVV validation.
proc_avs_response string Processor return code from address validation
proc_cavv_response string The processors return code for security validation.
proc_status_code string The processor status code
proc_status_text string The processors status description
proc_payment_id string The processor payment ID
proc_auth_code string Authorization code provided by the issuing bank
proc_merch_comments string Additional information passed to payment processor
proc_payer_auth_request string The unique number for an authorization.
proc_fraud_filter_response string The fraud filtering information provided by the payment processor in response to a fraud filtering request.
proc_fraud_filtering_info array The fraud filtering information provided by the payment processor as described below.
brd_arrow.gifproc_fraud_country_status string Fraud country status provided by the payment processor.
brd_arrow.gifproc_fraud_country_code string Fraud country code provided by the payment processor.
proc_redirect_issuer_url string The URL to which you must post the 3DS (3D Secure) data. This will redirect the customer.
brd_arrow.gif proc_md string The payment session identifier returned by the card issuer.
proc_prepaid_indicator string Additional information passed back from processor identifying this card as a prepaid card (if available).
proc_prepaid_available_balance long Additional information passed back from processor for available balance on prepaid card (if available).
proc_prepaid_reloadable string Additional information passed back from processor identifying whether or not the prepaid card is reloadable (if available).
proc_prepaid_card_type string Additional information passed back from processor to categorize the type of prepaid card (if available).
proc_issuing_country string Additional information passed back from processor indicating issuing country for the card.
proc_card_product_type string Additional information passed back from processor indicating whether the submitted card is a commercial or consumer card, providing you with additional data useful when analyzing sales patterns and/or planning marketing campaigns.
proc_signature_debit_ind string Additional information passed back from processor identifying this card as a signature debit card.
proc_pinless_debit_ind string Additional information passed back from processor identifying this card as PINless-debit-eligible.
proc_durbin_regulated_ind string Additional information passed back from processor identifying this card as Durbin Regulated.
proc_card_available_balance string Additional information passed back from processor for available balance on gift card if available.
proc_affluence_type string Additional information passed back from processor indicating if card is affluent.
proc_initial_auth_txn_id string Transaction ID from payment processor.  If received as part of an auth request, it must be retained for future settlement and match the value from the auth response. It should also be used for future recurring transaction auths/settlement.
Start of proc_3dsecure_data array

proc_3dsecure_data

array

Array of 3D Secure processor-specific fields required for client-side integration. returned as proc_field_name/proc_field_value key-value pairs. The allowable fields and values for the key-value pairs are listed below.

Note: Not all values for this field apply to all payment gateways. In addition, not all payment gateways support 3DS. The payment gateways documentation identifies payment gateways that support 3DS. Please contact your payment gateway representative for more information about which version of 3DS is supported and other details.

proc_field_name Field Type proc_field_value
brd_arrow.gif attempt_3ds_auth_challenge string Returns true or false to indicate whether or not the 3DS authorization challenge is enabled for the card.

brd_arrow.gif payer_auth_request

string  The unique number for a given authorization.
brd_arrow.gif redirect_issuer_url string The URL where you must post the 3DS data to. This will redirect the customer.
brd_arrow.gif md string The payment session identifier returned by the card issuer.
brd_arrow.gif client_auth_token     string  The client authorization token required to map the merchant account with the client JS SDK (JavaScript Software Development Kit).
brd_arrow.gif cc_single_use_token string

The single use token for the credit card.

brd_arrow.gif cc_prefix string The first six digits of the customer's card number.
brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_js_lib_url string Your JavaScript Library URL path used for 3DS 2.0.
brd_arrow.gif payer_auth_transaction_id string The unique number for a given transaction.
brd_arrow.gif payer_auth_reference_id string The unique number for a given authorization.
brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_form_action string This form action is used for a Direct Post call to decide whether to attempt device data collection or credit card authorization.
brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_df_method_url string Method URL used for Device Fingerprint for 3DS 2.0 transactions.
brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_df_post_url string URL used for posting Device Fingerprint details for 3DS 2.0 transactions.
brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_cs_post_url string URL returned by your payment gateway, which is used for the 3DS authorization challenge for 3DS 2.0 transactions.
brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_message_version string Message/3DS version of the ongoing 3DS authorization.
brd_arrow.gif pa_3ds_form_content string If the issuer's Access Control Server (ACS) supports this feature, this field will receive content to populate the client’s form page to enable 3DS authentication. If the issuer’s ACS does not support this feature, no information for authentication will be returned to this field.
End of proc_3dsecure_data_array
 
Field Name Field Type Description
processor_id long Payment Processor Id.
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