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Appendix

HTTP Response Codes

2xx Response Codes

Response codes in this range indicate successful requests.

2xx Response Codes
CodeDescription
200

Request received without error

201

Object created

202

Request accepted/executed

4xx Response Codes

Response codes in this range indicate errors with the provided request or data elements of the message.

4xx Response Codes
CodeDescription
400

Bad Request

401

Authentication failure; invalid API key

402

Request failure

403

Forbidden; API key does not have permissions

404

Resource not found

405

Method not allowed

409

Conflict with another request

412

Precondition failure

413

Request too large

429

Too many requests received

5xx Response Codes

Response codes in this range indicate Paynetrworx server issues.

5xx Response Codes
CodeDescription
500

Internal server error

501

Not implemented

503

Service unavailable

Action and Result Codes

Action Codes

The following action codes may appear in transaction response messages.

American Express Action Codes

American Express Action Codes
CodeDescription
000

Approved

001

Approve with ID

002

Partial Approval

003

Approved VIP

092

Approved (Express Rewards Program)

099

Bin blocking or country blocking

100

Deny

101

Expired Card

103

Deny - Invalid Manual Entry

104

Deny - New Card issued

105

Deny - Account Cancelled

106

Exceeded PIN attempts

107

Please call issuer

109

Invalid Merchant

110

Invalid Amount

111

Invalid Account

115

Service not permitted

117

Invalid PIN

119

Card member not enrolled

122

Invalid security code

125

Invalid effective date

181

Format error

182

Please Wait

183

Invalid currency code

187

Deny - new card issued

188

Deny - Account Cancelled

189

Deny - closed merchant

200

Deny - pick up card

400

Reversal Accepted

Discover Action Codes

Discover Action Codes
CodeDescription
00

Approved or completed successfully

01

Refer to Card Issuer

02

Refer to Card Issuer's special conditions

03

Invalid Merchant

04

Capture Card

05

Do not honor

07

Pick-up Card, special condition

08

Honor with ID

10

Approved for partial amount

11

Approved

12

Invalid transaction

13

Invalid amount

14

Invalid Card Number

15

Invalid Issuer

19

Re-enter transaction

30

Format error

31

Bank not supported by switch

33

Expired Card

34

Suspected fraud

35

Card Acceptor contact Acquirer

36

Restricted Card

37

Card Acceptor, call Acquirer security

38

Allowable PIN tries exceeded

39

No credit Account

40

Requested function not supported

41

Lost Card

43

Stolen Card

51

Decline

53

No savings Account

54

Expired Card

55

Invalid PIN

56

No Card record

57

Transaction not permitted to Issuer/Cardholder

58

Transaction not permitted to Acquirer/terminal

59

Suspected fraud

60

Card acceptor contact Acquirer

61

Exceeds withdrawal amount limit

62

Restricted Card

63

Security violation

64

Original amount incorrect

65

Exceeds withdrawal amount limit

66

Card Acceptor callAcquirer's security dept.

67

Hard capture (requires ATM pick-up)

68

Response received too late

75

Allowable number of PIN tries exceeded

76

Invalid/nonexistent 'to' Account specified

77

Invalid/nonexistent 'from' Account specified

78

Invalid/nonexistent Account specified (general)

85

No reason to decline

87

Network unavailable

91

Authorization system or Issuer system inoperative

92

Unable to route transaction

93

Transaction cannot be completed, violation of law

94

Duplicate transmission detected

96

System malfunction

99

Bin blocking or country blocking

MasterCard Action Codes

MasterCard Action Codes
CodeDescription
00

Approved or completed successfully

01

Refer to Card Issuer

02

Refer to Card Issuer's special conditions

03

Invalid Merchant

04

Pick-up

05

Do not honor

06

Error

07

Pick-up card; special conditions

08

Honor with identification (Processed as an approval)

09

Request in progress

0Z - 9Z

Reserved for ISO use

10

Approved for partial amount (Processed as an approval)

11

Approved (VIP: Very Important Person) (Processed as an approval)

12

Invalid transaction

13

Invalid amount

14

Invalid card (no such number) or invalid account

15

No such issuer

16

Approved; update track 3 (Processed as an approval)

18

Customer dispute; chargeback (future)

19

Re-enter transaction

20

Invalid response

23

Unacceptable transaction fee

24

File update not supported by receiver (only in 03xx)

25

Unable to locate record on file (only in 03xx)

26

Duplicate file update record; no action (only in 03xx)

27

File update field edit error (only in 03xx)

28

File update record locked out (only in 03xx)

29

File update not successful; contact acquirer (only in 03xx)

30

Format error (may also be a reversal)

31

Bank not supported by switch

33

Expired Card; pick-up

37

Card acceptor call acquirer security; pick-up

38

Allowable PIN tries exceeded; pick-up

39

No credit account

40

Requested function not supported

41

Lost card; pick-up

42

No universal account

43

Stolen card; pick-up

44

No investment account

45

Reserved for ISO use

46

Reserved for ISO use

47

Reserved for ISO use

48

Reserved for ISO use

49

Reserved for ISO use

50

Reserved for ISO use

51

Insufficient funds

52

No checking account

53

No savings account

54

Expired card

55

Incorrect PIN

56

No card record

57

Transaction not permitted to cardholder

58

Transaction not permitted to terminal (may also be a chargeback)

59

Suspected Fraud

60

Card acceptor contact acquirer

61

Exceeds withdrawal amount limit

62

Restricted card

63

Security violation (may also be a chargeback)

65

Exceeds withdrawal frequency limit

66

Card acceptor call acquirer security

67

Hard capture; pick-up

69

Reserved for ISO

70

Reserved for ISO

71

Reserved for ISO

72

Reserved for ISO

73

Reserved for ISO

74

Reserved for ISO

75

Allowable number of PIN tries exceeded

76

Key synchronization error (MNGS)

77

Reserved for private use

78

Customer not eligible for POS (Star)

79

Invalid digital signature

80

Stale dated transaction (Star)

81

Issuer requested standin

82

Count exceeds limit (VISANet)

83

Reserved for private use

84

Time limit for pre-authorization reached (VISANet)

85

Reserved for private use

86

Cannot verify PIN (VISANet)

87

Check already posted

88

Information not on file

89

Card verification value (CVC;CVV) failed verification (no pickup)

90

Cutoff is in progress

91

Issuer or switch is unavailable/inoperative

92

Financial institution or intermediate network unknown for routing

93

Transaction cannot be completed; violation of law

94

Duplication transaction

95

Reconcile error

96

System malfunction

97

Reserved for national use

98

Reserved for national use

99

Reserved for national use

C2-MZ

Reserved for national use (X9.2)

N0

Authorization life cycle unacceptable

N1

Authorization life cycle expired

N2

Non-receipt of requested item (future)

N3

Non-receipt of requested item; illegible copy (future)

N4

Transaction exceeds floor limit (future)

N5

Declined authorization (future)

N6

Non-matching account numbers (future)

N7

Error in addition (future)

N8

Altered amount (future)

N9

Incorrect account number (future)

P0

Missing signature (future)

P1

Slip without card imprint (future)

P2

Imprinting of multiple slips (future)

P3

Canceled pre-authorization transaction (future)

P4

Delinquent settlement (future)

P5

Currency conversion error (future)

P6

Credit posted as a debit (sale) (future)

P7

Claim or defense (future)

P8

Non-receipt of goods (future)

P9

Defective merchandise (future)

R0

Fraudulent transaction prior to embossed valid date (future)

R1

Credit not received (future)

R2

Allowable PAN entries warning -- approved

R3

Approved with overdraft protection

R4

Bad CVC3/dCVV

S0

Check not acceptable for cash

S1

Check not acceptable

S2

Check deposit limit exceeded

S3

Cash back limit exceeded

S4

Check amount does not match courtesy amount

S5

PIN not selected

S6

PIN already selected

S7

Unmatched voucher information

S8

Allowable PAN entries exceeded -- denial

S9

Expiration date mismatch

SA

Inactive card

SB

Expiration date mismatch (card pickup)

SC

Item suspected for stop pay

SD

Account closed

SE

Ineligible account

SF

Item submitted more than two times

SG

No account on file - absolute

SH

Unable to locate

SI

General denial

SK

Cross-reference card not found

SL

Category limit exceeded

SM

Transaction limit exceeded

SN

Daily limit exceeded

SO

Monthly limit exceeded

SP

Invalid secret code

SQ

PIN key sync error

SR

Bad CVC2/CVV2/CVx2

SS

Stop payment order

ST

Revocation of authorization order

SV

Stop reoccurring payments

T3

Lost card (no pickup)

T4

Closed account

T5

Dormant account

T6

Special conditions (no pick-up)

T7

Purchase only approval for purchase with cash back transaction (Processed as an approval)

T9

Insufficient funds for fees

TA

ARQC validation failed for chip card

TB

Unsafe PIN

TC

Additional customer authentication required

TD

PIN Required for Additional Security

TH

Life Cycle decline (Invalid/expired card)

TI

Policy decline (Transaction not permitted with card)

TJ

Fraud/Security decline (Lost/stolen card or invalid PIN)

U0-ZZ

Reserved for private use

Visa Action Codes

Visa Action Codes
CodeDescription
00

Successful approval/completion or that PIN verification is valid

01

Refer to card issuer

02

Refer to card issuer, special condition

03

Invalid merchant or service provider

04

Pick up card

05

Do not honor

06

Error

07

Pick up card, special condition (other than lost/stolen card)

10

Partial approval

11

VIP approval

12

Invalid transaction

13

Invalid amount or amount exceeds maximum for card program

14

Invalid account number (no such number)

15

No such issuer

19

Re-enter transaction

21

No action taken (unable to back out prior transaction)

25

Unable to locate record in file, or account number is missing from inquiry

28

File is temporarily unavailable

39

No credit card account

41

Pick up card (lost card)

43

Pick up card (stolen card)

46

Closed account

51

Insufficient funds

52

No checking account

53

No savings account

54

Expired card

55

Incorrect PIN

57

Transaction not permitted to cardholder

58

Transaction not allowed at terminal

59

Suspected fraud

61

Activity amount limit exceeded

62

Restricted card (for example, in Country Exclusion table)

63

Security violation

65

Activity count limit exceeded

75

Allowable number of PIN-entry tries exceeded

76

Unable to locate previous message (no matching Retrieval Reference number)

77

Repeat or reversal data are inconsistent with original message

78

Blocked, first used - The transaction is from a new cardholder and card has not been unblocked

80

Credit issuer unavailable or invalid date

81

PIN cryptographic error found

82

Negative online CVV results

85

No reason to decline a request for account or address verification

86

Cannot verify PIN

91

Issuer or switch inoperative

92

Destination cannot be found for routing

93

Transaction cannot be completed; violation of law

96

System malfunction

99

Bin blocking or country blocking

B1

Surcharge amount not permitted on Visa cards

NO

Force STIP

N3

Cash service not available

N4

Cash request exceeds issuer limit

N7

Decline for CVV2 failure

P2

Invalid biller information

P5

PIN charge/unblock request denied

P6

Unsafe PIN

Q1

Card authentication failed

R0

Stop Payment order

R1

Revocation of Auth order

R3

evocation of all auth order

XA

Forward to issuer

XD

Forward to issuer

Z3

Decline; unable to go online