Authorization Request

CLOWD9 will transmit an authorization request to your configured endpoint, for your decision, which is provided in the Authorization response.

In the event your response is not received in time, CLOWD9 will return a 100 - Do Not Honour response to the network / scheme.

FieldValue FormatMandatory
message_type“authorization”stringYes
message_qualifier“request”stringYes
sourceIdentifies the source of the message, such as the network:
visa
mastercard
clowd9
stringYes
card Contains vital information about the card as held in the CLOWD9 database
card_idThe Identifier of the card associated to the authorization requestuuidYes
card_form_factorForm factor of card. Supported values:

“physical”
“virtual”
stringYes
card_statusShows the current status of the card that is sent during the authorization process or following a successful status change.

Supported values for use:

"inactive"
“active”
"administrative"
“destroyed”
"fraud"
"freeze"
"lost"
“stolen”

Status values for CLOWD9 use only:
"expired"
"risk"
stringYes
card_endingThe last four digits of the PANstringUnder Development
customerContains vital information about the customer as held in the CLOWD9 database
customer_idThe Identifier of the Customer associated with the carduuidYes
customer_external_refExternal ID of the customer associated with the card, if heldstringNo
transaction Details of the transaction
auth_typeUsed to identify the type of an authorization message:
"preauth",
"incremental",
"completion",
"recurring_initial"
"recurring_subsequent", or
"anticipated_amount_verification"
stringNo
credential_on_fileIndicates if the transaction was a credential on file transaction, either:
“y”
"n"
stringYes
transaction_typeUsed to identify the type of service usedstringYes
transaction_service In Development
Numerical value associated with the transaction_type
string
transaction_idThe unique identifier of the transaction log entry in the CLOWD9 databaseuuidYes
system_trace_audit_numberThe System Trace Audit Number for the network message if present/applicablestringYes
retrieval_reference_numberThe Retrieval Reference Number for the network message if present/applicablestringYes
network_transaction_idThe unique identifier of the transaction assigned by the networkstringYes
transmission_dateThe date the message was received, as indicated in the message from the networkstring (MMDD)Yes
transmission_timeThe time the message was received, as indicated in the message from the networkstring (hhmmss)Yes
transaction_local_dateThe local date at the point of transaction originationstring (MMDD)No
transaction_local_timeThe local time at the point of transaction originationstring (hhmmss)No
transaction_amountThe amount to be authorized with the transaction. Can be “0” for non-financial messages.
Note: we only accept integers format
stringYes
transaction_currency_codeThe ISO currency code in which transaction_amount is representedstring (3)Yes
cardholder_billing_amountThe amount to be billed against the cardholder’s account, if the transaction currency is different to card settlement currency.
Note: Integer format is required
stringYes
cardholder_billing_currency_codeThe ISO currency code in which cardholder_billing_amount is representedstring (3)Yes
cardholder_billing_conversion_rateThe conversion rate used to calculate cardholder_billing_amount from transaction_amountstringYes
transaction_fee_amountRepresents the transaction fee charged by a Card Acceptor, beginning with “C” for Credit and “D” for Debit. This is represented in the Product base currency, with 2 decimal placesstringNo
from_accountThe source account type of the transaction request:
“default”,
“savings”,
“checking”, or
“credit”
stringYes
to_accountThe destination account type of the transaction request:
“default”,
“savings”,
“checking”, or
“credit”
stringYes
eciE-Commerce authentication indicator. For an e-commerce transaction, when available, identifies the various security measures applied before transaction submission. Possible values:

"0" - Not applicable to the transaction
"1" - Single transaction of mail/phone order
"2" - Recurring transaction
"3" - Instalment payment
"4" - Mail/Telephone order type unknown
“5” - Fully authenticated
“6” - Authentication attempted but unsuccessful
"7" - Authentication not attempted
"8" - Non-secure transaction
stringConditional
dcc_indicatorIndicates whether Dynamic Currency Conversion took place, either
“y”, or
“n”
stringYes
chip_indicatorIndicates if the Integrated Chip Card was used:
“n”,
“contact”, or
“contactless”
stringYes
pin_indicatorIndicates whether the PIN for the transaction was checked, its nature and the result:
“n”,
“offline_passed”,
“offline_failed”,
“online_passed”, or
“online_failed”
stringYes
3ds_indicatorIndicates whether 3D-Secure Authentication took place for this transaction, either
“y”, or
“n”
stringYes
avs_outcomeProvides the outcome of the Address Verification Service performed by CLOWD9:
"m" Both match
"a" Address match only
"p" Post code match only
"n" Neither match
"r" Error while processing
stringYes
sca_indicatorIdentifies if one of the SCA limits has been exceeded, requiring further authentication.
"y", Limit has been exceeded and response_code will be 120
"n", Limit has not been exceeded or the transaction is exempt
string No
partial_approval_supportedIndicates whether Partial Approval is supported, either
“y”
“n”
stringYes
cardholder_conditionCardholder condition indicator provided during the authorization. Possible values are:

“00” cardholder present, normal transaction
“01” cardholder not present
“02” cardholder present
“03” card present, suspicious activity
“05” cardholder present
“08” cardholder not present, mail or telephone order
“59” cardholder not present, electronic order (ecommerce)
“71” cardholder present (Used in US only)
stringYes
authorization_codeA six digit code generated by CLOWD9, associated with the authorization requeststringYes
transaction_link_idThe Identifier of the transaction assigned by the Network. The Identifier will be provided in all future Financial messages.
Reserved for future use for Visa
stringNo
status
response_codeResponse code numeric value used by CLOWD9 and you for the final outcome of the request.stringYes
response_sourceIndicates the source of the response_code value. Possible values:

“scheme”
“clowd9”
stringYes
response_reasonThe alpha description associated to the response_code. stringYes
acquirer Information about the Merchant and their Acquiring Institution at point of transaction capture
acquiring_institution_id_codeThe identification code of the Merchants Acquiring InstitutionstringYes
acquiring_institution_country_codeThe ISO country code of the Merchants Acquiring InstitutionstringYes
merchant_category_codeThe Merchant Category Code, numeric (4) stringYes
card_acceptor_terminal_idThe identifier of the Merchant terminalstringYes
card_acceptor_idThe identifier of the MerchantstringYes
card_acceptor_nameThe name of the Merchant stringYes
card_acceptor_cityThe city where the Merchant is registered stringYes
card_acceptor_country_codeThe country the Merchant is registered in alpha (2) stringYes
card_acceptor_post_codeThe Post code of the card acceptor entitystringNo