AVS Codes for Other Processors

Types of AVS Codes
Type of Codes
Codes
Description
Codes for American Express Cards
F, H, K, L, O, T, V
For American Express cards only. For American Express cards, you can receive Visa and
Cybersource
 AVS codes in addition to the American Express AVS codes.
International Visa Codes
B, C, D, G, I, M, P
The international and domestic alphabetic AVS codes are the Visa standard AVS codes. The standard AVS return codes for other types of payment cards, including American Express cards, are mapped to the Visa standard AVS codes.
AVS is considered either domestic or international, depending on the location of the bank that issued the customer’s payment card:
  • The AVS is domestic when the bank is in the U.S.
  • The AVS is international when the bank is outside the U.S.
You should be prepared to handle domestic and international AVS result codes:
  • For international cards, you can receive domestic AVS codes in addition to the international AVS codes.
  • For domestic cards, you can receive international AVS codes in addition to the domestic AVS codes.
Domestic Visa Codes
A, E, N, R, S, U, W, X, Y, Z
Cybersource Codes
1, 2, 3, 4
The numeric AVS codes are created by
Cybersource
 and are not standard Visa codes. These AVS codes can be returned for any card type.
AVS Codes
Code
Description
A
Partial match: street address matches, but five-digit and nine-digit postal codes do not match.
B
Partial match: street address matches, but postal code is not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
C
No match: street address and postal code do not match. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
D & M
Match: street address and postal code match. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
E
Invalid: AVS data is invalid, or AVS is not allowed for this card type.
F
Partial match: card member’s name does not match, but billing postal code matches.
G
Not supported: issuing bank outside the US does not support AVS.
H
Partial match: card member’s name does not match, but street address and postal code match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
I
No match: address not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
K
Partial match: card member’s name matches, but billing address and billing postal code do not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
L
Partial match: card member’s name and billing postal code match, but billing address does not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
M
See the entry for D & M.
N
No match: one of the following:
  • Street address and postal code do not match.
  • Card member’s name, street address, and postal code do not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
O
Partial match: card member’s name and billing address match, but billing postal code does not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
P
Partial match: postal code matches, but street address not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
R
System unavailable.
S
Not supported: issuing bank in the US does not support AVS.
T
Partial match: card member’s name does not match, but street address matches. Returned only for the American Express card type.
U
System unavailable: address information unavailable for one of these reasons:
  • The US bank does not support AVS outside the US.
  • The AVS in a US bank is not functioning properly.
V
Match: card member’s name, billing address, and billing postal code match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
W
Partial match: street address does not match, but nine-digit postal code matches.
X
Match: street address and nine-digit postal code match.
Y
Match: street address and five-digit postal code match.
Z
Partial match: street address does not match, but five-digit postal code matches.
1
Not supported: one of the following:
  • AVS is not supported for this processor or card type.
  • AVS is disabled for your account. To enable AVS, contact customer support.
2
Unrecognized: the processor returned an unrecognized value for the AVS response.
3
Match: address is confirmed. Returned only for PayPal Express Checkout.
4
No match: address is not confirmed. Returned only for PayPal Express Checkout.
5
No match: no AVS code was returned by the processor.