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Merchant-Initiated Reauthorization Transactions with PAN

A reauthorization occurs when the completion or fulfillment of the original order or service extends beyond the authorized amount time limit. There are two common reauthorization scenarios:

Split or delayed shipments by a retailer

Extended car rentals, hotel stays, or cruise line bookings

Supported Card Types

These are the supported card types for processing credentialed transactions:

American Express

Carta Si

Cartes Bancaires

Dankort

Delta

Eurocard

JCB

Maestro (UK Domestic)

Mastercard

Visa

Visa Electron

Required Fields for Processing Merchant-Initiated Reauthorized Transactions

billTo_city
billTo_country
billTo_email
billTo_firstName
billTo_lastName
billTo_postalCode
billTo_state
billTo_street1
card_accountNumber
card_expirationMonth
card_expirationYear
ccAuthService_run: Set the value to
true
.
merchantID
merchantReferenceCode
purchaseTotals_currency
purchaseTotals_grandTotalAmount
subsequentAuthReason: Set the value to
3
.; Required only for Discover and Visa.
subsequentAuth: Set the value to
true
.
subsequentAuthTransactionID: American Express: set to the transaction ID from the original transaction.
Discover: set to the transaction ID from the original transaction.
Visa: set to the last successful transaction ID.

Simple Order Example: Processing a Merchant-Initiated Reauthorized Transaction

Request

billTo_city=Foster City
billTo_country=US
billTo_email=null@cybersource.com
billTo_firstname=John
billTo_lastname=Smith
billTo_state=CA
billTo_postalCode=94404
billTo_street1=201 S. Division St.
card_expirationMonth=12
card_expirationYear=2031
card_accountNumber=4111111111111111
ccAuthService_run=true
ccAuthService_commerceIndicator=install
merchantId=pa_ctv_sg101
merchantReferenceCode=33557799
purchaseTotals_currency=ABC
purchaseTotals_grandTotalAmount=100.00
subsequentAuth=true
subsequentAuthReason=3

Response to a Successful Request

additional_processor_response=e1cdcafc-cdbb-4ef7-8788-a1234e844805
request_id=6461515866500167772420
decision=ACCEPT
reasonCode=100
merchantReferenceCode=Merchant_REF
purchaseTotals_currency=ABC
cardCategory=FccAuthService_reconciliationID=ZUDCXJO8KZRFXQJJ
ccAuthReply_amount=100.00
ccAuthReply_avsCode=5
ccAuthReply_authorizationCode=570110
ccAuthReply_processorResponse=1
ccAuthReply_authorizedDateTime=2022-03-01T161947Z
ccAuthReply_paymentNetworkTransactionID=111222