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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

Required Fields for Processing Merchant-Initiated Reauthorized Transactions

When relaxed requirements for address data and the expiration date are being used, not all fields in this list are required. It is your responsibility to determine whether your account is enabled to use this feature and which fields are required. For details about relaxed requirements, see Relaxed Requirements for Address Data and Expiration Date in Payment 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.

Card-Specific Required Field for Processing a Merchant-Initiated Transactions

Discover

The listed card requires an additional field:

subsequentAuthOriginalAmount: Provide the original transaction amount.

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