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Sale for Post-Pay Scenario

Use this information to process a sale for a Post-Pay transaction. A sale combines an authorization and a capture into a single transaction. For more information about this payment service, see Post-Pay Transaction Scenario.

Endpoint

Production:

POST https://api.cybersource.com/pts/v2/payments

Test:

POST https://apitest.cybersource.com/pts/v2/payments

Required Fields for a Sale in Post-Pay Scenario

clientReferenceInformation.code
clientReferenceInformation.comments: Set the value to
Post-Pay Sale
.
clientReferenceInformation.partner.developerId: Cybersource provides the value for this field.
clientReferenceInformation.partner.solutionId: Cybersource provides the value for this field.
clientReferenceInformation.partner.thirdPartyCertificationNumber: Cybersource provides the value for this field.
clientReferenceInformation.transactionId
merchantInformation.transactionLocalDateTime
orderInformation.amountDetails.currency
orderInformation.amountDetails.totalAmount
paymentInformation.card.type
paymentInformation.initiationChannel: A value is required for contactless Mastercard transactions.
pointOfSaleInformation.catLevel: Set this value to
2
.
pointOfSaleInformation.emv.cardSequenceNumber: A value is required when EMV Tag 5F34 is configured on the ICC/chip.
pointOfSaleInformation.emv.tags
pointOfSaleInformation.encryptedKeySerialNumber: A value is required for online PIN transactions.
pointOfSaleInformation.encryptedPin: A value is required for online PIN transactions.
pointOfSaleInformation.entryMode
pointOfSaleInformation.pinBlockEncodingFormat: A value is required for online PIN transactions.
pointOfSaleInformation.serviceCode: A value is required for non-US Mastercard transactions that include track data.
pointOfSaleInformation.terminalCapability
pointOfSaleInformation.terminalId: This field is required when within project scope. Merchant configuration must support multiple terminal IDs. Otherwise, Cybersource uses the default terminal ID in the merchant configuration.
pointOfSaleInformation.terminalPinCapability
pointOfSaleInformation.trackData
processingInformation.authorizationOptions.authIndicator: Set the value to
1
.
processingInformation.capture: Set this value to
true
.
processingInformation.commerceIndicator: Set the value to
retail
.

REST Example: Sale for Mastercard in Post-Pay Scenario with Online PIN

Request

{
  "clientReferenceInformation": {
    "code": "test123",
    "comments": "Post-Pay Sale",
    "partner": {
      "developerId": "prodDeveloperId",
      "thirdPartyCertificationNumber": "prodTPCN",
      "solutionId": "prodSolutionId"
    },
    "transactionId": "UniqueTranID36963"
  },
    "processingInformation": {
    "capture": true,
    "commerceIndicator": "retail",
    "authorizationOptions": {
      "authIndicator": "1"
    }
  },
  "paymentInformation": {
    "card": {
      "type": "002"
    },
    "initiationChannel": "00"
  },
  "orderInformation": {
    "amountDetails": {
      "totalAmount": "40.00",
      "currency": "EUR"
    }
  },
  "merchantInformation": {
    "transactionLocalDateTime": "20250920145732"
  },
  "pointOfSaleInformation": {
    "entryMode": "contactless",
    "catLevel": 2,
    "terminalCapability": 4,
    "emv": {
      "tags": "820279008407A0000000041010950500000480009A032409219C01005F2A0208409F02060000000040009F03060000000000009F10120110A0000F040000000000000000000000FF9F1A0208409F260874ED95E3A297502C9F2701809F3303E0F8C89F34034203009F3501229F360200029F3704A8775702"
    },
    "trackData": ";541333xx89020508=25122010727005691234?",
    "serviceCode": "201",
    "terminalPinCapability": 8,
    "pinBlockEncodingFormat": 0,
    "encryptedPin": "0CF46107296E1A55",
    "encryptedKeySerialNumber": "23288800010000200004"
  }
}

Response to a Successful Request

{
  "_links": {
    "void": {
      "method": "POST",
      "href": "/pts/v2/payments/7585749109016590303814/voids"
    },
    "self": {
      "method": "GET",
      "href": "/pts/v2/payments/7585749109016590303814"
    }
  },
  "clientReferenceInformation": {
    "code": "test123",
    "comments": "Post-Pay Sale",
    "partner": {
      "developerId": "prodDeveloperId",
      "solutionId": "prodSolutionId"
    },
    "transactionId": "UniqueTranID36963"
  },
  "id": "7585749109016590303814",
  "issuerInformation": {
    "clearingData": "6700210103F0F7F1031AF1F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F1F3F0F0F8F4F0F7F3F9F4F94040404040",
    "transactionInformation": "2025092207979288844308"
  },
  "orderInformation": {
    "amountDetails": {
      "totalAmount": "40.00",
      "authorizedAmount": "40.00",
      "currency": "EUR"
    }
  },
  "paymentAccountInformation": {
    "card": {
      "type": "002"
    }
  },
  "paymentInformation": {
    "accountFeatures": {
      "category": "M",
      "group": "0"
    },
    "tokenizedCard": {
      "type": "002"
    },
    "card": {
      "type": "002"
    }
  },
  "pointOfSaleInformation": {
    "emv": {
      "tags": "9F2701809F34034203009F350122910ABD514999106C1F4F0012"
    }
  },
  "processorInformation": {
    "systemTraceAuditNumber": "079792",
    "merchantNumber": "12345678901",
    "approvalCode": "608844",
    "networkTransactionId": "0922MCC0000QX",
    "retrievalReferenceNumber": "526521079792",
    "transactionId": "0922MCC0000QX",
    "responseCode": "00",
    "avs": {
      "code": "2"
    }
  },
  "reconciliationId": "7585749109016590303814",
  "status": "AUTHORIZED",
  "submitTimeUtc": "2025-09-22T21:01:51Z"
}