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Account Verification with a Zero Amount Authorization

Account verification with zero amount authorization is a standard e-commerce practice where you send a zero amount transaction to verify a card is valid and whether the card is lost or stolen. You cannot capture a zero amount authorization.
Most card networks refer to card account validation as zero amount authorization (ZAA). These card networks have their own names for the service:
  • Discover Zero Dollar Authorization
  • Visa Account Verification

Processor-Specific Information

Barclays
AVS and CVN are supported.
Card types: Mastercard, Visa
All currencies that are supported for standard authorizations for Barclays are also supported for zero amount authorizations.
The amount is rounded to the correct number of decimal places for the currency.
The commerce indicator must be
internet
 or
moto
.
Visa Electron cards are not supported.

Endpoint

Production:
POST
https://api.cybersource.com
/pts/v2/payments
Test:
POST
https://apitest.cybersource.com
/pts/v2/payments

Required Fields for Account Verification with Zero Amount Authorization

IMPORTANT
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.

REST Example: Account Verification with a Zero Amount Authorization

Request
{
  "orderInformation" : {
    "billTo" : {
      "country" : "US",
      "lastName" : "Kim",
      "address1" : "201 S. Division St.",
      "postalCode" : "48104-2201",
      "locality" : "Ann Arbor",
      "administrativeArea" : "MI",
      "firstName" : "Kyong-Jin",
      "email" : "
test@cybs.com
"
    },
    "amountDetails" : {
      "totalAmount" : "0.00",
      "currency" : "usd"
    }
  },
  "paymentInformation" : {
    "card" : {
      "expirationYear" : "2031",
      "number" : "4111111111111111",
      "expirationMonth" : "12"
    }
  }
}
Response to a Successful Request
{
  "_links" : {
    "authReversal" : {
      "method" : "POST",
      "href" : "/pts/v2/payments/6461731521426399003473/reversals"
    },
    "self" : {
      "method" : "GET",
      "href" : "/pts/v2/payments/6461731521426399003473"
    },
    "capture" : {
      "method" : "POST",
      "href" : "/pts/v2/payments/6461731521426399003473/captures"
    }
  },
  "clientReferenceInformation" : {
    "code" : "1646173152047"
  },
  "id" : "6461731521426399003473",
  "orderInformation" : {
    "amountDetails" : {
      "authorizedAmount" : "0",
      "currency" : "usd"
    }
  },
  "paymentAccountInformation" : {
    "card" : {
      "type" : "001"
    }
  },
  "paymentInformation" : {
    "tokenizedCard" : {
      "type" : "001"
    },
    "card" : {
      "type" : "001"
    }
  },
  "processorInformation" : {
    "systemTraceAuditNumber" : "862481",
    "approvalCode" : "831000",
    "merchantAdvice" : {
      "code" : "01",
      "codeRaw" : "M001"
    },
    "responseDetails" : "ABC",
    "networkTransactionId" : "016153570198200",
    "consumerAuthenticationResponse" : {
      "code" : "2",
      "codeRaw" : "2"
    },
    "transactionId" : "016153570198200",
    "responseCode" : "00",
    "avs" : {
      "code" : "Y",
      "codeRaw" : "Y"
    }
  },
  "reconciliationId" : "6461731521426399003473",
  "status" : "AUTHORIZED",
  "submitTimeUtc" : "2022-03-01T22:19:12Z"
}
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