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Authorize an Airline Ticket Payment

This section describes how to process an airline authorization.

Authorization Restrictions

Ticket purchases that include multiple passengers may be included in a single authorization request, but you must make separate capture requests for every passenger.
If any ancillary purchases are made at the same time as the ticket purchase, you may include all items in a single authorization request, but you must separate the ancillary and ticket purchases into their own capture requests.
If any ancillary purchases are made not at the same time as the ticket purchase, you must send separate authorization and capture requests for the ancillary and ticket purchases.

Endpoint

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

Required Fields for Authorizing an Airline Payment

Include these required fields for authorizing an airline payment.
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: Authorizing an Airline Payment

Request
{
  "processingInformation": {
    "industryDataType": "airline"
  },
  "paymentInformation": {
    "card": {
      "number": "4111111111111111",
      "expirationMonth": "12",
      "expirationYear": "2031"
    }
  },
  "orderInformation": {
    "amountDetails": {
      "totalAmount": "500.00",
      "currency": "usd"
    },
    "billTo": {
      "firstName": "John",
      "lastName": "Doe",
      "address1": "123 Happy St.",
      "locality": "Sunny Town",
      "administrativeArea": "CA",
      "postalCode": "12345-1234",
      "country": "US",
      "email": "
test@cybs.com
"
    }
  }
}
Response to a Successful Request
{
  "_links": {
    "authReversal": {
      "method": "POST",
      "href": "/pts/v2/payments/6823009451126309503954/reversals"
    },
    "self": {
      "method": "GET",
      "href": "/pts/v2/payments/6823009451126309503954"
    },
    "capture": {
      "method": "POST",
      "href": "/pts/v2/payments/6823009451126309503954/captures"
    }
  },
  "clientReferenceInformation": {
    "code": "1682300945230"
  },
  "id": "6823009451126309503954",
  "orderInformation": {
    "amountDetails": {
      "authorizedAmount": "500.00",
      "currency": "usd"
    }
  },
  "paymentAccountInformation": {
    "card": {
      "type": "001"
    }
  },
  "paymentInformation": {
    "tokenizedCard": {
      "type": "001"
    },
    "card": {
      "type": "001"
    }
  },
  "pointOfSaleInformation": {
    "terminalId": "111111"
  },
  "processorInformation": {
    "approvalCode": "888888",
    "networkTransactionId": "123456789619999",
    "transactionId": "123456789619999",
    "responseCode": "100",
    "avs": {
      "code": "X",
      "codeRaw": "I1"
    }
  },
  "reconciliationId": "67720603YGMSE5JE",
  "status": "AUTHORIZED",
  "submitTimeUtc": "2023-04-24T01:49:05Z"
}