Zero Amount Authorizations

This section provides the information that you need in order to process a zero amount authorization.
Authorizing a payment for a zero amount shows whether a payment card account is valid and whether the card is lost or stolen. You cannot capture a zero amount authorization.

Processor-Specific Information

HBoS
AVS and CVN are supported.
Card types: Mastercard, Visa
The commerce indicator must be
internet
or
moto
.

Endpoint

Set the
ccAuthService_run
field to
true
.
Send the request to
https://ics2ws.ic3.com/commerce/1.x/transactionProcessor
.

Required Fields for Processing
a Zero Amount Authorization

Use these required fields for processing
a zero amount authorization
.
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

Simple Order Example: Processing a Zero Amount Authorization

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Request
123456789101112131415
billTo=Sao Paulo billTo_country=BR billTo_email=null@cybersource.com billTo_firstname=Julia billTo_lastname=Fernandez billTo_postalCode=01310-000 billTo_state=SP billTo_street1=R. Augusta card_accountNumber=41111111XXXXXXXX card_expirationMonth=12 card_expirationYear=2023 ccAuthService_run=true merchant_id=MID23 merchant_referenceCode=Merchant_REF purchaseTotals_currency==0
Response to a Successful Request
123456789101112
additional=e1cdcafc-cdbb-4ef7-8788-a1234e844805 request_id=6461515866500167772420 decision=ACCEPT reasonCode=100 merchantReferenceCode=Merchant_REF purchaseTotals_currency=mxn cardCategory=FccAuthService_reconciliationID=ZUDCXJO8KZRFXQJJ ccAuthReply_amount=0 ccAuthReply_avsCode=5 ccAuthReply_authorizationCode=570110 ccAuthReply_processorResponse=1 ccAuthReply_authorizedDateTime=2022-03-01T161947Z=111222