Network Tokens for Merchants

Network tokens are generated by the network scheme and represent customer card information for secure transactions. Network schemes include but are not limited to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Network tokens are mapped to instrument identifier tokens. The minimum card data required to request a network token is the PAN and the expiration date.

Payments are made using network tokens by default for merchants. To authorize a payment ignoring the network token, you must indicate this in the request. For example:

Authorize a Payment While Ignoring Network Token

For more information on network tokens, see Network Tokens.

This section shows you how to authorize a payment ignoring a network token.

This section contains information for using network tokens in merchant-initiated transactions (MIT).

Network tokens are generated by the network scheme and represent customer card information for secure transactions. Network schemes include but are not limited to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Network tokens are mapped to instrument identifier tokens. The minimum card data required to request a network token is the PAN and the expiration date.

You can manage merchant-initiated transactions using network tokens by including the relevant MIT information in requests sent to

tms/v2/customers

. For example:

Update Merchant-Initiated Transaction Authorization Options

For more information on network tokens and credentialed transactions, see Network Tokens and Credentialed Transactions, respectively.

This section shows you how to update merchant-initiated transaction (MIT) authorization options.