Retrieve Transaction
Request to retrieve the details of a transaction. For example you can retrieve the details of an authorization that you previously executed.
Authentication
This operation requires authentication via one of the following methods:
- Certificate authentication.
- Basic HTTP authentication as described at w3.org. To authenticate to the API, leave the userid portion (to the left of the colon) blank and fill the password section with the API password provided to you.
Request
URL Parameters
Alphanumeric + additional characters
        REQUIRED
    Your identifier issued to you by your provider.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'
Min length: 1 Max length: 40Integer
        REQUIRED
    The unique identifier of the order, to distinguish it from any other order you ever issue.
A number comprising the digits 0-9, having at least one digit. (For a complete description, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#nonNegativeInteger.)
Min value: 0 Max value: 9999999999999999String
        REQUIRED
    The unique identifier of the transaction, to distinguish it from other transactions on the order.
Data can consist of any characters
Min length: 1 Max length: 40Fields
To view the optional fields, please toggle on the "Show optional fields" setting.
String
                        
                                            OPTIONAL
                                
                A transient identifier for the request, that can be used to match the response to the request.
The value provided is not validated, does not persist in the gateway, and is returned as provided in the response to the request.
Data can consist of any characters
Response
Fields
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The type of bank account the cardholder wishes to use for the transaction.
For example, Savings or Check.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
CHECK
                                        SAVINGS
                                        Expiry date, as shown on the card.
Digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Month, as shown on the card.
Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.
Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.
Digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Year, as shown on the card.
The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The first name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The full name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The last name or surname of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The middle name of the person that the bill is being sent to.
If there is more than one middle name, this is the first middle name.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The title of the person that the bill is being sent to.
Data can consist of any characters
Digits
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Issue number, as embossed on the card.
For cards such as Maestro.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Masked digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The account number embossed onto the card with your masking settings applied or 6.4 whichever is more restrictive e.g. 000000xxxxxx0000.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, plus 'x' for masking
Alphanumeric
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The code used to indicate the existence of the Card Security Code value.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z
Digits
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The card sequence number for transactions where the data is read through a chip on the EMV card.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Start date, as shown on the card.
Digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Month, as shown on the card.
Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.
Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.
Digits
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Year, as shown on the card.
The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
Alphanumeric
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Uniquely identifies a card and associated details.
May be the token provided by the merchant, or a system-generated value. A system-generated token is 16 digits long, starts with 9, and is in the format of 9nnnnnnnnnnnnnnC, where n represents any number, and C represents a check digit such that the token will conform to the Luhn algorithm.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Card type of the supplied card.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
MASTERCARD
                                        MASTERCARD_PURCHASE_CARD
                                        VISA
                                        VISA_DEBIT
                                        VISA_PURCHASE_CARD
                                        Alphanumeric + additional characters
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Your identifier issued to you by your provider.
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                A system-generated high level overall result of the transaction/operation.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
FAILURE
                                        The operation was declined or rejected by the gateway, acquirer or issuer
PENDING
                                        The operation is currently in progress or pending processing
SUCCESS
                                        The operation was successfully processed
UNKNOWN
                                        The result of the operation is unknown
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The date the transaction was processed, as returned by the acquirer.
Not returned by most acquirers.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The ID for the acquirer used to process the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The time the transaction was processed, as returned by the acquirer.
Not returned by most acquirers.
Data can consist of any characters
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Value generated by the issuing bank in response to a proposal to transfer funds.
Data consists of ASCII characters
Enumeration
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates the frequency of the transaction offered to the cardholder.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
INSTALLMENT
                                        Indicates an installment transaction where the cardholder authorizes you to deduct multiple payments over an agreed period of time for a single purchase.
RECURRING
                                        Indicates a recurring transaction where the cardholder authorizes you to automatically debit their accounts for bill or invoice payments.
SINGLE
                                        Indicates a single transaction where a single payment is used to complete the cardholder's order.
String
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                The unique identifier of the transaction, that distinguishes it from other transactions on the order.
Data can consist of any characters
ASCII Text
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                A unique reference generated by the acquirer for a specific merchant interaction.
The reference may be used when contacting the acquirer about a specific transaction.
Data consists of ASCII characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The value provided by you to identify the transaction within all orders.
Data can consist of any characters
Decimal
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Local tax amount.
Expressed as a decimal number in the units of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents.
Data is a decimal number.
Boolean
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Indicates whether the transaction is exempt from local tax or not.
JSON boolean values 'true' or 'false'.
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                Local tax reference value associated with the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                                            CONDITIONAL
                                
                The terminal configured at the processor/acquirer used to process the transaction.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        ALWAYS PROVIDED
                                        
                Indicates the type of action performed on the order.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AUTHORIZATION
                                        Authorization
CAPTURE
                                        Capture
PAYMENT
                                        Payment (Purchase)
REFUND
                                        Refund
VOID_AUTHORIZATION
                                        Void Authorization
VOID_CAPTURE
                                        Void Capture
VOID_PAYMENT
                                        Void Payment
VOID_REFUND
                                        Void Refund
Errors
Information on possible error conditions that may occur while processing an operation using the API.
Enumeration
                        
                Broadly categorizes the cause of the error.
For example, errors may occur due to invalid requests or internal system failures.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
INVALID_REQUEST
                                        The request was rejected because it did not conform to the API protocol.
REQUEST_REJECTED
                                        The request was rejected due to security reasons such as firewall rules, expired certificate, etc.
SERVER_BUSY
                                        The server did not have enough resources to process the request at the moment.
SERVER_FAILED
                                        There was an internal system failure.
String
                        
                Textual description of the error based on the cause.
This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST or SERVER_BUSY.
Data can consist of any characters
String
                        
                Indicates the code that helps the support team to quickly identify the exact cause of the error.
This field is returned only if the cause is SERVER_FAILED or REQUEST_REJECTED.
Data can consist of any characters
Enumeration
                        
                A system-generated high level overall result of the operation.
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ERROR
                                        The operation resulted in an error and hence cannot be processed.