Initiate Browser Payment

Request to initiate a browser payment. You must use the URL provided in the response to redirect the payer's browser to the browser payment provider's website.

URL https://ap-gateway.mastercard.com/api/rest/version/12/merchant/{merchantId}/order/{orderid}/transaction/{transactionid}
HTTP Method PUT
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 Parameters

apiOperation  String =INITIATE_BROWSER_PAYMENT FIXED

Existence
FIXED
Fixed value
INITIATE_BROWSER_PAYMENT
Validation Rules
Any sequence of zero or more unicode characters.
XSD type
string

browserPayment   = COMPULSORY

Information required by the gateway to manage browser payment interactions.
Fixed value

browserPayment.returnUrl  Url = COMPULSORY

The same redirect URL will be used by the gateway to redirect the payer's browser irrespective of the success or otherwise of the payment.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Ensure that the URL is longer than 11 characters.
JSON type
String

order   = COMPULSORY

Information about the order associated with this transaction.
Fixed value

order.amount  Decimal = COMPULSORY

If you provide both this value and any of the sub-total amounts (order.itemAmount, order.shippingAndHandlingAmount, order.taxAmount) then the sum of the sub-total amounts MUST equal the order.amount.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9 and '.' and represents a valid decimal number.
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
14

order.currency  Upper case alphabetic text = COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
JSON type
String
minimum length
3
maximum length
3

sourceOfFunds   = COMPULSORY

Depending on the payment type the source of the funds can be a debit or credit card, bank account, or account with a browser payment provider (such as PayPal).

For card payments the source of funds information may be represented by combining one or more of the following: explicitly provided card details, a session identifier which the gateway will use to look up the card details and/or a card token. Precedence rules will be applied in that explicitly provided card details will override session card details which will override card token details. Each of these may represent partial card details, however the combination must result in a full and complete set of card details. See Using Multiple Sources of Card Details for examples.
Fixed value

sourceOfFunds.type  Enumeration = COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
GIROPAY
The payer selected the payment method giropay.
PAYPAL
The payer selected the payment method PayPal.
SOFORT
The payer selected the payment method Sofortbanking.

apiOperation  String =INITIATE_BROWSER_PAYMENT FIXED

Existence
FIXED
Fixed value
INITIATE_BROWSER_PAYMENT
Validation Rules
Any sequence of zero or more unicode characters.
XSD type
string

browserPayment   = COMPULSORY

Information required by the gateway to manage browser payment interactions.
Fixed value

browserPayment.paypal   = OPTIONAL

It includes specific details about the checkout flow for this PayPal payment.
Fixed value

browserPayment.paypal.displayShippingAddress  Boolean = OPTIONAL

By default, the shipping address is displayed to the payer. For more detailed information about displaying the shipping address on the PayPal website, see PayPal Integration: Display/Override Shipping Address.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON boolean values 'true' or 'false'.
JSON type
Boolean

browserPayment.paypal.operation  Enumeration = COMPULSORY

You can choose between an Authorization and a Payment transaction. For a successful Authorization transaction, you must submit a CAPTURE request to move the funds from the payer's PayPal account to your account.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AUTHORIZE
The transaction created in the gateway is an AUTHORIZATION transaction.
PAY
The transaction created in the gateway is a PAYMENT transaction.

browserPayment.paypal.overrideShippingAddress  Boolean = OPTIONAL

By default, the payer is allowed to change the shipping address. For more detailed information about the payer overriding the shipping address on the PayPal website, see PayPal Integration: Display/Override Shipping Address.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON boolean values 'true' or 'false'.
JSON type
Boolean

browserPayment.paypal.paymentConfirmation  Enumeration = COMPULSORY

With the latter option, you must confirm the payment using the CONFIRM_BROWSER_PAYMENT operation.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
CONFIRM_AT_MERCHANT
The payer commits to the payment on your website.
CONFIRM_AT_PROVIDER
The payer commits to the payment on the PayPal website.

browserPayment.returnUrl  Url = COMPULSORY

The same redirect URL will be used by the gateway to redirect the payer's browser irrespective of the success or otherwise of the payment.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Ensure that the URL is longer than 11 characters.
JSON type
String

correlationId  String = OPTIONAL

The value provided is not validated, does not persist in the gateway, and is returned as provided in the response to the request.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
XSD type
string
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

item[n]   = OPTIONAL

Information about the items the payer purchases with the order.
Fixed value

item[n].description  String = OPTIONAL

For example, 'Color:Red, Size:M'
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
127

item[n].name  String = COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
127

item[n].quantity  Digits = COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a number between 1 and 9999999999999999 represented as a string.
JSON type
String

item[n].sku  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
127

item[n].unitPrice  Decimal = COMPULSORY

This amount is multiplied with the item.quantity to determine the total amount for this item.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, '.' and '-' and represents a valid decimal number.
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
14

item[n].unitTaxAmount  Decimal = OPTIONAL

This amount is multiplied with the item.quantity to determine the total tax amount for this item.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, '.' and '-' and represents a valid decimal number.
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
14

order   = COMPULSORY

Information about the order associated with this transaction.
Fixed value

order.amount  Decimal = COMPULSORY

If you provide both this value and any of the sub-total amounts (order.itemAmount, order.shippingAndHandlingAmount, order.taxAmount) then the sum of the sub-total amounts MUST equal the order.amount.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9 and '.' and represents a valid decimal number.
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
14

order.currency  Upper case alphabetic text = COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
JSON type
String
minimum length
3
maximum length
3

order.description  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
127

order.reference  String = OPTIONAL

For example, a shopping cart number, an order number, or an invoice number.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

order.shippingAndHandlingAmount  Decimal = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, '.' and '-' and represents a valid decimal number.
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
14

order.taxAmount  Decimal = OPTIONAL

This value will be used for all pay orders and full capture transactions unless you provide us with a different amount in the transaction.taxAmount.

This data may be used to qualify for better interchange rates on corporate purchase card transactions.

This amount is the sum of the tax amount for all the items contained in the order. If you supply both this value and any line item details, then this amount MUST equal the sum of the item.quantity times the item.unitTaxAmount for all the line items.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, '.' and '-' and represents a valid decimal number.
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
14

partnerSolutionId  String = OPTIONAL

If your payment service provider has not provided you with a solution ID, you should ignore this field.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

shipping   = OPTIONAL

Information on the shipping address including the contact details of the addressee.
Fixed value

shipping.address   = OPTIONAL

This data may be used to qualify for better interchange rates on corporate purchase card transactions.
Fixed value

shipping.address.city  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

shipping.address.country  Upper case alphabetic text = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
JSON type
String
minimum length
3
maximum length
3

shipping.address.postcodeZip  Alphanumeric + additional characters = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, ' ', '-'
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
10

shipping.address.stateProvince  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
20

shipping.address.street  String = OPTIONAL

For example, this may be the street name and number, or the Post Office Box details.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

shipping.address.street2  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

shipping.firstName  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
50

shipping.lastName  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
50

shipping.method  Enumeration = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ELECTRONIC
Electronic delivery.
GROUND
Ground (4 or more days).
OVERNIGHT
Overnight (next day).
PRIORITY
Priority (2-3 days).
SAME_DAY
Same day.

shipping.phone  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
20

sourceOfFunds   = COMPULSORY

Depending on the payment type the source of the funds can be a debit or credit card, bank account, or account with a browser payment provider (such as PayPal).

For card payments the source of funds information may be represented by combining one or more of the following: explicitly provided card details, a session identifier which the gateway will use to look up the card details and/or a card token. Precedence rules will be applied in that explicitly provided card details will override session card details which will override card token details. Each of these may represent partial card details, however the combination must result in a full and complete set of card details. See Using Multiple Sources of Card Details for examples.
Fixed value

sourceOfFunds.provided   = OPTIONAL

For browser payments, the source of funds details are usually collected from the payer on the payment provider's website and provided to you when you retrieve the transaction details (for a successful transaction). However, for some payment types (such as giropay), you must collect the information from the payer and supply it here.
Fixed value

sourceOfFunds.provided.giropay   = OPTIONAL

Additional information required by the gateway to initiate a giropay browser payment.
Fixed value

sourceOfFunds.provided.giropay.bankIdentifier  Digits = COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
JSON type
String
minimum length
8
maximum length
8

sourceOfFunds.type  Enumeration = COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
GIROPAY
The payer selected the payment method giropay.
PAYPAL
The payer selected the payment method PayPal.
SOFORT
The payer selected the payment method Sofortbanking.

transaction   = OPTIONAL

Information about this transaction.
Fixed value

transaction.reference  String = OPTIONAL

Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

{merchantId}  Alphanumeric + additional characters COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Validation Rules
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'
XSD type
string
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

{orderid}  String COMPULSORY

Use this identifier when referring to this order in subsequent transactions and in retrieval operations. This value must be unique for every order you create using your merchant profile.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
XSD type
string
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

{transactionid}  String COMPULSORY

Existence
COMPULSORY
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
XSD type
string
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

Response Parameters

browserPayment   = CONDITIONAL

Information required by the gateway to manage browser payment interactions.
Fixed value

browserPayment.redirectUrl  Url = CONDITIONAL

Existence
CONDITIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Ensure that the URL is longer than 11 characters.
JSON type
String

merchant  Alphanumeric + additional characters = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

order   = Always Provided

Information about the order associated with this transaction.
Fixed value

order.amount  Decimal = Always Provided

This amount is displayed to the payer on the payment provider's website.

If you supply both this value and any line item details or any of the sub-total amounts (item amount, shipping and handling amount, tax amount) then the total order amount MUST equal the sum of these values.
Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a decimal number.
JSON type
Number
maximum value
1000000000000
minimum value
0
maximum post-decimal digits
3

order.currency  Upper case alphabetic text = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
JSON type
String
minimum length
3
maximum length
3

order.id  String = Always Provided

Use this identifier when referring to this order in subsequent transactions and in retrieval operations.

This value must be unique for every order created by your merchant profile.

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

order.totalAuthorizedAmount  Decimal = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a decimal number.
JSON type
Number
maximum value
1000000000000
minimum value
0
maximum post-decimal digits
3

order.totalCapturedAmount  Decimal = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a decimal number.
JSON type
Number
maximum value
1000000000000
minimum value
0
maximum post-decimal digits
3

order.totalRefundedAmount  Decimal = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a decimal number.
JSON type
Number
maximum value
1000000000000
minimum value
0
maximum post-decimal digits
3

response   = Always Provided

Fixed value

response.gatewayCode  Enumeration = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ABORTED
Transaction aborted by payer
ACQUIRER_SYSTEM_ERROR
Acquirer system error occurred processing the transaction
APPROVED
Transaction Approved
APPROVED_PENDING_SETTLEMENT
Transaction Approved - pending batch settlement
AUTHENTICATION_FAILED
Payer authentication failed
BLOCKED
Transaction blocked due to Risk or 3D Secure blocking rules
CANCELLED
Transaction cancelled by payer
DECLINED
The requested operation was not successful. For example, a payment was declined by issuer or payer authentication was not able to be successfully completed.
DECLINED_AVS
Transaction declined due to address verification
DECLINED_AVS_CSC
Transaction declined due to address verification and card security code
DECLINED_CSC
Transaction declined due to card security code
DECLINED_DO_NOT_CONTACT
Transaction declined - do not contact issuer
DECLINED_PAYMENT_PLAN
Transaction declined due to payment plan
DEFERRED_TRANSACTION_RECEIVED
Deferred transaction received and awaiting processing
DUPLICATE_BATCH
Transaction declined due to duplicate batch
EXCEEDED_RETRY_LIMIT
Transaction retry limit exceeded
EXPIRED_CARD
Transaction declined due to expired card
INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS
Transaction declined due to insufficient funds
INVALID_CSC
Invalid card security code
LOCK_FAILURE
Order locked - another transaction is in progress for this order
NOT_ENROLLED_3D_SECURE
Card holder is not enrolled in 3D Secure
NOT_SUPPORTED
Transaction type not supported
PENDING
Transaction is pending
REFERRED
Transaction declined - refer to issuer
SYSTEM_ERROR
Internal system error occurred processing the transaction
TIMED_OUT
The gateway has timed out the request to the acquirer because it did not receive a response. You can handle the transaction as a declined transaction. Where possible the gateway will attempt to reverse the transaction.
UNKNOWN
The transaction has been submitted to the acquirer but the gateway was not able to find out about the success or otherwise of the payment. If the gateway subsequently finds out about the success of the payment it will update the response code.
UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE
Transaction could not be processed

result  Enumeration = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
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

transaction   = Always Provided

Information about this transaction.
Fixed value

transaction.acquirer   = Always Provided

Fixed value

transaction.acquirer.id  String = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

transaction.amount  Decimal = Always Provided

Expressed as a decimal number in the untis of the currency. For example 12.34 in USD is the amount 12 dollars and 34 cents.
Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a decimal number.
JSON type
Number
maximum value
1000000000000
minimum value
0
maximum post-decimal digits
3

transaction.currency  Upper case alphabetic text = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
JSON type
String
minimum length
3
maximum length
3

transaction.id  String = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
40

transaction.type  Enumeration = Always Provided

Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AUTHORIZATION
Authorization
AUTHORIZATION_UPDATE
Authorization Update
CAPTURE
Capture
PAYMENT
Payment (Purchase)
REFUND
Refund
VERIFICATION
Verification
VOID_AUTHORIZATION
Void Authorization
VOID_CAPTURE
Void Capture
VOID_PAYMENT
Void Payment
VOID_REFUND
Void Refund

Response parameters are the same as Transaction: Retrieve Transaction

error   = CONDITIONAL

Information on possible error conditions that may occur while processing an operation using the API.
Fixed value

error.cause  Enumeration = CONDITIONAL

For example, errors may occur due to invalid requests or internal system failures.
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
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.

error.explanation  String = CONDITIONAL

This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST or SERVER_BUSY.
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
1000

error.field  String = CONDITIONAL

This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST and a field level validation error was encountered.
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

error.supportCode  String = CONDITIONAL

This field is returned only if the cause is SERVER_FAILED or REQUEST_REJECTED.
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

error.validationType  Enumeration = CONDITIONAL

This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST and a field level validation error was encountered.
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
INVALID
The request contained a field with a value that did not pass validation.
MISSING
The request was missing a mandatory field.
UNSUPPORTED
The request contained a field that is unsupported.

result  Enumeration = CONDITIONAL

Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
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.

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