MasterCard Payment Gateway API Reference: Operations -
Version 8,
Protocol: REST-JSON

Save card (with system-generated token)

Request for the gateway to store card information against a token, where the system generates the token id.

Note: The behaviour of this call depends on two aspects of your token repository configuration: Token Generation Strategy (either Merchant-Supplied, Random or Preserve 6.4) and Token Management strategy (Unique Card or Unique Token). For more information, see How to Configure Tokenization. Your Token Generation Strategy and Token Management Strategy will be configured by your gateway provider for you.

If you are configured to use a Random or Preserve 6.4 token generation strategy, use this call to create the token. If you use a Merchant-Supplied generation strategy, do not use this call.

Typically, this call will return a new token. However, if you are configured to use a Unique Card Number repository and the supplied card number has been previously stored against an existing token, we will return that token.

URL https://ap-gateway.mastercard.com/api/rest/version/8/merchant/{merchantId}/token
HTTP Method POST
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

cardDetails   = COMPULSORY

The card details, which may be represented by combining one or more of the following: Card Details, Form Session Id and/or Card Token.
Precedence rules will be applied in that order, i.e. Card Details will override From Session details which will override Card Token details. Each of these may represent partial 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

cardDetails.card   = OPTIONAL

Fixed value

cardDetails.card.expiry   = OPTIONAL

Expiry date, as shown on the card.
Fixed value

cardDetails.card.expiry.month  Digits = COMPULSORY

Month, as shown on the card.
Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.
JSON type
String

cardDetails.card.expiry.year  Digits = COMPULSORY

Year, as shown on the card.
The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.
Existence
COMPULSORY
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
JSON type
String
minimum length
2
maximum length
2

cardDetails.card.number  Digits = OPTIONAL

Credit card number as printed on the card.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
JSON type
String
minimum length
9
maximum length
19

cardDetails.card.securityCode  Digits = OPTIONAL

Card verification code, as printed on the back or front of the card.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
JSON type
String
minimum length
3
maximum length
4

cardDetails.cardToken  Alphanumeric = OPTIONAL

Uniquely identifies a card and associated details.
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
40

cardDetails.session  ASCII Text = OPTIONAL

Session carrying the card details to be used.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data consists of ASCII characters
JSON type
String
minimum length
31
maximum length
35

cardVerificationStrategy  Enumeration = OPTIONAL

The strategy that should be used to verify the card details on the request.
If not provided the verification strategy on the merchant profile will be used to verify the card details on the request.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Used to nominate which type of Card Verification to use when card details are stored in the token repository. This setting overrides the default settings in Merchant Manager.
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ACQUIRER
Verifies that the card is valid by performing an Authorize transaction for an nominal amount (e.g.$1.00)
BASIC
Verifies the card number is valid and that the card number falls within a valid BIN range
NONE
No verification of the card details are performed

correlationId  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.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
XSD type
string
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

transaction.currency  Upper case alphabetic text = OPTIONAL

The currency which should be used for acquirer card verification.
Not required for basic verification.
Existence
OPTIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data must consist of the characters A-Z
JSON type
String
minimum length
3
maximum length
3

{merchantId}  Alphanumeric + additional characters COMPULSORY

The unique identifier issued to you by your payment provider.
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

Response Parameters

result  Enumeration = Always Provided

A system-generated high level overall result of the Save operation.
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

card   = CONDITIONAL

Fixed value

card.expiry   = CONDITIONAL

Expiry date, as shown on the card.
Fixed value

card.expiry.month  Digits = Always Provided

Month, as shown on the card.
Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.
Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.
JSON type
String

card.expiry.year  Digits = Always Provided

Year, as shown on the card.
The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.
Existence
Always Provided
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.
JSON type
String
minimum length
2
maximum length
2

card.number  Masked digits = CONDITIONAL

The account number embossed onto the card.
The number will be masked according to your masking settings and how you authenticated your call to the API.

If you authenticated using certificate authentication, then your masking settings will be used. This allows you to return unmasked card numbers if you have chosen not to apply masking.

If you authenticated to the API by a means other than certificate authentication, then the card number will be returned with your masking settings or 6.4; whichever is more restrictive for example, 000000xxxxxx0000.
Existence
CONDITIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, plus 'x' for masking
JSON type
String
minimum length
9
maximum length
19

card.scheme  Enumeration = CONDITIONAL

The card scheme e.g. AMEX, DISCOVER, DINERS_CLUB, JCB, MASTERCARD, UATP VISA.
Only card schemes which can be identified by distinct BIN ranges are included in this list. All other card schemes are included under "Other"
Existence
CONDITIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
AMEX
American Express
CHINA_UNIONPAY
China UnionPay
DINERS_CLUB
Diners Club
DISCOVER
Discover
JCB
JCB (Japan Credit Bureau)
MASTERCARD
MasterCard
OTHER
The scheme of the card used in the transaction could not be identified.
RUPAY
RuPay
UATP
UATP (Universal Air Travel Plan)
VISA
Visa

cardToken  Alphanumeric = CONDITIONAL

Uniquely identifies a card and associated details.
The format of this token id depends on the Tokenization Strategy configured for the merchant:
  • RANDOM_WITH_LUHN: 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.
  • PRESERVE_6_4: The first 6 and last 4 digits of the token are the same as the first 6 and last 4 digits of the provided card number, middle digits are randomized, the token id does NOT conform to Luhn algorithm.
  • MERCHANT_PROVIDED: The merchant must supply the token id in the Save request
Existence
CONDITIONAL
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

correlationId  String = CONDITIONAL

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.
Existence
CONDITIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
Data can consist of any characters
XSD type
string
minimum length
1
maximum length
100

response.gatewayCode  Enumeration = CONDITIONAL

Summary of the success or otherwise of the Save operation.
Existence
CONDITIONAL
Fixed value
Validation Rules
JSON type
String
Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.
ACQUIRER_VERIFICATION_BLOCKED
The acquirer verification transaction was blocked due to risk rules.
ACQUIRER_VERIFICATION_DECLINED
The card details were sent to the acquirer for verification, but the transaction was declined.
ACQUIRER_VERIFICATION_DECLINED_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
The card details were sent for verification, but were declined as authentication required.
ACQUIRER_VERIFICATION_DECLINED_EXPIRED_CARD
The card details were sent to the acquirer for verification, but the transaction was declined as the card has expired.
ACQUIRER_VERIFICATION_DECLINED_INVALID_CSC
The card details were sent to the acquirer for verification, but the transaction was declined as the Card Security Code (CSC) was invalid.
ACQUIRER_VERIFICATION_PROCESSING_ERROR
There was an error processing the verification transaction.
ACQUIRER_VERIFICATION_SUCCESSFUL
The card details were successfully verified with the acquirer.
BASIC_VERIFICATION_SUCCESSFUL
The card number format was successfully verifed and the card exists in a range known by the gateway.
NO_VERIFICATION_PERFORMED
The card details were not verified.

result  Enumeration = Always Provided

A system-generated high level overall result of the Save operation.
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

error   = CONDITIONAL

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

error.cause  Enumeration = CONDITIONAL

Broadly categorizes the cause of the error.
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

Textual description of the error based on the cause.
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

Indicates the name of the field that failed validation.
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

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

error.validationType  Enumeration = CONDITIONAL

Indicates the type of field validation error.
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

A system-generated high level overall result of the operation.
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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