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Card Payments (7)

Card Payments root resource, returns links to available payments actions.

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Take a card payment

Request

Take online card payments using our Card Payments API.

Headers
Content-Typestringrequired
Example:

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Acceptstringrequired
Example:

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Bodyapplication/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json
transactionReferencestringrequired

A unique reference generated by you that is used to identify a payment throughout its lifecycle.

merchantobjectrequired

An object that contains information about the merchant.

entitystringrequired

Direct your payment to assist with billing, reporting and reconciliation. This is mandatory for authentication and queries.

mccstring

You can apply a merchant category code mcc to an individual request. You can only provide an mcc if we have enabled the dynamic mcc feature during boarding. If enabled but not provided, merchant.mcc defaults to a configured value.

paymentFacilitatorobject

An object containing Payment Facilitator information. This information is required for every authorization only if you are a Payment Facilitator.

instructionobjectrequired

An object that contains all information related to the payment.

requestAutoSettlementobjectrequired

Indicates whether the transaction should be sent for settlement now true or later false at a time of your choosing.

valueobjectrequired

An object that contains information about the value of the payment.

narrativeobjectrequired

The text that appears on your customer's statement. Used to identify the merchant.

paymentInstrumentobjectrequired
customerAgreementobject

Contains specific customer agreements for the transaction.

consumerBillPaymentboolean

Consumer Bill Payment is a flag which identifies a bill payment paid by providers on behalf of consumers.

requestAccountUpdaterboolean

Allows you to request a real-time account update (Visa cards only) when using a previously stored card. You can only use this on subsequest card requests.

debtRepaymentboolean

Debt Repayment Indicator is a flag which identifies a payment with the purpose of repaying a debt.

fundsTransferobject

Contains details of the funds transfer request, which is a money movement for a reason other than the purchase of goods or services (also known as Account Funding Transaction (AFT)).

routingobject

An object containing specific routing preferences.

channelstringrequired

Interaction between the cardholder and you. Supply a value of ecom to process an eCommerce authorization. Supply a value of moto to process an authorization as a Mail Order or Telephone Order transaction. Note: 3DS authentication cannot be supplied for MOTO payments.

Enum"ecom""moto"
orderobject

An object containing details about the order.

salesTaxinteger

The amount of sales tax (VAT/IVA) to be paid for a given transaction. This is a whole number with an exponent, e.g. if exponent is two, 250 is 2.50.

riskProfilestring

Used to apply the SCA exemption in the payment request and update the FraudSight data model to benefit future payments.

authentication3DS (object) or networkToken (object)

An object containing 3DS or Network Token authentication of the customer.

One of:

An object containing 3DS or Network Token authentication of the customer.

threeDSobject
recipientobject

Additional transaction recipient data.

accountReferencestring

Partial account number of the recipient.

lastNamestring

Last name of the recipient

addressobject

Address of the recipient

dateOfBirthobject

Birth date of the recipient

customerobject

Additional customer data.

documentReferencestring

Required for domestic processing in some Latin American countries.

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Payment authorization for GBP 2.50

{
  "transactionReference": "Memory265-13/08/1876",
  "merchant": {
    "entity": "default"
  },
  "instruction": {
    "requestAutoSettlement": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "narrative": {
      "line1": "MindPalace"
    },
    "value": {
      "currency": "GBP",
      "amount": 250
    },
    "paymentInstrument": {
      "type": "card/plain",
      "cardNumber": "4444333322221111",
      "expiryDate": {
        "month": 5,
        "year": 2035
      }
    }
  },
  "channel": "ecom"
}

Responses

The payment authorization has been successfully created

Bodyapplication/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7.hal+json
outcomestringrequired

Outcome of the request.

Discriminator
exemptionobject

An exemption result and reason if a risk profile was included in your authorization request.

resultstringrequired
reasonstringrequired
issuerobject

An object containing information returned by the issuer.

authorizationCodestringrequired
paymentInstrumentobject

Details of the paymentInstrument used.

typestring
cardBinstring
lastFourstring
categorystring
issuerNamestring
fundingTypestring
cardBrandstring
paymentAccountReferencestring
expiryDateobject
riskFactorsArray of objects

Any risk factors which have been identified for the authorization. This section will not appear if no risks are identified.

typestringrequired
Enum"avs""cvc""riskProfile"
riskstringrequired
Enum"notChecked""notMatched""notSupplied""verificationFailed"
detailstring
Enum"address""postcode"
schemeobject

An object containing information returned by the scheme.

referencestringrequired
Response
application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7.hal+json

Payment authorization for GBP 2.50 with a successful outcome

{
  "outcome": "authorized",
  "riskFactors": [
    {
      "type": "cvc",
      "risk": "notSupplied"
    },
    {
      "type": "avs",
      "risk": "notChecked",
      "detail": "address"
    },
    {
      "type": "avs",
      "risk": "notChecked",
      "detail": "postcode"
    }
  ],
  "issuer": {
    "authorizationCode": "675725"
  },
  "scheme": {
    "reference": "000000000000020005060720116005062"
  },
  "paymentInstrument": {
    "type": "card/plain+masked",
    "cardBin": "555555",
    "lastFour": "4444",
    "category": "consumer",
    "countryCode": "GB",
    "expiryDate": {
      "month": 9,
      "year": 2029
    },
    "cardBrand": "mastercard",
    "fundingType": "credit",
    "issuerName": "AN ISSUING BANK LTD",
    "paymentAccountReference": "Q1HJZ28RKA1EBL470G9XYG90R5D3E"
  },
  "_links": {
    "cardPayments:cancel": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/authorizations/cancellations/"
    },
    "cardPayments:settle": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/settlements/full/"
    },
    "cardPayments:partialSettle": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/settlements/partials/"
    },
    "cardPayments:events": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/events/"
    },
    "curies": [
      {
        "name": "cardPayments",
        "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/rels/cardPayments/{rel}",
        "templated": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Take a repeat card payment

Request

Take online payments using our Card Payments API.

Headers
Content-Typestringrequired
Example:

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Acceptstringrequired
Example:

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Bodyapplication/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json
transactionReferencestringrequired

A unique reference generated by you that is used to identify a payment throughout its lifecycle.

merchantobjectrequired

An object that contains information about the merchant.

entitystringrequired

Direct your payment to assist with billing, reporting and reconciliation. This is mandatory for authentication and queries.

mccstring

You can apply a merchant category code mcc to an individual request. You can only provide an mcc if we have enabled the dynamic mcc feature during boarding. If enabled but not provided, merchant.mcc defaults to a configured value.

paymentFacilitatorobject

An object containing Payment Facilitator information. This information is required for every authorization only if you are a Payment Facilitator.

instructionobjectrequired

An object that contains all information related to the payment.

requestAutoSettlementobjectrequired

Indicates whether the transaction should be sent for settlement now true or later false at a time of your choosing.

valueobjectrequired

An object that contains information about the value of the payment.

narrativeobjectrequired

The text that appears on your customer's statement. Used to identify the merchant.

paymentInstrumentobjectrequired
customerAgreementobjectrequired

Contains specific customer agreements for the transaction.

consumerBillPaymentboolean

Consumer Bill Payment is a flag which identifies a bill payment paid by providers on behalf of consumers.

requestAccountUpdaterboolean

Allows you to request a real-time account update (Visa cards only) when using a previously stored card. You can only use this on subsequest card requests.

debtRepaymentboolean

Debt Repayment Indicator is a flag which identifies a payment with the purpose of repaying a debt.

fundsTransferobject

Contains details of the funds transfer request, which is a money movement for a reason other than the purchase of goods or services (also known as Account Funding Transaction (AFT)).

routingobject

An object containing specific routing preferences.

recipientobject

Additional transaction recipient data.

accountReferencestring

Partial account number for the recipient.

lastNamestring

Last name of the recipient.

addressobject

Address of the recipient.

dateOfBirthobject

Birth date of the recipient.

orderobject

An object containing details about the order.

salesTaxinteger

The amount of sales tax (VAT/IVA) to be paid for a given transaction. This is a whole number with an exponent, e.g. if exponent is two, 250 is 2.50.

customerobject

Additional customer data.

documentReferencestring

Required for domestic processing in some Latin American countries.

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Recurring authorization for subscriptions

{
  "transactionReference": "Memory265-13/08/1876",
  "merchant": {
    "entity": "default"
  },
  "instruction": {
    "requestAutoSettlement": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "narrative": {
      "line1": "MindPalace"
    },
    "value": {
      "currency": "GBP",
      "amount": 250
    },
    "paymentInstrument": {
      "type": "card/plain",
      "cardNumber": "4444333322221111",
      "expiryDate": {
        "month": 5,
        "year": 2035
      }
    },
    "customerAgreement": {
      "type": "subscription",
      "schemeReference": "MCCOLXT1C0104"
    }
  }
}

Responses

The payment authorization has been successfully created

Bodyapplication/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7.hal+json
outcomestringrequired

Outcome of the request.

Discriminator
exemptionobject

An exemption result and reason if a risk profile was included in your authorization request.

resultstringrequired
reasonstringrequired
issuerobject

An object containing information returned by the issuer.

authorizationCodestringrequired
paymentInstrumentobject

Details of the paymentInstrument used.

typestring
cardBinstring
lastFourstring
categorystring
issuerNamestring
fundingTypestring
cardBrandstring
paymentAccountReferencestring
expiryDateobject
riskFactorsArray of objects

Any risk factors which have been identified for the authorization. This section will not appear if no risks are identified.

typestringrequired
Enum"avs""cvc""riskProfile"
riskstringrequired
Enum"notChecked""notMatched""notSupplied""verificationFailed"
detailstring
Enum"address""postcode"
schemeobject

An object containing information returned by the scheme.

referencestringrequired
Response
application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7.hal+json

Payment authorization for GBP 2.50 with a successful outcome

{
  "outcome": "authorized",
  "riskFactors": [
    {
      "type": "cvc",
      "risk": "notSupplied"
    },
    {
      "type": "avs",
      "risk": "notChecked",
      "detail": "address"
    },
    {
      "type": "avs",
      "risk": "notChecked",
      "detail": "postcode"
    }
  ],
  "issuer": {
    "authorizationCode": "675725"
  },
  "scheme": {
    "reference": "000000000000020005060720116005062"
  },
  "paymentInstrument": {
    "type": "card/plain+masked",
    "cardBin": "555555",
    "lastFour": "4444",
    "category": "consumer",
    "countryCode": "GB",
    "expiryDate": {
      "month": 9,
      "year": 2029
    },
    "cardBrand": "mastercard",
    "fundingType": "credit",
    "issuerName": "AN ISSUING BANK LTD",
    "paymentAccountReference": "Q1HJZ28RKA1EBL470G9XYG90R5D3E"
  },
  "_links": {
    "cardPayments:cancel": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/authorizations/cancellations/"
    },
    "cardPayments:settle": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/settlements/full/"
    },
    "cardPayments:partialSettle": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/settlements/partials/"
    },
    "cardPayments:events": {
      "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/payments/events/"
    },
    "curies": [
      {
        "name": "cardPayments",
        "href": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/rels/cardPayments/{rel}",
        "templated": true
      }
    ]
  }
}

Manage Payments

Operations

Settle for Full amount

Request

To receive all the funds from the customer, send us a settle request.

Path
linkDatastringrequired

Action link that's received in your request

Headers
Content-Typestringrequired
Example:

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Acceptstringrequired
Example:

application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

No request payload

Responses

The payment settlement has been accepted

Bodyapplication/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json
Response
application/vnd.worldpay.payments-v7+json

Request to fully settle the authorization

{
  "_links": {
    "cardPayments:refund": {
      "href": "/payments/settlements/refunds/full/:linkData"
    },
    "cardPayments:partialRefund": {
      "href": "/payments/settlements/refunds/partials/:linkData"
    },
    "cardPayments:events": {
      "href": "/payments/events/:linkData"
    },
    "curies": [
      {
        "name": "payments",
        "href": "/rels/payments/{rel}",
        "templated": true
      }
    ]
  }
}