Create ECP Transaction

The Create ECP Transaction request performs a transaction (purchase) using the ACH/ECP payment method. For more information about this payment method, see ACH/ECP.

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Prerequisite: Enable the ECP payment method in your account

In the Merchant Portal, go to Checkout Page > Payment Methods and select Show in the menu next to the ECP payment method. Click Submit to save your change.


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Tip

You can test out a request that hits our sandbox in real-time. Follow the instructions here to use the "Try It!" feature on the right side.

Request Content

Send an alt-transaction object with the following:

PropertyTypeRequired
merchant-transaction-idstringoptional
soft-descriptorstringoptional
amountdecimalrequired
currencystringrequired
product-descriptionstringoptional
tax-referencestringoptional
vendors-infocontainerrequired if using marketplace vendor(s) (see vendors-info)
payer-infocontainerrequired if vaulted-shopper-id is not sent (see payer-info)
vaulted-shopper-idintegerrequired if payer-info is not sent
pf-tokenstringrequired if using Secured Payment Collector
ecp-transactioncontainerrequired if pf-token is not sent (see ecp-transaction)
authorized-by-shopperbooleanrequired, value must be true
transaction-meta-datacontaineroptional (see transaction-meta-data)
transaction-fraud-infocontaineroptional (see transaction-fraud-info)

Response Details

If successful, the response HTTP status code is 200 OK.
The response contains an alt-transaction resource (see alt-transaction) with the request properties plus these additions:

PropertyNotes
transaction-id
vaulted-shopper-id
processing-info
fraud-result-info
vendors-info

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Examples

Request Examples

curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
   <amount>100.00</amount>
   <currency>USD</currency>
   <payer-info>
      <first-name>John</first-name>
      <last-name>Doe</last-name>
      <zip>02453</zip>
      <phone>1234567890</phone>
   </payer-info>
   <ecp-transaction>
      <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
      <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
      <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
   </ecp-transaction>
   <authorized-by-shopper>true</authorized-by-shopper>
   <transaction-fraud-info>
      <fraud-session-id>1234</fraud-session>
      <customer-id>121341</customer-id>
      <customer-creation-date>2021-08-05</customer-creation-date>
   </transaction-fraud-info>
</alt-transaction>'
curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
   <amount>100.00</amount>
   <currency>USD</currency>
   <vaulted-shopper-id>19563598</vaulted-shopper-id>
   <ecp-transaction />
   <authorized-by-shopper>true</authorized-by-shopper>
</alt-transaction>'
curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <merchant-transaction-id>unique_001</merchant-transaction-id>
   <amount>100.00</amount>
   <currency>USD</currency>
   <payer-info>
      <first-name>John</first-name>
      <last-name>Doe</last-name>
      <zip>02453</zip>
      <phone>1234567890</phone>
   </payer-info>
   <ecp-transaction>
      <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
      <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
      <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
   </ecp-transaction>
   <authorized-by-shopper>true</authorized-by-shopper>
</alt-transaction>'
curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
   <vendors-info>
     <vendor-info>
       <vendor-id>10398032</vendor-id>
     </vendor-info>
   </vendors-info>
   <amount>100.00</amount>
   <currency>USD</currency>
   <payer-info>
      <first-name>John</first-name>
      <last-name>Doe</last-name>
      <zip>02453</zip>
      <phone>1234567890</phone>
   </payer-info>
   <ecp-transaction>
      <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
      <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
      <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
   </ecp-transaction>
   <authorized-by-shopper>true</authorized-by-shopper>
</alt-transaction>'
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
   <amount>100.00</amount>
   <currency>USD</currency>
   <vaulted-shopper-id>19569774</vaulted-shopper-id>
   <ecp-transaction>
        <account-type>CONSUMER_SAVINGS</account-type>
        <public-account-number>99993</public-account-number>
        <public-routing-number>75151</public-routing-number>
   </ecp-transaction>
   <authorized-by-shopper>true</authorized-by-shopper>
</alt-transaction>'
curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
  <pf-token>eba795a8ec2a8e7754afe7a69b0a0869fba0e6daec01e2d81e1ccbb6771c24ab_</pf-token>
  <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
  <amount>100.00</amount>
  <currency>USD</currency>
  <payer-info>
    <first-name>John</first-name>
    <last-name>Doe</last-name>
    <zip>02453</zip>
    <phone>1234567890</phone>
  </payer-info>
  <authorized-by-shopper>true</authorized-by-shopper>
</alt-transaction>'
curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/alt-transactions/ \
-H 'Content-Type: application/xml' \
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
   <amount>120.50</amount>
   <currency>USD</currency>
    <tax-reference>048deff0-a285-47e1-bc39-42f79bf0095b</tax-reference>
   <payer-info>
      <first-name>John</first-name>
      <last-name>Doe</last-name>
      <zip>02453</zip>
      <phone>1234567890</phone>
   </payer-info>
   <ecp-transaction>
      <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
      <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
      <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
   </ecp-transaction>
   <authorized-by-shopper>true</authorized-by-shopper>
</alt-transaction>'

Response Examples

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
   <transaction-id>38504784</transaction-id>
   <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
   <amount>100.00</amount>
   <currency>USD</currency>
   <payer-info>
      <first-name>John</first-name>
      <last-name>Doe</last-name>
      <zip>02453</zip>
      <phone>1234567890</phone>
   </payer-info>
  <vaulted-shopper-id>21614931</vaulted-shopper-id>
   <ecp-transaction>
      <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
      <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
      <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
   </ecp-transaction>
   <processing-info>
      <processing-status>PENDING</processing-status>
      <transaction-region>US</transaction-region>
   </processing-info>
  <fraud-result-info/>
</alt-transaction>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
    <transaction-id>38503224</transaction-id>
    <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
    <amount>1.00</amount>
    <currency>USD</currency>
    <vaulted-shopper-id>19568536</vaulted-shopper-id>
    <ecp-transaction>
        <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
        <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
        <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
    </ecp-transaction>
    <processing-info>
        <processing-status>PENDING</processing-status>
    </processing-info>
</alt-transaction>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
    <merchant-transaction-id>unique_001</merchant-transaction-id>
    <transaction-id>38504788</transaction-id>
    <amount>100.00</amount>
    <currency>USD</currency>
    <payer-info>
        <first-name>John</first-name>
        <last-name>Doe</last-name>
        <zip>02453</zip>
        <phone>1234567890</phone>
    </payer-info>
    <ecp-transaction>
        <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
        <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
        <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
    </ecp-transaction>
    <processing-info>
        <processing-status>PENDING</processing-status>
    </processing-info>
</alt-transaction>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
  <transaction-id>1015601047</transaction-id>
  <vendor-info>
    <vendor-id>10398032</vendor-id>
    <commission-percent>20</commission-percent>
  </vendor-info>
  <vendors-info>
    <vendor-info>
      <vendor-id>10398032</vendor-id>
      <commission-percent>20</commission-percent>
    </vendor-info>
  </vendors-info>
  <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
  <amount>100.00</amount>
  <currency>USD</currency>
  <payer-info>
    <first-name>John</first-name>
    <last-name>Doe</last-name>
    <zip>02453</zip>
    <phone>1234567890</phone>
  </payer-info>
  <vaulted-shopper-id>22327453</vaulted-shopper-id>
  <ecp-transaction>
    <account-number>4099999992</account-number>
    <routing-number>011075150</routing-number>
    <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
  </ecp-transaction>
  <processing-info>
    <processing-status>PENDING</processing-status>
  </processing-info>
</alt-transaction>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
    <transaction-id>38505326</transaction-id>
    <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
    <amount>100.00</amount>
    <currency>USD</currency>
    <payer-info>
        <first-name>John</first-name>
        <last-name>Doe</last-name>
        <zip>02453</zip>
        <phone>1234567890</phone>
    </payer-info>
    <vaulted-shopper-id>19570138</vaulted-shopper-id>
    <ecp-transaction>
        <account-type>CONSUMER_CHECKING</account-type>
        <public-account-number>99992</public-account-number>
        <public-routing-number>75150</public-routing-number>
    </ecp-transaction>
    <processing-info>
        <processing-status>PENDING</processing-status>
    </processing-info>
</alt-transaction>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<alt-transaction xmlns="http://ws.plimus.com">
    <transaction-id>38504834</transaction-id>
    <soft-descriptor>ABC COMPANY</soft-descriptor>
    <amount>100.00</amount>
    <currency>USD</currency>
    <vaulted-shopper-id>19569774</vaulted-shopper-id>
    <ecp-transaction>
        <public-account-number>99993</public-account-number>
        <public-routing-number>75151</public-routing-number>
        <account-type>CONSUMER_SAVINGS</account-type>
    </ecp-transaction>
    <processing-info>
        <processing-status>PENDING</processing-status>
    </processing-info>
</alt-transaction>

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