This guide provides information for using 3D Secure 2 with the BlueSnap API.

  • For general information about 3D Secure and 3D Secure 2, refer to the 3D Secure Guide.
  • For answers to specific questions related to BlueSnap and 3D Secure 2, PSD2, and SCA, refer to our 3D Secure 2 FAQs page.

This guide provides the following information:


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Note

You don't have to apply 3D Secure to all transactions. If you want to apply 3DS only to EU-issued cards for PSD2, but not US-issued cards, you can do that. Refer to Step 5 for examples.

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Important

Merchant-initiated transactions are out of scope for 3D Secure. To make sure your transaction is identified as merchant-initiated, you must use the Merchant Managed Subscription API. Refer to Create Merchant-Managed Subscription and Create Merchant-Managed Subscription Charge for details.

BlueSnap applies this out-of-scope exemption to applicable transactions only for merchants who are the BlueSnap Subscription Engine or our merchant‑managed
subscription
feature. If you handle your own subscriptions (that is, you are sending straight auth‑capture requests not using the BlueSnap Subscription Engine or our merchant-managed subscription feature), follow the information in the Rules for MITs for more information.

Before you begin

  • Make sure you've implemented the latest version of Hosted Payment Fields or Client-Side Encryption.

  • Enable 3D Secure
    To get started, contact Merchant Support to request that BlueSnap enable 3DS for your account. After it has been enabled, you can activate it in your BlueSnap Console by going to Settings > Fraud Settings and selecting Enable 3D Secure.

  • Enable IPNs for your account. When the shopper's account is debited for the transaction, the Charge IPN is sent with the 3DStatus parameter, which verifies the 3D Secure result.


3D Secure in Hosted Payment Fields

If you're using Hosted Payment Fields, implementing 3DS consists of these steps:

Step 1: Prevent your shopper from submitting the form during 3D Secure setup

If the shopper submits the payment form while BlueSnap is setting up 3DS, an error may occur. You must let BlueSnap deactivate the submit button while setting up 3DS. To do this, add the data-bluesnap attribute to your submit button element and set the value to submitButton, as shown here

<button data-bluesnap="submitButton" type="submit" id="submit-button">Pay Now</button>

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Important!

You must define the data-bluesnap value exactly as shown above; otherwise, BlueSnap cannot properly deactivate the button.

Step 2: Enable 3D Secure usage in the transaction

Enable 3DS usage in the transaction by adding the property '3DS' to bsObj and set its value to true.

var bsObj = {
  ... 
  '3DS': true
};

Step 3: Account for 3D Secure errors

BlueSnap passes 3DS error codes and descriptions (shown here) to your onError callback function as the errorCode and errorDescription parameters. Update your onError callback function to account for these errors.

Step 4: Create 3D Secure object with transaction data

Create a 3DS object with at least the transaction amount and currency, as shown in the code below.
If you want to submit the credentials and activate 3DS, pass your object as an additional parameter to bluesnap.hostedPaymentFieldsSubmitData (shown in Step 5). You can also decide not to activate 3DS and not pass the object.

When the shopper hits the submit button, the data you provide within your object is sent to the issuer during the lookup and they decide if shopper authentication is required. In some cases, the issuer may authenticate the transaction (and assume fraud chargeback liability) without requiring the shopper to enter their credentials in the popup screen, making the 3DS flow entirely transparent.

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Provide as much transaction data as possible

Provide as much transaction data as possible to improve the issuer's ability to authenticate the transaction without requiring the shopper to enter their credentials during checkout (refer to Supported 3D Secure object properties).

var threeDSecureObj = {
  amount: 35.75, 
  currency: 'USD'
  ...
};

Step 5: Determine 3D Secure result

BlueSnap passes the 3DS result to your purchase function callback as callBack.threeDSecure.authResult, which has one of the values shown here. Configure your purchase function callback to determine the 3DS result and take appropriate action. (Refer to the code below for a simple bluesnap.hostedPaymentFieldsSubmitData call with the changes from Steps 4 and 5.)

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Note

callBack.threeDSecure also includes threeDSecureReferenceId, a reference to the 3DS authentication.

The code calls bluesnap.hostedPaymentFieldsSubmitData with a simple purchase callback function. Here you can decide if you want to activate 3DS by either including the threeDSecureObj in bluesnap.hostedPaymentFieldsSubmitData or you can decide not to activate 3DS and not pass the object.

bluesnap.hostedPaymentFieldsSubmitData(function(callback) {
        if (null != callback.cardData) {
                console.log('Card type is ' + callback.cardData.ccType +
               ', Last 4 digits are ' + callback.cardData.last4Digits +
               ', Exp is ' + callback.cardData.exp + 
               ', Issuing Country is ' + callback.cardData.issuingCountry + 
               ', 3D Secure result is ' + (callback.threeDSecure != null ? callback.threeDSecure.authResult : null));
               // submit form to server & process transaction
        } else {
               .
               .
               .
        }
}, threeDSecureObj);
bluesnap.hostedPaymentFieldsSubmitData(function(callback) {
        if (null != callback.cardData) {
                console.log('Card type is ' + callback.cardData.ccType +
               ', Last 4 digits are ' + callback.cardData.last4Digits +
               ', Exp is ' + callback.cardData.exp + 
               ', Issuing Country is ' + callback.cardData.issuingCountry + 
               ', 3D Secure result is ' + (callback.threeDSecure != null ? callback.threeDSecure.authResult : null));
               // submit form to server & process transaction
        } else {
               .
               .
               .
        }
});

Step 6: Process the transaction with Hosted Payment Fields token

Process 3D Secure transactions (or save shopper payment details) from your server the same way you handle regular card payments—by including your token within the pfToken property in the request. Refer to the Hosted Payment Fields guide for Payment API code samples with pfToken.

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3D Secure in Client-Side Encryption

If you're using Client-Side Encryption, implementing 3D Secure consists of these steps:

Step 1: Add data-bluesnap attributes

Add data-bluesnap attributes to the expiration month and year fields on your checkout form and set the values to expirationMonth and expirationYear, respectively (shown below). This allows BlueSnap to access these fields during checkout, which are required as part of the 3DS authentication flow.

<div>
    <label for="Expiration">Exp. (MM/YYYY)</label>
      <input data-bluesnap="expirationMonth" type="text" name="exp-month" id="exp-month" size="2">
      <span> / </span>
      <input data-bluesnap="expirationYear" type="text" name="exp-year" id="exp-year" size="4">
  </div>

Add a data-bluesnap attribute to your submit button element and set its value to submitButton (shown below). This allows BlueSnap to deactivate your button during the 3DS setup process, which you begin in Step 3 by calling bluesnap.init3DS. The shopper is prevented from submitting the payment form during the setup process, eliminating the potential for any errors that could result.

<button data-bluesnap="submitButton" type="submit" id="submit-button">Pay Now</button>

Step 2: Obtain 3D Secure token for the session

Obtain the 3D Secure token for the session by sending a Create 3D Secure Token request, which is a server-to-server POST request sent to:
/services/2/threeDSecure

The response provides the token as the value of the threeDSecureToken property (shown below). Grab the token and send it to the client for the next step.

{
  "threeDSecureToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIU..."
}

Step 3: Call bluesnap.init3DS to set up 3D Secure

After the checkout page has been loaded, begin the 3DS setup process by calling bluesnap.init3DS with the following parameters:

  1. The 3D Secure token (obtained in the prior step)
  2. A callback function to handle an error if it occurs

When bluesnap.init3DS is called, BlueSnap disables the submit button (which is possible because you added the data-bluesnap attribute in Step 1) and set up 3D Secure. When the process is complete, BlueSnap re-enables the button and calls the provided function.

The below code calls bluesnap.init3DS with its required parameters. Note: The result is always empty.

bluesnap.init3DS(threeDSecureToken, function(result, error) {
  if (error != null) {
    // Handle the error. See below. 
  } else {
    // 3D Secure setup was a success. No further action is required. 
    return; 
  }
});

Handling setup errors

If an error occurs during the setup process, error has the following format. Handle the error by calling bluesnap.init3DS with a valid token.

{
  "errorCode": "14102",
  "errorDescription": "3D Secure object is missing required fields { threeDSecureToken }"
}

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Disabling 3D Secure for a specific transaction

To disable 3D Secure for a specific transaction, remove the bluesnap.init3DS call.

Step 4: Create a 3D Secure object with transaction data

Create a 3D Secure object with at least the transaction amount and currency (shown below). In the next step, you call bluesnap.encrypt with your object (in addition to other parameters), which allows BlueSnap to send this information to the card issuer to consider as part of their decision whether shopper authentication is required.

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Provide as much transaction data as possible

Provide as much transaction data as possible because it can improve the issuer's ability to authenticate the transaction (and assume fraud chargeback liability) without requiring the shopper to enter their credentials in the popup screen, making the 3‑D Secure flow entirely transparent and reducing checkout friction (refer to Supported 3‑D Secure object properties).

var threeDSecureObj = {
  amount: 3575, 
  currency: 'USD'
  ...
};

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Note

The amount in the example above actually processes "35.75" (with the decimal).

Step 5: Call bluesnap.encrypt with 3D Secure object and callback function

When the shopper hits the submit button, call bluesnap.encrypt like you would normally, but add two additional parameters:

  1. The 3D Secure object (created in the prior step)
  2. A callback function to handle the authentication result (or error)

When the shopper submits their payment and bluesnap.encrypt is called, BlueSnap sends the 3D Secure object to the issuer and they decide whether shopper authentication is required. After the authentication process is complete, BlueSnap encrypts the payment form and calls the provided function with the authentication result (or error).

The below code calls bluesnap.encrypt with its required parameters.

bluesnap.encrypt("formID", threeDSecureObj, function(result, error) {
  if (error != null) {
    // Handle the error. See below. 
  } else {
    // Handle the authentication result. See below.
  }
});

Handling authentication errors

If an error occurs during the authentication process, error has the format of the following example and it contains a set of values (shown here), which explains how to handle the error accordingly.

{
  "errorCode": "14101",
  "errorDescription": "3D Secure authentication was failed because the shopper did not enter correct credentials"
}

Handling authentication results

If no errors occur during the authentication process, result has the format of the following example and authResult contains one of the values (shown here), which explains how to process the transaction accordingly.

{
  "threeDSecure":{
    "authResult":"AUTHENTICATION_SUCCEEDED",
    "threeDSecureResultToken":"eyJhbGciOiJIU..."
  },
  "encryptedCardNumber":"$bsjs_1_0_3$odPj3U+Ap98...",
  "encryptedSecurityCode":"$bsjs_1_0_3$a4jfpzZVitf...",
  "ccLast4Digits":"0002",
  "expirationYear":"2020",
  "expirationMonth":"01"
}

Step 6: Process the transaction with encrypted data

To process 3D Secure payments from your server, include the threeDSecure object in the request and set its threeDSecureResultToken property to the 3D Secure result token (obtained in the last step).

Sample Auth Capture request:

{
  "amount": 11,
  "softDescriptor": "DescTest",
  "cardHolderInfo": {
    "firstName": "test first name",
    "lastName": "test last name", 
    "zip": "123456"
  },
  "currency": "USD",
  "creditCard": {
    "expirationYear": 2023,
    "encryptedCardNumber": "$bsjs_1_0_3$odPj3U+Ap98...",
    "encryptedSecurityCode": "$bsjs_1_0_3$a4jfpzZVitf...",
    "expirationMonth": "07"
  },
  "cardTransactionType": "AUTH_CAPTURE",
  "threeDSecure": {
    "threeDSecureResultToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJqdG..."
  }
}

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3D Secure with Plain Text cards

If you're using plain text cards, implementing 3-D Secure consists of these steps:

Step 1: Obtain the 3DS Payments token for the session

Get your 3DS Payments token by sending a server-to-server POST request.

  • For a card that is new on your website:
    BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH/services/2/payment-fields-tokens

  • For a saved card:
    BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH/services/2/payment-fields-tokens/prefill
    { "ccNumber":"4111 1111 1111 1111", "expDate" : "01/2022" }

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Insert the domain for either Sandbox or Production

In all steps, replace the BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH with the relevant domain for either the BlueSnap Sandbox or Production environment, as follows:

  • Sandbox: https://sandbox.bluesnap.com
  • Production: https://ws.bluesnap.com

For example, the Hosted Fields token request (step 1) should be sent to https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/payment-fields-tokens on Sandbox and https://ws.bluesnap.com/services/2/payment-fields-tokens on Production.

The response provides the token in the location header. For example:
BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH/services/2/payment-fields-tokens/PAYMENTFIELDTOKENID

Note: Secured Payments Token expires after 60 minutes.

Step 2: Add the BlueSnap JavaScript file to your checkout form

In your checkout page, call the BlueSnap JavaScript file by adding the following script:

<script type="text/javascript" src="BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH/web-sdk/4/bluesnap.js"></script>

Step 3: Initialize 3DS

To initialize 3D Secure, call bluesnap.threeDsPaymentsSetup with the following parameters:

  • The token from step 1
  • A callback function to handle the data submission results (this occurs in step 4)
<script>
    //Run the following command after Document Object Model (DOM) is fully loaded
    // and bluesnap script was loaded 
    bluesnap.threeDsPaymentsSetup("PAYMENTFIELDTOKENID", function(sdkResponse){
    	var code = sdkResponse.code;
    	if (code == 1){  // on Success
	        var cardData = sdkResponse.cardData;
	        var threeDSecure = sdkResponse.threeDSecure;
                    console.log('card type: ' + cardData.ccType
                    + ', last4digits: '
                    + cardData.last4Digits
                    + ', issuing Country: '
                    + cardData.issuingCountry
                    + ', is Regulated Card: '
                    + cardData.isRegulatedCard
                    + ', card Sub Type: '
                    + cardData.cardSubType
                    + ', bin Category: '
                    + cardData.binCategory
                    + ', cc bin: '
                    + cardData.ccBin
                    + ', 3D Secure result: '
                    + threeDSecure.authResult
                    + ', 3D Secure ReferenceId: '
                    + threeDSecure.threeDSecureReferenceId
                    + ', after that I can call final submit');
                    // SUBMIT THE FORM HERE!
        } else {
                // in case some errors occurred 
                var errorsArray = sdkResponse.info.errors;
                // in case some warnings occurred
                var warningsArray = sdkResponse.info.warnings;
        }
    });
</script>

Replace PAYMENTFIELDTOKENID with the token you obtained in Step 1.

The SdkResponse object contains:

{
  "status": STATUS,
  "code": ERROR_CODE,
  "info": {   // if an error or warning occurred
     "errors": ["Some errors"],
     "warnings": ['Some warning']
   },
  "cardData": {
    "binCategory": "CONSUMER",
    "ccBin": "411111",
    "cardSubType": "CREDIT",
    "ccType": "VISA",
    "last4Digits": "0002",
    "isRegulatedCard": "Y",
    "issuingCountry": "us"
  },
  "threeDSecure": {
    "authResult": “AUTHENTICATION_SUCCEEDED”,
    "threeDSecureReferenceId": "12345"
  }
}

The "status" can have the following values:

  • Success
  • Invalid Data — Identifies issues with the jsonData provided from the merchant.
  • Inner Error — Identifies issues in the solution itself.
  • Server Error — Identifies issues with the BlueSnap server.

The "code" field can have the following error codes:

  • 1 — On a status of Success
  • 10 — On a status of Invalid Data when an error prevents the process from continuing. For example: Invalid provided currency.
  • 15 — On a status of Invalid Data when an error does not prevent the process from continuing. (The callback is called with a warning array. The process continues and callback is called again on completion or another error). For example: Invalid billingFirstName.
  • Other codes are the BlueSnap server HTTP errors or generic server errors (400, 500). For example:
    • 22013 is CC_TYPE_IS_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_THE_MERCHANT
    • 14040 is TOKEN_IS_EXPIRED
    • 14042 is TOKEN_IS_NOT_ASSOCIATED_WITH_A_PAYMENT_METHOD
    • 14104 is SHOPPER_CC_NOT_FOUND
    • 14102 is THREE_D_SECURE_MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELDS

The "info" field is present if an error or warning occurred and will contain the errors and warnings.

  • The following are possible values for errors:
    • Invalid amount: <given_amount> — An invalid amount was given
    • Amount is mandatory and must be of type number — An amount wasn’t provided or provided not as a number
    • Currency <given_currency> is not supported — The given currency is not supported
    • Currency is mandatory — An amount wasn’t provided
    • Invalid ccNumber
    • Invalid cvv
    • Invalid expDate
    • Invalid ccType
    • Invalid last4Digits
  • The following is a possible value for warnings:
    • Parameter <given_key> with value of <given_value> is invalid — Keys verified through this process are: email, all shipping details, and all of the billing details.
      For example: Parameter shippingFirstName with value of 123 is invalid

Step 4: Activate 3DS Payments Submit Data function

To activate 3DS Payments Submit Data function when the user presses the submit button and then wait for response before activating the submit form, add the script below into your checkout form:

<script>
	var newCard = {
		"ccNumber":"CREDIT CARD NUMBER",
		"cvv":"CVV", //Optional
		"expDate":"MM/YYYY",
		"amount": 10,
		"currency": "USD"
	}
	bluesnap.threeDsPaymentsSubmitData(newCard);
</script>
<script>
	var saveCardDirectly = {
		"cvv":"CVV",  //Optional
		"amount": 10,
		"currency": "USD"
	}
	bluesnap.threeDsPaymentsSubmitData(saveCardDirectly);
</script>

This function should be activated when the shopper clicks the Submit button. This submits the credit card data to BlueSnap, where it is associated with the 3DS Payments Token. After the data submission is completed, BlueSnap calls your function from step 3 with the submission results.

Step 5: Process a transaction with the 3DS Reference ID

Process 3D Secure transactions (or save shopper payment details) from your server the same way you handle regular card payments—by including the threeDSecureReferenceId within the threeDSecure property in the request. Refer to the Auth-Capture section for Payment API code samples with 3D Secure.

curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "cardTransactionType": "AUTH_CAPTURE",
  "recurringTransaction": "ECOMMERCE",
  "softDescriptor": "DescTest",
  "amount": 10,
  "currency": "USD",
  "cardHolderInfo": {
    "firstName": "Will",
    "lastName": "Smith"
  },
  "creditCard": {
    "cardNumber": "4012000033330026",
    "securityCode": "123",
    "expirationMonth": "07",
    "expirationYear":"2019"
  },
  "threeDSecure": {
  	"threeDSecureReferenceId":"4759"
  }
}'

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# 3D Secure with Returning Shoppers If you're using 3D Secure for returning shoppers, implementation consists of these steps:

Step 1: Obtain the 3DS Payments token for this session
Step 2: Add the BlueSnap JavaScript file to your checkout page
Step 3: Initialize 3DS
Step 4: Activate 3DS Payments Submit Data function
Step 5: Process the transaction with the 3DS Reference ID

Step 1: Obtain the 3DS Payments token for this session

Get your 3DS Payments token by sending a server-to-server POST request to:

BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH/services/2/payment-fields-tokens?shopperId=SHOPPERID

If you have saved the shopper using your sellerShopperId, you can use that instead of shopperId.

The response provides the token in the location header. For example:
BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH/services/2/payment-fields-tokens/PAYMENTFIELDTOKENID

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Insert the domain for either Sandbox or Production

In all steps, replace the BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH with the relevant domain for either the BlueSnap Sandbox or Production environment, as follows:

  • Sandbox: https://sandbox.bluesnap.com
  • Production: https://ws.bluesnap.com

For example, the Hosted Fields token request (step 1) should be sent to https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/payment-fields-tokens on Sandbox and https://ws.bluesnap.com/services/2/payment-fields-tokens on Production.

Note: Secured Payments Token expires after 60 minutes.

Step 2: Add the BlueSnap JavaScript file to your checkout page

In your checkout page, call the BlueSnap JavaScript file by adding the following script:

<script type="text/javascript" src="BLUESNAPDOMAINPATH/web-sdk/4/bluesnap.js"></script>

Step 3: Initialize 3DS

To initialize 3D Secure, call bluesnap.threeDsPaymentsSetup with the following parameters:

  • The token from step 1
  • A callback function to handle the data submission results (this occurs in step 4)
<script>
    //Run the following command after Document Object Model (DOM) is fully loaded
    // and bluesnap script was loaded 
    bluesnap.threeDsPaymentsSetup("PAYMENTFIELDTOKENID", function(sdkResponse){
    	var code = sdkResponse.code;
    	if (code == 1){  // on Success
	        var cardData = sdkResponse.cardData;
	        var threeDSecure = sdkResponse.threeDSecure;
                    console.log('card type: ' + cardData.ccType
                    + ', last4digits: '
                    + cardData.last4Digits
                    + ', issuing Country: '
                    + cardData.issuingCountry
                    + ', is Regulated Card: '
                    + cardData.isRegulatedCard
                    + ', card Sub Type: '
                    + cardData.cardSubType
                    + ', bin Category: '
                    + cardData.binCategory
                    + ', cc bin: '
                    + cardData.ccBin
                    + ', 3D Secure result: '
                    + threeDSecure.authResult
                    + ', 3D Secure ReferenceId: '
                    + threeDSecure.threeDSecureReferenceId
                    + ', after that I can call final submit');
                    // SUBMIT THE FORM HERE!
        } else {
                // in case some errors occurred 
                var errorsArray = sdkResponse.info.errors;
                // in case some warnings occurred
                var warningsArray = sdkResponse.info.warnings;
        }
    });
</script>

Replace PAYMENTFIELDTOKENID with the token you obtained in Step 1.

The SdkResponse object contains:

{
  "status": STATUS,
  "code": ERROR_CODE,
  "info": {   // if an error or warning occurred
     "errors": ["Some errors"],
     "warnings": ['Some warning']
   },
  "cardData": {
    "binCategory": "CONSUMER",
    "ccBin": "411111",
    "cardSubType": "CREDIT",
    "ccType": "VISA",
    "last4Digits": "0002",
    "isRegulatedCard": "Y",
    "issuingCountry": "us"
  },
  "threeDSecure": {
    "authResult": “AUTHENTICATION_SUCCEEDED”,
    "threeDSecureReferenceId": "12345"
  }
}

The "status" can have the following values:

  • Success
  • Invalid Data — Identifies issues with the jsonData provided from the merchant.
  • Inner Error — Identifies issues in the solution itself.
  • Server Error — Identifies issues with the BlueSnap server.

The "code" field can have the following error codes:

  • 1 — On a status of Success
  • 10 — On a status of Invalid Data when an error prevents the process from continuing. For example: Invalid provided currency.
  • 15 — On a status of Invalid Data when an error does not prevent the process from continuing. (The callback is called with a warning array. The process continues and callback is called again on completion or another error). For example: Invalid billingFirstName.
  • Other codes are the BlueSnap server HTTP errors or generic server errors (400, 500). For example:
    • 22013 is CC_TYPE_IS_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_THE_MERCHANT
    • 14040 is TOKEN_IS_EXPIRED
    • 14042 is TOKEN_IS_NOT_ASSOCIATED_WITH_A_PAYMENT_METHOD
    • 14104 is SHOPPER_CC_NOT_FOUND
    • 14102 is THREE_D_SECURE_MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELDS

The info field is present if an error or warning occurred and will contain the errors and warnings.

Step 4: Activate the 3DS Payments Submit Data function

To activate 3DS Payments Submit Data function when the user presses the submit button and then wait for response before activating the submit form, add the script below into your checkout form:

<script>
	var previouslyUsedCard = {
		"last4Digits": "1111",
		"ccType": "VISA",
		"amount": 10,
		"currency": "USD"
	}
  bluesnap.threeDsPaymentsSubmitData(previouslyUsedCard);
</script>

This function should be activated when the shopper clicks the Submit button. This submits the credit card data to BlueSnap, where it is associated with the 3DS Payments Token. After the data submission is completed, BlueSnap calls your function from step 3 with the submission results.

Step 5: Process the transaction with the 3DS Reference ID

Process 3D Secure transactions (or save shopper payment details) from your server the same way you handle regular card payments—by including the threeDSecureReferenceId within the threeDSecure property in the request. Refer to the Auth-Capture section for Payment API code samples with 3D Secure.

curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
	"cardTransactionType": "AUTH_CAPTURE",
	"softDescriptor": "DescTest",
	"amount": 10,
	"currency": "USD",
	"vaultedShopperId":"19574268",
	"creditCard": {
		"cardLastFourDigits": "1111",
		"cardType": "VISA"
		},
	"threeDSecure": {
		"threeDSecureReferenceId":"5303"
	}
}'

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3D Secure in Embedded Checkout

To add 3D Secure to Embedded Checkout, add "3DS"’: "true" in the jsonData object. For more information, refer here

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3D Secure in Payment Request API (W3C)

To add 3D Secure to Payment Request API (W3C), add "threeDS": "true" in the sdkRequest object. For more information, refer here.

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3D Secure in Secured Payment Collector

To add 3D Secure to the Secured Payment Collector, pass true to bluesnap.securedPaymentCollectorSetup (Step 4 of the implementation process).

To process the transaction with 3D Secure, send the value from sdkResponse.threeDSecure.authResult (Step 4 of the implementation process) to your server. Include this value and your token in your API request to BlueSnap. For example:

curl -v -X POST https://sandbox.bluesnap.com/services/2/transactions \
   -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
   -H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
   -H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
   -d '
{
  "cardTransactionType": "AUTH_CAPTURE",
  "amount": 25.0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "pfToken": "PAYMENT_TOKEN",
  "threeDSecure": {
    "threeDSecureReferenceId": "1234"
  }
}'

To process the transaction without 3D Secure, omit the threeDSecure object from the request. For details, see Completing Tokenized Payments.

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Processing payments with data from external Merchant Plug-In (MPI)

If you're using an external Merchant Plug-In (MPI) for 3D Secure and you only want to process the payment through BlueSnap, first contact Merchant Support and inform them you're using an external MPI so that your account can be configured appropriately.

To process the payment, include the threeDSecure object.

Sample Auth Capture request:

{
  "amount": 11,
  "softDescriptor": "DescTest",
  "cardHolderInfo": {
    "firstName": "test first name",
    "lastName": "test last name", 
    "zip": "123456"
  },
  "currency": "USD",
  "creditCard": {
    "expirationYear": 2019,
    "securityCode": 111,
    "expirationMonth": "07",
    "cardNumber": 4012000033330026
  },
  "cardTransactionType": "AUTH_CAPTURE",
  "threeDSecure": {
    "eci": "05",
    "cavv": "AAABAWFlmQAAAABjRWWZEEFgFz+A",
    "xid": "MGpHWm5ZWVpKclo0aUk0VmltVDA=",
     "dsTransactionId" : "e08da266-b58d-45c9-a1f8-570b7fb80e30",
     "threeDSecureVersion" : "2.1.0"
  }
}

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Supported 3D Secure object properties

amount     number    required
currency     string    required
billingFirstName     string    optional
billingLastName     string    optional
billingCountry     string    optional
billingState     string    optional   Value must be the state/province portion of the ISO 3166-2 code, in all uppercase characters. For example, for US-OH, send OH, or for GB-LND, send LND. If you are uncertain of the format, it is recommended to not pass a value.
billingCity     string    optional
billingAddress     string    optional
billingZip     string    optional
shippingFirstName     string    optional
shippingLastName     string    optional
shippingCountry     string    optional
shippingState     string    optional
shippingCity     string    optional
shippingAddress     string    optional
shippingZip     string    optional
email     string    optional
phone     string    optional


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Error codes

Error CodeDescription
14100Problem: 3D Secure is not enabled

Resolution: Enable 3D Secure
14101Problem: 3D Secure authentication failed

Resolution: Inform the shopper to try a different payment method
14102Problem: 3D Secure object is missing required fields { ... }

Resolution: Make sure 3D Secure object has both transaction amount and currency
14103Problem: 3D Secure client error

Resolution: Continue without 3DS

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Authentication results

AUTHENTICATION_BYPASSED###

AUTHENTICATION_SUCCEEDED###

AUTHENTICATION_UNAVAILABLE###

AUTHENTICATION_FAILED###

  • Meaning: The card on the transaction could not be authenticated..
  • To Proceed: If the option Process failed 3DS transactions is enabled in Settings > Fraud Settings in the BlueSnap Console, then the transaction can be processed.

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Note

The authentication result above is included in the Order Locator information for any order processed using 3D Secure.


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# Testing 3D Secure For information about Sandbox testing of 3D Secure, refer [here](https://support.bluesnap.com/docs/3d-secure#section-sandbox-testing-of-3d-secure).