altTransaction

Contains the information required to process a transaction with an alternative payment method

Request

Property Name

Type

Required

Description

acssDirectDebitTransaction

object

  • *Required** for Pre-Authorized Debit Transaction

See acssDirectDebitTransaction.

amount

decimal

Required

Amount to be charged in the transaction, including decimal points.

  • *Note:** The maximum limit for SEPA Direct Debit transactions is 24,999 EUR.

authorizedByShopper

boolean

  • *Required** for ACH (ECP) and SEPA Direct Debit transactions.

Value must be true.

Pass this parameter to indicate that you have obtained the shopper's permission to debit their account.

For ACH transactions, you must obtain permission from the shopper to debit their account, for example by showing a checkbox with the following wording on your checkout page. "I authorize this Electronic Check (ACH) transaction and agree to this debit of my account."

For SEPA Direct Debit transactions, you must obtain the shopper's acceptance of the SEPA Direct Debit Mandate.

becsDirectDebitTransaction

object

  • *Required** for BECS Direct Debit Transaction

See becsDirectDebitTransaction.

currency

string

Required

Currency code (ISO 4217) of the amount to be charged. See Currency codes.

ecpTransaction

object

  • *Required** for ACH (ECP) transactions if pfToken is not included.

See ecpTransaction.

merchantTransactionId

string

Optional

Merchant's unique ID for a new transaction. Between 1-50 characters. Special characters are not recommended.

payerInfo

object

Optional

See payerInfo.

paypalTransaction

object

  • *Required** for PayPal transactions.

See paypalTransaction.

pfToken

string

Secured Payment Collector token.

productDescription

string

Optional

The product description that will appear in IPNs, emails, and the Control Panel.

sepaDirectDebitTransaction

object

  • *Required** for SEPA Direct Debit transactions

See sepaDirectDebitTransaction.

softDescriptor

string

Optional

Description of the transaction, which appears on the shopper's credit card statement. Maximum 20 characters.

taxReference

string

Optional

Unique ID for the tax quote. Refer to the Taxes guide for further details.

transactionDescription

string

Optional

Applicable to PayPal transactions.

PayPal transactions
By default, the PayPal page will show the statement descriptor as the description of the product being purchased. If you prefer to show a different description, you can send it in this element.

Can be up to 500 characters.

transactionFraudInfo

object

Optional

See transactionFraudInfo.

transactionMetaData

object

Optional

See transactionMetaData.

vaultedShopperId

integer

Optional

ID of an existing vaulted shopper.

vendorsInfo

object

  • *Required** for Marketplace vendors.

See vendorsInfo.

Response

Property Name

Type

Description

amount

decimal

Amount to be charged in the transaction, including decimal points.

currency

string

Currency code (ISO 4217) of the amount to be charged. See Currency codes.

ecpTransaction

object

See ecpTransaction.

fraudResultInfo

object

See fraudResultInfo.

merchantTransactionId

string

Merchant's unique ID for a new transaction.

payerInfo

object

See payerInfo.

paypalTransaction

object

See paypalTransaction.
Relevant only for PayPal transactions.

processingInfo

object

See processingInfo.

refunds

object

See refunds.

sepaDirectDebitTransaction

object

See sepaDirectDebitTransaction.

softDescriptor

string

Description of the transaction, which appears on the customer's credit card statement.

subscriptionId

integer

BlueSnap identifier for the subscription.

taxReference

string

Unique ID for the tax quote. Refer to the Taxes guide for further details.

transactionApprovalDate

string

The date the transaction was approved.

transactionApprovalTime

string

The time the transaction was approved. This is in Pacific time.

transactionId

string

BlueSnap identifier for the transaction.

transactionMetaData

object

See transactionMetaData.

vaultedShopperId

integer

ID of an existing vaulted shopper.

vendorsInfo

object

See vendorsInfo.