Developer's Guide

TeleCheck Electronic Check Processing
TeleCheck Parameters
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BILLTOPHONENUM (Required) Account holder’s telephone number.
Character length and limitations: 10 numeric characters. This value may not contain
spaces or non-numeric characters.
BILLTOSTATE (Required) Account holder’s state.
Character length and limitations: 2 alphanumeric characters
BILLTOSTREET (Required) Account holder’s street address.
Character length and limitations: 50 alphanumeric characters
BILLTOZIP (Required) Account holder’s postal code (called ZIP code in the USA). Do not use
spaces, dashes, or non-numeric characters.
Character length and limitations: 11 alphanumeric characters
CHKNUM (Required) Account holder’s next unused (available) check number.
Character length and limitations: 7 numeric characters
CHKTYPE (Required) Check type. It is one of the following values:
 P – The check is a personal check (default). If CHKTYPE=P, you are required to
pass a value for either DL or SS as an identifier.
 C – The check is a company check. If CHKTYPE=C, you are required to pass the
Federal Tax ID for SS.
Character length and limitations:1 alphanumeric character
CUSTIP Account holder’s IP address. You are required to pass this value when AUTHTYPE=I.
Character length and limitations: 15 alphanumeric characters
DL (Required) Driver’s license number. If CHKTYPE=P, you are required to pass a value
for either DL or SS as an identifier.
The format of the driver’s license is XXnnnnnnnn where:
 XX – State code
 nnnnnnnn – Driver’s license number
Character length and limitations: 33 alphanumeric characters
BILLTOEMAIL Account holder’s e-mail address. You are required to pass this value when
AUTHTYPE=I.
Character length and limitations: 100 alphanumeric characters
INVNUM (Optional) Check invoice number.
Character length and limitations: 9 alphanumeric characters
MICR (Required) Magnetic ink check reader. The value is the entire line of numbers at the
bottom of all checks. It includes the transit number, account number, and check
number.
Character length and limitations: 65 numeric characters
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