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API Error Codes
DoReferenceTransaction Errors
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10201 Agreement canceled Billing Agreement was cancelled Inform the customer that the
billing agreement has been
cancelled and the customer
needs to create a new one. Offer
the customer the chance to
signup for a new billing
agreement through Express
Checkout.
10202 Exceed max Transaction would exceed user’s
monthly maximum
The customer would exceed the
monthly maximum allowed on
the billing agreement. Offer the
customer the chance to signup
for a new billing agreement
through Express Checkout.
10203 Action required Transaction failed, action required
by user
10204 User’s account is closed or
restricted
User’s account is closed or
restricted
Inform the customer that PayPal
declined the transaction and to
contact PayPal Customer Service
for more information:
https://www.paypal.com/contact
us
10205 Risk Transaction refused due to risk
model
Inform the customer that PayPal
declined the transaction and to
contact PayPal Customer Service
for more information:
https://www.paypal.com/contact
us
10206 Duplicate Transaction was already processed
10207 Retry Transaction failed but user has
alternate funding source
Retry the transaction with an
alternate funding source.
10209 Disabled Preapproved Payments not
enabled.
Merchants is not enabled for
preapproved payments (PAP);
applies only to legacy PAP
billing agreements.
10210 No Funding Transaction failed because has no
funding sources
Payee has no funding sources.
10211 Invalid MP ID Invalid MP ID.
10212 Profile preference setting A profile preference is set to
automatically deny certain
transactions
A profile preference is set that
automatically denies this kind of
transaction.
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