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Responses to Transaction Requests

RESULT Values and RESPMSG Text

58 Website Payments Pro Payflow Edition Developer’s Guide

PNREF Format

The PNREF is a 12-character string of printable characters, for example:

z VADE0B248932

z ACRAF23DB3C4

NOTE: Printable characters also include symbols other than letters and numbers such as the

question mark (?). A PNREF typically contains letters and numbers only.

The PNREF in a transaction response tells you that your transaction is connecting to PayPal.

RESULT Values and RESPMSG Text

The RESULT parameter and value is the first name-value pair returned in the response string.

The value of RESULT indicates the overall status of the transaction attempt:

z A value of 0 (zero) indicates that no errors occurred and the transaction was approved.

NOTE: For Account Verification transactions, RESULT=0 with RESPMSG=Verified

means a zero dollar authorization has been successfully performed.

z A value less than 0 indicates that a communication error occurred. In this case, no

transaction is attempted.

z A value greater than 0 indicates a decline or error.

The response message (RESPMSG) provides a brief description for decline or error results.

RESULT Values for Transaction Declines or Errors

For non-zero RESULT values, the response string includes a RESPMSG name-value pair. The

exact wording of the RESPMSG (shown in bold) may vary. Sometimes a colon appears after the

initial RESPMSG followed by more detailed information.

TABLE 6.9 Payflow Transaction RESULT Values and RESPMSG Text

RESULT RESPMSG and Explanation

0 Approved

NOTE: PayPal processor: Warning information may be returned that may be useful

to the request applicaton. See the PayPal API documentation on the PayPal

website for information on corrective actions.