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Submitting Transaction Data to the Payflow Link Server
Data Returned by the Post and Silent Post Features
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Values Returned When ECHODATA is False
The values described in Table B.4 are generated by PayPal (or the cardholder’s issuing bank)
to provide status information for the transaction. The values are described in Table B.4. All
values are also stored in the PayPal database.
TABLE B.4 Transaction responses
Field Description/Format Max Length
AUTHCODE For Authorization and Sale credit card transactions, transactions approved by
the issuing bank receive this bank authorization code.
AV S D ATA Returns a three-character response (for example, YNY). The characters are
defined as follows:
AVS Street Match: Y (match), N (no match) or X (service not supported or not
completed)
AVS ZIP Match: Y (match), N (no match) or X (service unavailable or not
completed).
AVS OR Operation: Compares the AVS Street and AVS ZIP values. If either
or both values are Y, then the AVS OR Operation value is set to Y. Otherwise,
the AVS OR Operation field is set to N.
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HOSTCODE HOSTCODE is returned only for TeleCheck transactions. For details on the
values returned by this response parameter, see
“Testing TeleCheck
Transactions” on page 32.
PNREF Payment Network Reference ID (PNREF), a number generated by PayPal that
uniquely identifies the transaction. You can use this identifier to refer to the
original transaction when performing credit, void, or delayed capture
transactions from PayPal Manager.
This value is displayed on PayPal Manager reports as Transaction ID, on the
Receipt page as Order ID, and appears in email receipts to both merchant and
customer.
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RESPMSG The response message returned with the transaction RESULT code. Exact
wording of the RESPMSG varies. Sometimes a colon will appear after the
initial RESPMSG followed by a more detailed description.
If you are using AVS or card security code checking, PayPal voids any
transactions for which the returned value does not meet your configured
criterion. For this Void transaction, the RESPMSG is AVSDECLINED or
CSCDECLINED and RESULT=0.
NOTE: Be sure to look at the response message for your transaction. Even if
your result code is 0, your response message might say that the
transaction has failed.
RESULT The outcome of the attempted transaction. RESULT=0 indicates the transaction
was approved, any other number indicates a decline or error.