2012

API Error Codes
Recurring Payments Errors
A
340 August 2012 SOAP API Developer Reference
10511 Invalid Data This transaction cannot be
processed.
The merchant selected an value
for the PaymentAction field that
is not supported.
10512 Invalid Data This transaction cannot be
processed. Please enter a first
name.
The first name of the buyer is
required for this merchant.
10513 Invalid Data This transaction cannot be
processed. Please enter a last
name.
The last name of the buyer is
required for this merchant.
10535 Gateway decline This transaction cannot be
processed. Please enter a valid
credit card number and type.
10548 Invalid Configuration This transaction cannot be
processed. The merchant’s account
is not able to process transactions.
The merchant account
attempting the transaction is not
a business account at PayPal.
Check your account settings.
10550 Invalid Configuration This transaction cannot be
processed.
Access to Direct Payment was
disabled for your account.
Contact PayPal for more
information.
10561 Invalid Data There’s an error with this
transaction. Please enter complete
billing address.
10565 Merchant country
unsupported
The merchant country is not
supported.
10709 Invalid Data There’s an error with this
transaction. Please enter an
address1 in the billing address.
There was a problem with a
particular field in the address.
The long error message tells you
which field is invalid.
10710 Invalid Data There’s an error with this
transaction. Please enter a city in
the billing address.
There was a problem with a
particular field in the address.
The long error message tells you
which field is invalid.
10711 Invalid Data There’s an error with this
transaction. Please enter your state
in the billing address.
There was a problem with a
particular field in the address.
The long error message tells you
which field is invalid.
10712 Invalid Data There’s an error with this
transaction. Please enter your five
digit postal code in the billing
address.
There was a problem with a
particular field in the address.
The long error message tells you
which field is invalid.
Error
Code Short Message Long Message Additional Information