PayFlow PayPal recurring Payment EXPDATE Validation

Question

Hi I have been trying to validate CC no., CVV no., EXPDATE of the users credit card for recurring billing in PayFlow. The main objective is to let the user have access to subscription products only if the credit card is valid.

I have been advised to check the card prior to creating the profile you could run a credit card verification ($0 authorization)

So I did it and I got [RESPMSG] => Verified

Here's my request and response messages:

Request


Array
(
    [TRXTYPE] => A
    [TENDER] => C
    [PARTNER] => PayPal
    [USER] => XXXXX
    [PWD] => XXXXX
    [AMT] => 0
    [ACCT] => 5105105105105100
    [EXPDATE] => 1218
    [INVNUM] => PONUM1
    [VERBOSITY] => HIGH
    [BILLTOZIP] => 95031
)

Response


Array
(
    [RESULT] => 0
    [PNREF] => A11A8C1A41C0
    [RESPMSG] => Verified
    [AUTHCODE] => 992PNI
    [AVSADDR] => X
    [AVSZIP] => X
    [HOSTCODE] => A
    [PROCAVS] => U
    [TRANSTIME] => 2015-11-22 23:30:52
    [AMT] => 0.00
    [ACCT] => 5100
    [EXPDATE] => 1218
    [CARDTYPE] => 1
    [IAVS] => X
    [PREFPSMSG] => No Rules Triggered
    [POSTFPSMSG] => No Rules Triggered
)

Now my question is I haven't provided CVV2 and also Any future date as EXPDATE gets verified. Can you please explain how things are working here? Also how can I verify CC, CVV and EXPDATE ?

Drew Angell · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-24T05:26:26.607

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This is simply creating the profile without any initial payment. As such, it's not going to validate the card at all. Of course, the first payment attempted on the profile would fail.

If you want to check the card prior to creating the profile you could run a credit card verification ($0 authorization).

So run the card verification first, and then only if that is successful you would follow up with a call to create the profile.

Keep in mind that if you're working in the sandbox any credit card expiration and security code will be accepted as long as it's not expired. This is done in the sandbox to make testing quick and easy.

If you would like to force errors in the API response so you can test those cases, take a look at the PayFlow documentation on testing.

edited Nov 24 '15 at 05:26

answered Nov 21 '15 at 19:16

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Hi Andrew, I have tried the $0 authorization process. But its giving me [RESPMSG] => Under review by Fraud Service – Amit Singh Nov 23 '15 at 06:58
Updated request and response in the question please check. – Amit Singh Nov 23 '15 at 06:58
Ok so I edited filters in my paypal manager account and I got [RESPMSG] => Verified. But I don't understand why did I get the verified message? I mean I haven't provided CVV2 and also Any future date as EXPDATE gets verified. Can you please explain how things are working here? – Amit Singh Nov 23 '15 at 07:30
Are you running these transactions in the sandbox or on live PayPal servers? – Drew Angell Nov 23 '15 at 20:46
The sandbox servers typically accept any values you enter (as long as it's not expired) for credit cards. If you were to attempt the verification on the live server you'll find it'll return expected results. – Drew Angell Nov 24 '15 at 03:25
Yes I just tried it with Live server and its working absolutely fine, Thank You. – Amit Singh Nov 24 '15 at 03:26

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 24 '15 at 04:13

Yes in the Test mode any future date for EXPDATE will be fine as Andrew mentioned . If you are looking for CVV value to be returned as "N" in the test mode then you can adjust the CVV values according to the docs below .

https://developer.paypal.com/webapps/developer/docs/classic/payflow/integration-guide/#testing-card-security-code

NVP Request:
VENDOR=XXX&PARTNER=Paypal&USER=XXXX&PWD=XXXX&TRXTYPE[1]=A&TENDER[1]=C&VERBOSITY=HIGH&ACCT[16]=5105105105105100&EXPDATE[4]=1020&AMT=0.00&**CVV2[3]=400**&COMMENT1[23]=Global Test Transaction&FIRSTNAME[4]=John&LASTNAME[5]=Smith&STREET=49354 Main&CITY[7]=SanJose&STATE[2]=CA&ZIP[5]=94303&COUNTRY[2]=US

NVP Response:
RESULT=0
PNREF=A71C8A7EA028
RESPMSG=Verified
AUTHCODE=010101
AVSADDR=N
AVSZIP=N
CVV2MATCH=N
HOSTCODE=A
RESPTEXT=100
PROCAVS=I8
PROCCVV2=N
TRANSTIME=2015-11-23 20:05:55
FIRSTNAME=John
LASTNAME=Smith
AMT=0.00
ACCT=5100
EXPDATE=1020
CARDTYPE=1
IAVS=N
PREFPSMSG=No Rules Triggered
POSTFPSMSG=No Rules Triggered

PayFlow PayPal recurring Payment EXPDATE Validation

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