Save card

Request for the gateway to store card information against a token, where you provide the token id.

Note: The behaviour of this call depends on two aspects of your token repository configuration: Token Generation Strategy (either Merchant-Supplied, Random or Preserve 6.4) and Token Management strategy (Unique Card or Unique Token). For more information, see How to Configure Tokenization. Your Token Generation Strategy and Token Management Strategy will be configured by your gateway provider for you.

For all repository configurations, you can use this call to update the data for a token. If you use a Merchant-Supplied generation strategy, you also use this call to create the token. However, to maintain the repository rules, the gateway will reject your request and generate an error if:

  • You are using a Preserve 6.4 repository and your request would change the card number. If we did not, we would break the 6.4 preservation rule.
  • You are using use a Unique Card Number repository and you attempt to update this token to a card number that is already assigned to another token. If we did not, we would have two tokens for the same card number, which would break the uniqueness rule.

POST https://na.gateway.mastercard.com/api/nvp/version/20

Authentication Copied to clipboard

This operation requires authentication via one of the following methods:


  • Certificate authentication.
  • To authenticate to the API two additional NVP parameters must be supplied in the request. Provide 'merchant.<your gateway merchant ID>' in the apiUsername field and your API password in the apiPassword field.

Request Copied to clipboard

Fields Copied to clipboard

apiOperation Copied to clipboard String = TOKENIZE FIXED

Any sequence of zero or more unicode characters.

cardVerificationStrategy Copied to clipboard Enumeration OPTIONAL

The strategy that should be used to verify the card details on the request.

If not provided the verification strategy on the merchant profile will be used to verify the card details on the request.

Used to nominate which type of Card Verification to use when card details are stored in the token repository. This setting overrides the default settings in Merchant Manager.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

ACQUIRER

Verifies that the card is valid by performing an Authorize transaction for an nominal amount (e.g.$1.00)

BASIC

Verifies the card number is valid and that the card number falls within a valid BIN range

NONE

No verification of the card details are performed

correlationId Copied to clipboard String OPTIONAL

A transient identifier for the request, that can be used to match the response to the request.

The value provided is not validated, does not persist in the gateway, and is returned as provided in the response to the request.

Data can consist of any characters

Min length: 1 Max length: 100
merchant Copied to clipboard Alphanumeric + additional characters REQUIRED

The unique identifier issued to you by your payment provider.

This identifier can be up to 12 characters in length.

Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'

Min length: 1 Max length: 40
responseControls Copied to clipboard OPTIONAL

Container for fields that control the response returned for the request.

responseControls.sensitiveData Copied to clipboard String OPTIONAL

Indicates how sensitive data is returned in the response.

Data can consist of any characters

Min length: 1 Max length: 50
session.id Copied to clipboard ASCII Text OPTIONAL

Identifier of the payment session containing values for any of the request fields to be used in this operation.

Values provided in the request will override values contained in the session.

Data consists of ASCII characters

Min length: 31 Max length: 35
sourceOfFunds Copied to clipboard REQUIRED

Information about the payment type selected by the payer for this payment and the source of the funds.

Depending on the payment type the source of the funds can be a debit or credit card, bank account, or account with a browser payment provider (such as PayPal).

For card payments the source of funds information may be represented by combining one or more of the following: explicitly provided card details, a session identifier which the gateway will use to look up the card details and/or a card token. Precedence rules will be applied in that explicitly provided card details will override session card details which will override card token details. Each of these may represent partial card details, however the combination must result in a full and complete set of card details. See Using Multiple Sources of Card Details for examples.

sourceOfFunds.provided Copied to clipboard OPTIONAL

Information about the source of funds when it is directly provided (as opposed to via a token or session).

For browser payments, the source of funds details are usually collected from the payer on the payment provider's website and provided to you when you retrieve the transaction details (for a successful transaction). However, for some payment types (such as giropay), you must collect the information from the payer and supply it here.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card Copied to clipboard OPTIONAL

Details as shown on the card.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.expiry Copied to clipboard OPTIONAL

Expiry date, as shown on the card.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.expiry.month Copied to clipboard Digits REQUIRED

Month, as shown on the card.

Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.

Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.expiry.year Copied to clipboard Digits REQUIRED

Year, as shown on the card.

The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.

Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.

Min length: 2 Max length: 2
sourceOfFunds.provided.card.number Copied to clipboard Digits OPTIONAL

Credit card number as printed on the card.

Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.

Min length: 9 Max length: 19
sourceOfFunds.provided.card.securityCode Copied to clipboard Digits OPTIONAL

Card verification code, as printed on the back or front of the card.

Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.

Min length: 3 Max length: 4
sourceOfFunds.token Copied to clipboard Alphanumeric OPTIONAL

Uniquely identifies a card and associated details.

Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z

Min length: 1 Max length: 40
sourceOfFunds.type Copied to clipboard Enumeration REQUIRED

The payment method your payer has chosen for this payment.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

CARD

The customer selected to pay using a credit or debit card. The payer's card details must be provided.

token Copied to clipboard Alphanumeric REQUIRED

Uniquely identifies a card and associated details.

Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z

Min length: 1 Max length: 40
transaction.currency Copied to clipboard Upper case alphabetic text OPTIONAL

The currency which should be used for acquirer card verification.

Not required for basic verification.

Data must consist of the characters A-Z

Min length: 3 Max length: 3

Response Copied to clipboard

Fields Copied to clipboard

correlationId Copied to clipboard String CONDITIONAL

A transient identifier for the request, that can be used to match the response to the request.

The value provided is not validated, does not persist in the gateway, and is returned as provided in the response to the request.

Data can consist of any characters

Min length: 1 Max length: 100
repositoryId Copied to clipboard ASCII Text CONDITIONAL

Unique identifier of the token repository.

Token repositories can be shared across merchants; however, a single merchant can be associated with only one token repository at a given time. Every token repository has a corresponding test token repository, which only the merchants with the corresponding test profiles can access. For example, if the repository ID is ABC, the test repository ID will be TestABC. Hence, the system displays an error if you specify a repository ID that starts with 'Test'

Data consists of ASCII characters

Min length: 1 Max length: 16
response.gatewayCode Copied to clipboard Enumeration CONDITIONAL

Summary of the success or otherwise of the Save operation.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

BASIC_VERIFICATION_SUCCESSFUL

The card number format was successfully verified and the card exists in a known range.

EXTERNAL_VERIFICATION_BLOCKED

The external verification was blocked due to risk rules.

EXTERNAL_VERIFICATION_DECLINED

The card details were sent for verification, but were was declined.

EXTERNAL_VERIFICATION_DECLINED_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED

The card details were sent for verification, but were declined as authentication required.

EXTERNAL_VERIFICATION_DECLINED_EXPIRED_CARD

The card details were sent for verification, but were declined as the card has expired.

EXTERNAL_VERIFICATION_DECLINED_INVALID_CSC

The card details were sent for verification, but were declined as the Card Security Code (CSC) was invalid.

EXTERNAL_VERIFICATION_PROCESSING_ERROR

There was an error processing the verification.

EXTERNAL_VERIFICATION_SUCCESSFUL

The card details were successfully verified.

NO_VERIFICATION_PERFORMED

The card details were not verified.

result Copied to clipboard Enumeration ALWAYS PROVIDED

A system-generated high level overall result of the Save operation.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

FAILURE

The operation was declined or rejected by the gateway, acquirer or issuer

PENDING

The operation is currently in progress or pending processing

SUCCESS

The operation was successfully processed

UNKNOWN

The result of the operation is unknown

sourceOfFunds Copied to clipboard CONDITIONAL

Details about the source of the funds for this payment.

sourceOfFunds.provided Copied to clipboard ALWAYS PROVIDED

The details of the source of funds when they are directly provided as opposed to via a token or session.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card Copied to clipboard CONDITIONAL

Details as shown on the card.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.brand Copied to clipboard Enumeration ALWAYS PROVIDED

The brand name used to describe the card that is recognized and accepted globally.

For many major card types this will match the scheme name. In some markets, a card may also be co-branded with a local brand that is recognized and accepted within its country/region of origin (see card.localBrand).
You may use this information to support surcharging decisions. This information is gathered from 3rd party sources and may not be accurate in all circumstances.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

AMEX

American Express

CHINA_UNIONPAY

China UnionPay

DINERS_CLUB

Diners Club

DISCOVER

Discover

JCB

JCB (Japan Credit Bureau)

LOCAL_BRAND_ONLY

The card does not have a global brand.

MAESTRO

Maestro

MASTERCARD

MasterCard

RUPAY

RuPay

UATP

UATP (Universal Air Travel Plan)

UNKNOWN

The brand of the card used in the transaction could not be identified

VISA

Visa

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.expiry Copied to clipboard CONDITIONAL

Expiry date, as shown on the card.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.expiry.month Copied to clipboard Digits ALWAYS PROVIDED

Month, as shown on the card.

Months are numbered January=1, through to December=12.

Data is a number between 1 and 12 represented as a string.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.expiry.year Copied to clipboard Digits ALWAYS PROVIDED

Year, as shown on the card.

The Common Era year is 2000 plus this value.

Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9.

Min length: 2 Max length: 2
sourceOfFunds.provided.card.fundingMethod Copied to clipboard Enumeration ALWAYS PROVIDED

The method used by the payer to provide the funds for the payment.

You may use this information to support surcharging decisions. This information is gathered from 3rd party sources and may not be accurate in all circumstances.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

CHARGE

The payer has a line of credit with the issuer which must be paid off monthly.

CREDIT

The payer has a revolving line of credit with the issuer.

DEBIT

Funds are immediately debited from the payer's account with the issuer.

UNKNOWN

The account funding method could not be determined.

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.localBrand Copied to clipboard Enumeration CONDITIONAL

The brand name used to describe a card that is recognized and accepted within its country/region of origin.

The card may also be co-branded with a brand name that is recognized and accepted globally (see card.brand).
You may use this information to support surcharging decisions. This information is gathered from 3rd party sources and may not be accurate in all circumstances.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

BANAMEX_COSTCO

Banamex Costco (Mexico)

BANKAXEPT

BankAxept (Norway)

CARNET

Carnet (Mexico)

CARTE_BANCAIRE

Carte Bancaire (France)

COSTCO_MEMBER_CREDIT

Costco Member Credit

EBT

Electronic Benefit Transfer (USA)

EFTPOS

Eftpos(Aus)

ELO

Elo (Brazil)

FARMERS

Farmers Card (New Zealand)

GIROCARD_JCB

Girocard (JCB)

GIROCARD_MAESTRO

Girocard (Maestro)

GIROCARD_VISA

Girocard (Visa)

LASER

Laser (Ireland)

OTHER

Other local card brand

PAGOBANCOMAT

PagoBANCOMAT (Italy)

Q_CARD

Q Card (New Zealand)

SORIANA

Soriana (Mexico)

TRUE_REWARDS

True Rewards (New Zealand)

sourceOfFunds.provided.card.number Copied to clipboard Masked digits CONDITIONAL

The account number embossed onto the card.

By default, the card number will be returned in 6.4 masking format, for example, 000000xxxxxx0000.If you wish to return unmasked card numbers, you must have the requisite permission, set responseControls.sensitiveData field to UNMASK, and authenticate your call to the API using certificate authentication.

Data is a string that consists of the characters 0-9, plus 'x' for masking

Min length: 9 Max length: 19
sourceOfFunds.provided.card.scheme Copied to clipboard Enumeration CONDITIONAL

The organization that owns a card brand and defines operating regulations for its use.

The card scheme also controls authorization and settlement of card transactions among issuers and acquirers.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

AMEX

American Express

CHINA_UNIONPAY

China UnionPay

DINERS_CLUB

Diners Club

DISCOVER

Discover

JCB

JCB (Japan Credit Bureau)

MASTERCARD

MasterCard

OTHER

The scheme of the card used in the transaction could not be identified.

RUPAY

RuPay

UATP

UATP (Universal Air Travel Plan)

VISA

Visa

sourceOfFunds.type Copied to clipboard Enumeration CONDITIONAL

The payment method your payer has chosen for this payment.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

CARD

The customer selected to pay using a credit or debit card. The payer's card details must be provided.

token Copied to clipboard Alphanumeric CONDITIONAL

Uniquely identifies a card and associated details.

The format of this token id depends on the Tokenization Strategy configured for the merchant:

  • RANDOM_WITH_LUHN: Token is 16 digits long, starts with 9, and is in the format of 9nnnnnnnnnnnnnnC, where n represents any number, and C represents a check digit such that the token will conform to the Luhn algorithm.
  • PRESERVE_6_4: The first 6 and last 4 digits of the token are the same as the first 6 and last 4 digits of the provided card number, middle digits are randomized, the token id does NOT conform to Luhn algorithm.
  • MERCHANT_PROVIDED: The merchant must supply the token id in the Save request

Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z

Min length: 1 Max length: 40
usage Copied to clipboard CONDITIONAL

Information about the token.

usage.lastUpdated Copied to clipboard DateTime CONDITIONAL

The timestamp indicating the time the token was last updated.

An instant in time expressed in ISO8601 date + time format - "YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.SSSZ"

usage.lastUpdatedBy Copied to clipboard Alphanumeric + additional characters CONDITIONAL

The identifier of the merchant who last updated the token.

Data may consist of the characters 0-9, a-z, A-Z, '-', '_'

Min length: 1 Max length: 40
usage.lastUsed Copied to clipboard DateTime CONDITIONAL

The timestamp indicating the time the token was last used or saved.

An instant in time expressed in ISO8601 date + time format - "YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.SSSZ"

verificationStrategy Copied to clipboard Enumeration CONDITIONAL

The strategy used to verify the card details before they are stored.

If not provided, the verification strategy set on your merchant profile by your payment provider will be used.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

ACQUIRER

The gateway verifies the card details by performing an authorization for a nominal amount (for example, $1.00). The card details are sent to the acquirer for verification. This method requires your merchant profile to be configured with ""Auth Then Capture"" transaction mode.

BASIC

The gateway validates the card number format and checks if the card number falls within a valid BIN range.

NONE

The gateway does not perform card verification.

Errors Copied to clipboard

error Copied to clipboard

Information on possible error conditions that may occur while processing an operation using the API.

error.cause Copied to clipboard Enumeration

Broadly categorizes the cause of the error.

For example, errors may occur due to invalid requests or internal system failures.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

INVALID_REQUEST

The request was rejected because it did not conform to the API protocol.

REQUEST_REJECTED

The request was rejected due to security reasons such as firewall rules, expired certificate, etc.

SERVER_BUSY

The server did not have enough resources to process the request at the moment.

SERVER_FAILED

There was an internal system failure.

error.explanation Copied to clipboard String

Textual description of the error based on the cause.

This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST or SERVER_BUSY.

Data can consist of any characters

Min length: 1 Max length: 1000
error.field Copied to clipboard String

Indicates the name of the field that failed validation.

This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST and a field level validation error was encountered.

Data can consist of any characters

Min length: 1 Max length: 100
error.supportCode Copied to clipboard String

Indicates the code that helps the support team to quickly identify the exact cause of the error.

This field is returned only if the cause is SERVER_FAILED or REQUEST_REJECTED.

Data can consist of any characters

Min length: 1 Max length: 100
error.validationType Copied to clipboard Enumeration

Indicates the type of field validation error.

This field is returned only if the cause is INVALID_REQUEST and a field level validation error was encountered.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

INVALID

The request contained a field with a value that did not pass validation.

MISSING

The request was missing a mandatory field.

UNSUPPORTED

The request contained a field that is unsupported.

result Copied to clipboard Enumeration

A system-generated high level overall result of the operation.

Value must be a member of the following list. The values are case sensitive.

ERROR

The operation resulted in an error and hence cannot be processed.