Submit Recurring Payment - ccrecurringsale

This topic describes the message parameters for Credit Card Recurring Sale transaction processing, which you can submit using the XML API integration method. Refer to the Integration Methods section for more information.

The ccrecurringsale transaction allows you to run a credit card recurring payment outside of its billing cycle. This will increase the payment number.

In this topic:

Request

Field name Description Required Length Data type
ssl_merchant_id Merchant ID
Elavon-assigned Converge account ID.		 Required 15 numeric
ssl_user_id Converge user ID
The user ID with Hosted Payment API user status that can send transaction requests through the terminal.		 Required 15 alphanumeric
ssl_pin Terminal ID
Unique identifier of the terminal that will process the transaction request and submit to the Converge gateway.
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The ssl_user_id sending the transaction request must be associated with the terminal that will process the request.

 Required 64 alphanumeric
ssl_transaction_type Transaction Type
Valid Value: ccrecurringsale		 Required 20 alphanumeric
ssl_recurring_id Recurring ID
Unique identifier of the recurring payment record to be submitted for payment.		 Required 50 alphanumeric
[Tokenization] Use only on terminals that are set up with the Tokenization terminal option.
ssl_add_token Add to Card Manager Indicator
Indicates whether to generate and store the token in Card Manager.
Valid values:
Y - Authorize transaction, generate and store token
N - Do not store token (Default)		 Optional 1 alphanumeric
ssl_first_name First Name
First name on the cardholder's / customer's account or billing address.
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Required if ssl_add_token is set to Y.

 Conditional 20 alphanumeric
ssl_last_name Last Name
Last name on the cardholder's / customer's account or billing address.
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Required if ssl_add_token is set to Y.

 Conditional 30 alphanumeric
ssl_get_token Generate Token Indicator
Indicates whether to generate a token when submitting the card data.
Valid values:
Y - Authorize transaction and generate token
N - Do not generate token (Default)		 Optional 1 alphanumeric
[Card On File]
ssl_merchant_initiated_unscheduled Merchant-Initiated Unscheduled Transaction Indicator
Indicates the transaction was initiated by a merchant using a stored credential (token or stored card number) for a fixed or variable amount that does not occur on a scheduled or regularly occurring transaction date.
Valid values:
Y - Yes
N - No		 Optional 1 alphanumeric

Response

Field name Description
ssl_result Transaction Outcome
An ssl_result = 0 indicates an approved transaction.
An ssl_result not equal to 0 indicates a declined and unauthorized transaction.
ssl_result_message Transaction Result Message
Refer to the Payment Card Response Codes section for an extensive list of possible returned messages.
ssl_txn_id Transaction ID
Unique identifier of the transaction.
ssl_txn_time Processing Date and Time
Indicates when Converge processed the transaction.
Format: MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss AM/PM
Example: 03/18/2010 10:34:10 AM
ssl_approval_code Transaction Approval Code
Unique code returned by the credit card processor that indicates the approval status of the transaction.
ssl_amount Total Authorized/Approved Transaction Amount
Returned based on merchant setup.
ssl_card_number Masked Card Number
Converge only returns the first 2 or last 4 digits of the regular PAN, or the last 4 digits of the actual card number if it is an association token (example, ApplePay).
ssl_exp_date Card's Expiry Date
Returned based on merchant setup.
ssl_recurring_id Recurring ID
Unique identifier of the submitted recurring record.
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Returned only if ssl_result_message = SUCCESS.
ssl_billing_cycle Billing Cycle
ssl_next_payment_date Next Payment Due Date
ssl_number_of_payments Number of Payments
The current number of payments run on the system. Returned by Converge.
ssl_invoice_number Invoice Number
The invoice number or ticket number sent in the original request. Returned based on merchant setup.
[Error] Returned only if an error occurs. Refer to the Error Codes section for more information.
errorCode Error Code
Typically, when the transaction failed validation or the request is incorrect. This will prevent the transaction from going to authorization. This is a numeric field.
errorMessage Error Message
Detailed explanation of the error. This field may be changed based on merchant configuration in the user interface.
errorName Error Name
Error name or reason for the error.

Example

This example demonstrates the XML code needed to pass the minimum required data to send a recurring sale outside of the billing cycle.

<txn>
    <ssl_merchant_id>my_merchant_id</ssl_merchant_id>
    <ssl_user_id>my_user_id</ssl_user_id>
    <ssl_pin>my_pin</ssl_pin>
    <ssl_transaction_type>ccrecurringsale</ssl_transaction_type>
    <ssl_recurring_id>AA484C3-B08B6F1B-4765-A1FF-C0BC-5722F21A0EB6</ssl_recurring_id>
</txn>