Purchase - cbpurchase

This section describes the message parameters for EBT Card - Cash Benefit Purchase transaction processing, which you can submit using the XML API integration method. Refer to the Integration Methods section for more information.

The cbpurchase transaction completes the authorization of a non-Food Stamp purchase.

In this section:

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
Value: cbpurchase		 Required 20 alphanumeric
ssl_amount Transaction Amount
The total purchase amount that includes the Cashback or Surcharge amount.
Format: Number with 2 decimals places		 Required 11 numeric
ssl_cashback_amount Cashback Amount
Amount to pay the cardholder for making a purchase transaction.
Format: Number with 2 decimal places		 Optional 12 numeric
[Card Data] Use the appropriate card data parameters for the transaction.
ssl_card_number Card Number
Card Number as it appears on the credit card.
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Required for hand-keyed transactions.

Conditional 18 numeric
ssl_exp_date Card's Expiry Date
Date when the card becomes invalid.
Format: MMYY
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Required if ssl_card_number is not null.

Conditional 4 numeric
ssl_track_data Raw Track I and/or II Data
Track data captured from the card's magnetic stripe. The data includes beginning and ending sentinels, card's expiry date, cardholder's first and last name.
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Required for swiped or contactless transactions.

 Conditional 76 alphanumeric
[PIN Pad] Values returned by the PIN Pad device.
ssl_dukpt DUKPT
Value used to encrypt the PIN of the cardholder.		 Required 20 -
ssl_key_pointer Triple-DES DUKPT Pointer
Indicates the encryption key used on US debit transactions.
Valid value: T - Triple-DES DUKPT		 Required 1 alphanumeric
ssl_pin_block Encrypted PIN Block
The encrypted personal identification number entered by the EBT cardholder to authenticate ownership of the card.		 Required 16 -
[Dynamic DBA]
ssl_dynamic_dba Dynamic DBA
The dynamic doing business as name for this transaction.
Allows a merchant to specify, on a per-transaction basis, a more recognizable or more service-specific name to the customer. This can prevent chargebacks by preventing users from seeing transactions attached to unrelated names on their payment card statements.		 - 21 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_address Dynamic DBA Address
This value allows a merchant to use an alternate address for this transaction.		 - 30 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_auth_type Merchant ID
Valid values:
F - Final
P - Pre-authorize		 - 1 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_city Dynamic City Name
This value allows a merchant to use an alternate city as part of the address for this transaction.		 - 13 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_country Dynamic Country ISO Code
This value allows a merchant to specify an alternate country as part of the address for this transaction.		 - 3 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_email Dynamic Email Address
This value allows a merchant to specify an alternate email address for this transaction.		 - 70 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_mcc Dynamic Merchant Category Code
This value allows a merchant to specify an alternate merchant category for this transaction.		 - 22 numeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_phone Dynamic Phone Number
This value allows a merchant to specify an alternate phone number for this transaction.		 - 20 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_postal Dynamic Postal or ZIP Code
This value allows a merchant to set an alternate postal code for a transaction.		 - 9 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_state Dynamic State Code
This value allows a merchant to set an alternate state code for a transaction.		 - 2 alphanumeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_submid Dynamic Sub-merchant ID
This value allows a merchant to set an alternate sub-merchant ID for a transaction.		 - 22 numeric
ssl_dynamic_dba_taxid Dynamic Merchant Tax ID
This value allows a merchant to set an alternate Tax ID for this transaction.		 - 14 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 EBT 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_reference_number Transaction Reference Number
ssl_card_number Masked Card Number
Converge only returns the first 2 or last 4 digits of the regular PAN.
ssl_base_amount Base Amount
The purchase amount not including the cashback or surcharge amount.
ssl_cashback_amount Cashback Amount
Amount to pay the cardholder for making a purchase transaction.
Format: Number with 2 decimal places
ssl_surcharge_amount Surcharge Amount
The fee that the merchant charges for the transaction as a cost for doing business.
Format: Number with 2 decimal places
ssl_amount Transaction Amount
The total purchase amount.
ssl_email Email Address
The cardholder's or customer's email address. 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.