Restaurant API Fields

The table below displays the core API fields required for the restaurant industry, and should be used in conjunction with the appropriate TPP Interface guide.

To ensure a transaction is in balance, the Transaction Amount (API field 0002) must equal the total of the following fields:

  • Tax Amount 1 (0072)

  • Tip 1 Amount (0201)

  • Tip 2 Amount (0202)

  • Food Amount (0207)

  • Beverage Amount (0208)

Field Name Length
Type		 Description
0001 Transaction type 2
numeric		 REQUIRED. Must be in all input requests.
Ex. 0001,02
0002 Transaction amount 4-8
cents		 REQUIRED. Total amount for the transaction including tax and tip. Valid range is 0.00 - 9999999999.99.
Ex. 0002,125.50
0003 Account number
or Token		 31-128
alphanumeric		 REQUIRED. Entered at the PIN pad device if using encryption, Simplify, or EMV. Sent from POS when using tokens.
Ex. 003,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR 003,ID:xxxxxxx if using tokens.
0004 Expiration date 4
date		 REQUIRED. Format: MMYY. Entered at the PIN pad device if using encryption, Simplify, or EMV. Sent from POS when using tokens.
Ex. 0004,1225
0007 Reference number 1-8
numeric		 Required. Unique number (1-99999999) supplied by the POS to identify the transaction within a batch/processing period. Number should be unique within a settlement batch.
Ex. 0007,87654321
0011 User data 80
alphanumeric		 REQUIRED. Commas, tabs and special characters are not allowed. Data is only echoed back and is not stored. If user data is needed at settlement, use Field 1105
Ex.: 0011,xxx..
0012 Force flag 1
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Used for Force Authorizations only. Used with host capture processors who provide duplicate checking. Will override the host checking by enabling a valid “duplicate” (defined by the host) transaction in the batch.
Ex. 0012,1
0013 Transaction date 6
date		 OPTIONAL. Format: MMDDYY. Used to override the system date as the date to be used for the transaction.
Ex. 0013,112822
0014 Transaction time 6
time		 OPTIONAL. Format: HHMMSS. Used to override the system time as the time to be used for the transaction.
Ex. 0014,121515
0025 Business date 6
date		 OPTIONAL. Format: MMDDYY. Used to control the business date in Gateway.
Ex. 0025,103122
0047 POS data code 15-29
alphanumeric		 REQUIRED. Tableized field delimited with a semicolon “;” between each POS DataCode value. Format: ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;*,
Field IDX 1 POS Device Capability Indicator
Field IDX 2 Cardholder Authentication capability
Field IDX 3 Terminal Card Capture Capability
Field IDX 4 Terminal Operating/Location Environment
Field IDX 5 Cardholder Present Indicator
Field IDX 6 Card Present Indicator
Field IDX 7 Card Data Input Mode Indicator
Field IDX 8 Card Data Authentication Mode Indicator
Field IDX 9 Cardholder Authentication Mode Indicator
Field IDX 10 Card Data Output Capability Indicator
Field IDX 11 Terminal Data Output Capability Indicator
Field IDX 12 PIN Capture Capability Indicator
Field IDX 13 POS Device Attendance Indicator
Field IDX 14 POS Device Terminal Type
Field IDX 15 Reserved. See Segment Formatting Rules for POS Data Code
Ex. 0047,C;1;1;1;0;1;6;5;4;1;3;C;0;4
0050 CVV2/CVC2/CID Information 3-4
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Used for keyed/manual transactions only.
Entered at PIN pad if using encryption, Simplify, or EMV.
Ex. 0050,123
0054 POS entry mode 2
numeric		 REQUIRED. ISO values:
00 Unknown
01 Manual/Key Entry
04 OCR code read
05 Integrated circuit card read - CVV data reliable (smart card)
07 Contactless M/Chip or Visa Smart Card read10-Scanned MICR/check
79 Chip Card capable - manual PAN read (used for EMV fall back to manually entered)
80 Chip Card capable - unaltered track data read (used for EMV fall back to swipe)
82 Contactless Mobile Commerce device85-Internet (not an ISO value)
86 Contactless EMV fall back to Contact EMV
90 Magnetic Stripe-CVV/CVC certified,unaltered Track Data (1 or 2) included in Authorization Request. Required to participate in PS/2000 or CPS/2000
91 Contactless magnetic stripe read95-Integrated circuit card read - CVV data unreliable
Ex.: 0054,05
0060 Unique device ID 1-8
numeric		 REQUIRED. Merchant-assigned value to meet TPP requirements. Data must be stored and displayed, and may be used in settlement.
Ex.: 0060,51563621
0070 Customer code 1-25
alphanumeric		 REQUIRED. Merchant-assigned code to identify a customer. Default to Field 7.
Ex.: 0070,87654321
0071 Tax 1 indicator 1
numeric		 REQUIRED. Passing tax fields 71 & 72 protects merchants from commercial card downgrades.
If 71=1, then 72 should not equal $0.00.
Values are:
0=Non-Taxable
1=Yes
2=No
Ex.: 0071,1
0072 Tax amount 1-14
cents		 REQUIRED. Sales tax. Contains the total of all tax amounts for the purchase. Valid range is 0.00 - 9,999.99 max
Ex.: 0072,7.00
0109 Terminal ID 1-8
alphanumeric		 REQUIRED. References a terminal defined in merchant configuration that tells the Gateway which processor to dial, what phone number to use and which merchant information to access.
Ex.: 0109,00000003
0110 Cashier ID 1-8
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. Can contain any code or name up to 8 uppercase characters to identify the person running the POS.
Ex.: 0110,SDC88888
0115 Transaction qualifier 3
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Determines type of account used. Valid values:
010 Credit
020 Check Auth
025 Private Lbl
030 Debit
040 EBT
050 Stored Value
051 Loyalty
060 MVR disable user
070 MVR update password
090 HIPPA
Ex.: 0115,010
0200 Charge description 1
numeric		 REQUIRED. Details the items purchased. Valid values:
1 = FOOD
2 = FOOD/BEV
3 = BEVERAGE
Default to 1 if not provided.
Ex.: 0200,2
0201 Tip 1 amount 4-7
cents		 OPTIONAL. Tip for primary server (may not be known at time of authorization).
Ex.: 0201,2.75
0202 Tip 2 amount 4-7
cents		 OPTIONAL. Tip for secondary server.
Ex.: 0202,1.50
0203 Employee ID of primary server 1-8
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Unique number which identifies the primary server.
Ex.: 0203,23
0204 Employee ID of secondary server 1-8
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Unique number which identifies the primary server.
Ex.: 0204,501
0205 Check number (ROC) 1-6
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Ticket number for the transaction. May be the same as Field 7.
Ex.: 0205,123456
0207 Food amount 4-7
cents		 OPTIONAL. Dollar amount of the total ticket price for food charges.
Valid range is 0.00 - 9,999.99 max.
Ex.: 0207,153.78
0208 Beverage amount 4-7
cents		 OPTIONAL. Dollar amount of the total ticket price for beverage charges.
Valid range is 0.00 - 9,999.99 max.
Ex.: 0208,25.00
0209 Table number 1-3
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Identifies the customer’s table number. Ex.: 0209,47
0210 Description of Tip #1 1-8
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. Description of first tip amount.
This field should contain ‘TIP’ even if no Tip 1 is included.
Ex.: 0210,TIP
0213 Food description 1-24
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. Description of food charges. Valid values:
“FOOD” for food charges only.
“BEVERAGE” for drink charges only.
“FOOD/BEV” for food and drink charges.
Default to FOOD/BEV if not provided.
Ex.: 0213,FOOD/BEV
0214 Beverage description 1-8
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. Description of beverage charges. Valid values are “BEVERAGE” or “DRINKS"
Ex.: 0214,BEVERAGE
0215 Description of Tip #2 1-8
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. Description of a second tip amount. This field should contain ‘TIP’ even if no Tip 2 is included.
Ex.: 0215,TIP
0216 Number of guests 2
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Number of guests on the ticket.
Ex.: 0216,02
0647 Partial authorization acceptance 1
numeric		 OPTIONAL.
0 = POS cannot support partial authorization responses.
1 = POS can support partial authorization responses
Ex.: 0647,1
0700 Billing zip code 5-9
numeric		 OPTIONAL. Card holder's zip code. Used for keyed or manual transactions only.
Entered at the PIN pad if using encryption, Simplify, or EMV.
Ex.: 0700,30076
0701 Billing street address 1-20
alphanumeric		 Card holder's street address. Used for keyed or manual transactions only.
OPTIONAL for Visa and MasterCard.
REQUIRED for American Express and Discover.
Ex.: 221B Baker Street
1008 Masked account number ID
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. Used if tokens are part of the project scope.
'ID:' returns a masked credit card number.
Ex.: 1008,ID:
1378 EMV Approved Receipt Field List 1-256
alphanumeric special		 OPTIONAL. EMV-specific delimited field that contains the API fields required by the merchant’s TPP to be printed.
Ex.: 1378,1300		 TC: ;1307 TVR: ;
1379 EMV Declined Receipt Field List 1-256
alphanumeric special		 OPTIONAL. EMV-specific delimited field which contains the API fields required by the merchant’s TPP to be printed.
Ex.: 1379,1300		 TC: ;1307 TVR: ;
1380 POS Entry Indicator 1-20
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. TPP-specific POS entry mode text for receipts based on the value in field 0054 and TPP rules. Fusebox TPP Interface layer sets this response field.
8002 Location name 1-16
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. The unique location name.
Ex.: 8002,ATL26
8006 Chain code 1-6
alphanumeric		 OPTIONAL. Used for key management in Gateway environments.
The code is assigned during the boarding/conversion process.
Ex.: 8006,TST123