Refund or Return with Card Token

This API call lets you process a refund using a card token. The response is an XML of the processed refund.

Request Fields

Field Name	Type	Required	Description
transactionType	String	Yes	refund
accountId	Integer	Yes	The Helcim Commerce account ID.
apiToken	String	Yes	API token used for authentication and access control.
amount	Decimal	Yes	The amount of the transaction.
cardToken	String	Yes	The credit card token.
cardF4L4Skip	Integer	Yes	1 or 0. Must enter 1.
transactionId	Integer	No	The transaction ID of the original sale.

Response Fields (XML)

Field Name	Type	Description
message	-	XML structure
response	Integer	1 or 0. Whether the transaction was approved or declined.
responseMessage	String	Result of transaction (Approved/Denied).
notice	String	Error/warning message from Helcim.
transaction	-	XML structure
transactionId	Integer	The transaction ID.
type	String	The transaction type (purchase, refund, pre-auth, capture).
date	String	The date of the transactions.
time	String	The time of the transaction.
cardHolderName	String	The card holder's name.
amount	Decimal	The amount of the transactions.
currency	String	The currency of the transaction.
cardnumber	String	The credit card number (first 4 and last 4 digits only).
cardToken	String	The credit card token.
expiryDate	Integer	The credit card expiry date.
cardType	String	The credit card type (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discovery).
avsResponse	String	The address verification response.
cvvResponse	String	The CVV verification response.
approvalCode	String	The approval code.
orderNumber	String	The order number.
customerCode	String	The customer code.

Errors

For all API requests, there are also generic API authentication and user access restriction errors.

Error Code	Message	Description
-	Invalid Amount	The transaction amount was not entered.
-	Declined - Invalid Card Number Invalid Expiry Date	The credit card token was not entered or is invalid.
-	Card F4L4 Does Not Match Card Token	Request field cardF4L4Skip was not populated with integer '1'

General Request Fields

Refund or Return

Capture - Force

Batch Settlement

Response Fields

A Void

Pre-Authorization or Preauth with Customer Code

Preauthorization or Preauth with Card Token

Purchase or Sale

Purchase Using a Card Token

Purchase Using Mag-Data

Purchase Using a Customer Code

Pre-Authorization or Preauth

Verification - Only

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Code Samples

[XML] Sample Response - Refund with Card Token Transaction Type

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<message>
    <response>0</response>
    <responseMessage>DECLINED - INVALID CARD NUMBER INVALID EXPIRY DATE </responseMessage>
    <notice></notice>
    <transaction>
        <transactionId></transactionId>
        <type>refund</type>
        <date></date>
        <time></time>
        <cardHolderName></cardHolderName>
        <amount>100.00</amount>
        <currency>CAD</currency>
        <cardNumber></cardNumber>
        <cardToken></cardToken>
        <expiryDate></expiryDate>
        <cardType></cardType>
        <avsResponse></avsResponse>
        <cvvResponse></cvvResponse>
        <approvalCode></approvalCode>
        <orderNumber></orderNumber>
        <customerCode></customerCode>
    </transaction>
</message>

[HTML] HTML Form Response

<input type="hidden" name="accountId" value="YOUR-ACCOUNT-ID">
<input type="hidden" name="apiToken" value="YOUR-API-TOKEN">
<input type="hidden" name="transactionType" value="refund">
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="12.99">
<input type="hidden" name="ccardToken" value="cc203fdb2e0ac09d51419b">
<input type="hidden" name="cardF4L4Skip" value="1">

Refund or Return with Card Token

Request Fields

Response Fields (XML)

Errors

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