Initiate a payment. The payment can be either one-time or it can include data to define the initial transaction in a recurring or installment stream. This allows the networks to tie subsequent transactions back to the original approval, ensuring a seamless and efficient payment process.

The required argument for this endpoint are payment method ID and invoice.

Description of request parameters

customerId
Optional

Unique identifier for the customer.

No validation rules

includeRawProcessorResponse
Optional. Default - false.

Determine whether to return raw processor data in the response.

No validation rules

invoice
Required

Invoice.

No validation rules

merchantInvoiceRefId
Optional

Merchant's unique identifier for the invoice.

No validation rules

amount
Required

The amount information for the payment.

No validation rules

currency
Optional. Default - USD

The three-character ISO currency code (currently only USD is supported).

Validation rules:
  • Must be 3 characters in length.

value
Required

The amount information for the payment.

Validation rules:
  • Must NOT be less than zero

dynamicDescriptor
Optional

Allows the merchant to define a dynamic descriptor, which appears in the payment statement. For dynamic descriptor, special configuration is required. For more information, please contact Revolv3 Support Team.
Processors that support Dynamic Descriptor: Nuvei, WorldPay.


subMerchantId
Optional

The internal merchant’s ID, which is sent to the relevant card scheme.

Validation rules:
  • Nuvei processor: the maximum length is 15 characters.
  • WorldPay processor: field is not supported.

subMerchantName
Optional

The merchant name, as is displayed for the transaction on the consumer’s card statement. For payment facilitator only, might consist of the following structure: Prefix*-
where:
Prefix – The PayFac prefix, approved by processor.
* – A fixed character.
- – Sub-merchant name.

Recommended! An alternative method to define a prefix is by configuring it through the Revolv3 Portal. For more information, please contact Revolv3 Support Team.

Validation rules:
  • Nuvei processor: the maximum length of the parameter is 22. Possible prefix length 3 or 5 or 7 or 12 characters.
  • WorldPay processor: if the value is specified, it must be between 4 and 25 characters. Possible prefix length 3 or 7 or 12 characters. Field accepts numbers, letters and special characters as follows: ampersand, asterisk (zero or one), comma, dash, period, space, or pound sign.

subMerchantPhone
Optional

The merchant (sub-merchant for payment facilitators) contact information, as is displayed for the transaction on the consumer’s card statement.

Validation rules:
  • Nuvei processor: the maximum length of the parameter is 13. It can also be an email address.
  • WorldPay processor: the maximum length of the parameter is 13. Field accepts only numbers.

countryCode
Optional

The payment facilitator’s sub-merchant’s 2-letter ISO country code.

Validation rules:
  • Nuvei processor: no validation rules.
  • WorldPay processor: field is not supported.

city
Optional

City.

Validation rules:
  • Nuvei processor: maximum length of 20 characters.
  • WorldPay processor: field is not supported.

networkProcessing
Optional

Network processing information.

No validation rules

processingType
Optional

Processing type is used to define the initial or subsequent transaction in a recurring or installment stream.
If no value is supplied, a transaction is considered a one-time payment and will not be linked to the initial one.

Validation rules:
  • Possible values: initialInstallment, initialRecurring, installment, recurring.

originalNetworkTransactionId
Optional

Element defines the networkTransactionId returned in the response messages for Visa, Mastercard, and Discover Auth/Sale transactions. You must include this element and the original value returned for subsequent (after the initial) Visa, Mastercard or Discover recurring/installment payments.

No validation rules



Description of response parameters

rawResponse
Conditional. The value is returned if includeRawProcessorResponse = true.

This field contains the raw data received from the processor after attempting to bill this payment. It does not contain any sensitive information. The field value is a string with the serialized response from the processor in JSON format.


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