close
    Docs / References / Recurring Payment
    Contents

    Create a recurring payment

    Request parameters

    URL: https://api.na.bambora.com/scripts/process_transaction.asp
    Method: POST

    Authorization

    Parameter Format Description
    requestType BACKEND Always pass "BACKEND" (case sensitive).
    merchant_id 9 digits Unique identifier for your Bambora merchant account (not "merchantId").
    passcode 32 digits Payment API Passcode (not the Recurring Payment API passcode)

    Schedule

    Parameter Format Description
    trnRecurring Binary digit. Always pass "1" to flag as a recurring transaction.
    rbBillingPeriod D, W, M, Y Use with rbBillingIncrement to set billing frequency. Values: D – Days, W – Weeks, M – Months, Y – Years
    rbBillingIncrement Numeric. Use with rbBillingPeriod to specify the billing frequency. For example, if rbBillingPeriod=W and rbBillingIncrement=2, the card is charged every two weeks.
    rbEndMonth 1 or 0 Set to 1 to charge the card on the last day of the month (rbBillingPeriod must be M).
    rbCharge 1 or 0 Set to "0" to delay the first charge until the rbFirstBilling date. Defaults to "1" meaning the card is charged the trnAmount immediately.
    rbFirstBilling MMDDYYYY The date for the first payment. Defaults to the current date if no value is passed. rbCharge must be also be set.
    rbSecondBilling MMDDYYYY The start date of the regular billing schedule. If different to rbFirstBilling, the first payment will be prorated.
    rbExpiry MMDDYYYY The date the recurring billing account expires. If no value is passed the payment will continue indefinitely.

    Transaction

    Parameter Format Description
    trnType Always pass "P" for payment.
    trnAmount 0.00 Total transaction amount value. Should include taxes and any other charges. Max 9 digits and max 2 decimal places

    Card info

    Parameter Format Description
    singleUseToken 32 chars
    customerCode Max. 64 alphanumeric characters
    trnCardOwner Max. 64 chars Full name of the card holder exactly as on the credit card.
    trnCardNumber Max. 20 digits Customer’s credit card number.
    trnExpMonth 2 digits Card expiry month e.g. March = 03
    trnExpYear 2 digits Card expiry years must be entered as a number less than 50 (2019=19). trnExpYear and trnExpMonth must be a date in the future.
    trnCardCvd 4 digits Amex, 3 digits all other cards Include the 3 or 4-digit CVD number from the back of the customer's credit card. CVD numbers are not stored in the Bambora system and will only be used for a first recurring billing transaction if passed.

    Billing address

    Parameter Format Description
    ordName Max. 64 alphanumeric characters Capture the first and last name of the customer placing the order. May be different from trnCardOwner.
    ordEmailAddress Max. 64 alphanumeric characters. Format a@b.com Email address for sending automated email receipts.
    ordPhoneNumber Max. 32 alphanumeric characters Collect a customer phone number for follow-up.
    ordAddress1 Max. 64 alphanumeric characters Collect a unique street address for billing.
    ordAddress2 Max. 64 alphanumeric characters Optional variable for longer addresses.
    ordCity Max. 32 alphanumeric characters Customer's billing city.
    ordProvince 2 characters Must match a valid Province or State code.
    ordPostalCode 16 alphanumeric characters Customer’s postal code for billing.
    ordCountry 2 characters Must match a valid ISO Country Code

    Schedule

    Account setup option Required variables
    Basic account, billing immediately trnRecurring, rbBillingPeriod, rbBillingIncrement
    Bill on the last day of month rbEndMonth, rbBillingPeriod—must be M for monthly
    Delay first payment rbCharge, rbFirstBilling
    Prorate a first payment rbFirstBilling, rbSecondBilling
    Set an expiry date rbExpiry=(date), rbNeverExpires=0

    Response parameters

    Transaction information is returned as key/value pairs of the query string passed in the URL of a GET request.

    Variable Type Description
    rbAccountId
    trnApproved Binary digit 1 - transaction is approved, 0 - transaction is declined.
    trnId 8 digits The unique identifier the transaction.
    authCode Up to 32 alphanumeric characters The unique identifier from the bank for approved transaction.
    messageID Up to 3 digits The response code from the bank. See table.
    messageText Characters Description of the messageID.
    responseType Single character Always "T" as a completed transaction response.
    trnAmount Up to 9 digits The amount of the transaction.
    trnDate 20 alphanumeric The date and time the transaction was processed.
    trnOrderNumber Up to 30 alphanumeric characters The order number. Defaults to the trnId value.
    trnLanguage 3 alpha chars eng - English, fre - French.
    trnCustomerName - Always blank for Checkout transactions.
    trnEmailAddress - Always blank for Checkout transactions.
    trnPhoneNumber - Always blank for Checkout transactions
    cvdID Single digit See table.
    cardType 2 alpha chars See table.
    trnType Up to 3 alphanumeric characters Always "P" as a completed purchase.
    paymentMethod 2 character alphanumeric CC - credit card
    ref1 Up to 256 alphanumeric characters Custom order reference.
    ref2 Up to 256 alphanumeric characters Custom order reference.
    ref3 Up to 256 alphanumeric characters Custom order reference.
    ref4 Up to 256 alphanumeric characters Custom order reference.
    ref5 Up to 256 alphanumeric characters Custom order reference.

    AVS

    Variable Type Description
    avsProcessed Binary digit 1 is a successful attempt, 0 is no attempt to perform AVS.
    avsID Single digit ID number from an AVS response. See table.
    avsResult Binary digit Both address and postal/ZIP code match. 1 is a match, 0 is a mismatch.
    avsAddrMatch Binary digit Street address match. 1 is a match, 0 is different.
    avsPostalMatch Binary digit Postal/ZIP code match. 1 is a match, 0 is different.
    avsMessage Up to 128 alphanumeric characters Description of the avsID.