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Visa Data Only

Visa has a data-only data flow so merchants can share customer data with the issuers without going through authentication. The additional data provided to the issuer helps the issuer makes risk assessments about approving cardholder transactions. Data-only data flows are frictionless and do not affect the customer experience. When sending a Visa Data Only check enrollment request, be sure to include:
  • All of the required fields.
  • Set the
    consumerAuthenticationInformation.challenge
     field to
    06
    .
The response from the data-only request will include this data:
  • ECI =
    07
  • PARes =
    I
  • <CAVV> value
This data from the response must be included in the Authorization request.

Endpoint

Production:
POST
https://api.visaacceptance.com
/pts/v2/payments
Test:
POST
https://apitest.visaacceptance.com
/pts/v2/payments

REST Example: Visa Data Only

Request
{
    "clientReferenceInformation": {
        "code": "test"
        },
    "orderInformation": {
        "amountDetails": {
            "currency": "USD",
            "totalAmount": "10.99"
            },
    "billTo": {
        "address1": "1 Market St",
        "address2": "Address 2",
        "administrativeArea": "CA",
        "country": "US",
        "locality": "san francisco",
        "firstName": "Test",
        "lastName": "Testlastname",    
        "phoneNumber": "4158880000",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "postalCode": "94105"
        }
    },
    "paymentInformation": {
        "card": {
            "expirationMonth": "05",
            "expirationYear": "2029",
            "number":"4000000000002024"
            }
        },
    "deviceInformation": {
        "httpAcceptBrowserValue": "data",
        "httpAcceptContent": "pa_http_user_accept_value",
        "httpBrowserLanguage": "en_us",
        "httpBrowserJavaEnabled": false,
        "httpBrowserJavaScriptEnabled": false,
        "httpBrowserColorDepth": "24",
        "httpBrowserScreenHeight": "864",
        "httpBrowserScreenWidth": "1536",
        "httpBrowserTimeDifference": "300",
        "userAgentBrowserValue": "123"
        },
    "consumerAuthenticationInformation": {
        "deviceChannel": "Browser",
        "challengeCode": "06"
        }
}
Response to Successful Request
{
    "clientReferenceInformation": {
        "code": "test"
    },
    "consumerAuthenticationInformation": {
        "eciRaw": "07",
        "authenticationTransactionId": "2DkdQ8ZG1urNNQR0XTM1",
        "strongAuthentication": {
            "OutageExemptionIndicator": "0"
        },
        "effectiveAuthenticationType": "FR",
        "authorizationPayload": "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",
        "eci": "07",
        "token": "AxjzbwSTlC3VWiL9QyNJAEQBTRduBSgekC4lp/cMm2OKOPlRqQoBgAAAyhZr",
        "cavv": "AJkBBkhgQQAAAE4gSEJydQAAAAA=",
        "paresStatus": "I",
        "acsReferenceNumber": "CardinalACS",
        "xid": "AJkBBkhgQQAAAE4gSEJydQAAAAA=",
        "directoryServerTransactionId": "ce8c3595-1868-4242-b3ee-35689df2f2ce",
        "veresEnrolled": "Y",
        "threeDSServerTransactionId": "205e97c1-f15a-480f-8497-55e9a68cf046",
        "acsOperatorID": "MerchantACS",
        "ecommerceIndicator": "internet",
        "specificationVersion": "2.2.0",
        "acsTransactionId": "3047573f-590e-46b5-83f4-6a49c1b4239c"
    },
    "id": "7455787250786729403209",
    "paymentInformation": {
        "card": {
            "bin": "400000",
            "type": "VISA"
        }
    },
    "status": "AUTHENTICATION_SUCCESSFUL",
    "submitTimeUtc": "2025-04-25T10:58:47Z"
}

REST Example: Bundled Authentication and Authorization with Visa Data Only

Request
{
    "clientReferenceInformation": {
        "code": "test"
        },
    "orderInformation": {
        "amountDetails": {
            "currency": "USD",
            "totalAmount": "10.99"
            },
    "billTo": {
        "address1": "1 Market St",
        "address2": "Address 2",
        "administrativeArea": "CA",
        "country": "US",
        "locality": "san francisco",
        "firstName": "Test",
        "lastName": "Testlastname",
        "phoneNumber": "4158880000",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "postalCode": "94105"
        }
    },
    "processingInformation": {
        "actionList": [
            "CONSUMER_AUTHENTICATION"
            ]
        },
    "paymentInformation": {
        "card": {
            "expirationMonth": "05",
            "expirationYear": "2029",
            "number":"4000000000002024"
            }
        },
    "deviceInformation": {
        "httpAcceptBrowserValue": "data",
        "httpAcceptContent": "pa_http_user_accept_value",
        "httpBrowserLanguage": "en_us",
        "httpBrowserJavaEnabled": false,
        "httpBrowserJavaScriptEnabled": false,
        "httpBrowserColorDepth": "24",
        "httpBrowserScreenHeight": "864",
        "httpBrowserScreenWidth": "1536",
        "httpBrowserTimeDifference": "300",
        "userAgentBrowserValue": "123"
        },
    "consumerAuthenticationInformation": {
        "deviceChannel": "Browser",
        "challengeCode": "06"
        }
}
Response to Successful Request
{
    "_links": {
        "authReversal": {
            "method": "POST",
            "href": "/pts/v2/payments/7455831774536819703209/reversals"
        },
        "self": {
            "method": "GET",
            "href": "/pts/v2/payments/7455831774536819703209"
        },
        "capture": {
            "method": "POST",
            "href": "/pts/v2/payments/7455831774536819703209/captures"
        }
    },
    "clientReferenceInformation": {
        "code": "test"
    },
    "consumerAuthenticationInformation": {
        "eciRaw": "07",
        "authenticationTransactionId": "30lLF8FUJmwmp3VofTC1",
        "strongAuthentication": {
            "OutageExemptionIndicator": "0"
        },
        "effectiveAuthenticationType": "FR",
        "authorizationPayload": "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",
        "eci": "07",
        "token": "Axj/7wSTlC5ziEBhdn2pAEQs3aNWrhmxbt2jVm2cMXLdgzZMHKaLtwTReAU0Xbgmi9pAuJaf3DJtjijj5UakLAZJyhc5xCAwuz7UgAAA5APX",
        "cavv": "AJkBBkhgQQAAAE4gSEJydQAAAAA=",
        "paresStatus": "I",
        "acsReferenceNumber": "CardinalACS",
        "xid": "AJkBBkhgQQAAAE4gSEJydQAAAAA=",
        "directoryServerTransactionId": "6a86e628-7686-478f-b5e3-4f31c115c70f",
        "veresEnrolled": "Y",
        "threeDSServerTransactionId": "4e4689c5-97ac-469b-8d67-0613d8794de7",
        "acsOperatorID": "MerchantACS",
        "ecommerceIndicator": "internet",
        "specificationVersion": "2.2.0",
        "acsTransactionId": "750f9938-0c63-4734-864c-d6891a276ef2"
    },
    "id": "7455831774536819703209",
    "orderInformation": {
        "amountDetails": {
            "authorizedAmount": "10.99",
            "currency": "USD"
        }
    },
    "paymentAccountInformation": {
        "card": {
            "type": "001"
        }
    },
    "paymentInformation": {
        "tokenizedCard": {
            "type": "001"
        },
        "card": {
            "bin": "400000",
            "type": "001"
        }
    },
    "processorInformation": {
        "systemTraceAuditNumber": "061920",
        "approvalCode": "831000",
        "merchantAdvice": {
            "code": "01",
            "codeRaw": "M001"
        },
        "responseDetails": "ABC",
        "networkTransactionId": "016153570198200",
        "retrievalReferenceNumber": "511512061920",
        "consumerAuthenticationResponse": {
            "code": "2",
            "codeRaw": "2"
        },
        "transactionId": "016153570198200",
        "responseCode": "00",
        "avs": {
            "code": "Y",
            "codeRaw": "Y"
        }
    },
    "reconciliationId": "7455831774536819703209",
    "status": "AUTHORIZED",
    "submitTimeUtc": "2025-04-25T12:12:59Z",
    "tokenInformation": {
        "additionalInformation": "0"
    }
}