Telecheck Response Codes


NOTES:

  • This response code list is for reference purposes only.

  • This info is considered accurate as of time of publication.

  • The response code list is subject to change, without notice

  • Please use ‘FinalStatus’ to determine the transaction’s status. Use ‘resp-code’ and ‘MErrMsg’ to determine reason, if declined.

respcode MErrMsg
0 Call Center or Data Entry Error
1 ACH Approved
2 Approved/Delayed Shipment/Offered
3 Code 3 Decline
4 Code 4 Decline
07 Approved
08 Rejected (negative data).
73 Lost or Stolen Check.
88 Rejected Code 3 (Risk).
25 Ineligible - ACH Not Offered.
82 Duplicate Check Ask for other form of payment. Transaction has previously been approved. Sale Referral Responses
41 Subscriber Number Not Active
03 Subscriber Number Does Not Exist
46 Merchant setup does not allow this type of transaction.
49 Processor Not Available Re-send message later.
27 Invalid Value for Field
97 Unable to Process (Time Out) Re-send message later.
26 Merchant allowed to send full/partial adjustment/refunds without transaction errors
79 Original transaction was not approved
80 Refund or partial amount is greater than original sale amount
81 Unable to locate original transaction (TCK Trace ID) Adjustment cannot be processed by TeleCheck