FDMS International Response Codes
NOTES:
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This response code list is for reference purposes only.
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This info is considered accurate as of time of publication.
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The response code list is subject to change, without notice
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Please use ‘FinalStatus’ to determine the transaction’s status. Use ‘resp-code’ and ‘MErrMsg’ to determine reason, if declined.
| respcode | MErrMsg |
| 01 | Invalid Transaction Code |
| 03 | Terminal ID not setup for settlement on this Card Type |
| 04 | Terminal ID not setup for authorization on this Card Type |
| 05 | Invalid Card Expiration Date |
| 06 | Invalid Process Code, Authorization Type or Card Type |
| 07 | Invalid Transaction or Other Dollar Amount |
| 08 | Invalid Entry Mode |
| 09 | Invalid Card Present Flag |
| 10 | Invalid Customer Present Flag |
| 11 | Invalid Transaction Count Value |
| 12 | Invalid Terminal Type |
| 13 | Invalid Terminal Capability |
| 14 | Invalid Source ID |
| 15 | Invalid Summary ID |
| 16 | Invalid Mag Stripe Data |
| 17 | Invalid Invoice Number |
| 18 | Invalid Transaction Date or Time |
| 19 | Invalid bankcard merchant number in First Data database |
| 20 | File access error in First Data database |
| 25 | Unable to Locate Record |
| 26 | Terminal flagged as Inactive in First Data database |
| 27 | Invalid Merchant/Temrinal ID combination |
| 30 | Unrecoverable database error from an authorization process (usually means the Merchant/Terminal ID was already in use) |
| 31 | Database access lock encountered, Retry after 3 seconds |
| 33 | Database error in summary process, Retry after 3 seconds |
| 43 | Transaction ID invalid, incorrect or out of sequence |
| 51 | Terminal flagged as violated in First Data database (Call Customer Support) |
| 54 | Terminal ID not set up on First Data database for leased line access |
| 55 | Invalid PIN |
| 57 | Transaction not permitted |
| 59 | Settle Trans for Summary ID where earlier Summary ID still open |
| 60 | Invalid account number found by authorization process, See Appendix B |
| 61 | Invalid settlement data found in summary process (trans level) |
| 62 | Invalid settlement data found in summary process (summary level) |
| 65 | Transaction not permitted |
| 75 | Allowable number of PIN tries exceeded |
| 77 | Previous messages data inconsistent |
| 78 | No checking account |
| 79 | Already reversed by switch |
| 80 | Invalid Payment Service data found in summary process (trans level) |
| 82 | Decline |
| 84 | Invalid authorization life cycle |
| 93 | Transaction can not be completed, violation of law |
| 97 | Declined for CVV failure |
| 98 | Declined for CVV failure |