topic Re: Best way to call transaction details API for real-time updates in Integration and Testing

Best way to call transaction details API for real-time updates

authnetapi2015 — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 05:43:19 GMT

I recently started using the transaction details API and have been able to succesfully pull the data ... the issue I am running into now is the load speed to run a script to check for updates on old transactions and to pull unsettled + newest batch information.

What is the best way to automate this process, on my website, to receive automatic updates on updates / new transactions / etc...in real time?

Re: Best way to call transaction details API for real-time updates

RichardH — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:37:07 GMT

Hello @authnetapi2015

Are you reading and storing details from the transaction response in your system? For example, using the Transaction ID, you can query for the transaction details direclty without having to parse through settled/unsettled transactions from your database.

Richard

Re: Best way to call transaction details API for real-time updates

authnetapi2015 — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 22:49:59 GMT

In auth.net, once a transaction is settled can it be updated or does every update issue a new transaction ID and reference ID the old transaction?

Re: Best way to call transaction details API for real-time updates

RaynorC1emen7 — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 23:20:52 GMT

You can NOT update an settled transaction.

Let backup a little, what are you trying to update?

Re: Best way to call transaction details API for real-time updates

authnetapi2015 — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 00:23:09 GMT

THe system connected to the api is not trying to update, it is looking for updates to the transactions

script 1 => update to unsettled transactions

script 2 => updates to batch list (for new batch outs)

script 3 => updates to existing orders (settled transactions).

i wasnt sure about script 3, as it seems off to me that a transaction would be "updated" but then though, can customer data be updated? I know that if a specific transaction is refunded or canceled, it would generate a new transaction...

so brings me back to, for script 3, is it even necessary? or is just script 1 + 2 enough?