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how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

akansha1 — Thu, 18 May 2017 10:55:27 GMT

Hi all,

I am implementing accept hosted via php. I have followed https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/features/accept_hosted.html and successfully getting payment form. I am using redirect method for getting form. As per the reference guide i can get response on provided response url but have no idea how to do that.

Since the response is POST type and in order to use the response i must know its variable name. So what is its variable name???

Please help.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

NexusSoftware — Thu, 18 May 2017 15:09:10 GMT

If the showReceipt parameter is true, system will display a receipt page after the transaction, with a "Continue" button that points back to the url provided in the url parameter.

Else if the value of the showReceipt parameter is false, the browser will return directly to the return URL.

When showReceipt is false, a return URL must be provided in the url parameter. Otherwise the receipt page will be shown.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

akansha1 — Fri, 19 May 2017 07:23:54 GMT

In both cases, when showReceipt is set to true or false, i am getting default receipt page https://test.authorize.net/payment/payment with continue button redirecting to the url i have specified in hostedPaymentReturnOptions.

However this is not the problem for me. In https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/features/accept_hosted.html it is mentioned that

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"With any of the form integration methods, information specific to the customer can be passed back to the merchant’s server by embedding it in the continue/return URL or the cancel URL. By embedding information into the URL that is provided in the token request, the merchant server can identify the specific customer and transaction that has been processed when the customer returns. Any name-value pairs embedded in the URL should be URL-encoded to ensure correct processing in the form request."

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I need to know how i can embedd the response in continue/return url???

Although i was digging into the problem and found out an alternate. When i specify an url in SILENT POST URL section of authorize.net account section. i get the response on that url after every transaction.

I want that response on the continue url. How can i get that? Advance thanks for any help.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

NexusSoftware — Fri, 19 May 2017 08:12:16 GMT

When not using an IFrame, the continue/return URL and cancel URL create buttons that when clicked cause the browser to perform a simple GET request to that URL. No other information about the transaction is provided directly. When using the redirect method, an Authorize.Net generated receipt will be shown and cannot be disabled.

Instead of the Silent Post method, you should use Webhooks, which will enable you to enroll in the events of your choice and designate a URL to receive the notifications as they occur.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

akansha1 — Fri, 19 May 2017 10:35:45 GMT

Is Webhooks the only way i can get transaction response when using redirect method???

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

NexusSoftware — Fri, 19 May 2017 16:28:04 GMT

It's not the only way, but it is the best way.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

mvkotekar1983 — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 07:24:52 GMT

Here is the working source code: https://github.com/mvkotekar/Authorize.Net-Hosted.git

I also have similar issue, I have used the webhooks sample code to listen to the transactions. However webhook project runs on different port like 9000. HOw do I ensure I get the response in my application itself rather than seperate listening port ?

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

Renaissance — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:53:10 GMT

Mvkotekar,

I am not familiar with your implementation method for the Accept Hosted integration, but Webhooks are a hobby horse of mine as I find them extremely useful.

I know nothing of C#, but in my php integration it is very simple. You create a file to be hosted on your server with the rest of your application. You then enroll in events on your merchant interface (or pretend merchant interface if you’re using a sandbox) and all enrolled events will be sent to your endpoint. You can do anything with them. I think your application may be more complex however. Your C# http requests may work entirely differently than my php app from what little I know.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

mvkotekar1983 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:54:55 GMT

Thanks for your response. All am trying to do is, use the webhook notifications inside my asp.net application. However, the examples mentioned in authroize.net, It had to run with nodejs on other port like 9000.

In your php application, do you have both authorize.net payment logic and also subscribed to all transaction events ? if Yes, am trying to achieve the same thing in C#/ASP.net.

Any help from C#/ASP.net please ?

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

Renaissance — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 03:21:11 GMT

Sorry my friend,

I am not sure what you’re referring to when you say authorize payment logic. Here is how my application works from end to end, there may be details you don’t need.

1. customer enters items in cart
2. Customer enters shipping information on our website
3. Customer reviews order and shipping details
4. When customer clicks continue, the Accept Hosted API call is made, and all parameters are passed to authorize.net. Simultaneously, the customers order is placed, even though payment hasn’t occurred
5. The customer completes payment
6. If successful, I have a Webhooks endpoint that receives the response. Here’s how that works

1. I am enrolled in payment events on my pretend merchant interface (and also on my clients real merchant interface). We choose what events to receive.
2. Going back to step 6, authorize sends the Webhooks to the endpoint I specify on my account. It is something similar to mysite.com/webhooksendpoint.php, with webhooksendpoint.php being the file that receives the Webhook and executes all the subsequent scripts
3. Authorizes Webhook contains 2 things I need- the X-Anet header, and the json payload. I capture the payload in its entirety, and capture the header separate from all other headers
4. I hash the json payload with my signature key
5. I set up a conditional that compares the digest of the hash in step 4 with the X-Anet header
6. If they do not match, a timestamp is made and inserted into a dB table, along with the senders IP address (I’m building this now. My original process simply made a log file, but I want something easier to track if security issues arise)
7. If they match, then the following occurs
8. I extract the transaction Id from the json payload
9. The transaction id is used to make a gettransactiondetails method call
10. In the method call, the invoice number tied to the customers pre-payment order (remember, the order is placed before they go to the hosted payment form) is retrieved and used to locate the record tied to that transaction.
11. The transaction id is entered in with the appropriate record. This is how my client can differentiate orders that were paid from orders that were not.

You can set up multiple endpoints for each type of event, or you can set up one endpoint for everything. If you set up one endpoint that captures more than one event, you will have to somehow extract the event from the payload to determine what you want to do. This is very easy to do, and right now I’m weighing my options for some updates I’m making.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

Renaissance — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:21:09 GMT

I'm re-entering my 2nd reply. The edit function disappeared. My food came out while I was typing this (I tend to stalk this forum while waiting at restuarants) and wasn't clear about some comments. I love this product and the people here who have helped me for over a year now.

In regards to node.js, I would ignore that completely ---if you're trying to use C#--- . One bit of constructive feedback I have for authorize is that their sample apps tend to show the fully decked out maximum that is possible, when a lot people are looking for something simple. I’d hate to know the number of people who have been baffled by their embedded iframe sample app. ---To be clear, there is huge value in showing what a product is capable of, and I see the need for this. The sample app is an aspirational goal for many developers, however, and I may put in an idea suggestion that a more basic app or possibly a few tiers of apps be included as samples.---

I never really tried to figure out that node.js app. I think it boils down to this-

1)Does your implementation method (C# in your case) have a way to retrieve all http headers and extract the values of them individually.

2) does it also have a way to capture the json payload

3) does it have methods to manipulate json data to get whatever parameters you need to get from json data

If the answer to those 3 is yes, which I would be shocked beyond repair if they were not, then just enroll in the events you want, and mirror the first few steps of my process, only using C# instead of php. Once you’ve got the transaction id yanked out of the payload then there is really no limit to what you can do, as you can pull the entire transaction and do anything you want with its data dynamically

It's almost time for my breakfast joint to open. Hope my comments have helped you, my friend. I'll be looking for your response.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

mvkotekar1983 — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:47:16 GMT

Thanks for your response. I will try to follow the same thing and see if I can implement it correctly. Like you said, my concern is around "6. If successful, I have a Webhooks endpoint that receives the response. Here’s how that works".

I have used webhooks with webinbox. I am getting sense of how its working now. May be I need to implement handler/ashx to get the respones. I will try and update. Thanks for your response and comprehensive steps.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

Renaissance — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 23:49:22 GMT

You are welcome, my friend. Like any programming exercise, I would recommend building step by step. Also make use of the "test" button on your interface, as it will send something to your endpoint with one click. For initial debugging this is more convenient than running fake transactions on a sandbox, or at least was for me, as I had to go through the entire order process on my app to do that.

I'm extremely impressed with these, as well as authorize's whole offering. They have a way to do just about anything you need. I cannot count the number of webhooks I have tested. I have not had one miss. 99% come back within seconds. I have a dummy remote server I use to test things, and it has very limited resources. There was one day that I was testing things over and over very fast, and for the first time my db updates didn't execute for about 4 out of 8 orders. I traced the problem down to me continual refreshing of my orders page exhausting my allocated entry processes. It had nothing to do with authorize. Since going live my client has had 0 failures.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

dhavalpatel — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 05:08:30 GMT

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I also looking same kind of information. If you got that please tag me. Thank you very much for informative threads.

Re: how do i get transaction response in continue/return url for Accept Hosted.

mvkotekar1983 — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:05:32 GMT

Thank you all for all the guidance. Webhook was much easier than what I thought. All confusions were because of the example.

I was able to get webhook working just by passing the correct URL. for example, I created .ashx handler in my application and then added that URL in the webhook setting in a sandbox setting. This helped to get back the httpcontext which had transactionId, later I used TransactionID to call getTransactionDetail to get rest of the details.

Note: while trying locally, we will have localhost:port#. we cannot use the same in webhook standbox. THis has to be https. This can be achieved using ngrok for development purpose.

Thank you, everyone.