Check if Account is in Live Mode

[jayagnew1]

Hi,

Is there an API call to check if an account is in Live Mode or still in Test Mode (I do not see one.) I know we could do a test transaction and check to see if the TransactionID is 0 or if the AuthorizationCode is 000000 but this would require a real credit card and our systems are automated so this method would likely have to be done manually.

Or does anyone have a recommended solution for this?

Thanks, Jay.

@zfallon 

[mmcguire]

You can send a createTransaction request with a test card in order to determine if the test mode setting is enabled.

Test cards are here:

https://developer.authorize.net/hello_world/testing_guide/

**Note that test mode is also a field that can be sent with a transaction request and that if it is sent with a transaction it overrides the merchant setting.