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Error when posting to SIM

Error: "The merchant login ID or password is invalid or the account is inactive".

 

<html>
<body>
<form method="post" action="https://www.authorize.net/gateway/transact.dll">
<input type="hidden" name="x_login" value="********" />
<input type="hidden" name="x_fp_hash" value="********" />
<input type="hidden" name="x_amount" value="5.99" />
<input type="hidden" name="x_invoice_num" value="ABC123">
<input type="hidden" name="x_description" value="This is for the bank on 35th street.">
<input type="hidden" name="x_cust_id" value="Acme Commercial enterprise">
<input type="hidden" name="x_fp_timestamp" value="1333976659" />
<input type="hidden" name="x_fp_sequence" value="1231333976659" />
<input type="hidden" name="x_version" value="3.1">
<input type="hidden" name="x_show_form" value="payment_form">
<input type="hidden" name="x_test_request" value="false" />
<input type="hidden" name="x_method" value="cc">  
<input type="submit" value="Click here for the secure payment form">
</form>
</body>
</html>
 
I hid the login and hash values, but I have verified that both it and the transaction key are correct. The account is in Live mode, and everything seems correct. What's wrong? When I use my sandbox creds and send this to the test environment, everything works fine.
 
ZeroGravPro
Contributor
1 REPLY 1

For production account, the URL should be https://secure.authorize.net/gateway/transact.dll

RaynorC1emen7
Expert