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Help Understanding Test vs Live Mode
Hello,
I've, what I hope, is really simple question about Test Mode. We have Live Mode enabled now and the temporary charge of $0.01 is causing some noise with our customers, so we'd like to find a way to avoid this charge from happening, but still get the card pre-authorized before we do an actual transaction.
Can we do this:
1) When a new credit card is added in our system, do the call to Auth.net in Test Mode (so no $0.01 charge will happen) and have this return the approval notice/token
2) Then when we are ready to charge a card, we'd do a normal/live call and charge the card (i.e. send the token and account ID along with the paymetn info)
Goal:
have credit cards be checked when entered into the system, but do not have the the $0.01 charge happen for anyone; just send the token/account info when we need to charge the card.
If there's a better way to avoid the $0.01, I'd love to learn that!
I've read through this help file:
https://support.authorize.net/authkb/index?page=content&id=A400&actp=LIST
Thanks!
โ06-15-2016 12:54 PM
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Hello @Kwalla25
I believe your referring to validationMode parameter with createCustomerProfileRequest.
Indicates the processing mode for the request.
- liveMode: A $0 or $0.01 (depending on card type and processor) live transaction is processed against the card and then immediately voided. Address is required for cards that support $0 authorizations and will be validated along with card code if submitted.
- testMode: Card data is validated using simple mathematical checks to confirm that it appears to be valid. It is not a guarantee that the card is legitimate and customer data is not validated.
- None: No validation is performed at all. It is recommended that this option only be used for your integration testing and not for real customers.
Richard
โ06-15-2016 01:52 PM