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Michelle
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Welcome to the Community! Pinned

Welcome to the Authorize.Net Developer Community. The purpose of this community is to provide a peer-to-peer support and interaction channel for developers using Authorize.Net’s APIs, certification and affiliate programs. To be part of our community,...

Michelle
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Test Server Currently Down Locked

Hey there, We're experiencing an issue with the test server right now. We are aware of the issue and working to get it back up and running again. We'll post to this thread once everything's good to go. Thanks for your patience and we apologize for an...

Trevor
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Test interface appearance Locked

Hi Everybody, Just wanted to let you know that we are aware that the interface looks a bit off at the moment if you log into your test account. We are looking into the issue and hope to get it resolved soon. In the mean time, you can keep testing as ...

Michelle
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Mobile SDKs Available Now! Locked

We’re pleased to announce that we now have two mobile SDKs available for download. The mobile SDKs are for Android and iOS and support our Advanced Integration Method (AIM) XML API as well as the Transaction Details API. Additionally, the Android SDK...

Michelle
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Calling all you awesome developers! Locked

Interested in sharing your success story? Visa, Authorize.Net's parent company, is developing a press release about Authorize.Net's developer capabilities. They would love to speak to someone who has created an e-commerce application, has it up and r...

Michelle
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Test Server Issues Locked

Hey everybody, There were some issues over the weekend and earlier this morning that affected test account creation and some processing of transactions on the test server. The issues have been resolved now, however, so everything should be back to no...

Michelle
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System Downtime Notification Locked

On Saturday, October 15, 2011, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:30 PM Pacific time, there will be up to a 15 minute period of time in which the payment gateway, Merchant and Reseller Interfaces, and all other s...

Michelle
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Fraudulent Sites and Phishing Scams Locked

Authorize.Net occasionally identifies fraudulent websites which mimic the official Authorize.Net website. While we work to have these sites shut down in a timely manner, there is no guarantee that such sites will be shut down, nor a way for Authorize...

Michelle
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Test Account Access Error Locked

Hey everyone, Currently, there's an issue causing an error if you try to access your test account at https://test.authorize.net or https://sandbox.authorize.net/. Looks like transactions processed on the test server are still working, but access to t...

Michelle
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Affiliate and Customer Support Closed on Labor Day Locked

On Monday, September 5th, our Affiliate and Customer Support departments will be closed in observance of Labor Day. If your merchants need assistance, we suggest they review our searchable Support Center. We apologize for any inconvenience this may c...

Michelle
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Test Server Outage on 8/11 Locked

Late last night the test server was down for about a couple of hours or so, but is now functioning normally. If you were running test transactions late last night and got error 261 or some similar error, that was probably the cause of it. Thanks, Mic...

Michelle
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If you received a message from Arvic Search Services Locked

Recently it was brought to our attention that Arvic Search Services has contacted a number of our developers and community members claiming to do so at Visa’s instruction. This is, in fact, not the case. Authorize.Net and Visa are not affiliated with...

Michelle
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New Hosted Payment Form Updates Locked

Last week we released a few changes to the Authorize.Net hosted payment form. These changes will apply if you are Server Integration Method (SIM). These are the changes that we made: Removed the Reset Form button from the payment form. Added an optio...

Michelle
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Affiliate and Customer Support Closing Early on July 12th Locked

On Tuesday, July 12th, our Affiliate and Customer Support departments will be closing at 3:30 PM Pacific time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you or your merchants need assistance during that time, we suggest you review our sea...

Michelle
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C# SDK bug fixes released Locked

Last night we released an update to the C# SDK that should fix most of the reported bugs. The update includes the following:• You can now use single or double digits for the month when entering a date• The Transaction Details API supports all availab...

Michelle
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New Hosted Option for CIM Locked

We are pleased to announce that we have released a new, hosted option for our Customer Information Manager (CIM) API. The hosted CIM option provides a way for you to establish a hosted connection with Authorize.Net that allows the exchange of sensiti...

Michelle
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Payment Gateway System Downtime Notification Locked

On Saturday, May 21, 2011, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:30 PM Pacific time, there will be up to a 15 minute period of time in which the payment gateway, Merchant and Reseller Interfaces, and all other syste...

Michelle
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Customer Support Phone Lines Are Down Locked

Hey just FYI, our support phone lines are down. This means merchant, reseller and affiliate support are down. When you call, you'll get a fast busy signal. We're working on getting the phones fixed right now and will update this thread once they're r...

Michelle
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Latest Developer Center Release Locked

Hello everybody, This week we released a few updates to our site and SDKs. For you convenience, here’s a list of what was updated: For CIM in the Java SDK, ExtraOptions no longer causes a NullPointerException and PriorAuthCapture no longer incorrectl...

Michelle
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Links to Download the SDKs Broken Locked

Currently the links to download any of the SDKs are returning an error. We are working on a fix and will reply to this post once it has been resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience! Thanks, Michelle Developer Community Manager

Michelle
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The Testing Environment is Currently Down Locked

Hey everybody, Currently the testing environment is down. We're aware of it and are working to get it back up again. There is currently no ETA on when that may be, but once it's up and running again, I'll reply to this post. Thanks for your patience ...

Michelle
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Test Account CAPTCHA Issue Locked

Hey everyone, There is an issue right now with the test account application wherein the CAPTCHA isn't fully displaying or displaying at all. We are aware of this and are working on a fix right now. In the meantime, you can try to get a test account b...

Elaine
Trusted Contributor

System Downtime Notification Locked

We will be performing routine system maintenance on our test environment in the early hours of the morning on 4/28/2011, beginning at approximately 6am PDT with expected completion to be done before 8am PDT. It is unlikely that there will be any visi...

Michelle
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System Downtime Notification Locked

On Saturday, May 7, 2011, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:30 PM Pacific time, there will be up to a 15 minute period of time in which the payment gateway, Merchant and Reseller Interfaces, and all other system...

Elaine
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Transaction Details API Timestamp Corrected Locked

Recently, some of you may have noticed that there was a change in the format of the timestamp as it was submitted and returned with Transaction Details API responses. The issue was that we were treating the timestamp as UTC or UTC Daylight regardless...

Elaine
Trusted Contributor

Test Account Secret Answer Locked

If you have found yourself being asked to answer your secret question in your test account and haven't a recollection of selecting one, you are not alone. This is because your secret question and answer are created by the script that creates your tes...

Michelle
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Test Account Application Issue Locked

Hey there, There's something going on with the test account application page. Not sure what yet, but we're working on it. Until we figure it out, it's not possible to sign up for a new test account. We'll post to this thread once the issue is resolve...

Michelle
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Reminder to Download Transactions Locked

Important: On March 31, 2011, all transactions from 2008 will be permanently archived and no longer accessible through the Merchant Interface. Authorize.Net retains transaction history for a minimum of two years, which is accessible though the Mercha...

Michelle
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Introducing getUnsettledTransactionList and getBatchStatistics Locked

Hey all, We're pleased to announce two new calls to the Transaction Details API, getUnsettledTransactionList and getBatchStatistics. getUnsettledTransactionList returns up to 1,000 unsettled transactions per call, returning the most recent transactio...

Michelle
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Testing Server Down Locked

Our testing environment is currently down. We are aware of the issue and working to get it back up and running again. We'll post more to this message later. Thanks, Michelle Developer Community Manager

Michelle
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Latest Developer Center Release Complete Locked

Our latest Developer Center release is now complete. Any of the bugs or errors reported to us concerning the SDKs should now be resolved. As part of the release, all of our SDKs now fully support CIM, ARB, eCheck.Net, Card Present and the Transaction...

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