Use Cases Supported: The VAU Acquirer API supports the following use cases. For more information, please refer to the information on VDC portal or test cases examples.
Use Case |
Description |
New PAN and Expiration Date |
Returns New Account and Expiration Date with service identifier ‘A’ when available in VAU database |
New Expiration Date |
Returns only Expiration Date with service identifier ‘E’ signifying no change to PAN when available in VAU database |
Account Closed |
Returns service identifier ‘C’ signifying the account as closed when available in VAU database |
Opt-Out |
Returns service identifier ‘O’ signifying the card holder has opted out sharing credential information with the merchants when available in VAU database |
Contact Cardholder |
Returns service identifier ‘Q’ signifying that the cardholder has opted out and the merchant needs to contact cardholder for information when available in VAU database |
No Changes to PAN/Expiration Date |
Returns service identifier ‘V’ meaning Validation and signifies that the PAN and expiration date the merchant provided is current when available in VAU database |
No Update available |
Returns service identifier ‘P’ meaning that the BIN is participating in VAU but there is no match when available in VAU database |
Sample Code snippets: The following code snippet shows an example of an (inquiry) request payload with multiple PANs for some of the above use cases and the response includes new PAN and expiration date, new expiration date, closed account, contact cardholder and validation (no changes to PAN/expiration date). For more details, please visit Visa Development Center and select VAU Acquirer API.
Request Payload:
{
"acquirerSegmentId": 2,
"subMerchantName": "",
"acquirerOrMerchantProprietaryInfo": "",
"merchantId": "00000067625P",
"inquiries": [
{
"cardholderAccountNumber": "4aaaaaaaaaa55737",
"expirationDate": "2210"
},
{
"cardholderAccountNumber": "4bbbbbbbbb254355",
"expirationDate": "2609"
},
{
"cardholderAccountNumber": "4ccccccccc99386",
"expirationDate": "2608"
},
{
"cardholderAccountNumber": "4ddddddddd915103",
"expirationDate": "2501"
},
{
"cardholderAccountNumber": "4eeeeeeeee522668",
"expirationDate": "2610"
}
]
}
Response Payload:
{
"acquirerSegmentId": 2,
"merchantId": "00000067625P",
"subMerchantName": "",
"acquirerOrMerchantProprietaryInfo": "",
"responses": [
{
"oldCardholderAccountNumber": "4aaaaaaaaa355737",
"oldExpirationDate": "2210",
"newCardholderAccountNumber": "4zzzzzzzzzz54355",
"newExpirationDate": "2609",
"serviceIdentifier": "A",
"previouslySentFlag": "Y"
},
{
"oldCardholderAccountNumber": "4bbbbbbbbb099386",
"oldExpirationDate": "2608",
"newCardholderAccountNumber": "4bbbbbbbbb099386",
"newExpirationDate": "2609",
"serviceIdentifier": "E",
"previouslySentFlag": "N"
},
{
"oldCardholderAccountNumber": "4ccccccccc254355",
"oldExpirationDate": "2609",
"newCardholderAccountNumber": "",
"newExpirationDate": "",
"serviceIdentifier": "C",
"previouslySentFlag": "N"
},
{
"oldCardholderAccountNumber": "4ddddddddd915103",
"oldExpirationDate": "2501",
"newCardholderAccountNumber": "",
"newExpirationDate": "",
"serviceIdentifier": "Q",
"previouslySentFlag": "N"
},
{
"oldCardholderAccountNumber": "4eeeeeeeee22668",
"oldExpirationDate": "2610",
"newCardholderAccountNumber": "4eeeeeeeee522668",
"newExpirationDate": "2610",
"serviceIdentifier": "V",
"previouslySentFlag": "N"
},
],
"rejects": []
}
You can find the technical specification for each alias operation on the API reference tab, and download the latest batch file processing technical specification.
Note: This service is available only in selected countries, please contact your Visa Representative for more information.
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