The Preauthorization object

Description

The Preauthorization object enables you to reserve funds on a card so they can be captured later. A preauthorization thus has two parts:

• Authorization of the transaction, handled by the Preauthorization object
• Capture of the funds, handled by the Preauthorized PayIn object

The preauthorized funds can be captured within 6.5 days of a successful authorization.

If you require a hold period of longer than 6.5 days, see the Deposit Preauthorization object.

Note that preauthorizations may not be permitted by some issuers and for some card types.

Caution – Multi-capture only available with CB, Visa, and Mastercard

Multiple partial captures of the preauthorized amount is only possible on cards of type CB_VISA_MASTERCARD. Further captures of the RemainingFunds can be made if the PaymentStatus is WAITING. There is no limit to the number of captures that can be made if each is valid.

Attributes

Id

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The unique identifier of the preauthorization.

Tag

string

Max. length: 255 characters

Custom data that you can add to this object.
For preauthorizations, you can use this parameter to identify corresponding information regarding the user or transaction on your platform.

CreationDate

timestamp

The date and time at which the object was created.

AuthorId

string

The unique identifier of the user at the source of the transaction.

DebitedFunds

object

Information about the preauthorized funds.

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Currency

string

Returned values: The three-letter ISO 4217 code (EUR, GBP, etc.) of a supported currency (depends on feature, contract, and activation settings).

The currency of the preauthorized funds.

Amount

integer

An amount of money in the smallest sub-division of the currency (e.g., EUR 12.60 would be represented as 1260 whereas JPY 12 would be represented as just 12).

RemainingFunds

object

Information about the remaining preauthorized funds.

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Currency

string

Returned values: The three-letter ISO 4217 code (EUR, GBP, etc.) of a supported currency (depends on feature, contract, and activation settings).

The currency of the preauthorized funds.

Amount

integer

An amount of money in the smallest sub-division of the currency (e.g., EUR 12.60 would be represented as 1260 whereas JPY 12 would be represented as just 12).

AuthorizationDate

timestamp

The date and time at which successful authorization occurred. If authorization failed, the value is null.

Status

string

Returned values: CREATED, SUCCEEDED, FAILED

The status of the authorization.

PaymentStatus

string

Returned values: WAITING, CANCELED, EXPIRED, VALIDATED

The status of the preauthorization object:

• WAITING – The remaining preauthorized funds can be captured by making one or several preauthorized pay-ins. Pay-ins can only be made against a preauthorization with the WAITING status.
• CANCELED – The preauthorization was canceled manually before any preauthorized pay-ins were made, or it was canceled automatically because the authorization failed.
• EXPIRED – The hold period on the preauthorized funds has ended without any preauthorized pay-ins taking place.
• VALIDATED – During the hold period: Indicates that all the preauthorized funds have been captured (RemainingFunds is zero) and no more preauthorized pay-ins can be made. After the hold period: Indicates that at least one capture was made during the hold period.

ExpirationDate

timestamp

The date and time at which the hold period ends and the preauthorized funds are released.
At the expiration date, the preauthorization’s PaymentStatus changes to EXPIRED if no captures were made or VALIDATED if at least one capture was made.

PayInId

string

The unique identifier of the first preauthorized pay-in made against the preauthorization.

ResultCode

string

The code indicating the result of the operation. This information is mostly used to handle errors or for filtering purposes.

ResultMessage

string

The explanation of the result code.

SecureMode

string

Default value: DEFAULT

The mode applied for the 3DS2 protocol for CB, Visa, and Mastercard. The options are:

• DEFAULT – Requests an exemption to strong customer authentication (SCA), and thus a frictionless payment experience, if allowed by your Mangopay contract and accepted by the issuer.
• FORCE – Requests SCA.
• NO_CHOICE – Leaves the choice to the issuer whether to allow for a frictionless payment experience or to enforce SCA.

CardId

string

The unique identifier of the Card object, obtained during the card registration process.

SecureModeReturnURL

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The URL to which users are automatically returned after 3DS2 if it is triggered (i.e., if the SecureModeNeeded parameter is set to true).

SecureModeRedirectURL

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The URL to which to redirect the user to proceed to 3DS2 validation.

Caution: This variable URL is specific to each payment. You must rely on the returned URL in full (host, path, and queries) and not hardcode any part of it.

SecureModeNeeded

boolean

Whether or not the SecureMode was used.

PaymentType

string

Returned values: CARD, DIRECT_DEBIT, PREAUTHORIZED, BANK_WIRE

The type of pay-in.

ExecutionType

string

Returned values: WEB, DIRECT, EXTERNAL_INSTRUCTION

The type of execution for the pay-in.

StatementDescriptor

string

Max. length: 10 characters; only alphanumeric and spaces

Custom description to appear on the user’s bank statement along with the platform name. Different banks may show more or less information. See the Customizing bank statement references article for details.

Culture

string

Returned values: One of the supported languages in the ISO 639-1 format: DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, NL, PL, PT.

The language in which the payment page is to be displayed.

SecurityInfo

object

Information regarding security and anti-fraud tools.

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AVSResult

string

The result of the Address Verification System check (only available for UK, US, and Canada).

MultiCapture

boolean

Default value: true

Whether multiple captures are activated for the preauthorization.

BrowserInfo

object

Information about the browser used by the end user (author) to perform the payment.

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AcceptHeader

string

The exact content of the HTTP accept headers as sent to the platform from the end user’s browser.

JavaEnabled

boolean

Whether or not the end user’s browser has the ability to execute Java.

Language

string

Max. length: 6 characters

The browser language, made up of the language code and the country (e.g., “en-US”).

ColorDepth

integer

The value representing the depth of the screen’s color palette for displaying images, in bits per pixel.

ScreenHeight

integer

Max. length: 6 characters

The height of the screen in pixels.

ScreenWidth

integer

Max. length: 6 characters

The width of the screen in pixels.

TimeZoneOffset

integer

The difference in minutes between the browser’s timezone and UTC.

UserAgent

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The exact content of the HTTP User-Agent header.

JavascriptEnabled

boolean

Whether or not the end user’s browser has the ability to execute JavaScript.

IpAddress

string

The IP address of the end user initiating the transaction, in IPV4 or IPV6 format.

Billing

object

Default value: FirstName, LastName, and Address information of the Shipping object if any, otherwise the user (author).

Information about the end user billing address. If left empty, the default values will be automatically taken into account.

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FirstName

string

The first name of the user.

LastName

string

Max. length: 100 characters

The last name of the user.

Address

object

Information about the billing address.

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AddressLine1

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The first line of the address.

AddressLine2

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The second line of the address.

City

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The city of the address.

Region

string

Max. length: 255 characters

Required if the Country is US, CA, or MX.

The region of the address.

PostalCode

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The postal code of the address. The postal code can contain the following characters: alphanumeric, dashes, and spaces.

Country

string

Allowed values: Country code in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.

The country of the address.

Shipping

object

Default value: FirstName, LastName, and Address information of the Billing object, if supplied, otherwise of the user (author).

Information about the end user’s shipping address.

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FirstName

string

The first name of the user.

LastName

string

Max. length: 100 characters

The last name of the user.

Address

object

Information about the shipping address.

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AddressLine1

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The first line of the address.

AddressLine2

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The second line of the address.

City

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The city of the address.

Region

string

Max. length: 255 characters

Required if the Country is US, CA, or MX.

The region of the address.

PostalCode

string

Max. length: 255 characters

The postal code of the address. The postal code can contain the following characters: alphanumeric, dashes, and spaces.

Country

string

Allowed values: Country code in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.

The country of the address.

Requested3DSVersion

string

Returned values: V1, V2_1

The 3DS protocol version to be applied to the transaction.

Applied3DSVersion

string

Returned values: V1, V2_1

The 3DS protocol version applied to the transaction.

PreferredCardNetwork

string

Returned values: VISA, MASTERCARD, CB, MAESTRO

The card network to use, as chosen by the cardholder, in case of co-branded cards.

PaymentCategory

string

Default value: ECommerce

Allowed values: ECommerce, TelephoneOrder

The channel through which the user provided their card details, used to indicate mail-order and telephone-order (MOTO) payments:

• ECommerce – Payment received online.
• TelephoneOrder – Payment received via mail order or telephone order (MOTO).

CardInfo

string

Information about the card used for the transaction. 
If the information or data is not available, null is returned.

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BIN

string

The 6-digit bank identification number (BIN) of the card issuer.

IssuingBank

string

The name of the card issuer.

IssuerCountryCode

string

Format: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 two-letter country code

The country where the card was issued.

Type

string

Returned values: DEBIT, CREDIT, CHARGE CARD.

The type of card product.

Brand

string

The card brand. Examples include: AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER, JCB, MASTERCARD, VISA, etc.

Note: The possible returned values are numerous and liable to evolve over time.

SubType

string

The subtype of the card product. Examples include: CLASSIC, GOLD, PLATINUM, PREPAID, etc.

Note: The possible returned values are numerous and liable to evolve over time.

ProfilingAttemptReference

string

The unique reference generated for the profiling session, used by the fraud prevention solution to produce recommendations for the transaction using the profiling data.

Note: Parameter not returned by the API. Profiling feature available on request – contact Mangopay via the Dashboard for more information.

Related resources

Guide

Learn more about 7-day preauthorization