POS Systems Error Codes

The authorization was approved and the transaction can proceed.

The transaction requires additional handling; the merchant may be instructed to contact the issuer.

The merchant identifier or acquiring setup is not recognized or not permitted for this transaction.

The issuer indicates the card should be retained and the transaction should not proceed.

A generic issuer or network error occurred; the transaction could not be processed as submitted.

The issuer indicates a retain/pick-up action under special conditions; the transaction should not proceed.

The card issuer could not be identified or the routing information was not recognized.

The authorization request format was invalid or could not be parsed by the receiver.

The issuer indicates the card is reported lost; the authorization should be declined.

The issuer indicates the card is reported stolen; the authorization should be declined.

A card transaction was declined with a non-specific “do not honor” response.

The transaction type or requested operation was not accepted for processing.

The transaction amount was not accepted by the processor or issuer.

The card number failed validation or did not map to an acceptable account.

The issuer declined because the account did not have sufficient available funds or credit.

The card expiration date failed validation during authorization.

The issuer declined because the transaction is not permitted for this account.

The transaction type was not permitted in the terminal or merchant configuration.