Transaction Codes

Transaction Status Codes

The status of a transaction will change depending on the following factors:

  1. Was the transaction accepted or rejected for processing?
  2. Which part of the status cycle the transaction is in?

 

The status cycle for a typical ACH transaction is Ready > Settling > Funded. The status cycle for a typical credit card transaction is Ready > Settled. After being sent out by Forte for processing, the status may change to one of the following:

Status Description
Authorized

The customer's payment was authorized. To complete the sale, the item must be captured from the transaction's detail page.
Complete eCheck verification was performed and the results were positive (POS) or unknown (UNK).
Declined Transaction was declined for reasons detailed in Response Code and Response Description.
Failed eCheck verification was performed and the results were negative (NEG) or the transaction failed for reasons detailed in the Response Code and Response Description.
Funded eCheck item was funded to or from the merchant's bank account.
Ready Transaction was received and is awaiting origination (echeck) or settlement (credit card).
Rejected eCheck item has been rejected or returned by the client's financial institution. Merchant will not be funded for the item.
Review Transaction was unable to be settled due to a merchant configuration issue. Please contact Customer Service to resolve (1-469-675-9920 x1).
Settled Credit Card item has been funded to the merchant's bank account.
Settling eCheck item has been originated and Forte is awaiting the settlement results.
Unfunded Previously funded echeck item has been returned and funding was reversed.
Voided The transaction was voided and the item will not be originated or settled.

 

Transaction Response Codes

When a transaction is submitted for processing, Forte immediately returns one of the following responses. Transactions that are accepted for processing return the A response codes. Transactions that are rejected for processing return the U response codes. Transactions that have formatting errors in the message return the F response codes, and transactions that run into exceptions return the E response codes.

Code Description Comments Test Parameters
Approved
A01 APPROVED Transaction approved/completed  
A03 PARTIAL AUTHORIZATION Transaction approved for a partial authorization (CC only) Not available
Declined
U02 ACCOUNT NOT APPROVED Customer account is in Forte's "known bad" account list (EFT only)

Send echeck sale transaction with the following data:

  • routing_number=021000021
  • account_number=987654321
TRN NOT APPROVED Routing number passes checksum test but not valid for ACH

Send echeck sale transaction with the following data:

  • routing_number=064000101
  • account_number=Any account number
U03 DAILY TRANS LIMIT Merchant daily limit exceeded (EFT only) Not available
U04 MONTHLY TRANS LIMIT Merchant monthly limit exceeded (EFT only) Not available
U05 AVS FAILURE ZIPCODE AVS state/zip code check failed Send a regionand postal_code that do not match
U06 AVS FAILURE AREACODE AVS state/area code check failed Send a regionand postal_code that do not match
U07 AVS FAILURE EMAIL AVS anonymous email check failed Send an email from a hotmail.com email address.
U08 DAILY VELOCITY Merchant has exceeded the maximum number of transactions per hour, which may indicate a security problem. This error rarely occurs, but if you receive it, contact Forte immediately.  
U09 WINDOW VELOCITY Merchant has exceeded the maximum number of transactions per hour, which may indicate a security problem. This error rarely occurs, but if you receive it, contact Forte immediately.  
U10 DUPLICATE TRANSACTION Transaction has the same attributes as another transaction within the time set by the merchant Send the same transaction twice within five minutes
U11 RECUR TRANS NOT FOUND Transaction types 40-42 only Not available
U12 UPDATE NOT ALLOWED Original transaction not voidable or captureable Send a void transaction for a declined transaction
U13 ORIG TRANS NOT FOUND Transaction to be voided or captured not found Send void transaction for the following trace number: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
U14 BAD TYPE FOR ORIG TRANS Void/capture and original transaction types do not agree (CC/EFT) Send a void credit card transaction for an echeck transaction
U15 ALREADY VOIDED/CAPTURED Transaction was previously voided or captured Void the same transaction twice
U16 SETTLEMENT PROCESS STARTED Void attempted after the start of the settlement process
U18 UPDATE FAILED Void or Capture failed Send a transaction for 19.18 or 1918
U19 INVALID TRN Account ABA number is invalid Send echeck transaction with routing_number=123456789
U20 INVALID CREDIT CARD NUMBER Credit card number is invalid Send a credit card transaction with account_number=1111111111111111
U21 BAD START DATE Date is malformed Send a transaction with scheduling data but a start date of 13/1/2008 or 1/1/2001
U22 SWIPE DATA FAILURE Swipe data is malformed  
U23 INVALID EXPIRATION DATE Malformed expiration date Send Credit Card transaction with expire_month=13
U25 INVALID AMOUNT Negative amount Send a transaction for a negative amount
(-1.00)
U26 INVALID DATA Invalid data present in transaction Send a void transaction with authorization_amount=.
U27 CONV FEE NOT ALLOWED Merchant sent a convenience fee but is not configured to accept one  
U28 CONV FEE INCORRECT Merchant configured for convenience fee but did not send one  
U29 CONV FEE DECLINED Convenience fee transaction failed - SplitCharge model only  
U30 PRINCIPAL DECLINED Principal transaction failed - SplitCharge model only  
U32 INVALID WALLET TYPE Invalid Wallet Type present in the transaction Send a transaction with wallet type values out of ApplePay, GooglePay or SamsungPay
U33 INVALID WALLET SOURCE Wallet source is invalid Send a transaction with wallet source values other then InApp, Web
U34 INVALID WALLET CRYPTOGRAM

Wallet cryptogram in invalid. Length of cryptograms for different card brands:

Visa , Mast <= 28 characters Disc,JCB,Diner <= 40 characters

Amex <= 56 characters

Send a transaction with digital wallet cryptogram. Where Length of cryptograms for different card brands is not as show below:

Visa , Mast <= 28 characters

Disc,JCB,Diner <= 40 characters

Amex <= 56 characters
U35 INCORRECT MARKET TYPE Market type must be ecommerce for digital wallet transcations N/A
U51 MERCHANT STATUS Merchant is not "live" Send a transaction for a non-live account
U52 TYPE NOT ALLOWED Merchant not approved for transaction type (CC or EFT) Send a transaction of a type (credit card or echeck) that the account is not allowed to process
U53 PER TRANS LIMIT Transaction amount exceeds merchant's per transaction limit (EFTs only) Send a transaction that exceeds the merchant's echeck limit(s)
U54 INVALID MERCHANT CONFIG Merchant's configuration requires updating - call Customer Support Send a transaction for 19.54 or 1954
U57 DIGITAL WALLET NOT CONFIG Merchant is not configured for digital wallets, but the request is populated with wallet specific fields N/A
U58 SPECIFIC WALLET TYPE NOT CONFIG Merchant is not configured for a specific wallet type, but the request has it N/A
U59 INCORRECT WALLET CONFIG Merchant is incorrectly configured to accept wallet payments, but the processor does not support digital wallets N/A
U78 DISALLOWED ACH SEC CODE Indicates that the SEC code passed in with the ACH transaction is not allowed for the merchant account Send a transaction with SEC code XYZ
U80 PREAUTH DECLINE Transaction was declined due to preauthorization (Forte Verify) result Send a transaction for 19.80 or 1980
U81 PREAUTH TIMEOUT Preauthorizer not responding (verify transactions only) Send a transaction for 19.81 or 1981
U82 PREAUTH ERROR Preauthorizer error (verify transactions only) Send a transaction for 19.82 or 1982
U83 AUTH DECLINE Transaction was declined due to authorizer declination Send a transaction for 19.83, 1983, or 1.33
U84 AUTH TIMEOUT Authorizer not responding Send a transaction for 19.84 or 1984
U85 AUTH ERROR Authorizer error Send a transaction for 19.85 or 1985
U86 AVS FAILURE AUTH Authorizer AVS check failed Send a transaction for 19.86 or 1986
U87 AUTH BUSY Authorizing vendor busy, may be resubmitted (CC only) Send a transaction for 19.87 or 1987
U88 PREAUTH BUSY Verification vendor busy, may be resubmitted (type 26 only) Send a transaction for 19.88 or 1988
U89 AUTH UNAVAIL Vendor service unavailable (CC only) Send a transaction for 19.89 or 1989
U90 PREAUTH UNAVAIL Verification service unavailable (type 26 only) Send a transaction for 19.90 or 1990
U91 CREDIT CARD NOT ALLOWED Merchant account is configured to process only debit cards. Credit cards are not allowed. Not available
U92 DEBIT CARD NOT ALLOWED Merchant account is configured to process only credit cards. Debit cards are not allowed. Not available
U93 DECRYPT INPUT ERROR Caused by an error during decryption Send the same encrypted card data twice
Formatting Error
F01 MANDATORY FIELD IS MISSING Required field is missing  
F03 INVALID FIELD NAME Value is not allowed  
F04 INVALID FIELD VALUE Value is not allowed  
F05 DUPLICATE FIELD Field is repeated in message  
F07 CONFLICTING FIELD Fields cannot both be present  
Fatal Error
E10 INVALID MERCH OR PASSWD Merchant ID or processing password is incorrect  
E20 MERCHANT TIMEOUT Transaction message not received (I/O flush required?)  
E55 INVALID TOKEN Specified token was invalid, could not be located or may have been deleted  
Client Token Transactions For client token transactions where neither payment fields nor a payment token were specified, the client record does not have a default payment method matching the transaction type.  
Payment Token Transactions For payment token transactions where no client token is specified, the payment token must be clientless.  
Both Client and Payment Tokens Present For transactions with client and payment tokens, the specified payment token is not associated with the client or is clientless.  
E90 BAD MERCH IP ADDR Origination IP is not on merchant's approved IP list  
E99 INTERNAL ERROR An unspecified error has occurred  

 

Transaction Return Codes

Forte uses NACHA specification return codes that indicate whether the consumer portion of the payment has been returned or rejected. Some common returns are a closed bank account, invalid bank account, insufficient funds, or a dispute. If a payment is unsuccessful, Forte usually receives the return message from the ACH network within 2 to 4 business days of payment submission. For more information on return codes, please refer to the latest NACHA guide which can be found at http://www.nacha.org (subscription required).

Code Description Comments
R01 INSUFFICIENT FUNDS The balance is not sufficient to cover the value of the transaction
R02 ACCOUNT CLOSED A previously open account has been closed
R03 NO ACCOUNT The account is closed or doesn't match the name submitted
R04 INVALID ACCOUNT NUMBER The account number structure is invalid
R05 PRENOTE NOT RECEIVED Pre-notification was not received
R06 RETURNED PER ODFI ODFI has requested RDFI to return this item
R07 AUTHORIZATION REVOKED Account holder has revoked the company's authorization
R08 PAYMENT STOPPED Account holder has stopped payment on this single transaction
R09 UNCOLLECTED FUNDS Balance is sufficient, but can't be released until uncollected items are collected
R10 NO AUTHORIZATION Account holder advises that the transaction is not authorized
R11 CHECK SAFEKEEPING RETURN Return of a check safekeeping entry return
R12 BRANCH SOLD The account is at a branch that was sold to another financial institution
R13 RDFI NOT QUALIFIED RDFI not qualified to participate
R14 DECEASED The account holder is deceased
R15 BENEFICIARY DECEASED The beneficiary entitled to benefits is deceased
R16 ACCOUNT FROZEN Funds are unavailable due to action by RDFI or other legal action
R17 FILE RECORD EDIT CRITERIA (SPECIFY) Some fields in the request are edited by the RDFI. If the entry cannot be processed by the RDFI, the field(s) causing the processing error must be identified in the addenda record information field of the return.
R18 IMPROPER EFFECTIVE ENTRY DATE Entries have been presented prior to the first available processing window for the effective date.
R19 AMOUNT FIELD ERROR The Amount field was improperly formatted in the request.
R20 NON-TRANSACTION ACCOUNT Policies/regulations restrict activity to this account
R21 INVALID COMPANY ID NUMBER The company ID information is not valid. This code normally returns for a customer-initiated entries (CIE).
R22 INVALID INDIVIDUAL ID NUMBER The individual ID used by receiver is incorrect. This code normally returns for customer-initiated entries (CIE).
R23 PAYMENT REFUSED The account holder refuses the transaction because the amount is inaccurate for another legal reason
R24 DUPLICATE ENTRY The transaction appears to be a duplicate item
R25 ADDENDA ERROR The addenda record information was improperly formatted in the request.
R26 MANDATORY ERROR The transaction is missing data from a mandatory field
R27 TRACE NUMBER ERROR The Trace Number in the original entry is not valid for the return entry or the Addenda Trace Numbers do not correspond with entry detail record.
R28 INVALID TRN The Transit Routing Number is invalid
R29 CORPORATE NOT AUTHORIZED The corporate receiver has notified RDFI that the Corp entry is not authorized
R30 RDFI NOT PARTICIPANT IN CHECK TRUNCATION PROGRAM The receiving financial institution does not participate in the automated check safekeeping application.
R31 ODFI PERMITS LATE RETURN RDFI rejected an entry that the ODFI had accepted (applies to CCD and CTX only)
R32 RDFI NON-SETTLEMENT The RDFI cannot settle the entry.
R33 RETURN OF XCK ENTRY The RDFI had decided to return a Destroyed Check Entry (XCK). An XCK return can be initiated by midnight of the 60th day following the settlement date of the entry.
R34 LIMITED PARTICIPATION RDFI A federal or state ACH Network Supervisor has limited the RDFI's participation.
R35 RETRUN OF IMPROPER DEBIT ENTRY A user or customer attempted to initiate an ACH debit for a customer-initiated entry (CIE), which is not permitted (except for reversals).
R36 RETURN OF IMPROPER CREDIT ENTRY ACH refund entries (with the exception of reversals) are not permitted for use with the WEB code.
R37 SOURCE DOCUMENT PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT The source document to which an ACH entry relates has been presented for payment.
R38 STOP PAYMENT ON SOURCE DOCUMENT The RDFI has determined a Stop Payment Order has been placed on the source document to which the ARC or BOC entry relates.
R39 IMPROPER SOURCE DOCUMENT The RDFI has determined that the source document (share draft or check) used for an ARC, BOC or POP entry is not eligible for conversion, OR the share draft has already been paid as a normal check posting.
R40 Return of ENR Entry by Federal Government Agency (ENR only) The Federal Government Agency has decided to return an Automated Enrollment entry (ENR). This return reason code only applies to ENR entries.
R41 INVALID TRANSACTION CODE (ENR ONLY) Either the Transaction Code included in Field 3 of the Addenda Record does not conform to the ACH Record Format Specifications, or the transaction code is not appropriate for Automated Enrollment entries.
R42 ROUTING NUMBER/CHECK DIGIT ERROR (ENR ONLY) The Routing Number and Check Digit included in Field 3 of the Addenda Record is either not a valid number or does not conform to the Modulus 10 formula.
R43 INVALID DFI ACCOUNT NUMBER (ENR ONLY) The customer's account number included in Field 3 of the Addenda Record must include at least one alphanumeric character.
R44 INVALID INDIVIDUAL ID NUMBER (ENR ONLY) The Individual ID Number/provided in Field 3 of the Addenda Record does not match a corresponding ID number in the Federal Government Agency’s records.
R45 INVALID INDIVIDUAL NAME (ENR ONLY) The customer name provided in Field 3 of the Addenda Record either does not match a corresponding name in the Federal Government Agency’s records or does not include at least one alphanumeric character.
R46 INVALID REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE INDICATOR (ENR ONLY) The Representative Payee Indicator Code included in Field 3 of the Addenda Record has been omitted or is not consistent with the Federal Government Agency’s records.
R47 DUPLICATE ENROLLMENT (ENR ONLY) The entry is a duplicate of an Automated Enrollment entry (ENR) previously initiated by a participant in the automated enrollment program.
R50 STATE LAW AFFECTING RCK ACCEPTANCE This code is only for Re-Presented Check Entries (RCK). The RDFI is located in a state that has not accepted and adopted the Uniform Commercial Code and has not revised its consumer agreements to allow for electronic presentment, OR the RDFI is in a state that requires all canceled checks to be returned in the consumer statement.
R51 NOTICE NOT PROVIDED/SIGNATURE NOT AUTHENTIC/ITEM ALTERED/INELIGIBLE FOR CONVERSION (ADJUSTMENT ENTRIES) This code is primarily for Re-Presented Check Entries (RCK). The item is ineligible, OR the Originator did not provide notice, OR all signatures on the item are not authentic or authorized or the item has been altered.
R52 STOP PAY ON ITEM (ADJUSTMENT ENTRIES This code is primarily for Re-Presented Check Entries (RCK). The RDFI has determined that a Stop Payment Order has been placed on the item.
R53 ITEM AND ACH ENTRY PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT This code is primarily for Re-Presented Check Entries (RCK). In addition to an RCK entry, the item to which the RCK entry relates has also been presented for payment.
R56 INVALID TRANSACTION DATE The date specified is invalid
R57 STALE DATE The transaction is too old for processing
R61 MISROUTED RETURN The financial institution preparing the return entry (the RDFI of the original entry) has placed the incorrect Routing Number in the Receiving DFI Identification field (positions 04-12— including Check Digit—of the Entry Detail Record).
R62 INCORRECT TRACE NUMBER The Trace Number found in positions 07-21 in the Addenda Record of the return entry is different from the trace number of the original entry.
R63 INCORRECT DOLLAR AMOUNT The dollar amount in the Entry Detail Record of the return entry is different from the dollar amount of the original entry.
R64 INCORRECT INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION The Individual Identification Number reflected in the Entry Detail Record of the return entry is different from the Individual Identification Number/Identification Number used in the original entry.
R65 INCORRECT TRANSACTION CODE The Transaction Code in the Entry Detail Record of the return entry is not the return equivalent of the Transaction Code in the original entry. All entries must be returned as received: e.g., credit as credit, debit as debit, demand as demand, savings as savings.)
R66 INCORRECT COMPANY IDENTIFICATION The Company Identification number used in the Company/Batch Header Record of the return entry is different from the Company Identification number used in the original entry.
R67 DUPLICATE RETURN The ODFI has received more than one return for the same entry.
R68 UNTIMELY RETURN The return entry has not been sent within the timeframe established by these rules.
R69 FIELD ERRORS

Two or more of the following fields—Original Entry Trace Number, Amount, Individual Identification Number/Identification Number, Company Identification, and/or Transaction Code—are incorrect.
R70 PERMISSIBLE RETURN ENTRY NOT ACCEPTED The ODFI has received a CCD or CTX return entry identified by the RDFI as being returned with the permission of the ODFI, but the ODFI has not agreed to accept the entry. This code may be used only to dishonor a return containing an R31 return reason code.
R71 MISROUTED DISHONOR RETURN The ODFI misrouted the Dishonored Return entry to the wrong RDFI using an incorrect routing/transit number.
R72 UNTIMELY DISHONOR RETURN The ODFI did not submit the Dishonored Return entry within the five-day deadline.
R73 TIMELY ORIGINAL RETURN The RDFI certifies that the original return entry was submitted by the applicable deadline.
R74 CORRECTED RETURN The RDFI is correcting a previous return entry that was dishonored using return code R69, because it contained incomplete or incorrect information.
R75 ORIGINAL RETURN NOT A DUPLICATE The original return entry was not a duplicate of an entry previously returned by the ODFI. This code may be used by the RDFI to contest an entry dishonored by the ODFI using return code R67 (duplicate return).
R76 NO ERRORS FOUND The original return entry did not contain the errors indicated by the ODFI in the dishonored return entry bearing return code R69 (field errors).
R80 CROSS-BORDER PAYMENT CODING ERROR

The cross-border entry is being returned due to one or more of the following conditions:

  • Invalid Foreign Exchange Indicator
  • Invalid ISO Originating Currency Code
  • Invalid ISO Destination Currency Code
  • Iinvalid ISO Destination Country Code
  • Invalid Transaction Type Code
R81 NON-PARTICIPANT IN CROSS-BORDER PROGRAM The cross-border entry is being returned because the Originating Gateway Operator does not have an agreement with the ODFI to process cross-border entries.
R82 INVALID FOREIGN RECEIVING DFI IDENTIFICATION The reference used to identify the Foreign Receiving DFI of an outbound cross-border entry is invalid.
R83 FOREIGN RECEIVING DFI UNABLE TO SETTLE The cross-border entry is being returned due to settlement problems in the foreign payment system.
R84 ENTRY NOT PROCESSED BY GATEWAY

For outbound International ACH Transaction (IAT) entries, the entry has not been processed and is being returned at the gateway’s discretion because either:

  • The processing of such an entry may expose the gateway to excessive risk
  • The foreign payment system does not support the functions needed to process the transaction
R95 OVER LIMIT This transaction is over your authorized limit
R96 ACCOUNT ON HOLD This company account is on hold
R97 RDFI DOES NOT PARTICIPATE RDFI does not allow this type of transaction
R98 INVALID PASSWORD The password supplied was invalid
R99 DECLINED UNPAID ITEMS This account or ID has been declined due to unpaid items

 

Transaction Settlement Codes

Merchants can configure their account to make up to 2 additional recollect attempts. For example, if a check is returned for insufficient funds, a merchant may configure recollection attempts on the following 1st and 15th of the month.

Code Description Comments
C00 CHARGEBACK Customer has disputed part or all of the transaction. The charge is returned to the customer's card that was used for payment.
S01 FUNDED (1st attempt) Transaction funded on the first attempt.
S02 FUNDED (2nd attempt) Transaction funded on the second attempt.
S03 FUNDED (3rd attempt) Transaction funded on the third attempt.
X02 VOIDED A batch transaction was voided
X03 REJECTED The transaction was rejected for settlement.