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Force Post

Retrieves the locked funds and prepares them for settlement into the merchant’s account.

This is used when a merchant obtains the authorization number directly from the issuer by a third-party authorization method (such as by phone).

Note:Please be advised that this transaction is NOT supported for UnionPay.

Canada Code Sample

//Request Format: 

forcepost, order_id, amount, pan, exp_date, auth_code, crypt_type

forcepost_supp, order_id, amount, pan, exp_date, auth_code, crypt_type, cust_id

//Sample Request:

forcepost,order_18_testing,14.00,4242424242424242,1809,537373,1

forcepost_supp,order_19_testing,12.00,4242424242424242,1809,892447,1,Cust_1

//Response Format:
order_id,  ReferenceNum, ResponseCode, ISO, AuthCode, TransTime, TransDate,Complete,Message,amount,CardType,TxnNumber,TimedOut,reserved,reserved

//Sample Response:
order_18_testing,660144080011541900,027,01,537373,09:10:23,2016-07-02,02,true,APPROVED           *                    =,14.00,V,5542-0_10,false,,null

order_19_testing,660144080011541950,027,01,892447,09:18:54,2016-07-02,02,true,APPROVED           *                    =,12.00,V,5549-0_10,false,,null

Force Post transaction mandatory values

Value Type Limits Set method Description
Order ID String 50-character alphanumeric order_id Merchant-defined transaction identifier that must be unique for every Purchase, Pre-Authorization and Independent Refund transaction. No two transactions of these types may have the same order ID.

For Refund, Completion and Purchase Correction transactions, the order ID must be the same as that of the original transaction.

The last 10 characters of the order ID are displayed in the “Invoice Number” field on the Merchant Direct Reports. However only letters, numbers and spaces are sent to Merchant Direct.

A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 valid characters are sent to Merchant Direct. Only the last characters beginning after any invalid characters are sent. For example, if the order ID is 1234-567890, only 567890 is sent to Merchant Direct.

If the order ID has fewer than 3 characters, it may display a blank or 0000000000 in the Invoice Number field.
Amount String 10-character decimal amount Transaction amount. Used in a number of transactions. Note that this is different from the amount used in a Completion transaction, which is an alphanumeric value.

This must contain at least 3 digits, two of which are penny values.

The minimum allowable value is $0.01, and the maximum allowable value is 9999999.99. Transaction amounts of $0.00 are not allowed.
Credit card number String 20-character alphanumeric pan Most credit card numbers today are 16 digits, but some 13-digit numbers are still accepted by some issuers. This field has been intentionally expanded to 20 digits in consideration for future expansion and potential support of private label card ranges.
Expiry date String 4-character alphanumeric (YYMM format) expdate Note: This is the reverse of the date displayed on the physical card, which is MMYY.
Authorization code String 8-character alphanumeric auth_code Authorization code provided in the transaction response from the issuing bank. This is required for Force Post transactions.
E-Commerce indicator String 1-character alphanumeric crypt_type

Describes the category of e-commerce transaction being processed. Allowable values are:


  • 1 - Mail Order / Telephone Order—Single
  • 2 - Mail Order / Telephone Order—Recurring
  • 3 - Mail Order / Telephone Order—Instalment
  • 4 - Mail Order / Telephone Order—Unknown classification
  • 5 - Authenticated e-commerce transaction (VBV)
  • 6 - Non-authenticated e-commerce transaction (VBV)
  • 7 - SSL-enabled merchant

In Credential on File transactions where the request field e-commerce indicator is also being sent: the allowable values for e-commerce indicator are dependent on the value sent for payment indicator, as follows:


if payment indicator = R, then allowable values for e-commerce indicator: 2, 5 or 6
if payment indicator = C, then allowable values for e-commerce indicator: 1, 5, 6 or 7
if payment indicator = U, then allowable values for e-commerce indicator: 1 or 7
if payment indicator = Z, then allowable values for e-commerce indicator: 1, 5, 6 or 7

Force Post transaction object optional values

Value Type Limits Set method Description
Customer ID String 50-character alphanumeric cust_id This can be used for policy number, membership number, student ID, invoice number and so on.

This field is searchable from the Moneris Merchant Resource Centre.