Balance Inquiry

Overview

The balance inquiry command allows a customer to check the balance of a prepaid credit (Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover) or Moneris issued gift card. The balance will be displayed only on the terminal and will not be sent in the response for privacy concerns.

Balance Inquiry Command

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Note
Visit the Moneris Gift Card Program to learn more.
Moneris Gift Card Program

Request Structure

Element	Type	Description	Size	Required
apiVersion	String	API version number	V20	Required
istConfigCode	String	Moneris provided integration configuration code	V25	Required
dataId	String	Merchant defined unique identifier for the data object	V50	Required
dataTimestamp	String	Date and time of the request (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)	F19	Required
data	Object	Object that contains all transaction requests	-	-
request	Array	Contains data applicable to transaction request	-	-
orderId	String	Order ID from Purchase	V50	Required
idempotencyKey	String	Unique transaction identifier to avoid duplicate request	V50	Required
linkId	String	Id used to group related transactions	V50	Optional
terminalId	String	Destination Terminal ID	F8	Optional
userName	String	Unique identifier for clerk / user	V30	Optional
customIdData	String	Custom field	V50	Optional
action	String	"balanceInquiry"	V50	Required
progressStatus	String	If value is set to "True", terminal will return progress to POS Note: This feature is only available on Direct Integration	V5	Optional
modifier	String	Modifier value “scan”, CNP	V24	Optional

{
   "apiVersion":"3.0",
   "istConfigCode":"example_istConfigCode",
   "dataId":"example_dataId",
   "dataTimestamp":"1969-12-31 23:59:59",
   "data":{
      "request":[
         {
            "orderId":"example_orderId",
            "idempotencyKey":"example_idempotencyKey",
            "action":"balanceInquiry"
         }
      ]
   }
}

Response structure

Element	Type	Description	Size	Required
apiVersion	String	API version number	V20	Required
statusCode	String	Status code for the overall transaction request	V4	Required
status	String	Description of the statusCode	V4	Required
dataId	String	Merchant defined unique identifier for the data object	V50	Required
dataTimestamp	String	Date and time of the request (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)	F19	Required
data	Object	Object that contains all transaction requests	-	-
response	Array	Contains data applicable to transaction request	-	-
orderId	String	A unique identifier for this request	V50	Required
transactionId	String	Unique identifier for this request	V50	Required
idempotencyKey	String	Unique transaction identifier to avoid duplicate request	V50	Required
linkId	String	Id used to group related transactions	V50	Optional
action	String	"balanceInquiry"	V50	Required
statusCode	String	Status code for individual request	V4	Required
status	String	Description of the individual statusCode	V50	Required
tenderType	String	Payment Type: Credit, Debit, Gift etc	V50	Required
cardType	String	Card Type: V, M, P, AX etc	V2	Conditional
cardName	String	Card Name: Visa, MasterCard, Interac, Amex etc	V25	Conditional
sequenceNum	String	Sequence Number	V18	Conditional
realTimeUniqueId	String	Real Time Moneris Transaction Unique Identifier	F15	Conditional
responseCode	String	Moneris Host Response Code	V3	Conditional
iso	String	ISO response Code	V2	Conditional
authCode	String	Authorization code returned from the issuing institution.	V8	Conditional
formFactor	String	EMV Specific Data	F2	Conditional
maskedPan	String	Masked Primary Account Number (PAN)	V21	Conditional
completed	String	"true" or "false"	V5	Required
terminalId	String	Destination Terminal ID	F8	Required

{
   "apiVersion":"3.0",
   "statusCode":"example_statusCode",
   "status":"example_status",
   "dataId":"example_dataId",
   "dataTimestamp":"1969-12-31 23:59:59",
   "data":{
      "response":[
         {
            "orderId":"example_orderId",
            "transactionId":"example_transactionId",
            "statusCode":"example_statusCode",
            "status":"example_status",
            "idempotencyKey":"example_idempotencyKey",
            "completed":"true",
            "responseCode":"example_responseCode",
            "iso":"example_iso",
            "tenderType":"example_tenderType",
            "cardType":"example_cardType",
            "sequenceNum":"example_sequenceNum",
            "realTimeUniqueId":"example_realTimeUniqueId",
            "authCode":"example_authCode",
            "formFactor":"example_formFactor",
            "maskedPan":"example_maskedPan",
            "action":"balanceInquiry",
            "terminalId":"example_terminalId"
         }
      ]
   }
}

Errors

If your response contains errors, visit the Errors page for a detailed description of each one.