CyberSource Account Updater


About CyberSource Account Updater:

For businesses that store customer payment card data, CyberSource offers an Account Updater service that automatically updates changes made to participating1 Visa and MasterCard payment cards, helping to increase your authorization approval rates and improve revenue retention. Billing with updated information can lead to improved authorization approval rates and reduced time and cost associated with manually contacting customers to update payment details. Most importantly, by delivering uninterrupted service and avoiding unnecessary customer contacts, you are more likely to improve customer retention. Account Updater does not require you to utilize CyberSource payment processing services.

CyberSource Account Updater was integrated by HostedPCI in 2017, we support the following credit card processing features.

Implemented Features:

Feature Level of Support
Auth Implemented
Sale (Auth+Capture) Implemented
Capture Implemented
Void Implemented
Credit Implemented

Authentication and Security Credentials: 

  • Username
  • Password
  • PGP Private Key
  • PGP Private Key Password
  • Merchant ID
  • P12 Certificate Name
  • SSL Key
  • Store Name

Supported Parameters: 

KEY NAME FORMAT MANDATORY DESCRIPTIONS
apiVersion Numerical Required “1.0.1”
apiType Alphabetical Required “pxyhpci”
userName Alphanumeric Required API Username
userPassKey Alphanumeric Required API PassKey
pxyCreditCard.creditCardNumber Numerical Required HostedPCI Token Representing Credit Card
pxy.CreditCard.cardCodeVerification Numerical Optional HostedPCI Token Representing CVV Code
pxyCreditCard.expirationMonth Numerical Required Expiration month with 2 digits for example, for December use “12”
pxyCreditCard.expirationYear Numerical Required Expiration year with 4 digits for example, for 2025, use “2025”
pxyTransaction.txnCurISO Alphabetical Required 3 letter ISO Currency Code for example, “USD” or “CAD”
pxyTransaction.txnAmount Numerical Required Amount to Authorize, for example for $10.50 use 10.50
pxyTransaction.merchantRefId Numerical Required Merchant reference number can be order id or invoice id
pxyTransaction.txnPayName Alphanumeric Required HostedPCI payment profile name, for example “DEF”
pxyTransaction.txnComment Alphabetical Optional Short comment
pxyCustomerInfo.email Alphanumeric Optional Customer’s Email Address
pxyCustomerInfo.customerIP Numerical Optional Customer’s IP Address
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.firstName Alphabetical Optional Customer’s First Name
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.lastName Alphabetical Optional Customer’s Last Name
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.phoneNumber Numerical Optional Billing Phone Number
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.address Alphanumeric Required Customer’s Billing Address
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.address2 Alphanumeric Optional Secondary Billing Address
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.city Alphabetical Required Customer’s Billing City
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.state Alphabetical Required Customer’s Billing State or Province
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.zipCode Numerical Required Customer’s Billing Zip Code or Postal Code
pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.country Alphabetical Required Customer’s Billing Country
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.firstName Alphabetical Optional Customer’s First Name for Shipping
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.lastName Alphabetical Optional Customer’s Last Name for Shipping
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.phoneNumber Numerical Optional Shipping Phone Number
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.address Alphanumeric Optional Customer’s Shipping Address
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.address2 Alphanumeric Optional Secondary Shipping Address
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.city Alphabetical Optional Customer’s Shipping City
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.state Alphabetical Optional Customer’s Shipping State or Province
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.zipCode Alphabetical Optional Customer’s Shipping Zip Code or Postal Code
pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.country Alphabetical Optional Customer’s Shipping Country

API Endpoint URL:

https://[HPCI_API_HOSTENAME]/iSynSApp/paymentAuth.action

API Request Body:

apiVersion=1.0.1&apiType=pxyhpci&userName=[APIuserName]&userPassKey=[APIPassKey]&pxyCreditCard.creditCardNumber=[CreditCardToken]&pxyCreditCard.cardCodeVerification=[CVVToken]&pxyCreditCard.expirationMonth=[ExpiryMonth]&pxyCreditCard.expirationYear=[ExpiryYear]&pxyTransaction.txnCurISO=[Currency]&pxyTransaction.txnAmount=[Amount]&pxyTransaction.merchantRefId=[UniqueMerchantRefID]&pxyTransaction.txnPayName=[ProfileName]&pxyTransaction.txnComment=[ShortComment]&pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.firstName=[CustomerFirstName]&pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.lastName=[CustomerLastName]&pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.address=[BillingStreetAddress]&pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.city=[BillingCity]&pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.state=[State/Province]&pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.zipCode=[ZipCode/PostalCode]&pxyCustomerInfo.billingLocation.country=[Country]&pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.firstName=[ShippingFirstName]&pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.lastName=[ShippingLastName]&pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.address=[ShippingStreetAddress]&pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.city=[ShippingCity]&pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.state=[ShippingState/Province]&pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.zipCode=[ShippingZipCode/PostalCode]&pxyCustomerInfo.shippingLocation.country=[ShippingCountry]