Authorize.net Transactions API

Charge, authorize, capture, void and refund transactions.

Operations 1

POST /xml/v1/request.api Submit an Authorize.Net API request #

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OpenAPI Specification

authorize-net-transactions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Authorize.Net Transactions API
  description: 'Best-effort OpenAPI 3.1 description of the Authorize.Net payments API.

    Authorize.Net uses a single-endpoint architecture: all operations are POSTed

    to /xml/v1/request.api with the operation selected via a transaction or

    request type inside the JSON body. Derived from the public reference at

    https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/.

    '
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: Authorize.Net Developer Center
    url: https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/
servers:
- url: https://api.authorize.net
  description: Production
- url: https://apitest.authorize.net
  description: Sandbox
security:
- merchantAuthentication: []
tags:
- name: Transactions
  description: Charge, authorize, capture, void and refund transactions.
paths:
  /xml/v1/request.api:
    post:
      tags:
      - Transactions
      summary: Submit an Authorize.Net API request
      description: 'Authorize.Net uses a single endpoint for all API calls. The desired

        operation is selected via the wrapping request object name in the JSON

        (or XML) body, e.g. `createTransactionRequest` with a nested

        `transactionRequest.transactionType` value such as

        `authCaptureTransaction`, `authOnlyTransaction`,

        `priorAuthCaptureTransaction`, `refundTransaction` or

        `voidTransaction`. Merchant credentials are passed inside the body via

        the `merchantAuthentication` object (apiLoginID + transactionKey).

        '
      operationId: submitRequest
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnetApiRequest'
          text/xml:
            schema:
              type: string
              description: XML body conforming to AnetApiSchema.xsd
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API response (JSON or XML)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AnetApiResponse'
            text/xml:
              schema:
                type: string
components:
  schemas:
    MerchantAuthentication:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - transactionKey
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 25
          description: API Login ID
        transactionKey:
          type: string
          maxLength: 16
          description: Transaction Key
    CreateTransactionRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - merchantAuthentication
      - transactionRequest
      properties:
        merchantAuthentication:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MerchantAuthentication'
        refId:
          type: string
        transactionRequest:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransactionRequest'
    AnetApiRequest:
      oneOf:
      - type: object
        properties:
          createTransactionRequest:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateTransactionRequest'
      - type: object
        description: 'Any other Authorize.Net request envelope, e.g.

          createCustomerProfileRequest, getTransactionDetailsRequest,

          getSettledBatchListRequest, createCustomerPaymentProfileRequest, etc.

          '
    TransactionRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        transactionType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - authCaptureTransaction
          - authOnlyTransaction
          - priorAuthCaptureTransaction
          - refundTransaction
          - voidTransaction
        amount:
          type: string
          description: Decimal amount as string
        payment:
          type: object
          description: Payment instrument (creditCard, bankAccount, opaqueData, etc.)
        refTransId:
          type: string
          description: Reference transaction ID for capture/void/refund
    AnetApiResponse:
      type: object
      description: 'Authorize.Net response envelope. Common fields include `messages` with

        `resultCode` and an array of `message` objects, plus operation-specific

        payloads (e.g. transactionResponse).

        '
      properties:
        messages:
          type: object
          properties:
            resultCode:
              type: string
              enum:
              - Ok
              - Error
            message:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                  text:
                    type: string
  securitySchemes:
    merchantAuthentication:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Anet-Merchant-Auth
      description: 'Authorize.Net does not use HTTP authentication. Instead, every request

        must include a `merchantAuthentication` object in the JSON/XML body

        containing the merchant''s API Login ID (`name`) and `transactionKey`.

        This security scheme entry is a placeholder so OpenAPI tooling can model

        the requirement.

        '