Mastercard

Mastercard Send Account Verification Service

The Mastercard Send Account Verification Service (AVS) enables Originating Institutions and Transaction Initiators to perform real-time card account checks with card issuers before initiating funding transactions or payment transactions (person-to-person payments or disbursements) with those card accounts.

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Documentation

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GettingStarted
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/#getting-started
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APIReference
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-basics/#http-headers
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Documentation
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-reference/

Other Resources

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Security
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-basics/#api-security
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Sandbox
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-basics/#environments
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UseCases
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/use-cases/
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Tutorials
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/
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ErrorCodes
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/code-and-formats/
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Sandbox
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/testing/
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Sandbox
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/testing/#sandbox-testing
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ChangeLog
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/release-history/
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FAQ
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/support/#faqs
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Support
https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/support/#get-help

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: mastercard:mastercard-send-account-verification-service
name: Mastercard Send Account Verification Service
tags:
- Account Verification
- Issuers
- Money Transfer
humanURL: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/
properties:
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/#getting-started
  name: Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: GettingStarted
  description: The Mastercard Send Account Verification Service (AVS) enables Originating Institutions
    and Transaction Initiators to perform real-time card account checks with card issuers before initiating
    funding transactions or payment transactions (person-to-person payments or disbursements) with those
    card accounts.
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-basics/#api-security
  name: API Basics | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: Security
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-basics/#environments
  name: API Basics | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: Sandbox
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-basics/#http-headers
  name: API Basics | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: APIReference
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/use-cases/
  name: Use Cases | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: UseCases
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/
  name: Tutorials and Guides | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: Tutorials
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/api-reference/
  name: API Reference | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/code-and-formats/
  name: Code and Formats | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: ErrorCodes
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/testing/
  name: Testing | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: Sandbox
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/testing/#sandbox-testing
  name: Testing | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: Sandbox
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/release-history/
  name: Release History | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/support/#faqs
  name: Support | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: FAQ
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-avs/documentation/support/#get-help
  name: Support | Mastercard Send Account Verification Service | Mastercard Developers
  type: Support
description: The Mastercard Send Account Verification Service (AVS) enables Originating Institutions and
  Transaction Initiators to perform real-time card account checks with card issuers before initiating
  funding transactions or payment transactions (person-to-person payments or disbursements) with those
  card accounts.