Shift4 Updater API

The Updater API from Shift4 — 2 operation(s) for updater.

Operations 2

POST /updater/request Account Update #
POST /updater/status Account Update Status #

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OpenAPI Specification

shift4-updater-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.7.57
  title: Shift4 Payment Updater API
  contact:
    url: https://www.shift4.com/contact-us/
servers:
- url: https://api.shift4test.com/api/rest/v1
  description: Host Direct Test URL
- url: https://api.shift4api.net/api/rest/v1
  description: Host Direct Production URL
tags:
- name: Updater
paths:
  /updater/request:
    servers:
    - url: https://api.shift4test.com/api/rest/v1
      description: Host Direct Test URL
    - url: https://api.shift4api.net/api/rest/v1
      description: Host Direct Production URL
    post:
      tags:
      - Updater
      summary: Account Update
      operationId: updaterrequest
      security:
      - AccessToken: []
      description: 'This function is used to request an account update for a set of tokens.


        **Integration Methods:**

        - Host Direct


        See the [Integration Methods](/guides/quickstart#integration-methods) and [URLs Section](/guides/quickstart#urls) sections of the Development Quick Start guide for details regarding each processing option.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InterfaceVersion'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InterfaceName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CompanyName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccessToken'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              required:
              - dateTime
              - cards
              properties:
                dateTime:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateTime'
                cards:
                  type: array
                  minItems: 1
                  maxItems: 5000
                  description: 'Array of card tokens

                    '
                  items:
                    type: object
                    required:
                    - token
                    properties:
                      token:
                        description: 'The token representing the card account number for which you are requesting an update.

                          '
                        type: string
                        maxLength: 16
                  example:
                  - token: '8589410119524356'
                  - token: '8048471746471119'
                  - token: '8589410119529857'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Request was processed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        dateTime:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateTime'
                        merchant:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MerchantResponse'
                        server:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Server'
                        updaterRequestId:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterRequestId'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponseUpdater'
        '504':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TimeoutResponseUpdater'
  /updater/status:
    servers:
    - url: https://api.shift4test.com/api/rest/v1
      description: Host Direct Test URL
    - url: https://api.shift4api.net/api/rest/v1
      description: Host Direct Production URL
    post:
      tags:
      - Updater
      summary: Account Update Status
      operationId: updaterstatus
      security:
      - AccessToken: []
      description: 'This function is used to request a status update to a previous [Account Update](/apis/payments-platform-rest/openapi/updater/updaterrequest) request for a set of tokens.


        **Integration Methods:**

        - Host Direct


        See the [Integration Methods](/guides/quickstart#integration-methods) and [URLs Section](/guides/quickstart#urls) sections of the Development Quick Start guide for details regarding each processing option.

        '
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InterfaceVersion'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InterfaceName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CompanyName'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccessToken'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              required:
              - dateTime
              - updaterRequestId
              properties:
                dateTime:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateTime'
                updaterRequestId:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterRequestId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Request was processed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        cards:
                          type: array
                          description: 'Array of card tokens

                            '
                          items:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              token:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterToken'
                              status:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterCardsStatus'
                              expirationDate:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterExpirationDate'
                              newExpirationDate:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterNewExpirationDate'
                              newToken:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterNewToken'
                          example:
                          - token: '8589410119524356'
                            status: A
                            expirationDate: 0824
                            newToken: '8589410119524357'
                          - token: '8048471746471119'
                            status: B
                            expirationDate: 0925
                            newExpirationDate: '1026'
                          - token: '8589410119529857'
                            status: E
                            expirationDate: '1024'
                        dateTime:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateTime'
                        merchant:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MerchantResponse'
                        server:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Server'
                        updaterRequestId:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterRequestId'
                        updaterStatus:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdaterStatus'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorResponseUpdater'
        '504':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TimeoutResponseUpdater'
components:
  responses:
    ErrorResponseUpdater:
      description: Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              result:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    error:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorNoPrimarySecondary'
                    server:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Server'
            example:
              result:
              - error:
                  code: 40103
                  severity: Info
                  shortText: Invalid Param
                  longText: Client request missing field
                server:
                  name: TM01CE
    TimeoutResponseUpdater:
      description: Timeout
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            properties:
              result:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    dateTime:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DateTime'
                    error:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorNoPrimarySecondary'
                    server:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Server'
            example:
              result:
              - dateTime: '2024-01-17T13:35:25.049-07:00'
                error:
                  code: 64002
                  severity: Error
                  shortText: Timed Out
                  longText: Connection Timeout
                server:
                  name: TM01CE
  parameters:
    AccessToken:
      required: true
      name: AccessToken
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
        maxLength: 52
        example: EA79FB05-3AA7-4500-AF9A-73F986FF2C1D
      description: 'A security credential used to authenticate API requests and all [i4Go®](https://s4-myportal.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/documentation/i4go/i4go%20technical%20reference%20guide.pdf) authorizeClient/preauthorizeClient requests. An Access Token is the alias for the merchant account and interface being used. The Access Token is required in all requests except an [Access Token Exchange](/apis/payments-platform-rest/openapi/credentials/accesstokenexchange) request, which generates an Access Token using an `authToken` and `clientGuid`.

        '
    CompanyName:
      required: true
      name: CompanyName
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 26
        example: PAWS
      description: 'Refers to the vendor or partner that designed and certified the interface. The information you use in this field should match what Shift4 has on file or what was agreed upon in your Integration Plan. The following special characters are not allowed&colon;  $ % &colon; ^ - ~ ` < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

        '
    InterfaceVersion:
      required: true
      name: InterfaceVersion
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 11
        example: '2.1'
      description: 'Refers to the version of the program or application that is sending requests to Shift4. The following special characters are not allowed&colon;  $ % &colon; ^ - ~ < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

        '
    InterfaceName:
      required: true
      name: InterfaceName
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 25
        example: ForwardPOS
      description: 'Refers to the name of the program or application that is sending requests to Shift4. This should be the name of the program that you purchased or created. The following special characters are not allowed&colon;  $ % &colon; ^ - ~ ` < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

        '
  schemas:
    MerchantMID:
      type: number
      maxLength: 10
      example: 15877
      description: 'The merchant ID associated with the merchant account.

        '
    UpdaterToken:
      type: string
      maxLength: 16
      description: 'The token representing the card account number for which you are requesting an update.

        '
    ErrorCodeNoCondition:
      type: integer
      maxLength: 5
      readOnly: true
      example: 64100
      description: 'Code indicating the type of error that occurred. Refer to the [Error Codes](/guides/appendices/error-codes) section of this document for more details.

        '
    UpdaterStatus:
      type: string
      maxLength: 1
      enum:
      - P
      - C
      example: C
      description: 'The status of the card update request.


        | Value | Description | Details                                        |

        | ----- | ------------|----------------------------------------------- |

        | P     | Pending     | Data is not ready yet, please try again later. |

        | C     | Completed   | Data is completed and sent in cards array.     |

        '
    ErrorNoPrimarySecondary:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorCodeNoCondition'
        severity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSeverity'
        shortText:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorShortText'
        longText:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorLongText'
    ServerName:
      type: string
      maxLength: 50
      example: TM01CE
      description: 'The name of the server that processed the request.

        '
    MerchantName:
      type: string
      maxLength: 22
      example: Merchant XYZ
      description: 'The merchant’s business name as configured with Shift4.

        '
    MerchantResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        mid:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MerchantMID'
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MerchantName'
    ErrorSeverity:
      type: string
      enum:
      - Info
      - Error
      - Alert
      readOnly: true
      example: Info
      description: 'Severity level of the error.


        | Severity | Description                                                       |

        | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------  |

        | Info     | Action not required - Data input/formatting is incorrect          |

        | Error    | Action may be required - Communication, timeout or network issue  |

        | Alert    | Action required - System issue                                    |

        '
    DateTime:
      type: string
      format: ISO 8601
      example: '2024-05-21T09:18:23.283-07:00'
      description: 'The date and time in ISO 8601 format including the timezone offset (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.nnn+hh:mm).


        Must be sent as the local date/time of the merchant. For example, a request processed at a merchant in the Pacific time zone at 9:18am on April 15th 2021 would be sent as 2021-04-15T09:18:23.283-07:00

        '
    UpdaterNewToken:
      type: string
      maxLength: 16
      description: 'The token representing the new card number if the card has been replaced.

        '
    ErrorLongText:
      type: string
      maxLength: 255
      readOnly: true
      example: Card type not recognized
      description: 'Extended error message that is returned if an error condition exists.

        '
    ErrorShortText:
      type: string
      maxLength: 16
      readOnly: true
      example: NOT IN CARDRANGE
      description: 'Abbreviated error message that is always returned if an error condition exists

        '
    UpdaterCardsStatus:
      type: string
      maxLength: 1
      enum:
      - A
      - B
      - C
      - D
      - E
      - F
      - H
      - O
      - T
      - U
      description: 'The status of the card update request.


        | Value | Description                                                   |

        | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |

        | A     | New account number and/or new expiration date.                |

        | B     | New expiration date, same account number.                     |

        | C     | Account is marked as closed.                                  |

        | D     | Contact cardholder for updated information.                   |

        | E     | No updates were found but the account is valid.               |

        | F     | No match for the data provided. Participating BIN/ issuer.    |

        | H     | No match for the data provided. Non-participating BIN/issuer. |

        | O     | Cardholder opted out from service.                            |

        | T     | Token not found / Invalid                                     |

        | U     | Unknown error                                                 |

        '
    UpdaterNewExpirationDate:
      type: string
      minLength: 4
      maxLength: 4
      description: "The card's updated expiration date in MMYY format. \n"
    UpdaterExpirationDate:
      type: string
      minLength: 4
      maxLength: 4
      description: 'The card''s expiration date in MMYY format.

        '
    UpdaterRequestId:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      example: bad91cf7-0664-40d5-877f-cd4cbe36fc9a
      description: 'Updater Request ID. Returned in the response to the [Account Update](/apis/payments-platform-rest/openapi/updater/updaterrequest) API request. Sent in the [Account Update Status](/apis/payments-platform-rest/openapi/updater/updaterstatus) request when checking on the status of a previous updater request.

        '
    Server:
      type: object
      readOnly: true
      properties:
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServerName'
  securitySchemes:
    AccessToken:
      type: apiKey
      name: AccessToken
      in: header
      description: "A security credential used to authenticate API requests and all [i4Go®](https://s4-myportal.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/documentation/i4go/i4go%20technical%20reference%20guide.pdf) authorizeClient/preauthorizeClient requests. An Access Token is the alias for the merchant account and interface being used. \n\nExample:\n  ```\n  AccessToken: EA79FB05-3AA7-4500-AF9A-73F986FF2C1D\n  ```\n"
    HMAC-SHA256:
      type: http
      scheme: hmac-sha256
      description: "Authentication using HMAC-256 signatures as the authorization scheme.\n\nSent in the `Authorization` header in the following format:\n\n`Authorization`: **HMAC-SHA256** `Credential`={value}&`Signature`={value}\n\n| Argument      | Description                                      |\n|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|\n| HMAC-SHA256   | Authorization scheme.                            |\n| Credential    | The ID of the key used to compute the signature. |\n| Signature     | base64 encoded HMACSHA256 value.                 |\n\nExample: \n  ```\n  Authorization: HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AESKEY1&Signature=8SFtIc6zQlswxAZqDKXL+BpRmlDvIWyjOwU8wdl0zK4=\n  ```\n"