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Shift4 Payment API (1.7.43)

Overview
URL

https://www.shift4.com/contact-us/

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Host Direct Test URL

https://api.shift4test.com/api/rest/v1/

Host Direct Production URL

https://api.shift4api.net/api/rest/v1/

Credentials

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Transactions

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Merchants

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Gift Cards

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Cards

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Devices

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Reports

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Batches

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QR Payments

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PayPal

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3D Secure

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OCT

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ACH

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Updater

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Account Update

Request

This function is used to request an account update for a set of tokens.

Integration Methods:

  • Host Direct

See the Integration Methods and URLs Section sections of the Development Quick Start guide for details regarding each processing option.

Security
AccessToken
Headers
InterfaceVersionstring<= 11 charactersrequired

Refers to the version of the program or application that is sending requests to Shift4. The following special characters are not allowed: $ % : ^ - ~ < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

Example: 2.1
InterfaceNamestring<= 25 charactersrequired

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: $ % : ^ - ~ ` < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

Example: ForwardPOS
CompanyNamestring<= 26 charactersrequired

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: $ % : ^ - ~ ` < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

Example: PAWS
AccessTokenstring(uuid)<= 52 charactersrequired

A security credential used to authenticate API requests and all i4Go® 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 request, which generates an Access Token using an authToken and clientGuid.

Example: EA79FB05-3AA7-4500-AF9A-73F986FF2C1D
Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
dateTimestring(ISO 8601)required

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

cardsArray of objects[ 1 .. 5000 ] itemsrequired

Array of card tokens

Example: [{"token":"8589410119524356"},{"token":"8048471746471119"},{"token":"8589410119529857"}]
cards[].​tokenstring<= 16 charactersrequired

The token representing the card account number for which you are requesting an update.

application/json
{
  "dateTime": "2024-05-21T09:18:23.283-07:00",
  "cards": [
    {
      "token": "8589410119524356"
    },
    {
      "token": "8048471746471119"
    },
    {
      "token": "8589410119529857"
    }
  ]
}

Responses

Request was processed

Bodyapplication/json
resultArray of objects
Response
application/json
{
  "result": [
    {
      "dateTime": "2024-05-21T09:18:23.283-07:00",
      "merchant": {
        "mid": 15877,
        "name": "Merchant XYZ"
      },
      "server": {
        "name": "TM01CE"
      },
      "updaterRequestId": "bad91cf7-0664-40d5-877f-cd4cbe36fc9a"
    }
  ]
}

Account Update Status

Request

This function is used to request a status update to a previous Account Update request for a set of tokens.

Integration Methods:

  • Host Direct

See the Integration Methods and URLs Section sections of the Development Quick Start guide for details regarding each processing option.

Security
AccessToken
Headers
InterfaceVersionstring<= 11 charactersrequired

Refers to the version of the program or application that is sending requests to Shift4. The following special characters are not allowed: $ % : ^ - ~ < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

Example: 2.1
InterfaceNamestring<= 25 charactersrequired

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: $ % : ^ - ~ ` < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

Example: ForwardPOS
CompanyNamestring<= 26 charactersrequired

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: $ % : ^ - ~ ` < > , ? “ ” ‘ ’ { } [ ] \ + =

Example: PAWS
AccessTokenstring(uuid)<= 52 charactersrequired

A security credential used to authenticate API requests and all i4Go® 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 request, which generates an Access Token using an authToken and clientGuid.

Example: EA79FB05-3AA7-4500-AF9A-73F986FF2C1D
Bodyapplication/jsonrequired
dateTimestring(ISO 8601)required

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

updaterRequestIdstring(uuid)required

Updater Request ID. Returned in the response to the Account Update API request. Sent in the Account Update Status request when checking on the status of a previous updater request.

application/json
{
  "dateTime": "2024-05-21T09:18:23.283-07:00",
  "updaterRequestId": "bad91cf7-0664-40d5-877f-cd4cbe36fc9a"
}

Responses

Request was processed

Bodyapplication/json
resultArray of objects
Response
application/json
{
  "result": [
    {
      "cards": [
        { … },
        { … },
        { … }
      ],
      "dateTime": "2024-05-21T09:18:23.283-07:00",
      "merchant": {
        "mid": 15877,
        "name": "Merchant XYZ"
      },
      "server": {
        "name": "TM01CE"
      },
      "updaterRequestId": "bad91cf7-0664-40d5-877f-cd4cbe36fc9a",
      "updaterStatus": "C"
    }
  ]
}

DCC

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Rules

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