Instant Deposit (OCT) Failure Codes

Instant Deposit (OCT) transaction declines will return a code in the error_message field as <action code>:<message>

{
    "http_status": 200,
    "error_code": "ERR_OCT_DECLINE",
    "error_message": "15:No such issuer"
}

Visa and Mastercard may return a different message for the same Action Code. With the exception of Action Codes 76-89, you can treat the response as the same regardless of message. Codes 76-89 should be handled according to the card type. See Action Codes 76-89 for more details.

Action Code

Message

00

Approved and completed successful

01

Refer to card issuer

02

Refer to card issuer, special condition

03

Invalid merchant

04

Pick up card (no fraud)

05

Do not honor

06

Error

07

Pick up card, special condition (fraud account)

08

Honor with ID

10

Partial approval

11

Approved (V.I.P)

12

Invalid transaction

13

Invalid amount or currency conversion field overflow

14

Invalid account number (no such number)

15

No such issuer

19

Re-enter transaction

21

No action taken

25

Unable to locate record in file

28

File temporarily not available for update or inquiry

30

Format error

39

No credit account

41

Lost card, pick up (fraud account)

43

Stolen card, pick up (fraud account)

46

Closed account

51

Not sufficient funds

52

No checking account

53

No savings account

54

Expired card or expiration date is missing

55

Incorrect PIN or PIN missing

57

Transaction not permitted to cardholder

58

Transaction not allowed at terminal

59

Suspected fraud

61

Exceeds approval amount limit

62

Restricted card (card invalid in this region or country)

63

Security violation (source is not correct issuer)

64

Transaction does not fulfill AML requirement

65

Exceeds withdrawal frequency limit

70

PIN data required

71

PIN Not Changed

74

Different value than that used for PIN encryption errors

75

Allowable number of PIN entry tries exceeded

76-89

Visa Codes
Mastercard Codes

90

Cutoff is in progress

91

Issuer or switch inoperative and STIP not applicable or not available for this transaction

92

Financial institution or intermediate network facility cannot be found for routing (receiving institution ID is invalid)

93

Transaction cannot be completed - violation of law

94

Duplication transaction detected

1A

Additional customer authentication required

1Z

Authorization System or issuer system inoperative

6P

Verification data failed

B1

Surcharge amount not permitted on Visa cards or EBT food stamps (U.S. acquirers only)

B2

Surcharge amount not supported by debit network issuer

N0

Force STIP

N3

Cash service not available

N4

Cash request exceeds issuer or approved limit

N5

Ineligible for resubmission

N7

Decline for CVV2 failure

N8

Transaction amount exceeds preauthorized approval amount

P5

Denied PIN unblock—PIN change or unblock request declined by issuer

P6

Denied PIN change—requested PIN unsafe

Q1

Card Authentication failed

R0

Stop Payment Order

R2

Transaction does not qualify for Visa PIN

R3

Revocation of all authorizations order

Z4

Unable to go online; offline-declined

Action Codes 76-89

Action Codes 76-89 are "reserved for private use", meaning they can and will have different meanings for Visa and Mastercard. The following Actions Codes should be used for Visa and Mastercard.

Visa Codes

Action CodeMessage
76Unsolicited reversal
78Blocked, first used — Transaction from new cardholder, and card not properly unblocked
79Already reversed (by Switch)
80No financial impact
81Cryptographic error found in PIN
82Negative CAM, dCVV, iCVV, or CVV results
85No reason to decline a request for address verification, CVV2 verification, or a credit voucher or merchandise return
86Cannot verify PIN; for example, no PVV
89Ineligible to receive financial position information (GIV)

Mastercard Codes

Action CodeMessage
76Invalid/nonexistent “To Account” specified
77Invalid/nonexistent “From Account” specified
78Invalid/nonexistent account specified (general)
79Life cycle (Mastercard use only)
80System not available
81Domestic Debit Transaction Not Allowed (Regional use only)
82Policy (Mastercard use only)
83Fraud/Security (Mastercard use only)
84Invalid Authorization Life Cycle
85Not declined
86PIN Validation not possible
87Purchase Amount Only, No Cash Back Allowed
88Cryptographic failure
89Unacceptable PIN—Transaction Declined—Retry