Ecommerce API: Error codes

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The Ecommerce API returns error codes and messages when a request contains invalid or incomplete data and Clover cannot process the request. These issues can be divided into two general categories:

Errors that should be addressed by your app's logic (if you are integrating with the API only)
Errors that should be handled at runtime (iframe and API integrations)

Errors you may encounter are explained the in the following sections.

API only errors

You can prevent these errors by checking for the described issues in your application before submitting the API request.

Error code	Description	Request type(s)	Prevention
`incorrect_cvc`	The `card.cvv` provided is not a three- or four-digit value	Create token	Verify that the CVV value is a three- or four-digit number
`invalid_cvc`	The `card.cvv` provided is not a three- or four-digit value	Create token, create or update customer	Verify that the CVV value is a three- or four-digit number
`invalid_expiry_month`	The `card.exp_month` provided is not a one- or two-digit value	Create token	Verify that the month value is a one- or two-digit number
`invalid_expiry_year`	The `card.exp_month` provided is not a two- or four-digit value	Create token	Verify that the year value is a two- or four-digit number
`invalid_number`	The PAN provided in `card.number` is invalid	Create token	Verify that the PAN is valid
`invalid_tax_amount`	The `tax_amount` provided is not valid	Create charge	Verify that the amount is a positive number

API and iframe errors

These errors can be handled at runtime and may be encountered by any Ecommerce app.

Error code	Description	Request type	Next steps
`amount_too_large`	The `amount` provided exceeds the amount allowed by Clover ($999, 999.99)	Create charge and pay for order	If possible, split the charge or order into smaller amounts and retry as two transactions. If the customer's `source` token is single-use, the card will need to be tokenized again before attempting a second request when the first succeeds.
`card_declined`	The `source` provided was declined by the payment gateway	Create charge and pay for order	Allow the customer to enter a different card and retry the request with the new `source`
`card_on_file_missing`	The customer attempting to pay does not have a `source` on file to complete the payment	Charge	Direct the customer to enter their card information and update the customer's record with the new `source`. Then, retry the original charge request.
`charge_already_captured`	The `charge` provided has already been captured	Capture charge	Do not retry the request
`charge_already_refunded`	The `charge` provided has already been refunded	Refund	Do not retry the request
`email_invalid`	The `email` provided is not valid	Create charge, create or update customer, pay for order	Notify the customer of the issue and allow them to retry or enter a new email address
`expired_card`	The expiration date (the combination of `card.exp_month` and `card.exp_year`) provided is in the past	Token	Notify the customer of the issue and allow them to retry by entering a new card
`incorrect_cvc`	The `card.cvv` provided is not a three- or four-digit value	Token	Notify the customer of the issue and allow them to retry by entering a new card
`incorrect_number`	The value provided in `card.number` is not valid	Token	Notify the customer of the issue and allow them to retry by entering a new card
`invalid_card_type`	The `card.brand` provided is not a recognized value	Token	Before sending the request, verify that the `brand` is one of the enumerated values
`invalid_charge_amount`	The `amount` provided exceeds the amount allowed by Clover	Charge	If possible, split the charge or order into smaller amounts and retry as two transactions. If the customer's `source` token is single-use, the card will need to be tokenized again before attempting a second request when the first succeeds.
`invalid_request`	The value provided in `card.number` is not a valid raw or encrypted PAN	Token	Notify the customer of the issue and allow them to retry by entering a new card
`invalid_tip_amount`	The `tip_amount` provided is not a valid amount	Create charge and pay for order	Notify the customer of the issue and allow them to retry by entering a new tip amount
`invalid_tax_amount`	The `tax_amount` provided is not a valid amount	Create charge	Check that the amount is a positive number and, if the value has changed after the check, retry the request
`missing`	The token request failed upstream and the upstream message could not be processed	Token	Allow the user to retry the transaction
`order_already_paid`	The order identified by the ID in the request URL has already been paid	Pay order	Notify the user that the order has already been paid
`processing_error`	A generic error indicating that the request could not be processed as submitted	Any	Notify the user that an error occurred and, if warranted, allow them to retry the request
`rate_limit`	Your application has made too many requests and additional requests will not be processed until the rate limit expires	Any	Follow the best practices described in API usage & rate limits
`resource_missing`	The data item (charge, order, or refund) provided in the request does not exist	Any	Notify the user that the data item could not be found. Allow the user to adjust the request and retry.
`token_already_used`	The `source` value is not a multipay token and was already used for a different payment	Charge	Notify the user of the issue and have them reenter their card details. Then, use the iframe to generate a new token.

Updated 12 months ago