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Address Verification Result Codes

To run an Address Verification Service (AVS) check, include an address object in the Create Payment request. The following table lists common AVS result codes:

Note

Not available in all payment methods.

Table 7. Common Address Verification Result codes

Code

Reason

X

Street address and 9-digit ZIP code both match

Y

Street address and 5-digit ZIP code both match

A

Street address matches, but both 5-digit and 9-digit ZIP Code do not match

W

Street address does not match, but 9-digit ZIP code matches

Z

Street address does not match, but 5-digit ZIP code matches

N

Street address, 5-digit ZIP code, and 9-digit ZIP code all do not match

U

Address information unavailable. Returned if non-US. AVS is not available or if the AVS in a U.S. bank is not functioning properly.

R

Retry - Issuers System Unavailable or Timed Out.

E

AVS data is invalid

S

U.S. issuing bank does not support AVS