Credit Card

Credit Card: Create

important
Typically requires PCI SAQ D compliance
We recommend using payment_method functions to avoid any PCI concerns with raw credit card data being present on your server.

Ruby

result = gateway.credit_card.create(
  :customer_id => customer_id,
  :number => "4111111111111111",
  :expiration_date => "06/2022",
  :cvv => "100"
)

Parameters

:billing_address

A billing address associated with a specific customer ID. It can be further associated with a specific payment method. The maximum number of addresses per customer is 50.

:companyString

Company name. 255 character maximum.

:country_code_alpha2String

The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code specified in an address. The gateway only accepts specific alpha-2 values.

:country_code_alpha3String

The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code specified in an address. The gateway only accepts specific alpha-3 values.

:country_code_numericString

The ISO 3166-1 numeric country code specified in an address. The gateway only accepts specific numeric values.

:country_nameString

The country name specified in an address. We only accept specific country names.

:extended_addressString

The extended address information—such as apartment or suite number. 255 character maximum.

:first_nameString

The first name. 255 character maximum.

:international_phone

The phone number that belongs to the address that is structured with country code and national number.

:country_codeString

Country code of phone number. 1-3 digits. Required.

:national_numberString

National number of phone number. 4-12 digits. Required.

:last_nameString

The last name. 255 character maximum.

:localityString

The locality/city. 255 character maximum.

:phone_numberString

Deprecated.

We recommend using international_phone. This functionality still exists in the gateway but is no longer documented. This parameter will be removed in the future.

:postal_codeString

The postal code. Postal code must be a string of 4-9 alphanumeric characters, optionally separated by a dash or a space. Spaces and hyphens are ignored.

:regionString

The state or province. 255 character maximum.

:street_addressString

The billing street address. 255 character maximum. Required to perform card verification when AVS rules are configured to require street address.

:billing_address_idString

The two-letter value for an address associated with a specific customer ID. The maximum number of addresses per customer is 50.

:cardholder_nameString

The cardholder name associated with the credit card. 175 character maximum.

:customer_idString

A string value representing an existing customer in your Vault that you want to add a credit card for.

:cvvString

A 3 or 4 digit card verification value assigned to credit cards. The CVV will never be stored in the gateway, but it can be provided with one-time requests to verify the card.

:expiration_dateString

The expiration date, formatted MM/YY or MM/YYYY. May be used instead of expiration_month and expiration_year.

:expiration_monthString

The expiration month of a credit card, formatted MM. May be used with expiration_year, and instead of expiration_date.

:expiration_yearString

The two or four digit year associated with a credit card, formatted YYYY or YY. May be used with expiration_month, and instead of expiration_date.

:numberString

The 12-19 digit value consisting of a bank identification number (BIN) and primary account number (PAN). Passing the number directly (rather than passing a nonce) should only be done in a PCI compliant environment. If in doubt, use payment_method_nonce with Payment Method: Create

:options

Optional values that can be passed with a request.

:fail_on_duplicate_payment_methodbool

If this option is passed and the same payment method has already been added to the Vault for any customer, the request will fail.

:make_defaultbool

This option makes the specified payment method the default for the customer.

:skip_advanced_fraud_checkingboolean

Prevents the verification from being evaluated as part of Premium Fraud Management Tools checks. Use with caution – once you've skipped checks for a verification, it is not possible to run them retroactively.

:verification_amountString

Specify a non-negative amount that you want to use to verify a card. If you do not pass this option, the gateway will automatically use a verification amount of $0 or $1, depending on the processor and/or card type.

:verification_merchant_account_idString

Specify the merchant account ID that you want to use to verify a card. See the merchant_account_id on Transaction: Sale to learn more. The merchant account can't be a marketplace sub-merchant account. See the Braintree Marketplace Guide to learn more.

:verify_cardbool

This option prompts the gateway to verify the card's number and expiration date. It also verifies the AVS and CVV information if you've enabled AVS and CVV rules.

note
Braintree strongly recommends verifying all cards before they are stored in your Vault by enabling card verification for your entire account in the Control Panel.

In some cases, cardholders may see a temporary authorization on their account after their card has been verified. The authorization will fall off the cardholder's account within a few days and will never settle.

Only returns a Credit Card Verification result if verification runs and is unsuccessful.

:payment_method_nonceString

One-time-use reference to card information provided by your customer.

:three_d_secure_authentication_idString

ID of the 3D Secure authentication performed for creating this credit card. Do not provide this field if you are using a payment_method_nonce that is 3D Secure enriched.

:three_d_secure_pass_thru

Results of a merchant-performed 3D Secure authentication. You will only need to use these fields if you've performed your own integration with a 3D Secure MPI provider (e.g. Cardinal Centinel). Otherwise, Braintree's SDKs handle this for you in our standard 3D Secure integration.

:cavvString

Cardholder authentication verification value or CAVV. The main encrypted message issuers and card networks use to verify authentication has occurred. Mastercard uses an AVV message and American Express uses an AEVV message, each of which should also be passed in the cavv parameter.

:ds_transaction_idString

Transaction identifier resulting from 3D Secure 2 authentication. This field must be supplied for Mastercard Identity Check.

:eci_flagString

The value of the electronic commerce indicator (ECI) flag, which indicates the outcome of the 3DS authentication.

Accepted values for Mastercard:

00 = Failed or not attempted
01 = Attempted
02 = Success
04 = Data-Only (Applies to limited processors)

Accepted values for all other card brands:

07 = Failed or not attempted
06 = Attempted
05 = Success

:three_d_secure_versionString

The version of 3D Secure authentication used for the transaction. Required on Visa and Mastercard authentications. Must be composed of digits separated by periods (e.g. 1.0.2).

:xidString

Transaction identifier resulting from 3D Secure authentication. Uniquely identifies the transaction and sometimes required in the authorization message. Must be base64-encoded. This field will no longer be used in 3D Secure 2 authentications.

:tokenString

An alphanumeric value that references a specific payment method stored in your Vault. Must be less than or equal to 36 characters. If using a custom integration, you can specify what you want the token to be. If not specified, the gateway will generate one that can be accessed on the result. If using our Drop-in UI with a customer ID to vault payment methods, you can't specify your own token. Length and format of gateway-generated tokens and IDs may change at any time.

Payment method nonces vs. raw card data

While it is possible to pass both raw card data and a payment method nonce in the same call, we recommend passing only a payment method nonce.

Passing both will result in a payment method that has a mix of their attributes, with precedence given to the fields individually, then to the attributes of the payment method nonce. For example, if you pass both a card number and a payment method nonce, the payment method will have the number you passed explicitly, but the rest of the attributes will be obtained through the nonce.