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Generic messages are consistent across all three payment types, Credit Card, Open Banking and Direct Debit.

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HTTP-response-codes
HTTP-response-codes

HTTP Response Codes

Name

Description

200 OK 

 Everything worked as expected.

400 Bad Request 

Often due to missing a required parameter.

401 Unauthorized 

No valid API key provided.

402 Request failed

The parameters were valid but the request failed.

403 Forbidden 

The API key doesn't have permissions to perform the request.

404 Not Found 

The requested resource doesn't exist. 

409 - Conflict

Conflicts with another request (perhaps using the same key).

429 - Too Many Requests

Too many requests hit the API too quickly.

500  

Something went wrong 

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generic-messages
generic-messages

Generic Messages

Code

Title

Message

Notes

201

Success

Success

Access token is created

201

Success

Success

Payment Intent is created

400

Validation error

Api key is required

If API key is not present, the create token request will return this status

400

Validation error

Secret key is required

If secret key is not present, create token request will return this status

400

Validation error

Amount is required

If proper amount is not present, create intent request will return this status
CC - 1 (min amount)
DD - 1.01(min amount)
OB - 0.01(min amount)

400

Validation error

Return url is required

If return url is not present, create intent request will return this status

400

Validation error

Notification url is required

If notification url is not present, create intent request will return this status

400

Validation error

Payment type is required

If payment type is not present, create intent request will return this status
Supported payment types - credit-card, direct-debit, open-banking
Allowed payment types of merchant account are returned in create token request

400

Validation error

Currency is required

If currency is not present, then create intent request will return this status.
Supported currency - three digit ISO formatted code
Default currency - GBP

400

Validation error

Payment Intent is required

If payment intent is not present, this status will be returned

401

Authorisation error

Payment Intent has expired

If the payment intent is created before 30 minutes or it has been used for one payment type already, then this status will be returned

401

Authorisation error

Unauthorised request

If the passed access_token in header, is invalid , then this status will be returned

401

Authorisation error

Access Token expired

If the access_token is created before 30 minutes, then this status will be returned

403

Authorisation error

Forbidden request

If Blink API status is not active in merchant account, then this status will be returned

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credit-cards
credit-cards

Credit Cards

Code

Title

Message

Notes

200

Captured

Payment successful

If payment is successfully processed through credit card, then this status will be returned

200

Accepted

Payment successful and accepted

If payment is captured and received , then this status will be returned

400

Validation error

Payment Token is required

If payment token is not present , creditcards request will return this status

400

Validation error

Device timezone is required

If 3DS authentication is enabled, device timezone is needed for Credit Cards request

400

Validation error

Device capabilities is required

If 3DS authentication is enabled, device capabilities is needed for Credit Cards request

400

Validation error

Device screen resolution is required

If 3DS authentication is enabled, device screen resolution is needed for Credit Cards request

400

Validation error

Device accept language is required

If 3DS authentication is enabled, device accept language is needed for Credit Cards request

400

Validation error

Remote address is required

If 3DS authentication is enabled, remote address is needed for Credit Cards request

400

Validation error

Customer name is required

If customer name is not present, this status will be returned

400

Validation error

Customer email is required

If customer email is not present, this status will be returned

500

3DS authentication required

3DS authentication required

If any of the 3DS related details are missing, then this status will be returned

500

Finished

Missing Cardcvv

If CVV details is not provided during card payment, then this status will be returned

500

Finished

Authentication Rejected By Issuer - Cardholder Not Enrolled In Service

If 3DS authentication is rejected , then this status will be returned

500

Finished

3DS declined

If 3DS is declined while authenticating, then this status will be returned

500

Rejected

Payment rejected

if after capturing the payment if it’s rejected due to any issue, then this status will be returned

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open-banking
open-banking

Open Banking

Code

Title

Message

Notes

200

Success

Success

If payment is successful, then this status will be returned

400

Validation error

Customer name is required

If customer name is not present, this status will be returned

400

Validation error

Customer email is required

If customer email is not present, this status will be returned

500

Failed

Failed

If payment is not successful, then this status will be returned

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direct-debit
direct-debit

Direct Debit

Code

Title

Message

Notes

200

Pending Submission

Pending Submission

If payment is successful, then this status will be returned

400

Validation error

Given name is required if company name is not present

If given name is not present in the absence of company name, Direct Debits request will return this status

400

Validation error

Family name is required if company name is not present

Family name and given name, both are required in the absence of company name in Direct Debits request

400

Validation error

Company name is required if given name and family name are not present

If company name is not present along with given name and first name, Direct Debits request will return this status

400

Validation error

Email address is required

If email is not present, Direct Debits request will return this status

400

Validation error

Account holder name is required

If account holder name is not present, Direct Debits request will return this status

400

Validation error

Branch code is required

If branch code is not present, Direct Debits request will return this status

400

Validation error

Account number is required

If account number is not present, Direct Debits request will return this status

401

Authorisation error

Direct debit is not enabled to this merchant account

If merchant’s Gocardless account is not connected with their blink account, then this status will be returned