Authorize.Net simplifies the payment process and helps you to accept credit card payments quickly.
Setting Up Authorize.Net
Login into Merchant Interface at https://account.authorize.net/. After a successful login, click on Account from the main toolbar.
Click on API Credentials & Keys under General Security Settings. Enter your Secret Answer to your secret question in the field provided. Click the radio button next to New Transaction Key. Click Submit to complete the process. The API Login ID and Transaction Key are generated and being displayed.
Advanced Integration Method (AIM) is used for one time payment.
Automated Recurring Billing (ARB) is used for recurring with optional trial subscription.
For further information, please read through Getting Started Guide.
Add Or Edit Silent Post URL
Login to your Merchant Interface at https://account.authorize.net/. Click on Settings menu in Authorize account.
Open Silent Post URL link to edit or add new url.
In the URL field, enter the following URL to which the payment gateway should copy the transaction relay responses. This URL must start with http:// or https://.
http://yoursite.com/index.php?option=com_payplans&view=payment&task=notify
Authorize.Net Configuration
The General options for Authorize.Net are fairly the same among all payment methods. You'll need to give a suitable title, determine whether to be published or unpublished and the appropriate description for this payment method. You may set this payment method to be applied to all plans or only on selected plans.
The Parameters section are the specific options needed when configuring Authorize.net integration. Details of each options are described below.
API Login ID : In this section, you will need to provide the API login ID that you have obtained from Authorize.Net.
Transaction Key : In this section you will need to enter the transaction key that you have obtained from Authorize.Net.
Allow Recurring Billing Cancellation : This option allows users to cancel their recurring billing on the front end when they are viewing their purchases.
Display Company Name : This option determines if the company name should be displayed in the form.
Display Customer ID : This option determines if the Customer ID should be visible in the form.
Display Telephone Number : This option determines if the telephone number should be displayed in the form.
Display Fax Number : This option determines if the fax number should be displayed in the form.
Enable Sandbox Mode : This option determines if the payment gateway should be processed in sandbox mode. Sandbox is a testing environment simulates a behavior of a payment method.
When everything are in order, click on Save button to store the configuration.
Known Issues & FAQs
- Main difference between Authorize.net and AuthorizeCIM regarding PayPlans is that Authorize.net process the notification once in a day. So, you should wait and check whether subscription get activated or not in one day.
While in AuthorizeCIM, we get instant payment notifications regarding payment. So, if you have recurring subscription, then it would be better to use AuthorizeCIM, in order to get instant notification or if you still want to use Authorize.Net, then set Wait for payment. You'll find the "Wait for payment" option in the PayPlans configuration, under the expert tab.
- In case of Authorize.net the payment notification of recurring subscription comes after 24 Hours of payment to the notification url you have set in your merchant account.
- User authentication failed due to invalid API user name and/or the transaction key or API key is invalid. So, please correct your app details.
Please refer to the link regarding general issues with Authorize.net: Authorize Response Codes