Gateway Biller Details Query Letter
Please email your your answers to this questionnaire, your full integration document, your testing account information, and your test purchase information to cho@toomuchmedia.com.
Find a PDF copy of this file here: Gateway Biller Details Form
Basic Information
- Company Name:
- Your name:
- Your email:
- Your phone number:
- Your TMMID (you must register for a TMMID at tmmid.com)
- Your NATS version number:
- Name of Developer:
- Developer's phone number:
- Developer's AIM/ICQ:
- Name of Project Manager:
- Project Manager's phone number:
- Project Manager's AIM/ICQ:
- What processing types do you support (for example: CC, Check, Dialer):
- What transaction types do you support (for example: initial, credit, void)?:
Definitions
- transactionid -- a unique identifier for each transaction, created by your system
- subscriptionid -- a unique identifier for each subscription, created by your system
- transaction reference id -- for credits, chargebacks, and reversals. The identifier for the original transaction being credited/etc.
- passthrough variable -- a variable we can use to pass custom information, which will be included with initial transactions (for postbacks and/or polling).
- instant upgrade -- an immediate upgrade from trial to full membership status. Force a rebill to occur now, instead of the end of the initial period.
- cross sell -- a sale to a different site, that is made at the time of the initial signup.
- upsell -- a sale to a different site, that is made after the initial signup. Upsells happen without requiring the credit card number.
Gateway Communication
What method does NATS use to communicate with your system (ex: https post, xml, SOAP)
What is the url we need to communicate with?
Please list what fields we can send to your system for initial transactions, and whether they are required by your system
| Field | Required | Type | Max Length | Description |
Required fields for the post sent:
- passthrough variable.
Please list what fields are returned in your response
| Field | Description |
Required fields for the response:
- transactionid
- subscriptionid (for recurring subscriptions)
- amount
- currency (required for multi-currency support)
Notification of Initial, Rebill, Credit, and Chargeback Transactions
You need to send information about rebill, credit, and chargeback transactions. NATS can get that information in two formats:
- Your system sends NATS a postback.
- NATS polls your reporting script on a regular basis. (Preferred)
- Do you have a postback system?:
- Do you have a reporting script?:
- Are initials reported in either (optional. To process initials, we need our passthrough variable)?:
Transaction Notifications Using Postbacks
If you elect to send NATS information about transactions using a postback, please fill in the following table with the fields sent:
| Field | Description |
Fields required by NATS:
- Transaction Type
- Indication whether transaction was approved
- Passthrough variable (if posting initials)
- Transactionid
- Subscriptionid
- Reference Transactionid (required for credits, chargebacks, and reversals)
- Amount
- Currency (required for multi-currency support)
IP Addresses (for postbacks only)
Please list every IP address that will send information to NATS:
Optionally, please give us a URL where we can download an updated list in a computer readable format of IP addresses that will send information to NATS. To make upgrades to your service easy, we highly recommend you provide this URL.
For example, a url like this:
https://example.com/ip_list.txt
Which contains:
1.2.3.4|1.2.3.5|1.2.3.6|1.2.3.7
URL:
If you are not able to provide us with an updated list of IP addresses, how can nats verify that a post is from your system?
Transaction Notification Using a Poll to a Reporting Script
If you elect to let NATS get information about transactions by accessing a reporting script, please fill in the following information.
What is the URL of the reporting script?
What is the format of the reporting script (csv, xml, SOAP)?
Please list the fields that should be sent to the reporting script:
| Field | Required | Type | Description |
Please fill in the following table with the fields returned for each transaction:
| Field | Description |
Required fields: Fields required by NATS:
- Transaction Type
- Indication whether transaction was approved
- Passthrough variable (if posting initials)
- Transactionid
- Subscriptionid
- Reference Transactionid (required for credits, chargebacks, and reversals)
- Amount
- Currency (required for multi-currency support)
- Date
Are there any restrictions on the reporting (ie: date range or frequency)?:
Instant Upgrades (Optional)
Does your system support instant upgrades?:
What is the format of the post (ie https post, XML, SOAP, etc)?
Please list what fields we can send to your system for instant upgrades, and whether they are required by your system
| Field | Required | Type | Max Length | Description |
Please list what fields are returned in your response
| Field | Description |
Required fields for the response:
- Instant upgrade approval (yes or no)
Cross Sells and Upsells (Optional)
Do you want to support cross sells?:
Do you support cross sells across accounts, or only between sites on the same account?
Do you have a system for cross sells, or do we send another initial?
If you have a system for cross sells:
Please list what fields we can send to your system for cross sell transactions, and whether they are required by your system
| Field | Required | Type | Max Length | Description |
Required fields for the post sent:
- passthrough variable.
Please list what fields are returned in your response
| Field | Description |
Required fields for the response:
- transactionid
- subscriptionid (for recurring subscriptions)
- amount
- currency (required for multi-currency support)
Do you support Upsells?:
Do you support upsells across accounts, or only between sites on the same account?
Do you have a system for upsells, or do we send another initial?
If upsells use the normal initial system, how do we perform a sale without the credit card number?
If you have a system for upsells:
Please list what fields we can send to your system for upsell transactions, and whether they are required by your system
| Field | Required | Type | Max Length | Description |
Required fields for the post sent:
- passthrough variable.
Please list what fields are returned in your response
| Field | Description |
Required fields for the response:
- transactionid
- subscriptionid (for recurring subscriptions)
- amount
- currency (required for multi-currency support)
Other Special Features
Do you have any special features not addressed by this document?:
If you answered yes, please describe the special features below.
