What do Dx response codes mean?
What do decline response codes mean?
When a payment is declined, a response code is returned to explain why the transaction could not be completed. These codes are provided by the card issuer or payment network and can help identify the most appropriate next step.
Declined transactions
| Response code | Meaning | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Dx01 | Non-specific decline | Ask the customer to contact their card issuer or try a different payment method. |
| Dx02 | Declined due to funds (insufficient/limit exceeded) | Ask the customer to check their available balance, add funds, or wait 1–24 hours before trying again. |
| Dx03 | Retain card | Do not retry the payment. Ask the customer to contact their card issuer. |
| Dx05 | On our blacklist | The card has been permanently blocked by Cashflows. Ask the customer to use a different card. |
| Dx07 | Cannot use demo account for live purchase | Check that the correct live payment environment and URLs are being used. |
| Dx08 | Refund: Insufficient merchant funds in account | Add sufficient funds to the Merchant Account to cover the refund. |
| Dx10 | Card authorisation attempt limit reached | The card has been attempted and declined more than 3 times in a UTC calendar day. Ask the customer to wait until the next calendar day before trying again. |
| Dx11 | Scheme authorisation limit reached | The scheme authorisation limit has been reached. Further transactions may be temporarily blocked. |
| Dx40 | Authority cancelled for transaction | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx41 | Authorities cancelled for merchant | Inform the merchant that they cancelled this payment. |
| Dx42 | Authorities cancelled for card | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx45 | Incorrect CVV | Ask the customer to check the CVV and try again with the correct information. |
| Dx46 | Incorrect start date | Ask the customer to check the card start date and try again with the correct information. |
| Dx47 | Card Number Changed | Check the card information provided and try again. |
| Dx48 | Invalid Currency Code | Resubmit the payment using the correct currency code. |
| Dx49 | Additional customer authentication required | Submit the payment with 3DS authentication data or issue the customer a challenge. |
| Dx59 | Closed Account | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx60 | Verification Data Failed | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx63 | Suspected fraud | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx64 | Exceeds withdrawal frequency limit | Ask the customer to use a different payment method or contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx65 | Cardholder verification method failed | Ask the customer to check their CVV/PIN and try again with the correct information. |
| Dx66 | Allowable number of PIN-entry tries exceeded | Inform the customer that they have entered their PIN incorrectly too many times. |
| Dx67 | Blocked, first used or special condition | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx68 | Life Cycle | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx69 | Policy | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx70 | Fraud/Security | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank. |
| Dx71 | Restricted card (card invalid in region or country) | Ask the cardholder to contact their issuing bank or use another card. |
| Dx90 | Pre-Authorisation anti-fraud block | Check the country blocks configured on the Business. |
| Dx91 | Post-Authorisation anti-fraud block | Contact Tech Support for further investigation. |
| Dx92 | Expired card or expiration date missing | Resubmit using the correct expiry date. Contact Tech Support if the issue continues. |
| Dx93 | Transaction not supported/blocked by issuer | Ask the cardholder to use a different card. |
| Dx94 | Blocked by cardholder/contact cardholder | Ask the cardholder to use a different card. |
| Dx95 | Account Not Yet Activated | The cardholder must activate the card before trying again. |
| Dx96 | VIS transaction is not permitted | Check that the transaction meets the VISA Installment Solutions requirements before trying again. |
| Dx97 | Merchant to not retry the transaction | Do not retry the transaction using the same card. Cashflows will block authorisations from the same merchant and card for the next 30 calendar days. |