The lookup transaction method is used to lookup various details regarding users, transactions and services. The core parameters identify the merchant, the lookup type and additional custom fields.

Request Parameters

Request Parameters
Parameter Name	Mandatory		Description	Values
GetTransactionRequest
API		Y	Version of the API. Current Version: 1.0	VarChar(4)
Safekey		Y	PayU Merchant Identifier. Provided to merchant upon integration	Char(38)
LookupTransactionType		Y	The type of transaction being performed PAYMENT_METHODS	VarChar (64)
CustomFields
Key		Y	Identification for custom field	VarChar (64)
Value		Y	Value for custom field	VarChar (64)

PAYMENT_METHODS lookup

PayU customers can choose to set up a handshake with a merchant where the user gives the merchant permission to transact from the users PayU via API. This call is used by a merchant to lookup what payment methods exist for a specific user.

The merchant should pass in the transaction amount and currency, such that PayU can perform calculations for the merchant and give a simple response back on whether certain payments have sufficient funds to make the payment.

LookupTransaction Request
MerchantUserID	Y	The unique merchant identifier for the user that was provided when the user authorised the merchant for handshake	VarChar(64)
AmountInCents	Y	The transaction value	Integer
Currency	Y	The transaction currency in international format (eg ZAR)	VarChar (3)

Example:

<LookupTransactionType>PAYMENT_METHODS</LookupTransactionType>

<key>MerchantUserId</key>

</Customfield>

<key>AmountInCents</key>

</Customfield>

<key>Currency</key>

</Customfield>

</LookupTransaction>

LookupTransaction Response

ResultCode

Result code returned by PayU for transaction

Integer

ResultMessage

Result message relating to result code for transaction

VarChar (64)

DisplayMessage

Customer friendly message to display in a browser to the customer

VarChar (64)

LookupData

Array of key value pairs within entry nodes where value is a JSON object

Array of JSON objects

CreditCard key

The following fields are returned:

information	Card Type
nameOnCard	Name of card owner
description	Customer selected card description
verified	Whether the card has been verified
pmId	A token to use for transacting with the payment method
defaultPM	Flag indicating if the payment method is the users default payment method

JSON object

Example:

<displayMessage>Successful</displayMessage>

<entry>

<key>CREDITCARD</key>

<value>

<item>{"information":"Visa","nameOnCard":"Chris Robb","description":"VISA Hello 0459","verified":"false","pmId":"DxcyAUk9MEE8REp0SWF8XG9JEXpBFnoVVndRZXxRYElc","defaultPM":"false"}</item>

</value>

</entry>

</lookupData>

<resultMessage>Successful</resultMessage>

</return>

</getLookupTransactionResponse>

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