Transaction Types and Behaviors

Transaction Types & Behaviors

This reference explains the transaction types and behaviors available through ArgoFire. It outlines how TransType values map to different endpoints and what actions they trigger in the transaction lifecycle.

Use this guide when developing against endpoints like ProcessCreditCard, ProcessCheck, or ProcessDebitCard, or when implementing features such as Void, PostAuth, Repeat Sale, or Capture All.

Transaction Types

These are core TransType values passed into transaction endpoints to define the behavior of a payment operation.

Name	Description
Sale	Standard payment. Funds are authorized and captured immediately.
Auth	Authorization only. Holds funds without capturing. Captured later via PostAuth.
PostAuth	Captures a previously authorized transaction.
Return	Refunds a settled Sale or captured Auth.
Void	Cancels a Sale or Auth before it is settled.
Reversal	Attempts to cancel a transaction immediately after submission. Rare; depends on issuer support.

Transaction Workflows

These are compound or operational workflows that build on the basic transaction types, often referencing prior transactions or using stored payment data.

Name	Description
Capture All	Captures all unsettled Auth transactions for the merchant in a batch operation.
Repeat Sale	Submits a new Sale using stored payment data from a previous transaction.

Transaction Usage Details

Sale

• TransType: Sale

• Used With: ProcessCreditCard, ProcessCheck, ProcessDebitCard

• Behavior: Charges the payment method and settles normally.

Auth

• TransType: Auth

• Used With: ProcessCreditCard, ProcessDebitCard

• Behavior: Places a hold on funds. Use PostAuth to settle later.

PostAuth

• TransType: PostAuth

• Used With: ProcessCreditCard, ProcessDebitCard

• Behavior: Captures funds from a prior Auth.

Return

• TransType: Return

• Used With: ProcessCreditCard, ProcessCheck, ProcessDebitCard

• Behavior: Refunds funds to the original payment method.

Void

• TransType: Void

• Used With: ProcessCreditCard, ProcessCheck, ProcessDebitCard

• Behavior: Cancels a transaction before it settles.

• Limitation: Must be used on the same day before the transaction is batched for settlement.

Reversal

• TransType: Reversal (or configured via ExtData)

• Used With: ProcessCreditCard

• Behavior: Attempts to cancel a transaction immediately after submission. May not be supported by all issuers.

Workflow Behaviors

Capture All

• Endpoint: CaptureAll

• Behavior: Captures all currently authorized, unsettled transactions for the merchant.

• Use Case: End-of-day batch capture for all prior Auth transactions.

Repeat Sale

• Endpoint: ProcessCreditCard or ProcessCheck

• Input: Requires a previously stored CcInfoKey, CheckInfoKey, or TransRefID passed via ExtData

• Behavior: Submits a new Sale using stored payment credentials from a prior transaction.