Error & Decline Handling
Understand failures. Act decisively. Improve success rates.
Error and decline handling provides a structured approach to managing unsuccessful payment attempts within the transaction lifecycle. Establishing clear processes for identifying, interpreting, and responding to payment failures helps improve authorization rates, reduce friction, and enhance the overall customer experience.
A well-defined handling strategy ensures operational consistency, enables faster issue resolution, and supports informed decision-making when transactions do not proceed as expected.
For detailed response interpretations and recommended recovery strategies, refer to the following sections:
- Payment Response Code: Understand the response codes returned for transaction attempts, including their meaning and implications within the payment lifecycle.
- Handling Declines: Learn recommended approaches for managing declined transactions, including recovery flows and best practices to optimize payment success rates.
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