If a payment declines with a status_code of invalid_address, that means that the
billing address information provided was incorrect. Every card transaction has an avs
attribute with the result of the address verification check. See the table below for a
list of all valid avs values:
| AVS Code | Description |
|---|---|
unknown |
No address verification performed |
no_match |
None of the billing address fields provided were valid |
zip |
Only the billing zip code matched |
street |
Only the billing street address matched |
street_and_zip |
Both the billing zip code and street address matched |
By default, an avs response value of either unknown, no_match, or street for a card payment
will result in an invalid_address decline. Note: The decline threshold for address verification
can be adjusted, contact our support team for more information.
To test the various possible avs responses in a sandbox environment, any street address with a street number of 999
will be recognized as an invalid street and any postal code with a value of 99999 will be recognized as an invalid
zip. See the billing address combinations below:
unknown avs response:// Provide card details without billing information
// This will generally result in a decline
{
"type": "payment",
"amount": 1,
"payment_method": {
"card": {
"card_number": "4111 1111 1111 1111",
"expiry": "12/25",
"card_code": "123"
}
}
}
no_match avs response:{
"type": "payment",
"amount": 1,
"payment_method": {
"card": {
"card_number": "4111 1111 1111 1111",
"expiry": "12/25",
"card_code": "123"
},
"billing_address": {
// 999 as the street number
"street_address": "999 Example St",
// 99999 as the postal code
"postal_code": "99999"
}
}
}
zip avs response:{
"type": "payment",
"amount": 1,
"payment_method": {
"card": {
"card_number": "4111 1111 1111 1111",
"expiry": "12/25",
"card_code": "123"
},
"billing_address": {
// 999 as the street number
"street_address": "999 Example St",
// Any value other than 99999 as the postal code
"postal_code": "11111"
}
}
}
street avs response:{
"type": "payment",
"amount": 1,
"payment_method": {
"card": {
"card_number": "4111 1111 1111 1111",
"expiry": "12/25",
"card_code": "123"
},
"billing_address": {
// Any value other than 999 as the street number
"street_address": "123 Example St",
// 99999 as the postal code
"postal_code": "99999"
}
}
}
street_and_zip avs response:{
"type": "payment",
"amount": 1,
"payment_method": {
"card": {
"card_number": "4111 1111 1111 1111",
"expiry": "12/25",
"card_code": "123"
},
"billing_address": {
// Any value other than 999 as the street number
"street_address": "123 Example St",
// Any value other than 99999 as the postal code
"postal_code": "11111"
}
}
}