Input file specifications

This chapter describes the structure of the Standard PagoPA file, i.e. the transaction file to be used as an input for the batch service elaboration, the output file produced by the batch service will have the same format.

The naming convention of the file is as follows:

  • [service].[ABI].[filetype].[date].[time].[nnn].csv

in particular:

field

Type

Mandatory

Notes

sender_code

Alphanumeric - max 5 char

YES

ABI code of the sender. If not available, a 5 char code assigned by PagoPA

operation_type

Numeric - regexp [0-9]{2}

YES

Operation type:

00 - payment

01 - reversal of payment

xx - future uses

circuit_type

Alphanumeric - regexp [0-9]{2}

YES

Payment circuit:

00 – Pagobancomat

01- Visa

02- Mastercard

03- Amex

04- JCB

05- UnionPay

06- Diners

07- PostePay Code

08- BancomatPay

09- SatisPay

10- private circuit (onus, onwe)

12 - AliPay

13 - WeChat

14 - TPay

99 - other (to use in case previous codes do not apply)

pan/hpan

Alphanumeric max 64 char

YES

PAN of the payment instrument used. In the case of a non-card based circuit, will be the unique identifier of the payment instrument, the same the user can register using the IO App or a touch point from the Issuer bank. In the input file the information must be provided unencrypted, in the output file the information will be hashed

date_time

ISO8601 date.

yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS[XX][XXX]

YES

Timestamp of the payment transaction carried out with the Merchant.

Please note that the second details are not always available for all transactions. In this case, the field will be padded with all '0's

id_trx_acquirer

Alphanumeric -max 255 char

YES

Unique identifier of the transaction at the Acquirer level.

- can be populated with the ARN, or if this data is not present, with a unique id that allows to uniquely identify the transaction on the Acquirer side.

id_trx_issuer

Alphanumeric -max 255 char

YES

Authorization code issued by the Issuer (ex: AuthCode). If the record not have the the AuthCode (es:. reversal operation - operatio_type = 01) insert fixed value MISSING

correlation_id

Alphanumeric -max 255 char

NO

Correlation identifier between payment transaction and possible reversal.

The field is mandatory if the record refers to a reversal operation (operation_type = 01)

total_amount

Numeric

YES

Valued in euro cents (ex: 10€ = 1000) and expressed in absolute value: the sign is assumed from the type of operation “00-payment, 01-reversal"

currency

Alphanumeric - max 3 char

YES

Fixed value 978 = EUR. International ISO coding is used.

acquirer_id

Alphanumeric -max 255 char

YES

Unique Acquirer ID. In the case of card transactions, it represents the homonymous value conveyed on the international circuits.

- In the Pagobancomat circuit it corresponds to the field codice_sia_abi

- Visa/Mastercard Circuit: acquirer_id

In other cases the field will be valued with fixed data depending on the reference Acquirer

merchant_id

Alphanumeric -max 255 char

YES

Unique identifier of the physical store of the Acquirer (also known to the Merchant and used by the same to register on the Automatic Billing platform).

- In the Pagobancomat circuit it can correspond to the field: merchant

terminal_id

Alphanumeric -max 255 char

YES

Identification of the Merchant's terminal/POS (Point of Sale).

- In the Pagobancomat circuit it corresponds to the field: cashier premises

- Visa/Mastercard circuit: terminal_id

bank_identificatio n_number (BIN)

Alphanumeric or - regexp [0- 9]{6}|[0-9]{8}

YES

Code containing the first 8 digits of the payment instrument.

- In the Pagobancomat circuit it corresponds to the field: codice_abi

MCC

Alphanumeric -max 5 char

YES

Merchant Category Code.

fiscal_code

Alphanumeric - max 50 char

YES

Fiscal code for legal person and for natural person (self-employed workers).

VAT

Alphanumeric - max 50 chars

NO

VAT Code, Tax Code legal person. The fied is mandatory if fiscal_code record refers to a legal person

pos_type

Alphanumeric regexp [0-9]{2}

YES

POS Type:

  • 00 - physical POS

  • 01 - e-commerce

PAR

Alphanumeric

NO

Payment Account reference

The field must contain the information of the PAR, which can be defined as a collector capable to associate each TokenPAN with the PAN of the physical card, thanks to the unique and immutable association between PAN and PAR and Token and PAR

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