I looked through the linked AIM documentation and noticed the same thing. You need to be able to specify an interval and a duration, but there appears to be no way to do so.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Nathanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 PM Subject: Re: AuthorizeNet Recurring Payments? > Hmmmm...when I talked to them recently, that x_billing_recurring > attribute > was not being used...if you can use that, then where do you specify > other > data, such as whether the recurring billing is every month, every other > month, or every 12 months for example? Also the starting and ending > date > for the subscription? Look more closely at the AIM API fields and you > won't > find anywhere to send that data. Simply specifying x_billing_recurring > yes|no would not be enough information to actually get the subscription > up > and running. I think they stuck that x_billing_recurring field in there > in > hopes of setting up an API for recurring billing at some point, but it's > not > doable at the moment. > > I think there are issues with changing subscriptions frequently, that > would > be a disincentive for AuthNet to make recurring billing subscriptions > accessible via an API, so they may never actually offer that capability. > > -- Josh Nathanson > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John C. Bland II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:12 PM > Subject: Re: AuthorizeNet Recurring Payments? > > >> Yes, there is. Specify x_billing_recurring (Yes|No) when you send your >> data >> and it will setup the recurring payment. Look at the AIM guide on the >> Auth.net site. Better yet, here's the location of the file. >> <http://www.authorize.net/solutions/merchantsolutions/merchantservices/connectionmethods/> >> http://www.authorize.net/support/AIM_guide.pdf >> >> On 1/12/06, Josh Nathanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I've used the Authorize.net recurring payments for about six months, >>> and >>> it >>> works fine, but as of the last time I checked (a few months ago), >>> there's >>> no >>> API to interact with the recurring billing system -- only the single >>> transactions. You have to set up the subscriptions manually through >>> their >>> website forms. I think they do have a batch processing feature, where >>> you >>> can upload multiple subscriptions from a flat file, but I haven't >>> looked >>> into that feature personally, and I think you still have to do it >>> through >>> the AN website, there's no API for that. >>> >>> -- Josh Nathanson >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 5:20 PM >>> Subject: AuthorizeNet Recurring Payments? >>> >>> >>> > The CC thread reminded me of this... >>> > >>> > We've been using AuthorizeNet for many years and recently (well, in >>> > the >>> > last couple of years, anyway) they began offering a means of doing >>> > recurring payments. It looks like these payment have to be set up >>> > manually through forms on the AN web site, but I could be wrong. >>> > Does >>> > anyone know if there's some kind of API that allows you to set up >>> > recurring payments, halt them, check the success of transactions, >>> > etc.? >>> > I'd like our sales associates to be able to set up these payments >>> > themselves, but I don't want to give them administrative access to >>> > the >>> > AuthorizeNet merchant login. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229423 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
