AVS

Limited Acquirer Support

AVS checks are currently only supported by a limited number of acquirers. If the AVS fields are used where support is not yet available, the transactions will process as normal and return an avs_result_code of 101 which indicates that AVS is not supported.

AVS (Address Verirfication System) is a service that combats fraudulent activity by verifying a cardholder's address information against the card issuer's records.

AVS is currently supported by Fat Zebra on Purchases via the billing_address field. If this field is specified, the Fat Zebra API will return an avs_result_code field indicating the result of the AVS check.

The following avs_result_code values may be returned:

avs_result_code	Meaning
0	Both address and postcode match
1	Both address and postcode do not match
2	Address matches, postcode does not match
3	Address matches, postcode not verified
4	Postcode matches, address noes not match
5	Postcode matches, address not verified
6	Both address and postcode not verified
7	Postcode matches
8	Cardholder name, address, and postcode match
9	Cardholder name, address, and postcode does not match
10	Both cardholder name and address match
11	Both cardholder name and postcode match
12	Cardholer name matches
13	Address and postcode matches, cardholder name does not match
14	Address matches, cardhodler name does not match
15	Postcode matches, cardholder name does not match
100	AVS unavailable
101	AVS not supported
102	Address information is unavailable