- Code Glossary
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- AVS Response Codes
AVS Response Codes
| AMERICAN EXPRESS | |
|---|---|
| CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| N | Data does not match |
| R | Retry |
| S | Service not allowed |
| U | Data unchecked |
| Y | Data matches |
| DISCOVER | |
|---|---|
| CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| A | Address matches, five-digit postal code matches |
| G | Address information not verified for international transaction |
| N | Nothing matches |
| S | AVS not supported at this time |
| T | Nine-digit postal code matches, address does not |
| U | Retry, system unable to process |
| W | No data from issuer/authorization system |
| X | Address matches; nine-digit postal code matches |
| Y | Address matches, postal code does not |
| Z | Five-digit postal code matches, address does not |
| MASTERCARD | |
|---|---|
| CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| A | Address matches, postal code does not |
| N | Neither address nor postal code matches |
| R | Retry: system unable to process |
| S | AVS currently not supported |
| U | No data from issuer/authorization system |
| W | For US addresses, nine-digit postal code matches, address does not; for address outside the US, postal code matches, address does not |
| X | For US addresses, nine-digit postal code and address match; for address outside the US, postal code and address match |
| Y | For US addresses, five-digit postal code and address match |
| Z | For US addresses, five-digit postal code matches, address does not |
| VISA | |
|---|---|
| CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| A | Address matches, ZIP does not |
| B | Street addresses match. Postal code not verified due to incompatible formats |
| C | Street address and postal codes match (International transactions) |
| D | Street addresses and postal codes match (International transactions) |
| G | Non-AVS participant outside the US. Address not verified for international transactions. |
| I | Address information not verified (International transactions) |
| M | Street address and postal code match (International transactions) |
| N | No match |
| P | Postal code match. Street address not verified due to incompatible formats. |
| R | Retry: System unavailable or timed out |
| U | Address not verified for domestic transaction. Issuer not an AVS participant or AVS data is present in the request but issuer did not return an AVS result, or Visa performs AVS on behalf of the issuer and there was no address record on file for this account. |
| Y | Street address and postal code match |
| Z | Postal/ZIP code matches; street address does not match or street address not included in request |
