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Michelle
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Welcome to the Community! Pinned

Welcome to the Authorize.Net Developer Community. The purpose of this community is to provide a peer-to-peer support and interaction channel for developers using Authorize.Net’s APIs, certification and affiliate programs. To be part of our community,...

AdamT
Moderator

Update - Sandbox Maintenance Notice February 20, 2018 Locked

Previously scheduled maintenance on February 15, will now be for February 20, 2018. --------------------------- On Thursday, February 20, 2018, we will be conducting maintenance on the sandbox environment to improve performance and reliability. Begin...

RichardH
Administrator

Permanent Disablement of TLS 1.0./1.1 on February 28, 2018 Locked

On February 28, 2018, Authroize.Net will permanently disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1 connections. Please refer to our TLS FAQ for additional information. https://support.authorize.net/s/article/Authorize-Net-Support-for-SSL-TLS-FAQ

RichardH
Administrator

Temporary Disablement of TLS 1.0/1.1 on Production February 8, 2018 Locked

As you may be aware, new PCI DSS requirements state that all payment systems must disable earlier versions of TLS protocols. These older protocols, TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1, are highly vulnerable to security breaches and will be disabled by Authorize.Net ...

AdamT
Moderator

System Downtime Notification October 21, 2017 Locked

On Saturday, October 21, 2017, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:00 PM until 10:30 PM Pacific, the following services will be intermittently inaccessible: Follow-on transactions (voids, refunds and "Prior Author...

Aaron
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Sandbox Maintenance Notice - 2017-09-22 04:30 UTC Locked

On Thursday, September 21, 2016 (or Friday the 22nd depending on time zone), we will be conducting maintenance on the sandbox environment to improve performance and reliability. The maintenance window will begin on 22 September 04:30 UTC. That's 21 S...

RichardH
Administrator

Experiencing Sandbox Connection Issues? TLS 1.2 Is Now Required Locked

Authorize.Net now requires a TLS 1.2 connection to our developer sandbox and will require the same for production on Sept 18, 2017. Please check the code for your solutions and systems to confirm that they can default to TLS 1.2 for your API connecti...

RichardH
Administrator

HTTP GET to be Disabled in Sandbox April 12, 2017 Locked

Please see our blog post regarding removing support for HTTP GET on April 12 in the sandbox. https://community.developer.authorize.net/t5/The-Authorize-Net-Developer-Blog/HTTP-GET-Disablement-Date/ba-p/57620

RichardH
Administrator

System Downtime Notification March 12, 2017 Locked

On Sunday, March 12, 2017, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:00 PM until 10:30 PM Pacific time, the following services will be intermittently inaccessible: New transaction processing ("Authorization Only" and "A...

Michelle
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UPDATED: System Downtime Postponed Locked

The payment gateway updates previously planned for March 5, 2017, have been postponed. We will communicate the rescheduled date soon. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience as we work to enhance the payment ...

RichardH
Administrator

Sandbox Maintenance Thursday January 26 from 5-8pm Pacific Locked

On Thursday January 26, we will be performing sandbox maintenance. Beginning at 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Pacific time, the following services will be intermittently inaccessible: Accept.js Accept Hosted Accept Customer We apologize for any inconvenience...

Michelle
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System Downtime Rescheduled November 12, 2016 Locked

On Saturday, November 12, 2016, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:00 PM until 10:30 PM Pacific time, the following services will be intermittently inaccessible: New transaction processing ("Authorization Only" a...

Michelle
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UPDATED: System Downtime Postponed Locked

The payment gateway updates previously planned for October 29, 2016, have been postponed. We will communicate the rescheduled date soon. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience as we work to enhance the payme...

Michelle
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UPDATED: System Downtime Notification on 10/17 and 10/29 Locked

On Monday, October 17, and Saturday, October 29, 2016, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:00 PM until 10:30 PM Pacific time on both dates, the following services will be intermittently inaccessible: New transacti...

RichardH
Administrator

Sandbox Maintenance Notice Sept 1, 2016 Locked

On Thursday, September 1, 2016, we will be conducting maintenance on the sandbox environment to improve performance and reliability. Developers may experience issues accessing the sandbox merchant interface or API starting at 7:00 pm Pacific. There m...

RichardH
Administrator

We're Hiring a Developer Evangelist Locked

We are looking for a technically experienced professional who is enthusiastic about coding, app development, and building online and offline communities around the Authorize.Net developer ecosystem. You'll need to have previous experience working as ...

RichardH
Administrator

Important JSON API Response Change Locked

Sometime on or after August 4,2016, we will remove the Byte Order Mark (BOM) from our JSON response to comply with RFC-7159. This change was cancelled. We encourage you to ensure that your solution can accommodate this change to avoid disruption to y...

RichardH
Administrator

Sandbox Maintenance Notice July 27, 2016 Locked

On Wednesday, July 27, 2016, we will be conducting maintenance on the sandbox environment. New transaction processing ("Authorization Only" and "Authorize and Capture" transactions) should not be affected, however, beginning at approximately 10:00 PM...

RichardH
Administrator

Sandbox Maintenance Notice - May 11, 2016 Locked

On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, we will be conducting maintenance on the sandbox environment. New transaction processing ("Authorization Only" and "Authorize and Capture" transactions) should not be affected, however, beginning at approximately 5:00 PM u...

RichardH
Administrator

Sandbox System Downtime Notification - May 10, 2016 Locked

On Tuesday, May 10, 2016, we will be conducting maintenance on the sandbox environment. New transaction processing ("Authorization Only" and "Authorize and Capture" transactions) should not be affected, however, beginning at 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Pac...

Lilith
Administrator

Update Regarding TLS Remediation and PCI DSS Locked

Update, 4-19-2016; please refer to this blog post for latest details. ---- As you are probably aware, the PCI Security Standards Council announced in December 2015 that its deadline for remediating existing TLS 1.0 standards has been moved to June 20...

RichardH
Administrator

Sandbox Maintenance Notice - April 12, 2016 Locked

On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, we will be performing some maintenance on our sandbox system. As the work is being performed, you may experience intermittent problems accessing your sandbox account or using the sandbox API. This work is scheduled to star...

Michelle
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System Downtime Notification - April 9, 2016 Locked

On Saturday, April 9, 2016, we will be implementing planned payment gateway updates. Beginning at 10:00 PM until 10:30 PM Pacific time, the following services will be intermittently inaccessible: New transaction processing ("Authorization Only" and "...

RichardH
Administrator

Request for Comments: API Best Practices Locked

A new API Best Practices draft is available and we're looking for developer feedback. Click here to review the API Best Practices Guide

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