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Data Elements

ISO 8583 defines data elements (DEs), which are individual fields that carry the information for an authorization message. Galileo interprets and relays some of the DEs to you in various output formats. Mastercard documentation refers to these fields as DE x, whereas Visa calls them Field x. Most Visa fields use the same numbering schema as Mastercard DEs, but in some cases they do not.

  • Some data elements are broken down into subelements (SE), and some subelements are further broken down into subfields (SF). In Galileo documentation the data elements are represented as DExxx with leading zeros, as necessary. For example, DE003 and DE048. Where there are subfields or subelements they are concatenated with the DE, and they do not have leading zeros, so DE048SF5 and DE048SE61SF3. In the Mastercard DE column, the DEs are represented in different ways to assist with search engine hits, depending on how the search term is input.
  • Visa fields represent subfields as decimal numbers, such as Field 60.10. In Galileo documentation, only the DE is represented, unless the data element applies only to Visa transactions. In that case, the field number is provided.
  • Consult the documentation from each network for details on what the data elements contain.

This table shows where to see DEs that are present in authorization requests.

Field nameMastercard DEVisa fieldAuth APIRDFsEvents APIProgram API
PANDE2
DE 2
DE002		2panCARD NUMBERprotected_pan_four
Processing codeDE3
DE 3
DE003		3auth_typeTRANSACTION CODE/TYPEact_type
de003		act_type
Processing codeDE3
DE 3
DE003		3transaction_typeTRANSACTION CODE/TYPEotype
de003		type
Is AFT transactionDE3
DE 3
DE003		3IS AFT TRANSACTION
OTC flagDE3
DE 3
DE003		3OTC FLAG
Amount, localDE4
DE 4
DE004		4local_currency_amountLOCAL AMOUNTlocal_currency_amountlocal_amt
Amount, transactionDE4
DE 4
DE004		4trans_amountTRANSACTION AMOUNTamountamt
Amount, settlementDE5
DE 5
DE005		5settle_currency_amountSETTLE AMOUNTsettle_currency_amountsettle_amt
Amount, billingDE6
DE 6
DE006		6billing_currency_amountBILLING AMOUNTbilling_amtbilling_amt
Conversion rate, settlementDE9
DE 9
DE009		9settle_exchange_rateCONVERSION RATE SETTLEMENT
Conversion rate, cardholder billingDE10
DE 10
DE010		10exchange_rateCONVERSION RATE
Date, expirationDE14
DE 14
DE014		14merchant_supplied_expiration_date
Merchant category codeDE18
DE 18
DE018		18mccMERCHANT CATEGORY CODEmccmcc_code
mcc
Merchant country codeDE19
DE 19
DE019		19merchant_countryMERCHANT COUNTRY CODEmerchant_locationdetails
formatted_merchant_desc
POS entry modeDE22
DE 22
DE022		22entry_typePOS ENTRY MODEde022
PIN entry capabilityDE22
DE 22
DE022		22pin_entry_capabilityPIN ENTRY CAPABILITY
Amount, local surchargeDE28
DE 28
DE028		28local_surcharge_amountDE28local_surcharge_amt
local_atm_surcharge
Settlement surcharge amountDE29
DE 29
DE029		—settle_surcharge_amount
Acquiring institution ID codeDE32
DE 32
DE032		32acquirer_idACQUIRING IDacq_id
Retrieval reference numberDE37
DE 37
DE037		37RETRIEVAL REF NUMBER
Authorization ID responseDE38
DE 38
DE038		38EXTERNAL TRANSACTION ID
Response codeDE39
DE 39
DE039		39response_codeAUTHORIZATION RESPONSEresponse_codedeny_code
Acceptor terminal IDDE41
DE 41
DE041		41terminal_idTERMINAL IDterminal_id
Merchant IDDE42
DE 42
DE042		42merchant_idMERCHANT NUMBERmerchant_numbermerchant_id
Merchant descriptionDE43
DE 43
DE043		43merchant_descriptionMERCHANT DESCRIPTIONmerchant_namedetails
formatted_merchant_desc
Merchant postal codeDE43
DE 43
DE043		43merchant_postal_codeMERCHANT POSTAL CODEmerchant_postal_codedetails
formatted_merchant_desc
Merchant stateDE43
DE 43
DE043		43merchant_statemerchant_locationdetails
formatted_merchant_desc
Track expiryDE45
DE 45
DE045		45track_expiration_date
Transaction initiator codeDE48
DE 48 SF 22
DE048SF22		—transaction_initiator_code
Partial auth supportDE48
DE 48 SE 61 SF 1
DE048SE61SF1		60.10partial_supported
Incremental authDE48
DE 48 SF 5
DE048SF5		incremental_auth
Risk scoreDE48
DE 48 SE 75 SF 3
DE048SE75SF3		62.21risk_scoreRISK SCORErisk_score
Risk codeDE48
DE 48 SE 75 SF 4
DE048SE75SF4		risk_code
ECI/SLIDE48
DE 48 SE 42
DE048SE42		44.13raw_eciSLI INDICATOR
TVR dataDE48
DE 48 SE 79
DE048SE79		131raw (TVR)
IIAS indicatorDE48
DE 48 SE 61 SF 3
DE048SE61SF3		—iias_indicator
Currency code, transactionDE49
DE 49
DE049		49local_currencyLOCAL CURRENCY CODE

TRANSACTION CURRENCY CODE		local_currencylocal_curr_code
Currency code, settlementDE50
DE 50
DE050		50settle_currencySETTLE CURRENCY CODEsettle_currencysettle_curr_code
Currency code, billingDE51
DE 51
DE051		51billing_currencyBILLING CURRENCY CODEbilling_curr_codebilling_curr_code
Amount, cashbackDE54
DE 54
DE054		54cashback_amountCASHBACK AMOUNTcashback_amount
Advice reason codeDE60
DE 60
DE060		63.4stip {detail}DE60stip_detail
Recurring transaction flagDE61
DE 61
DE061		25recurringRECURRING TRANSACTION FLAG
Card-present indicatorDE61
DE 61
DE061		25cardholder_presentCARD PRESENT INDICATORcard_not_present
Association transaction ID—62ASSOCIATION TRANS ID
AVS responseDE63
DE 63 SE 83
DE063SE83		44.2avs_resultADDRESS VERIFICATION RESPONSE—
MTIDE90
DE 90
DE090		90mtiMTImti
BAI—104baiBAIbai
Fleet Service DataDE 106
DE106		—fleet_card_driver_numberfleet_card_driver_number
Fleet Service DataDE 106
DE106		—fleet_card_vehicle_numberfleet_card_vehicle_number
Additional STIP detailDE 121
DE121		44.4stip_additional_detailDE121
REASON CODES		stip_additional_detail
TAR infoDE 124
DE124		—tar_info
IVA taxDE 124 SF 2
DE124SF2		—IVA TAXiva_tax
IAC taxDE 124 SF 11
DE124SF11		—IAC_TAXiac_tax