Card Validation Errors - PCI Booking

When card data is submitted to PCI Booking (via a hosted card entry form, Card By Link, or API), the data is validated before tokenization. If validation fails, one of the following error messages is returned.

Card Number Errors

Error	Description
Number is longer than 22 chars	Card number exceeds maximum length
Invalid character at position	Non-numeric character found in card number
Invalid separator	Unrecognized separator character between digit groups
Number has less than 12 digits	Card number too short
Luhn (Mod10) error	Card number fails the Luhn checksum algorithm
Too many separator characters	Excess separators in card number
Invalid number	Card number is not valid
Card number does not match card type	The entered number does not match the selected card type (card capture form only)

Expiration Date Errors

Error	Description
Month should be 1 to 12	Month value is out of range
Expired card	The expiration date is in the past

CVV Errors

Error	Description
CVV must be 3 or 4 digits	CVV length is invalid (3 digits for most cards, 4 for AMEX)

Issue Number Errors

Error	Description
Issue number should be “1” or “2”	Issue number is outside the allowed range

Cardholder Name Rules

The cardholder name field accepts:

Maximum 32 characters
Alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)
Special characters: ' - . ! £ $ % ^ * and space

Hosted Card Entry Form - Set up the card capture form that triggers these validations
Request Card Entry Form API - API reference for generating the card entry form

Supported Card Types Card Data XML Structure