ISO8583 Message Converter JSON and XML interface specification mapping

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Sample ISO8583 conversion to JSON

This article describes how the ISO8583 Converter creates a JSON object from an incoming TCP/IP ISO8583 binary message, and then sends it to a HTTp host as a POST. Go to ISO8583 converter to JSON for more details and download links.

Analysis of a sample ISO8583 to JSON conversion, from the Converter.

Take the following ISO8583 sample message

20-08-19 15:53:38:203:--------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------
20-08-19 15:53:38:203:ACQ: Test case: 001-01-Withrawal
20-08-19 15:53:38:203:ACQ: Card set: CagecfiCard01
20-08-19 15:53:38:203:ACQ: Key set: 1
20-08-19 15:53:38:203:ACQ: MessageType :1100
20-08-19 15:53:38:204:ACQ: Bitmap :F2344101A8E080000100000006000000 bits:11110010001101000100000100000001101010001110000010000000000000000000000100000000000000000000000000000110000000000000000000000000
20-08-19 15:53:38:204:ACQ: F02_PAN :5044439101000000111
20-08-19 15:53:38:204:ACQ: F03_ProcessingCode :010000
20-08-19 15:53:38:204:ACQ: F04_AmountTransaction :000000010000
20-08-19 15:53:38:204:ACQ: F07_TransmissionDateTime :0820155338
20-08-19 15:53:38:204:ACQ: F11_SystemTraceAuditNumber :005345
20-08-19 15:53:38:205:ACQ: F12_DateTimeLocalTransaction :000000155338
20-08-19 15:53:38:205:ACQ: F14_DateExpiration :1807
20-08-19 15:53:38:205:ACQ: F18_MerchantType :6011
20-08-19 15:53:38:205:ACQ: F24_FunctionCode :200
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F32_AcquiringInstitutionIdenti:001504
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F33_ForwardInstitutionIdentifi:001504
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F35_Track2Data :5044439101000000111=180762010397626000
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F37_RetrievalReferenceNumber :533836310001
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F41_CardAcceptorTerminalIdenti:10001009
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F42_CardAcceptorIdentification:0015040011123 
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F43_CardAcceptorNameLocation :BPM LOCATION DEFAULT CITY MA
20-08-19 15:53:38:208:ACQ: F49_CurrencyCodeTransaction :504
20-08-19 15:53:38:209:ACQ: F72_DataRecord :02001504 100000927D000000010000504001504 10001C000000010000504
20-08-19 15:53:38:209:ACQ: F102_AccountId1 :100000927
20-08-19 15:53:38:209:ACQ: F103_AccountId2 :10001
20-08-19 15:53:38:209:--------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------
20-08-19 15:53:38:209:ACQ: Finished building the message, sending now
20-08-19 15:53:38:419:SYS:Client listener received:00D4
20-08-19 15:53:38:419:SYS:Read length:212
31323130F2304001AEC0800000000000060000003139353035383233393130313030303030303235393031303030303030303030303031303030303038323031353533333830303533343530303030303031353533333836303131303630303135303430363030313530343338353035383233393130313030303030303235393D3138303736323031303339373632363030303533333833363331303030313633323634383030303130303031303039303031353034303031313132332020353034303931303030303039323730353130303031--END
20-08-19 15:53:38:424:--------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------
20-08-19 15:53:38:425:ACQ: Message Received
20-08-19 15:53:38:425:ACQ: MessageType :1110
20-08-19 15:53:38:425:ACQ: Bitmap :F2304001AEC080000000000006000000 bits:11110010001100000100000000000001101011101100000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000110000000000000000000000000
20-08-19 15:53:38:425:ACQ: F02_PAN :5044439101000000111
20-08-19 15:53:38:426:ACQ: F03_ProcessingCode :010000
20-08-19 15:53:38:426:ACQ: F04_AmountTransaction :000000010000
20-08-19 15:53:38:427:ACQ: F07_TransmissionDateTime :0820155338
20-08-19 15:53:38:427:ACQ: F11_SystemTraceAuditNumber :005345
20-08-19 15:53:38:427:ACQ: F12_DateTimeLocalTransaction :000000155338
20-08-19 15:53:38:427:ACQ: F18_MerchantType :6011
20-08-19 15:53:38:427:ACQ: F32_AcquiringInstitutionIdenti:001504
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F33_ForwardInstitutionIdentifi:001504
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F35_Track2Data :5044439101000000111=180762010397626000
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F37_RetrievalReferenceNumber :533836310001
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F38_ApprovalCode :632648
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F39_ActionCode :000
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F41_CardAcceptorTerminalIdenti:10001009
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F42_CardAcceptorIdentification:0015040011123 
20-08-19 15:53:38:428:ACQ: F49_CurrencyCodeTransaction :504
20-08-19 15:53:38:429:ACQ: F102_AccountId1 :100000927
20-08-19 15:53:38:429:ACQ: F103_AccountId2 :10001
20-08-19 15:53:38:429:--------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------
20-08-19 15:53:38:429:ACQ: ************************** TEST PASS **************************
20-08-19 15:53:38:430:ACQ: RC Received:000 RC Expected:000
20-08-19 15:53:38:430:ACQ: Tests Executed:2
20-08-19 15:53:38:430:ACQ: Tests Passed :1
20-08-19 15:53:38:430:ACQ: Tests Failed :1
20-08-19 15:53:38:431:ANL: RC is new in the graph:000

Basic functionality

The way the ISO8583 Converter to JSON works in its basic configuration is to map each ISO 8583 field to a JSON field.

Usually customers want that neapay handles all ISO8583-related data and pre-builds the response message to the acquirer.

Therefore, we compose the reponse message and we convert the response to the HTTP host.

[
{
 "name": "MessageType",
 "value": "0110"
}, {
 "name": "Bitmap",
 "value": "F2304001AEC080000000000006000000"
}, {
 "name": "F02_PAN",
 "value": "5044439101000000111"
}, {
 "name": "F03_ProcessingCode",
 "value": "010000"
}, {
 "name": "F04_AmountTransaction",
 "value": "000000010000"
}, {
 "name": "F05_AmountReconciliation",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F06_AmountCardholderBilling",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F07_TransmissionDateTime",
 "value": "0820155338"
}, {
 "name": "F09_ConvRateReconciliation",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F10_ConvRateBill",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F11_SystemTraceAuditNumber",
 "value": "005345"
}, {
 "name": "F12_DateTimeLocalTransaction",
 "value": "000000155338"
}, {
 "name": "F13_DateLocalTxn",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F14_DateExpiration",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F15_DateSettlement",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F16_DateConversion",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F17_DateCapture",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F18_MerchantType",
 "value": "6011"
}, {
 "name": "F19_AcquiringInstitutionCountryCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F21_CntryCodeFrdInst",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F22_POSDataCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F23_CardSequenceNumber",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F24_FunctionCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F25_MessageReasonCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F26_CardAcceptorBusinessCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F27_ApprovalCodeLength",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F28_DateReconciliation",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F29_ReconciliationIndicator",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F30_AmountsOriginal",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F32_AcquiringInstitutionIdentificationCode",
 "value": "001504"
}, {
 "name": "F33_ForwardInstitutionIdentificationCode",
 "value": "001504"
}, {
 "name": "F34_PANExtended",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F35_Track2Data",
 "value": "5044439101000000111=180762010397626000"
}, {
 "name": "F36_Track3Data",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F37_RetrievalReferenceNumber",
 "value": "533836310001"
}, {
 "name": "F38_ApprovalCode",
 "value": "632648"
}, {
 "name": "F39_ActionCode",
 "value": "000"
}, {
 "name": "F40_ServiceCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F41_CardAcceptorTerminalIdentification",
 "value": "10001009"
}, {
 "name": "F42_CardAcceptorIdentificationCode",
 "value": "0015040011123 "
}, {
 "name": "F43_CardAcceptorNameLocation",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F44_AdditionalResponseData",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F45_Track1Data",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F46_AmountFees",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F48_AdditionalDataPrivate",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F49_CurrencyCodeTransaction",
 "value": "504"
}, {
 "name": "F50_CurrencyCodeReconciliation",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F51_CurrencyCodeCardholderBilling",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F52_PINData",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F53_Security_CtlInfo",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F54_AdditionalAmounts",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F55_ICCData",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F56_OriginalDataElements",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F57_AuthorisationLifeCycleCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F58_AuthorisingAgentInstitutionIDCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F59_TransportData",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F60_CSMReserved",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F62_Reserved",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F63_PrivateData",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F64_MAC",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F67_ExtendedPaymentData",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F68_ReceivingInstitutionCountryCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F70_AuthInstCntryCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F72_DataRecord",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F90_OriginalDataElements",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F93_TxnDestInstID",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F94_TxnOrgInstId",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F95_ReplacementAmounts",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F96_KeyManagementData",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F100_RecInstIdCode",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F102_AccountId1",
 "value": "100000111"
}, {
 "name": "F103_AccountId2",
 "value": "10001"
}, {
 "name": "F123_Reserved",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F124_NFC",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F127_ReservedPrivate",
 "value": ""
}, {
 "name": "F128_MAC",
 "value": ""
}
]

Standard behaviour of the converter

The HTTP host has the ultimate saying and can alter the fields in any way, even add or remove fields.

Our converter takes care of all the logic, but offers the host the power to change anything, if the host chooses to.

The host can reply with all the fields, no fileds, some fields, or just with an empty 200 HTTP response, and we will resnd the response to the ISO8583 host.

A sample run of an ISO8583 acquirer simulator, an ISO8583 to HTTP/JSON converter, and a HTTP Host server

A sample decline of the HTTP host

 In this example of an Authorization in ISO8583-87 format, the host, which only receives a JSON of the response data, has decided to decline a transaction that the converter has decided to approve.

Therefore, the converter sends back a decline response to the transaction.

The converter can do all MAC, EMV, key exchnages and PIN verification, and the host can receive only transactions that have passed pre-screeening.