AVS Codes

The Address Verification Service (AVS) code is returned in these fields in the authorization response message:

REST API: processorInformation.avs.code

AVS Codes

This table lists the types of AVS codes returned on :

Type of Codes	Codes	Description
American Express Card Codes	--	The American Express AVS codes are converted to Visa AVS codes before they are returned. As a result, American Express AVS codes are not returned for the American Express card type.
Domestic Visa Codes	A, N, R, U, Y, Z	The alphabetic AVS codes are the Visa standard AVS codes. The standard AVS return codes for other types of payment cards, including American Express cards, are mapped to the Visa standard AVS codes. AVS is considered domestic when the bank that issued the customer's payment card is in the US.

This table lists the AVS code returned for each type:

Code	Description
A	Partial match: street address matches, but 5-digit and 9-digit postal codes do not match.
N	No match: street address and postal code do not match.
R	System unavailable.
U	System unavailable: address information unavailable for one of these reasons: the US bank does not support AVS outside the US, or the AVS in a US bank is not functioning properly.
Y	Match: street address and 5-digit postal code match.
Z	Partial match: street address does not match, but 5-digit postal code matches.

AVS Codes

This table lists the types of AVS codes returned on :

Type of Codes	Codes	Description
American Express Card Codes	H, K, L, O, T	For American Express cards only.
International Visa Codes	B, C, D, G, I, M, P	The international and domestic alphabetic AVS codes are the Visa standard AVS codes. The standard AVS return codes for other types of payment cards, including American Express cards, are mapped to the Visa standard AVS codes. AVS is considered either domestic or international, depending on the location of the bank that issued the customer's payment card: the AVS is domestic when the bank is in the US, and international when the bank is outside the US. Domestic and international AVS result codes can both appear: international cards can return domestic AVS codes in addition to international AVS codes, and domestic cards can return international AVS codes in addition to domestic AVS codes.
Domestic Visa Codes	A, E, N, R, S, U, W, X, Y, Z	See the code table.
Codes	1, 2	The numeric AVS codes are created by and are not standard Visa codes. These AVS codes can be returned for any card type.

This table lists the AVS code returned for each type:

Code	Description
A	Partial match: street address matches, but 5-digit and 9-digit postal codes do not match.
B	Partial match: street address matches, but postal code is not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
C	No match: street address and postal code do not match. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
D & M	Match: street address and postal code match. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
E	Invalid: AVS data is invalid or AVS is not allowed for this card type.
G	Not supported: issuing bank outside the US does not support AVS.
H	Partial match: card member's name does not match, but street address and postal code match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
I	No match: address not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
K	Partial match: card member's name matches, but billing address and billing postal code do not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
L	Partial match: card member's name and billing postal code match, but billing address does not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
M	See the entry for D & M.
N	No match: street address and postal code do not match.
O	Partial match: card member's name and billing address match, but billing postal code does not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
P	Partial match: postal code matches, but street address not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
R	System unavailable.
S	Not supported: issuing bank in the US does not support AVS.
T	Partial match: card member's name does not match, but street address matches. Returned only for the American Express card type.
U	System unavailable: address information unavailable for one of these reasons: the US bank does not support AVS outside the US, or the AVS in a US bank is not functioning properly.
W	Partial match: street address does not match, but 9-digit postal code matches.
X	Match: street address and 9-digit postal code match.
Y	Match: street address and 5-digit postal code match.
Z	Partial match: street address does not match, but 5-digit postal code matches.
1	Not supported: AVS is not supported for this processor or card type.
2	Unrecognized: the processor returned an unrecognized value for the AVS response.

AVS Codes for Other Processors

This table lists the types of AVS codes returned on other processors:

Type of Codes	Codes	Description
Codes for American Express Cards	F, H, K, L, O, T, V	For American Express cards, you can receive Visa and Cybersource AVS codes in addition to the American Express AVS codes.
International Visa Codes	B, C, D, G, I, M, P	The international and domestic alphabetic AVS codes are the Visa standard AVS codes. The standard AVS return codes for other types of payment cards, including American Express cards, are mapped to the Visa standard AVS codes. AVS is considered either domestic or international, depending on the location of the bank that issued the customer's payment card: the AVS is domestic when the bank is in the US, and international when the bank is outside the US. Domestic and international AVS result codes can both appear: international cards can return domestic AVS codes in addition to international AVS codes, and domestic cards can return international AVS codes in addition to domestic AVS codes.
Domestic Visa Codes	A, E, N, R, S, U, W, X, Y, Z	See the code table.
Cybersource Codes	1, 2, 3, 4	The numeric AVS codes are created by Cybersource and are not standard Visa codes. These AVS codes can be returned for any card type.

This table lists the AVS code returned for each type:

Code	Description
A	Partial match: street address matches, but five-digit and nine-digit postal codes do not match.
B	Partial match: street address matches, but postal code is not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
C	No match: street address and postal code do not match. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
D & M	Match: street address and postal code match. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
E	Invalid: AVS data is invalid, or AVS is not allowed for this card type.
F	Partial match: card member's name does not match, but billing postal code matches.
G	Not supported: issuing bank outside the US does not support AVS.
H	Partial match: card member's name does not match, but street address and postal code match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
I	No match: address not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
K	Partial match: card member's name matches, but billing address and billing postal code do not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
L	Partial match: card member's name and billing postal code match, but billing address does not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
M	See the entry for D & M.
N	No match: street address and postal code do not match, or card member's name, street address, and postal code do not match (American Express card type only).
O	Partial match: card member's name and billing address match, but billing postal code does not match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
P	Partial match: postal code matches, but street address not verified. Returned only for Visa cards not issued in the US.
R	System unavailable.
S	Not supported: issuing bank in the US does not support AVS.
T	Partial match: card member's name does not match, but street address matches. Returned only for the American Express card type.
U	System unavailable: address information unavailable for one of these reasons: the US bank does not support AVS outside the US, or the AVS in a US bank is not functioning properly.
V	Match: card member's name, billing address, and billing postal code match. Returned only for the American Express card type.
W	Partial match: street address does not match, but nine-digit postal code matches.
X	Match: street address and nine-digit postal code match.
Y	Match: street address and five-digit postal code match.
Z	Partial match: street address does not match, but five-digit postal code matches.
1	Not supported: one of the following: AVS is not supported for this processor or card type, or AVS is disabled for the account (contact customer support to enable AVS).
2	Unrecognized: the processor returned an unrecognized value for the AVS response.
3	Match: address is confirmed. Returned only for PayPal Express Checkout.
4	No match: address is not confirmed. Returned only for PayPal Express Checkout.
5	No match: no AVS code was returned by the processor.

AVS Codes for Cielo 3.0

Cybersource Latin American Processing is the name of a specific processing connection that Cybersource supports. In the Cybersource API documentation, Cybersource Latin American Processing does not refer to the general topic of processing in Latin America.

This table lists the AVS code returned for Cielo 3.0:

Code	Description
D	Partial match: postal code and address match.
E	Not supported: AVS is not supported for this card type, or Invalid: the acquirer returned an unrecognized value for the AVS response.
F	Partial match: postal code matches, but CPF and address do not match.
G	Not supported: AVS not supported or not verified.
I	No match: AVS information is not available.
K	Partial match: CPF matches, but postal code and address do not match.
L	Partial match: postal code and CPF match, but address does not match.
N	No match: postal code, CPF, and address do not match.
O	Partial match: CPF and address match, but postal code does not match.
R	Not supported: the implementation does not support AVS, or System unavailable.
T	Partial match: address matches, but postal code and CPF do not match.
V	Match: postal code, CPF, and address match.

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Last published: September 29, 2026