Moneris Kount API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as X-Api-Key (ApiKeyAuth).
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 14 scopes.
ApiKeyAuth — An API key is a token that a client provides when making API calls. API keys are supposed to be a secret that only the client and server know about.
OAuth2 — OAuth 2.0 is an authorization protocol that gives an API client limited access to user data on a web server. OAuth relies on authentication scenarios, that all…
Paths & Operations 4
Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Kount 4
Perform and Manage Kount risk assessment inquiries
The contract defines 51 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are kountInfo (47 properties), kountInquiryRequest (21 properties), error (7 properties), kountPaymentData (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
gender
stringnull
An individual's gender
kountPaymentDetails
Payment Data
kountResult
string
Auto-decision response
currency
string
Provides the three letter currency code according the ISO 4217 standard. For a complete list of currency codes, visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO4217
sessionId
string
Unique Session ID; must be unique over a 30-day span
kountRefundStatus
stringnull
Refund/Chargeback status. R - Refund, C - Chargeback
kountInfo
object
Object of Kount response parameters
47 properties
kountProductItem
object
Item part of the transaction
5 properties2 required
itemId
string
Item unique identifier.
kountInquiry
3 required
kountInquiryList
object
6 properties1 required
dateTime
string
Date & Time
evaluateKountResult
boolean
full re-evaluation will be performed with Kount. Default to false.
kountPaymentId
object
Payment Id
1 property1 required
customData
objectnull
Merchant can send custom meta data with the transaction in this object. Moneris will echo these values back in response.
self
stringnull
Pagination link pointing to the current page.
orderId
stringnull
Indicates the merchant-defined transaction identifer or order ID. Identifiers are unique for every Purchase, Pre-Authorization and Independent Refund transacti…
kountTriggeredRule
object
Kount rule that was triggered
2 properties
email
string
Contains the customer's email address. For standard email protocols, visit: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5322
financialOrderId
stringnull
Unique identifier for transactions at Kount
automaticNumberId
stringnull
Automatic Number Identification (ANI) submitted with order If the ANI cannot be determined, merchant must pass 0123456789 as the ANID NOTE: This field is only…
fraudScore
integernull
Final risk score returned from Kount system
kountTransactionId
string
Kount Transaction ID
itemType
string
High level description of an item
parameterError
object
Request property or header related error.
4 properties2 required
fullName
stringnull
Customers full name
kountValidationId
object
Validation Id
2 properties2 required
paymentToken
string
Payment token submitted by merchant for order (credit card, payer ID, routing/transit, MICR, and account number). If paymentType is set to NONE then the paymen…
next
stringnull
Pagination link pointing to the next page.
idempotencyKey
string
A Unique Identifier that is required for handling idempotent requests. Note: Moneris encourages the use of UUID Version 4 in APIs as an idempotency key."
kountPaymentData
object
Payment Data
6 properties3 required
error
object
Error response details.
7 properties1 required
shippingType
stringnull
Shipping type. The following nomenclature is expected for shipping types to be passed to Kount. NOTE:These three attributes can be used to pass custom attribut…
kountAccountId
string
6 digit local identifier used by the merchant to identify the kount inquiry request
last
stringnull
Pagination link pointing to the last page.
money
object
Monetary amount. Note: The value must be in cents. Therefore $10.59 must be sent as 1059.
2 properties2 required
kountAssertRequest
object
6 properties2 required
kountInquiryRequest
object
21 properties10 required
websiteId
string
Website identifier of where order originated
first
stringnull
Pagination link pointing to the first page.
originatedFromCallCenter
boolean
Refers to Kount's Call center indicator. Flag indicating whether risk inquiry request originates from a call center environment If the customer service agents…
kountTriggeredCounter
object
Kount Counter that was triggered
2 properties1 required
apiVersion
string
The endpoint's API Version. Must be provided through headers.
previous
stringnull
Pagination link pointing to the previous page.
paymentType
string
Payment Type submitted by merchant. If the credit card information is not available and Moneris Tokenization is used to process payment set paymentType = CARD…
merchantId
string
Thirteen character long identification provided to merchants by Moneris.
paymentId
string
Unique Identification for the Payment
resourceId
string
Used to identify API resources which may be required for future follow-on transactions; i.e. Refunds, Corrections, Completions, Reversals, etc.
amount
integer
Amount
kountPiercedAddress
objectnull
Pierced IP Address details.
6 properties
kountApiKey
string
The API key for the associated with the Kount Merchant ID
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