BalanceInquiry Method

Retrieves the balance remaining on a gift card.

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A BalanceInquiry transaction requests that the host return the quantity of funds remaining in the customer's Stored Value (Gift) Card. This transaction is not added to the batch and cannot be settled by the PTechHostSettle component. No charge is made to the customer's gift card.

The gift card may be specified by either a CardMagneticStripe returned by a card reader, (Track2 only), or manually entered through the CardNumber, CardExpMonth, and CardExpYear.A 3-digit Card Verification Value code may also be supplied in the CardCVVData property.

The ResponseCode and ResponseText properties indicate whether this transaction was successful. The ResponseBalance property will contain the card's current balance.