MerchantNumber Property

A unique number used to identify the merchant within the VisaNet system.

Syntax

 mpi.getMerchantNumber([callback])
 mpi.setMerchantNumber( merchantNumber, [callback])

Default Value

""

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for the getMerchantNumber([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err, data){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'data' is the value returned by the method.

The callback for the setMerchantNumber([callback]) method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

This field contains a unique Id number which is assigned by the signing merchant's acquirer, bank, or processor. This field is used to identify the merchant within the VisaNet system. This number will be right-justified and zero-filled.

Data Type

String