Notification for declined transactions by Authorize.net - ARB

Question

Is there any way to get notification for declined transaction by Authorize.net for ARB method.

We do use of Silent POST URL method for transaction updates but It seems it does not return any status or notification for declined transactions which has been already running.

We are using a membership integration with an Authorize.net plugin and it is important to downgrade the membership in case a recurring transaction is declined. The downgrade will be only possible if we get some notification from Athorize.net for declined transactions.

There must be some way to get that information from Authorize.net? Thanks

Answer 1

You can get notified via email when a subscription is suspended due to a declined transaction. (This may no longer be available).

In December 2016 Authorize.Net introduced Webhooks which will allow you to choose what events you will be notified about. You can create notifications for declined payments and then use the Transaction Details API to get more information about the failed payment. You can also create a notification for suspended subscriptions caused by failed payments.