Test mode
Once your Virtual Terminal payments service installation has been activated, and has gone live, you can use the service in Test mode at any time. You can use test mode to try out the Virtual Terminal payments service before activate the Virtual Terminal payments service and use it to transmit 'live' payment information to the Worldpay system.
When the service is in Test mode, the details you enter are not sent to the live production environment but instead go to a test environment. The Virtual Terminal Payment page does behave in the same way as when live: it will check your input and produce error messages if the input is incomplete or incorrect.
Warning: You must be especially careful about submitting test transactions to the Virtual Terminal payment service. If test transactions are not submitted correctly, they will be treated as live and our systems will attempt to debit accounts. Reversing transactions such as these, and adjusting accounts, will cause unnecessary work for you.
See also Live and test environments for more details.
Specify that the Service should be in Test mode
You can force the Virtual Terminal service to submit test transactions by adding the testMode parameter (with a value of 100 or 101) to the URL used to log into the service. It will remain in Test mode until you instruct it to revert back to Live mode - use the address field in your browser to enter the URL and testMode instruction.
For example, the following URL will result in all transactions submitted through the service being treated as test transactions until the system is instructed to revert to Live mode.
https://www.worldpay.com/moto?testMode=100
The testMode parameter can take one of the values shown in the table below.
testMode value |
Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Sets the service Live. All transactions will be sent to bank for the standard authorisation process with resultant funds transfers if successful. |
| 100 or 101 | Sets the service to Test mode. The result will depend upon the value specified in the shopper name field in the Payment Page. But funds will NOT be transferred, regardless of the result. |
Warning: The testMode parameter is case sensitive, if it is not entered exactly as required the transaction will be treated as a live transaction, and the service will revert back to Live mode - a common mistake.
Test result values
You can instruct the Test Environment to respond in different ways to suit the test you want to carry out by entering an appropriate value in the shopper name field in the Payment Page - valid values are shown in the table below.
If you do not specify one of the values shown in the table below, the system will assume you want an AUTHORISED response. For example, if you entered a real name, such as John Smith, the system would reply with an AUTHORISED response.
| name value | System response |
|---|---|
|
REFUSED |
Will be equivalent to a refused transaction at the bank. |
|
AUTHORISED |
Will be equivalent to a successful authorisation at the bank, but no funds transferred. |
| ERROR | Will be equivalent to a payment that ends in error. |
| CAPTURED | Will be equivalent to a successful capture result - where funds have been transferred to the merchant's account. |
Revert to Live mode
To return the service to Live mode, use a value of zero for the testMode parameter when you enter the URL in your browser's address field, or simply omit it, as shown below:
https://www.worldpay.com/moto?testMode=0
https://www.worldpay.com/moto
Test card numbers
The following card numbers can be used when you make test transactions in Test mode only - do not use them in the live, production environment:
|
Card Type |
Card Number |
|---|---|
|
American Express |
343434343434343 |
| Cartebleue | 5555555555554444 |
| Dankort | 5019717010103742 |
| Diners |
36700102000000 36148900647913 |
|
Discover card |
6011000400000000 |
| JCB | 3528000700000000 |
| Maestro |
6759649826438453 6799990100000000019 |
| Mastercard |
5555555555554444 5454545454545454 |
| Visa |
4444333322221111 4911830000000 4917610000000000 |
| Visa Debit |
4462030000000000 4917610000000000003 |
| Visa Electron (UK only) | 4917300800000000 |
| Visa Purchasing | 4484070000000000 |
Note: Visa Purchasing transactions are treated as Visa credit card transactions.
Note: For all card types, you can use the CVC value of 555 and enter any future date as the expiry date.
