2. Authorize a Transaction

Simulate authorizing a card at a retailer

Postman

Code

curl --location 'https://sandbox.lithic.com/v1/simulate/authorize' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: e65e2478-f516-4c9d-af36-7d1ebc5414fd' \
--data '{
  "amount": 3831,
  "descriptor": "COFFEE SHOP",
  "pan": "4111111187423657"
}'

This API simulates a card authorization at a merchant. You will be able to see this authorization in our Transaction API.

Simulate an Authorization

When testing in the Sandbox. Lithic provides simulate operations that simulate real world workflows outside of the Lithic platform, so that you can test fully real world scenarios.

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Simulation operations are only available in the Sandbox.