how to Integrate authorized.net ARB and AMI together

Question

I want to Integrate authorized.net ARB and AMI together using rails.

Actually i want Instant payment when user signs up today and I want the subscription to start today. for this i want to charge their first payment via the AIM API. and if AMI tranaction get succeed then only i will create ARB.I write code for both my ARB works perfect but when i write code for the AMI it gives error This transaction has been declined but when i create an ARB with same card it works perfectly.I really don't know how to go for this.

Also i want to know when subscription is declined when processing a future scheduled payment is Authorize.Net cancelled that Subscription or try again on next day?if it try next day again how many times it will try?can i check or write a code using SILENT POST that after 5 times it's subscription should get cancelled.

Answer 1

ARB performs no validation of a credit card when a subscription is created (other then validating the card has a valid card number format, properly formatted expiration date, etc and won't expire before the first payment is scheduled for). Therefore you have to use AIM to validate the card first, either by running a transaction or performing an AUTH_ONLY, and then if it is successful establish the subscription with ARB. Basically once you get that decline from AIM your script should abort and notify the user of the error and have them try again with a new credit card.

If a subscription payment is declined the subscription will be suspended. If you update the subscription before the next scheduled payment is due the missed payment will automatically be attempted again and if successful the subscription will be active again.

There is no way through any current API to check the status of a subscription. It currently can only be done through the control panel. It is on their to do list so this may change in the future.