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HTTP Message Elements

An HTTP message is constructed using HTTP headers and an HTTP message body.

HTTP Message Headers: Your message header must include these HTTP header fields:

HTTP Header Fields

HTTP Header Field
Description

content-type
Also known as the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, the identifier of the media or file type resource. You can set the value to:
application/json

host
The transaction endpoint. (api.cybersource.com)

v-c-date
The date of the transaction in the RFC1123 format. Example:
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:18:03 GMT

v-c-merchant-id
Your Cybersource transacting merchant ID (MID).
If you are a portfolio or merchant account user, this is the transacting merchant ID that you are sending requests on behalf of.

digest

A hash of the HTTP message body that contains your API request.

Digest is not applicable for
GET
API requests.

signature
The digital signature, which is constructed using the values of the other headers and secured by your private key.
HTTP Message Body: Your API request.

HTTP Header Field	Description
content-type	Also known as the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, the identifier of the media or file type resource. You can set the value to: application/json
host	The transaction endpoint. (`api.cybersource.com`)
v-c-date	The date of the transaction in the RFC1123 format. Example: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:18:03 GMT
v-c-merchant-id	Your `Cybersource` transacting merchant ID (MID). If you are a portfolio or merchant account user, this is the transacting merchant ID that you are sending requests on behalf of.
digest	A hash of the HTTP message body that contains your API request. Digest is not applicable for GET API requests.
signature	The digital signature, which is constructed using the values of the other headers and secured by your private key.