Input format for migrating vaults to tokenization
The input file format must be a CSV separated by commas (","), and the file name must follow a naming convention defined by Mercado Pago, which will be communicated in due course.
Below, you can see an example:
plain
Filler,external_reference,customer_email,Filler,Filler,card_number,expiration_month,expiration_year,cardholder_name,Filler ,217307543,test1@gmail.com,,,4356141052114191,11,25,Mary Meir, ,485342254,test2@gmail.com,,,4356141052114192,02,28,Jhon Doe,
All fields are mandatory. Below are detailed descriptions of each field and their particularities:
| Field | Description | Required or Optional |
filler | These fields must be filled with a blank space, as they are necessary for our internal processing. | Required. |
external_reference | Reference of the payer in the seller's system. | Required. |
customer_email | Email of the paying user associated with the link. | Required. |
card_number | Card number (PAN). | Required. |
expiration_month | Expiration month of the card. | Required. |
expiration_year | Expiration year of the card. | Required. |
cardholder_name | Name that appears on the card. | Required. |
Important
If you do not have the information for any field (for example: expiration date or cardholder name), fill in with placeholder data.
Validations for the input file
Below, we detail the validations that are performed during the processing of the input file:
- It is important to highlight that the limit to associate cards with a single email is 20 cards. If this limit is exceeded, the corresponding line will not be processed.
- The card expiration date must be a future date.
- Validation will be performed on the characters of the emails and the cardholder's name.
- The file name must conform to what was previously agreed upon.