getMerchant

Reseller only method

Description

This method pulls the account information for an active merchant.  Requires the gateway assigned MerchantID. Returns a Merchant object containing merchant's contact, billing and platform information. The account number and the routing number for the billing information is masked.

See also  searchMerchants, getMerchantSummary 

Syntax

Merchant getMerchant ( ueSecurityToken Token, integer MerchantID ) 

Arguments

Type	Name	Description
ueSecurityToken	Token	Reseller security token, used to identify reseller and validate request.
integer	MerchRefNum	Merchant ID number assigned by the gateway to an active merchant

Return Value

Merchant	Returns merchant object

Examples

PHP

For directions on how to set up the WSDL link, create "$restoken" and "$client", go to PHP Soap How-to.

    <?php>

    try { 

      $MerchRefNum=2; 

      $Merchant=$client->getMerchant($restoken, $MerchRefNum); 

      print_r($Merchant);  
                             
    } 

    catch (SoapFault $e) { 

      echo $client->__getLastRequest(); 
      echo $client->__getLastResponse(); 
      die("getMerchant failed: " .$e->getMessage()); 
      } 

    ?> 

.NET C

    string merchantID = "133534";
    reseller.Merchant merchant = new reseller.Merchant();

    try
    {
       merchant = reclient.getMerchant(retoken, merchantID);
       MessageBox.Show(string.Concat(merchant.MerchantName));
    }
    catch (Exception err) {
       MessageBox.Show(err.Message);
    }

Java

    BigInteger merchrefnum = new BigInteger("118227");
    Merchant merchant;
    merchant = client.getMerchant(restoken, merchrefnum);