---
title: "Authorisation for a recurring payment"
url: "https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/batch-processing/advanced-sftp-batch-files/batch-request-file/authorisation-request-file/authorisation-for-a-recurring-payment"
source_url: "https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/batch-processing/advanced-sftp-batch-files/batch-request-file/authorisation-request-file/authorisation-for-a-recurring-payment.md"
canonical: "https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/batch-processing/advanced-sftp-batch-files/batch-request-file/authorisation-request-file/authorisation-for-a-recurring-payment"
last_modified: "2019-05-01T12:58:00+02:00"
language: "en"
---

# Authorisation for a recurring payment

[View source](/development-resources/batch-processing/advanced-sftp-batch-files/batch-request-file/authorisation-request-file/authorisation-for-a-recurring-payment.md)

## Mandatory sub-lines

The [`PaymentDetails` ](#paymentdetails), [`Recurring` ](#recurring), [`ShopperInteraction` ](#shopperinteraction)sub-lines described below are mandatory when submitting a recurring payment authorization request.

### PaymentDetails

This sub-line specifies transaction amount and customer details.\
\
Optional fields: if you do not populate one or more non-mandatory fields and leave them blank, you need in any case to insert delimiting commas because the Adyen payments platform expects a preset, fixed number of fields per line/sub-line.

| **Field #** | **Format**                    | **Required**                                                                                | **Description**                                                                                                                   |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1           | Fixed value: `SL`             | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Record type identifier                                                                                                            |
| 2           | Numeric                       | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | `SL` sub-line record number reference within its parent line.The counter starts at 1, and it increments sequentially by one unit. |
| 3           | Fixed value: `PaymentDetails` | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Transaction type. Defines the required field types for the specific sub-line.                                                     |
| 4           | Numeric                       | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Amount.                                                                                                                           |
| 5           | Numeric                       | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | The [currency exponent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217#Treatment_of_minor_currency_units_.28the_.22exponent.22.29).       |
| 6           | Alphabetic                    | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | The three-character [ISO currency code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217).                                                  |
| 7           | Alphanumeric                  | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | A shopper's reference, which is the unique identifier for a shopper.                                                              |
| 8           | Email address                 | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-")                                                | The shopper's email address.                                                                                                      |
| 9           | Alphanumeric                  | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-")                                                | Shopper statement. The soft [descriptor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billing_descriptor) for the transaction.                   |
| 10          | IP address                    | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-")                                                | The IP address the shopper used to carry out the transaction.                                                                     |
| 11          | Numeric                       | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-")                                                | Fraud offset. The value to be applied to offset the calculated risk score. It can be either a positive or a negative value.       |

### Recurring

| Field # | Format                                                            | Required                                                                                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1       | Fixed value: `SL`                                                 | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Record type identifier                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2       | Numeric                                                           | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | `SL` sub-line record number reference within its parent line.The counter starts at 1, and it increments sequentially by one unit.                                                                                                    |
| 3       | Fixed value: `Recurring`                                          | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Transaction type. Defines the required field types for the specific sub-line.                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4       | Fixed value: `RECURRING`                                          | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | The type of a recurring contract.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5       | Allowed values:- Adyen's 16-character unique token, or
- `LATEST` | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | * The 16-character unique token corresponds to the `selectedRecurringDetailReference` field value. It targets a specific stored recurring data set.
* If you specify `LATEST`, the latest/more recent data set is fetched for usage. |

### ShopperInteraction

* This sub-line holds information about payments requests involving shopper interaction.

* Include a `ShopperInteraction` sub-line when you are submitting these transaction types:

  * `ContAuth`
  * `Moto`

You can add a `ShopperInteraction` sub-line to any sub-line option that supports a shopper interaction other than `Ecommerce`:

* `Authorisation`
* `Recurring`
* `StoreToken`

| Field #                                                              | Format                                                     | Required                                                                                    | Description                                                                   |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1                                                                    | Fixed value: `SL`                                          | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Record type identifier                                                        |
| 2                                                                    | Numeric                                                    | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | `SL` sub-line record number reference within its parent line.                 |
| The counter starts at 1, and it increments sequentially by one unit. |                                                            |                                                                                             |                                                                               |
| 3                                                                    | Fixed value: `ShopperInteraction`                          | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Transaction type. Defines the required field types for the specific sub-line. |
| 4                                                                    | Allowed values:* `ContAuth`
* `Ecommerce`
* `Moto`
* `POS` | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | The type of shopper interaction transaction to carry out.                     |

Unless you need to perform a MOTO transaction, set this field value to `ContAuth`.

```text
FH,1.0,TEST,Company,TestCompany,Default,2,ws@Company.TestCompany,Authorisation,FileHeaderEchoData
BH,1,BlockHeaderEchoData
L,1,MerchantAccount,TestMerchant,Authorisation,Test Product 6,
SL,1,PaymentDetails,100,2,SEK,Ref123,s.hopper@gmail.com,,,
SL,2,Recurring,RECURRING,LATEST
SL,3,ShopperInteraction,ContAuth
BT,1
FT,1
```

## Optional sub-lines

The `and` sub-lines described below can be optionally included in the payment request. 

### Address

You can use the `Address` sub-line to include information about the shopper's billing and delivery addresses.\
You need to specify billing and deliver addresses on separate `Address` sub-lines:

* One `Address` sub-line containing the billing address information;
* One `Address` sub-line containing the delivery address information.

| **Field #** | **Format**                              | **Required**                                                                                | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1           | Fixed value: `SL`                       | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Record type identifier                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2           | Numeric                                 | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | `SL` sub-line record number reference within its parent line. The counter starts at 1, and it increments sequentially by one unit.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 3           | Fixed value: `Address`                  | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Transaction type. Defines the required field types for the specific sub-line.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4           | Allowed values:* `Billing`
* `Delivery` | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | The type of address that is being submitted: either a billing or a delivery address.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5           | Alphanumeric                            | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Street address.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6           | Alphanumeric                            | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | House number or name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 7           | Alphanumeric                            | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | City.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8           | Alphanumeric                            | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | ZIP/Post code.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9           | Alphanumeric                            | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | State/Province/Region.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10          | Alphabetic                              | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Two-letter country code. The `country` value format needs to adhere to the [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) standard. An invalid country code results in a transaction/request rejection. You can [look up country codes](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/) on the ISO website. |

```text
FH,1.0,TEST,Company,TestCompany,Default,2,ws@Company.TestCompany,Authorisation,FileHeaderEchoData
BH,1,BlockHeaderEchoData
L,1,MerchantAccount,TestMerchant,Authorisation,Test Product 6,
SL,1,PaymentDetails,100,2,SEK,,,,,
SL,2,Recurring,RECURRING,LATEST
SL,3,ShopperInteraction,ContAuth
SL,4,Address,Billing,South Buena Vista Street,500,Burbank,91521,CA,US
SL,5,Address,Delivery,Some Street,123,Some Town,90102,CA,US
BT,1
FT,1
```

### MerchantOrderReference

| **Field #** | **Format**                            | **Required**                                                                                | **Description**                                                                                                                      |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1           | Fixed value: `SL`                     | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Record type identifier                                                                                                               |
| 2           | Numeric                               | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | \`SL\` sub-line record number reference within its parent line. The counter starts at 1, and it increments sequentially by one unit. |
| 3           | Fixed value: `MerchantOrderReference` | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Transaction type. Defines the required field types for the specific sub-line.                                                        |
| 4           | Alphanumeric                          | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | Value of your order reference.                                                                                                       |

```text
FH,1.0,TEST,Company,TestCompany,Default,2,ws@Company.TestCompany,Authorisation,FileHeaderEchoData
BH,1,BlockHeaderEchoData
L,1,MerchantAccount,TestMerchant,Authorisation,Test Product 6,
SL,1,PaymentDetails,100,2,SEK,,,,,
SL,2,Card,4111111111111111,08,2018,737,CardHolderName,,,
SL,3,MerchantOrderReference,XY66AB
BT,1
FT,1
```
