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Duplicate Transactions with Heartland

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A transaction will be flagged as a duplicate if two transactions share the same amount and card number in a 30-second window. The second transaction will be denied.

In-Person Transaction

If the transaction is in-person, the chip reader and the online prompt with both show a “Duplicate Transaction” message.

Duplicate Transaction Error.


Online Transaction

If the transaction is online, a message will show to the user that states the transaction is a duplicate, similar to the example above.

To confirm if a transaction is a duplicate, review the Pay Activity Log.

Duplicate transaction in the Pay Error Code Column.