Request and response codes
Wire payments can be used to send funds or non-value messages to other financial institutions. The type of message is defined by the businessFunctionCode.
Code | Description |
|---|---|
CTR | Customer transfer |
SVC | Service message (non-value) between financial institutions |
In Wires calls, the idCode field in originator, beneficiary and various financial institution objects, specifies the type of value in the identifier field that follows it.
Code | Description |
|---|---|
B | SWIFT Bank Identifier Code (BIC) |
C | CHIPS Participant |
D | Demand Deposit Account (DDA) Number |
F | Fed Routing Number |
T | SWIFT BIC or Bank Entity Identifier (BEI) and account number |
U | CHIPS Identifier |
1 | Passport Number |
2 | Tax Identification Number |
3 | Driver’s License Number |
4 | Alien Registration Number |
5 | Corporate Identification |
9 | Other Identification |
The type code value provides information about the type of wire transfer sent. This value appears in the typeCode field in the response to wires payment calls, and is combined with a subtype code (see the subtype code table below).
Code | Description |
|---|---|
10 | Fund transfer A transfer of funds in which the sender and/or receiver may be a bank or a third party, such as a bank customer. |
15 | Foreign transfer A transfer of funds to or from a foreign central bank or government or international organization with an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. |
16 | Settlement transfer A transfer of funds between Fedwire Funds Service participants. |
A subtype code value combines with the type code value in the typeCode field of Wires payment responses to provide details about the transfer.
Code | Description |
|---|---|
00 | Basic funds transfer |
01 | Request for Reversal |
02 | Reversal of Transfer |
07 | Request for Reversal of a Prior Day Transfer |
08 | Reversal of a Prior Day Transfer |
31 | Request for Credit (Drawdown) |
32 | Funds Transfer Honoring a Request for Credit (Drawdown) |
33 | Refusal to Honor a Request for Credit (Drawdown) |
90 | Service Message |
See the payment status in the status field of Wires payment responses.
Status | Description |
|---|---|
Created | CR received the payment, but hasn't yet started processing it. In most cases, this status appears only briefly. |
Pending | The payment is waiting to be batched and sent to the Federal Reserve. |
Hold | Payment is being held and reviewed by our Ops Team, often as a result of awaiting a response from an OFAC scan. When a hold is placed, funds are removed from the available balance in the account. A hold ensures that any subsequent payment won't cause this payment to fail.This API returns the payments on hold by ID. |
Batched | The payment was batched and is in final review by our Operations Team before we send it in a file to the Federal Reserve. |
Processing | For inbound payments, we are posting it to the receiving account. For outbound payments, the payment was sent to the Federal Reserve, but hasn't yet been accepted by them. |
Completed | The outbound payment was posted and accepted by the Federal Reserve. This is a final status. |
Canceled | An outbound payment was canceled at partner request. A payment can only be canceled while in the pending or hold statuses. A payment can be canceled after it's pending, only if it hasn't been executed. Use this API to cancel a payment by its ID. This is a final status. |
Rejected | Our Operations Team wasn't able to process the payment and rejected it. In the case of an inbound payment, the payment was returned to the originating bank. This is a final status. |
Reversal | In some cases, a payment can be reversed after it was executed. Use this API to reverse a payment by its ID. |


