Descriptor

Everything you need to know about the descriptor property in Paylike

• Install
• Use
• What is it?
• How is it validated?
• Where is it used in Paylike?

Install

npm install --save @paylike/descriptor

Use

var descriptor = require('@paylike/descriptor');

descriptor.isValid('paylike.io'); // true
descriptor.isValid('£'); // false

descriptor.errorMessage
descriptor.maxLength
descriptor.regex

var descriptor = require('@paylike/descriptor');

var $input = document.querySelector('input.descriptor');

$input.pattern = descriptor.regex.source;
$input.maxLength = descriptor.maxLength;

What is it?

The descriptor is shown on a credit card bill, a bank statement or in an online banking account as the text accompanying the charged amount. Learn more about the descriptor on our website.

How is it validated?

• It can only have a length of 22 or less

• It can only contain ASCII printable characters

   a-z
   A-Z
   0-9
   ! # $ % &
   ( ) * + ,
   - . / : ;
   < = > ? @
   [ ] ^ _ `
   { | } ~
  

Where is it used in Paylike?

A descriptor is set in the following places:

1. On your merchant account
2. On a transaction for the reservation
3. On each capture of a transaction
4. On each refund of a transaction

The descriptor on the account (1) acts as a default if you do not supply a descriptor for the transaction (2).

If you omit the descriptor for a capture (3) or refund (4) it will default to that on the transaction (2).

As such, only the merchant account's descriptor is mandatory.