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Braintree (PayPal)Braintree 2016
Duplicate Transaction
Technical
System or connectivity issues
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed
Description
The submitted transaction appears to be a duplicate of a previously submitted transaction and was declined to prevent charging the same card twice for the same service.
Recommended Action
Check for existing recent payments before retrying.
Common Causes
- Double-click on pay button
- Retry logic submitting duplicate requests
Recovery Tips
- Implement idempotency keys in your integration
- Add debounce logic to payment submission buttons
Quick Reference
Code
2016
Category
Technical
Retryable
No
Source
Braintree
Recoverability verdict
Retrying 2016 will not work
This is a hard decline. Retrying code 2016 will not recover the payment. But most merchants seeing this code also have soft declines they are not recovering. Check what your retry strategy is leaving behind.
Related Decline Codes
2004Non-Retryable
Expired Card
The card is expired. The customer will need to use a different payment method.
2005Non-Retryable
Invalid Credit Card Number
The customer entered an invalid payment method or made a typo in their credit card information. Have the customer correct their payment information and attempt the transaction again — if the decline persists, they will need to contact their bank.
2006Non-Retryable
Invalid Expiration Date
The customer entered an invalid payment method or made a typo in their card expiration date. Have the customer correct their payment information and attempt the transaction again — if the decline persists, they will need to contact their bank.
2007Non-Retryable
No Account
The submitted card number is not on file with the card-issuing bank. The customer will need to contact their bank.