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Visa Network Response CodesVisa 94
Duplicate Transmission
Technical
System or connectivity issues
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed
Description
The transaction was flagged as a duplicate — the same transaction data was already submitted and processed.
Recommended Action
Verify whether the original transaction was processed successfully. Do not resubmit unless confirmed otherwise.
Common Causes
- Same transaction submitted multiple times
- Duplicate tracing data in the request
- Retry logic sent the same transaction again after it was already processed
Recovery Tips
- Check your transaction logs for the original submission
- Implement idempotency keys to prevent duplicate submissions
- Verify with your processor whether the original was captured
Quick Reference
Code
94
Category
Technical
Retryable
No
Source
Visa
Recoverability verdict
Retrying 94 will not work
This is a hard decline. Retrying code 94 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.
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04Non-Retryable
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07Non-Retryable
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12Non-Retryable
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The transaction type is not valid or not supported for this card. The issuer will never approve this specific transaction. No reattempts are permitted.