API Fields Data Type Definitions Unless otherwise noted, all fields are order and case sensitive. CyberSource recommends that you not include URL-encoded characters in any request field prior to generating a signature. Data Type Permitted Characters and Formats Alpha Any letter from any language. AlphaNumeric Alpha with any numeric character in any script. AlphaNumericPunctuation Alphanumeric including ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; = ? @ ^ _ ~ Amount 0123456789 including a decimal point (.) ASCIIAlphaNumericPunctuation Any ASCII alphanumeric character including! & ' ( ) + , - / : @ Date (a) MM-YYYY Date (b) YYYYMMDD Date (c) yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm zyyyy-MM-dd hh:mm a zyyyy-MM-dd hh:mma z Email Valid email address. Enumerated String Comma-separated alphanumeric string. IP Valid IP address. ISO 8601 Date YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ Locale [a-z] including a hyphen (-) Numeric 0123456789 Phone (),+-.*#xX1234567890 URL Valid URL (http or https).