How can I get a Payment Token when using Cybersource SOAP API - php

Question

So I have a test payment with the Cybersource SOAP API like below but I'm not able to get it to return a payment token that I can use for payments in future without using the credit card details each times:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soapenv:Header>
<wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
<wsse:UsernameToken>
<wsse:Username>{{merchant_id}}</wsse:Username>
<wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">{{SOAP KEY}}</wsse:Password>
</wsse:UsernameToken>
</wsse:Security>
</soapenv:Header>
<soapenv:Body>
<requestMessage xmlns="urn:schemas-cybersource-com:transaction-data-1.150">
<merchantID>{{merchant_id}}</merchantID>
<merchantReferenceCode>kjdhflasjfhlasdjfasdf</merchantReferenceCode>
<billTo>
<firstName>John</firstName>
<lastName>Doe</lastName>
<street1>1295 Charleston Road</street1>
<city>Mountain View</city>
<state>CA</state>
<postalCode>94043</postalCode>
<country>US</country>
<email>null#cybersource.com</email>
</billTo>
<item id="0">
<unitPrice>5.00</unitPrice>
<quantity>1</quantity>
</item>
<item id="1">
<unitPrice>10.00</unitPrice>
<quantity>2</quantity>
</item>
<purchaseTotals>
<currency>ZMW</currency>
</purchaseTotals>
<card>
<accountNumber>4111111111111111</accountNumber>
<expirationMonth>11</expirationMonth>
<expirationYear>2020</expirationYear>
<cvNumber>123</cvNumber>
</card>
<ccAuthService run="true"/>
</requestMessage>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Answer 1

Add the following to your request:
<recurringSubscriptionInfo>
<frequency>on-demand</frequency>
</recurringSubscriptionInfo>
<paySubscriptionCreateService run="true"/>
Your new request will look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<soapenv:Header>
<wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd">
<wsse:UsernameToken>
<wsse:Username>{{merchantID}}</wsse:Username>
<wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">{{SOAPKey}}</wsse:Password>
</wsse:UsernameToken>
</wsse:Security>
</soapenv:Header>
<soapenv:Body>
<requestMessage xmlns="urn:schemas-cybersource-com:transaction-data-1.150">
<merchantID>{{merchantID}}</merchantID>
<merchantReferenceCode>kjdhflasjfhlasdjfasdf</merchantReferenceCode>
<billTo>
<firstName>John</firstName>
<lastName>Doe</lastName>
<street1>1295 Charleston Road</street1>
<city>Mountain View</city>
<state>CA</state>
<postalCode>94043</postalCode>
<country>US</country>
<email>null#cybersource.com</email>
</billTo>
<item id="0">
<unitPrice>5.00</unitPrice>
<quantity>1</quantity>
</item>
<item id="1">
<unitPrice>10.00</unitPrice>
<quantity>2</quantity>
</item>
<purchaseTotals>
<currency>ZMW</currency>
</purchaseTotals>
<card>
<accountNumber>4111111111111111</accountNumber>
<expirationMonth>11</expirationMonth>
<expirationYear>2020</expirationYear>
<cvNumber>123</cvNumber>
</card>
<recurringSubscriptionInfo>
<frequency>on-demand</frequency>
</recurringSubscriptionInfo>
<ccAuthService run="true"/>
<paySubscriptionCreateService run="true"/>
</requestMessage>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
The response will now have a subscriptionID in it, that is your token to use in place of the card account number. You might find the tokenization guide useful.
You should not expose your merchantID and SOAP Key here. Please edit your question to remove them.