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Status responses and error codes

This page contains the status responses and error codes for Automated Clearing House (ACH).

Status responses

A status response indicates the status of a payment. A sub-status response provides further information about the status of a payment.

The following table contains all the status responses, sub-status responses, and their descriptions for ACH.

Status responses

Status

Sub-status

Description

ACCEPTED

ACCEPTED

Payment has been accepted for further processing.

PROCESSING PENDING_JPM_REVIEW Payment is under review / on hold and waiting for a J.P. Morgan team to perform an action or review.

REJECTED

REJECTED_BY_JPM

Payment instruction has been rejected for further processing by J.P. Morgan this is a terminal state.

REJECTED_BY_EXTERNAL

Payment instruction has been rejected by a clearinghouse, network, or correspondent bank.

COMPLETED

COMPLETED_BY_JPM

Payment instruction has been fully processed by J.P. Morgan applications and money has been moved inside J.P. Morgan accounts.

RETURNED

RETURNED

The payment was returned by an external party, such as a clearinghouse or beneficiary bank.

Error codes

An error code identifies the reason that a request resulted in an error.

The following tables contain all the possible error codes and their descriptions for ACH:

Error code
Error code Error description External / rail codes
11001 Account number is invalid or missing.
  • AC01
  • C01
  • C06
  • R04
11004 The specified account number has been closed on the bank’s books.
  • AC04
  • R02
11006 The specified account is blocked, prohibiting the posting of transactions to it.
  • AC06
  • R16
11017 Transaction is forbidden on this type of account.
  • AG01
  • R10
  • R20
  • R29
11018 Bank operation code specified in the message is not valid for the receiver.
  • AG02
  • R80
11019 Transaction type is not supported/authorized on this account creditor account does not accept wire transfers.
  • AG03
  • R05
11023 Debtor account cannot be debited for a generic reason.
  • AG07
  • R07
11031 End-customer identification is not consistent with the associated account number.
  • BE01
  • R03
11034 The specified end customer is not known at the associated Sort/National Bank Code, or no longer exists on the books.
  • BE06
  • R81
11065 Creditor or creditor’s agent should not have collected the direct debit.
  • MD05
  • R35
11067 End customer is deceased.
  • MD07
  • R15
11506 Available funds are insufficient to cover the specified message amount.
  • AM04
  • R01
11507 Duplicate.
  • AM05
  • R24
11509 Amount specified in the message has been blocked by regulatory authorities.
  • AM07
  • R09
11513 Amount is invalid or missing.
  • AM12
  • R19
11536 Identification code is missing or invalid.
  • BE15
  • C09
11569 An authorized user has canceled the order.
  • DS02
  • R08
11576 Invalid date (e.g., wrong or missing settlement date).
  • DT01
  • R18
11590 Settlement of the transaction has failed.
  • ED05
  • R32
  • R83
11595 Syntax error reason is provided as narrative information in the additional reason information.
  • FF02
  • R17
  • R26
  • R27
  • R85
11602 Cheque number is missing or invalid.
  • FF09
  • R28
11614 Reason is provided as narrative information in the additional reason information.
  • NARR 
  • C03 
  • C05 
  • C07 
  • C13 
  • C14 
  • R06 
  • R11 
  • R12 
  • R14 
  • R21 
  • R23 
  • R30 
  • R31 
  • R33 
  • R34 
  • R36 
  • R37 
  • R38 
  • R39 
  • R40 
  • R41 
  • R42 
  • R43 
  • R44 
  • R45 
  • R46 
  • R47 
  • R50 
  • R51 
  • R52 
  • R53 
  • R61 
  • R62 
  • R67 
  • R68 
  • R69 
  • R70 
  • R71 
  • R72 
  • R73 
  • R74 
  • R75 
  • R76 
  • R77
11616 Bank Identifier Code specified in the message has an incorrect format.
  • RC01
  • C02
11617 Bank identifier is invalid or missing.
  • RC02
  • R82
11619 Creditor bank identifier is invalid or missing.
  • RC04
  • C08
11623 ClearingSystemMemberIdentifier is invalid or missing.
  • RC08
  • R13
11631 Debtor account or unique identification required for regulatory reasons is insufficient or missing.
  • RR01
  • R22
11634 JPM debtor party information is not FATF-compliant (regulatory reason).
  • RR04
  • R84
11637 Remittance information structure does not comply with rules for the payment type.
  • RR07
  • R25