> ❗️ Never Use Real API Keys > > Never use real API Keys when testing. The gateway allows Partners to create Test Merchant Accounts. Testing should always use keys from the Test Accounts and never keys from a Standard Account.

Methodology

**Overview** While our online reporting interface allows merchants to quickly and easily retrieve detailed information about past transactions, a need for additional flexibility may be required. For example, a merchant may have custom accounting software that requires up-to-date information about the settlement status of all credit card transactions every day. This document describes how developers can query our reporting engine directly to retrieve transaction reports in a machine readable format. Once the data has been retrieved, it can then be parsed and imported into a variety of software applications. **Communication** The communication protocol used to send messages to the Payment Gateway is through the HTTP protocol over an SSL connection (HTTPS). The format you must use is name/value pairs delimited by ampersand. | URL | Example Post Data | |:----------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------| | `https://secure.nmi.com/api/query.php` | `security_key=security_key&transaction_id=123456789` | You should POST your request to the Query API. The name/value pairs that are accepted by the Payment Gateway can be found in the 'Variables' section of this API. The Query API can be tested with live credentials or a dedicated test account only. Please contact your Merchant Service Provider for more information. The Query API will respond in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).

Example Response

**Query with no report_type or report_type "transaction"** ```xml 2612675976 cc complete 1234567890 123456 John Smith 123 Main St Apt B New York City NY 10001 US johnsmith@example.com 1234567890 1.00 4xxxxxxxxxxx1111 f6c609e195d9d4c185dcc8ca662f0180 1215 N M processora 1.00 USD Keyed 411111 visa iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAIAAACQkWg2AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAA Cxjwv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAAEnQA ABJ0Ad5mH3gAAACGSURBVDhPlZGBEoAgCEO1//9nG83mxMrr3dkBG0hVW2vFqLX26CYbPIc7yS AVe8LBq5u4elyV4M0NXIoGXYqA w4QqMAwJCRu+Az7HSlvgHtexlFKwGrLjG/h/rESmhrhRnLCKwjiNeLYv5QsXOoNSig8IsNYaZ0 tXJoGU9hU1k18XlZLOQHTenf7I cf3BwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== RS-100 1.0000 Red Shirt 10.0000 11.00 sale 20150312215205 1 1.1.1.1 virtual_terminal demo SUCCESS 0 100 NO MATCH 00 11.00 11.00 level3 20150312215205 1 1.1.1.1 virtual_terminal demo 0 100 11.00 settle 20150313171503 1 internal ACCEPTED 76158269 782 100 0000000000021980 ```

Example Response With Processor Details

**Query with report_type "profile" and processor_details "true"** ```xml false false Test Company johnsmith@example.com 123-456-7890 123 Fake St Beverly Hills CA 90210 US America/New_York (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Visa,Mastercard,American Express,Discover,Diner's Club,JCB,Maestro,Banco Popular,Isracard,Hipercard,Credomatic Card,EBT Test Reseller johnsmith@example.com 123-456-7890 36175F F1577B 26CC9D 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 active false ```