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What cc_rejected_call_for_authorize means in Mercado Pago

Payment status: rejected

Short answer

The buyer has to authorize this payment of this amount with the payment method provider before it can be accepted.

If you are the buyer

Authorize the payment of that amount with your payment method provider.

If you are the seller

Ask the buyer to authorize the payment with their provider and retry, or to use another payment method.

If you are the developer

General engineering advice (not from Mercado Pago's documentation): Tell the buyer the payment has to be authorized with their provider and give them a way to retry once they have done it.

Source

The meaning comes from the Mercado Pago developer documentation, verified on 2026-11-04. Buyer and seller steps follow from it; developer notes are general engineering practice, not Mercado Pago documentation.

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