Mercado Pago · status_detail
What rejected_by_regulations means in Mercado Pago
Payment status: rejected
Short answer
The payment was rejected because of regulations. The documentation does not say which regulation applies.
If you are the buyer
Pay with another payment method.
If you are the seller
There is nothing you can fix from this code alone. Offer the buyer another payment method.
If you are the developer
General engineering advice (not from Mercado Pago's documentation): Do not retry automatically; show a neutral message.
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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- pending_challenge
- offline_process
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