Collecting device data

It is recommended that all customer-initiated transactions include device data. Device data increases the accuracy of our available Advanced Fraud Management Tools in determining when a transaction is fraudulent.

Integration

If you are using script tags to load files, make sure to include:

HTML 
<script src="https://js.braintreegateway.com/web/3.71.0/js/client.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://js.braintreegateway.com/web/3.71.0/js/data-collector.min.js"></script>

To collect device data, create a client and a dataCollector instance with the following options. You can use the same client as you are using for other components, such as hostedFields or paypal.

braintree.client.create({
  authorization: 'CLIENT_AUTHORIZATION'
}, function (err, clientInstance) {
  // Creation of any other components...

  braintree.dataCollector.create({
    client: clientInstance,
    paypal: true
  }, function (err, dataCollectorInstance) {
    if (err) {
      // Handle error in creation of data collector
      return;
    }
    // At this point, you should access the dataCollectorInstance.deviceData value and provide it
    // to your server, e.g. by injecting it into your form as a hidden input.
    var deviceData = dataCollectorInstance.deviceData;
  });
});

Using Device Data

Include the device data string in the Transaction: Sale call on your server. If our Advanced Fraud Management Tools detect a high probability that the transaction is fraudulent it will be rejected.

Contact us for more information.

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