Node.js API for MaxMind minFraud

Description

This package provides a server-side API for the MaxMind minFraud Score,
Insights, Factors, and Report Transaction web
services.

This package will not work client-side.

Requirements

MaxMind has tested this API with Node.js versions 18 and 20. We aim to support
active or maintained LTS versions of Node.js.

Installation

``
npm install @maxmind/minfraud-api-node
`

You can also use yarn or pnpm.

API Documentation

Documentation for this API can be found here

Usage

To use this API, first create a new Client object. The constructor
takes your MaxMind account ID and license key. For example:

`js
const client = new minFraud.Client("1234", "LICENSEKEY");
`

If you would like to use the Sandbox environment, you can
set the host parameter to sandbox.maxmind.com:

`js
const client = new minFraud.Client("1234", "LICENSEKEY", 3000, 'sandbox.maxmind.com');
`

Then create a new Transaction object. This represents the transaction that
you are sending to minFraud. Each transaction property is instantiated by creating
a new instance of each property's class. For example:

`js
const transaction = new minFraud.Transaction({
device: new minFraud.Device({
ipAddress: '81.2.69.160',
}),
email: new minFraud.Email({
address: 'foo@bar.com',
domain: 'bar.com',
}),
});
`

If Transaction instantiation fails, an ArgumentError is thrown. This is usually
due to invalid property values.

After creating the Transaction object, you can send a Score, Insights, or Factors
request, which returns a Promise that contains the corresponding model:

`js
// minFraud Score
client.score(transaction).then(scoreResponse => ...);

// minFraud Insights
client.insights(transaction).then(insightsResponse => ...);

// minFraud Factors
client.factors(transaction).then(factorsResponse => ...);
`

If the request fails, an error object will be returned in the catch in the form
of:

`js
{
code: string
error: string
url: string
}
`

$3

MaxMind encourages the use of this API, as data received through this channel
is continually used to improve the accuracy of our fraud detection algorithms.

To use the Report Transactions API, create a new TransactionReport object. A
valid tag and at least one of the following are required parameters:
IP address, maxmind ID, minfraud ID, or transaction ID. Additional key values
may also be set, as documented below.

See the API documentation for more details.

`js
const transactionReport = new minFraud.TransactionReport({
ipAddress: '81.2.69.160',
tag: minFraud.Constants.Tag.NOT_FRAUD,

// The following key/values are not mandatory but are encouraged
chargebackCode: 'the string provided by your payment processor indicating
the reason for the chargeback',
maxmindId: '12345678',
minfraudId: '58fa38d8-4b87-458b-a22b-f00eda1aa20d',
notes: 'some notes',
transactionId: 'the transaction ID you originally passed to minFraud',
});

client.reportTransaction(transactionReport).then(() => ...);
`

If the request succeeds, no data is returned in the Promise.

If the request fails, an error object will be returned in the catch in the
form of:

`js
{
code: string
error: string
url: string
}
`

Errors and Exceptions

Thrown by the request and transaction models:
* ArgumentError - Thrown when invalid data is passed to the Transaction
and Transaction property constructors.

In addition to the response errors
returned by the web API, we also return:

`js
{
code: 'SERVER_ERROR',
error:
}

{
code: 'HTTP_STATUS_CODE_ERROR',
error:
}

{
code: 'INVALID_RESPONSE_BODY',
error:
}

{
code: 'NETWORK_TIMEOUT',
error:
}

{
code: 'FETCH_ERROR',
error:
}
`

Example

`js
import { URL } from 'url'; // Used for order.referrerUri
import * as minFraud from '@maxmind/minfraud-api-node';
// const minFraud = require('@maxmind/minfraud-api-node');

// client is reusable
const client = new minFraud.Client("1234", "LICENSEKEY");

let transaction;

try {
transaction = new minFraud.Transaction({
device: new minFraud.Device({
ipAddress: "81.2.69.160",
}),
event: new minFraud.Event({
party: minFraud.Constants.EventParty.Customer,
shopId: 'shop',
time: new Date(Date.now()),
transactionId: 'txn1234',
type: minFraud.Constants.EventType.PayoutChange,
}),
account: new minFraud.Account({
userId: 'user123',
username: 'userperson',
}),
email: new minFraud.Email({
address: 'foo@bar.com',
domain: 'bar.com',
}),
billing: new minFraud.Billing({
address: '123 Robot Ave.',
address2: 'Suite 10011',
city: 'Waltham',
company: 'Robots Inc.',
country: 'US',
firstName: 'Robot',
lastName: 'Bar',
phoneCountryCode: '1',
phoneNumber: '123-456-1234',
postal: '12345',
region: 'MA',
}),
shipping: new minFraud.Shipping({
address: '123 Robot Ave.',
address2: 'Suite 10011',
city: 'Waltham',
company: 'Robots Inc.',
country: 'US',
deliverySpeed: minFraud.Constants.DeliverySpeed.Expedited,
firstName: 'Robot',
lastName: 'Bar',
phoneCountryCode: '1',
phoneNumber: '123-456-0000',
postal: '12345',
region: 'MA',
}),
payment: new minFraud.Payment({
declineCode: 'A',
method: minFraud.Constants.PaymentMethod.Card,
processor: minFraud.Constants.Processor.ConceptPayments,
wasAuthorized: true,
}),
creditCard: new minFraud.CreditCard({
avsResult: 'A',
bankName: 'Foo Bank',
bankPhoneCountryCode: '1',
bankPhoneNumber: '123-123-1234',
cvvResult: 'B',
issuerIdNumber: '411111',
lastDigits: '1234',
token: 'a_token',
was3DSecureSuccessful: true,
}),
order: new minFraud.Order({
affiliateId: 'robotnet',
amount: 22.99,
currency: 'USD',
discountCode: 'COUPONS',
hasGiftMessage: true,
isGift: true,
referrerUri: new URL('https://robots.com/swarms'),
subaffiliateId: 'swarm',
}),
shoppingCart: [
new minFraud.ShoppingCartItem({
category: 'screws',
itemId: 'sc123',
price: 9.99,
quantity: 100,
}),
new minFraud.ShoppingCartItem({
category: 'screws',
itemId: 'sc123',
price: 9.99,
quantity: 100,
}),
],
customInputs: [
new minFraud.CustomInput('key', 'value'),
new minFraud.CustomInput('key_2', true),
new minFraud.CustomInput('key_3', 100),
]
});
} catch(error) {
// handle the error
}

client.score(transaction as minFraud.Transaction).then(response => {
console.log(response.riskScore) // 50
console.log(response.ipAddress.risk) // 50
});
```

Support

Please report all issues with this code using the
GitHub issue tracker.

If you are having an issue with the minFraud service that is not specific
to the client API, please see
our support page.

Contributing

Patches and pull requests are encouraged. Please include unit tests whenever
possible.

Versioning

This API uses Semantic Versioning.

Copyright and License

This software is Copyright (c) 2019-2026 by MaxMind, Inc.

This is free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.