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Kount can identify and block fraudulent transactions by analyzing many different data points before the transaction is submitted for processing. The Kount Data Collector is a critical part of the analysis and we’ve made it simple to implement in your own checkout pages when using our Payment API, or Collect.js. The Kount Device Data Collector is designed to run in the background while a webpage loads in a client browser and gather data on the consumer as they check out through your ecommerce website.

Kount variables

When a customer is on a payment page, the Kount library will provide the following, which you must submit to the payment API in order for Kount to function properly:
VariableDescriptionWhen Received
transaction_session_idA single use session ID used by Kount to link the transaction and Data Collector information together. This ID should be generated every time a payment form is loaded by the cardholder, and be random/unpredictable (do not use sequential IDs). This ID should not be reused within a 30 day period.After the Kount data collector has run