DECLINE CODES · 46

46 · Closed account

HARD · DO NOT RETRY
WHAT THE ISSUER IS SAYING

The account behind the card no longer exists. Common on old cards-on-file and subscription renewals.

WHAT TO DO

Remove the card from your vault. This is the churn that network tokens and account-updater services exist to prevent.

THE CATEGORY

A hard decline: the issuer's answer is final. Retrying won't change it, and it inflates your decline rate — networks watch that number.