# Transaction Purpose
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/mastercard-send-funding/documentation/field-uris-codes/transaction-purpose/index.md

## Transaction Purpose {#transaction-purpose}

The `transaction_purpose` field enables you to provide accurate information about the purpose of the transaction, which can be passed to downstream networks. Use the appropriate 2-digit value shown in the table below.

We recommend you provide the transaction purpose. Note that for Visa AFT transactions in Canada, you must pass the appropriate 2-digit value. Mastercard Send will map the value to the Visa Purpose of Transaction code shown in the 'Mapped Visa Code' column below. For example, for Visa code 'ISEDUC', provide value '03' in your API request.

| Value |                                  Transaction Purpose                                  | Mapped Visa Code |                    Visa Description                     |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 00    | Family Support                                                                        | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 01    | Regular Labor Transfers (expatriates)                                                 | ISSALA           | Salary payment                                          |
| 02    | Travel \& Tourism                                                                     | ISTRPT           | Payment for travel                                      |
| 03    | Education                                                                             | ISEDUC           | Payment of study/tuition fees                           |
| 04    | Hospitalization and Medical Treatment                                                 | ISMDCS           | Medical services                                        |
| 05    | Emergency Need                                                                        | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 06    | Savings                                                                               | ISACCT           | Account management                                      |
| 07    | Gifts                                                                                 | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 08    | Other                                                                                 | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 09    | Salary                                                                                | ISSALA           | Salary payment                                          |
| 10    | Crowd lending                                                                         | ISLOAN           | Loan                                                    |
| 11    | Crypto currency                                                                       | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 12    | Refund to original card                                                               | ISCCRD           | Credit card payment                                     |
| 13    | Refund to new card                                                                    | ISCCRD           | Credit card payment                                     |
| 14    | Transfer to another person or organization in the same Staged Digital Wallet (Brazil) | ISMP2P           | Mobile P2P payment                                      |
| 15    | Boleto Payment (Brazil)                                                               | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 16    | High Risk Securities                                                                  | ISINVS           | Payment of mutual funds, investment products and shares |
| 17    | Recycling Deposit Return                                                              | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 18    | Value Added Tax (VAT) Payment                                                         | ISVATX           | Value added tax payment                                 |
| 19    | Low value                                                                             | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 20    | Me-to-Me                                                                              | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |
| 21    | Adult Entertainment                                                                   | ISOTHR           | Other                                                   |