# Mandate Status Model
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/ob-accept-payments/documentation/payments/cvrp/mandate-status-model/index.md

This diagram shows how the mandate status changes during the mandate creation flow and possible future updates.

![mandate-status-model](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/ob-accept-payments/uploads/mandate-status-model1.png)

|         **Payment status**          |                                                                 **Description**                                                                 |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **PREPARING**                       | The mandate creation request details have been captured and the mandate is ready to be authorized by the payer​.                                |
| **AUTHORIZING​**                    | The Payment Service User (PSU) is going through the mandate authorization journey​​.                                                            |
| **AUTHORIZATION_FLOW_INCOMPLETE​​** | The mandate authorization was not completed in time. After a certain time, we consider that the user abandoned the flow to create the mandate.​ |
| **AUTHORIZED**                      | The mandate is authorized and ready to be used.                                                                                                 |
| **CANCELLED​**                      | The mandate was cancelled by the user before authorization finished.                                                                            |
| **FAILED​**                         | The mandate is in a failed state.​                                                                                                              |
| **EXPIRED**                         | The mandate is expired if current date is past the `ValidTo` date.​                                                                             |
| **REVOKED**                         | The mandate has been revoked by the payer.​                                                                                                     |