# reason

↔ Response parameter

## `<reason>`

The textual content of the reason element contains a reason message.

| Type | Condition |
|  --- | --- |
| xs:string | Mandatory |


## `<reason@code>`

The reason element contains additional information about the reason of the processing result.

| Type | Condition | Enumeration |
|  --- | --- | --- |
| xs:int | Mandatory | For a full list of Gateway response and reason codes see Result and Reason Codes. |