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POST/cards/bin-lookupbinLookup

Use this method to retrieve information about a debit card, a credit card, or an EBT card. If you apply surcharges to transactions, you can also check if the card supports surcharging.

In the response, our gateway returns the following information about the card:

  • Card details - Information about the card, for example, the issuing bank and the masked card number.

  • Surcharging information - If you apply a surcharge to transactions, our gateway checks that the card supports surcharging and returns information about the surcharge. For more information about surcharging, go to Credit card surcharging.

Request body

application/json · required
Field Edit request inputs →
  • amountintegerint64
    Transaction amount that you send to check the surcharge amount. The value is in the currency's lowest denomination, for example, cents.
  • cardobjectrequired
    Polymorphic object that contains payment details. The value of the type parameter determines which variant you should use: card Payment card details cardBin Bank identification number (BIN) of the payment card secureToken Secure token details digitalWallet Digital wallet details
    • cardobject
      Object that contains information about the customer’s payment card.
      • accountTypestring
        Indicates the customer’s account type. Note: Send a value for accountType only for bank account details.checkingsavings
      • cardDetailsobjectrequired
        Polymorphic object that contains payment card information. The value of the entryMethod parameter determines which variant you should use: raw Unencrypted payment data directly from the device. icc Payment data that the device captured from the chip. keyed Payment data that the merchant entered manually. swiped Payment data that the device captured from the magnetic strip.
        • rawobject
          Object that contains information about the unencrypted card details.
          • cardholderSignaturestring
            Cardholder's signature. For more information about how to format the signature, go to How to send a signature to our gateway.
          • deviceobjectrequired
            Object that contains information about the physical device the merchant used to capture the customer’s card details.
            • categorystring
              Indicates if the device is attended or unattended.attendedunattended
            • configobject
              Object that contains information about the configuration of the POS terminal.
              • quickChipbooleanrequired
                Indicates if Quick Chip mode is active on a merchant’s POS terminal.
            • firmwareVersionstring
              Firmware version of the physical device.
            • modelstringrequired
              Model of the device that the merchant used to process the transaction.bbposChpbbposChp2xbbposChp3xbbposRamblerbbposWpbbposWp2bbposWp3genericCtlsMsr+32 more
            • serialNumberstringrequired
              Serial number of the physical device.1–64 chars
          • downgradeTostring
            If an offline transaction is not approved using the initial entry method, reprocess the transaction using a downgraded entry method. For example, an Integrated Circuit Card (ICC) transaction can be downgraded to a swiped transaction or to a keyed transaction.keyedswiped
          • entryMethodstringrequired
            Method that the terminal used to capture the card details.raw
          • rawDatastringhexadecimalrequired
            Unencrypted data from the POS terminal.1–2147483647 chars
        • iccobject
          Object that contains information about the Integrated Circuit Card (ICC).
          • cardholderSignaturestring
            Cardholder's signature. For more information about how to format the signature, go to How to send a signature to our gateway.
          • deviceobjectrequired
            Object that contains information about the encryption details of the POS terminal.
            • categorystring
              Indicates if the device is attended or unattended.attendedunattended
            • configobject
              Object that contains information about the configuration of the POS terminal.
              • quickChipbooleanrequired
                Indicates if Quick Chip mode is active on a merchant’s POS terminal.
            • firmwareVersionstring
              Firmware version of the physical device.
            • modelstringrequired
              Model of the device that the merchant used to process the transaction.bbposChpbbposChp2xbbposChp3xbbposRamblerbbposWpbbposWp2bbposWp3genericCtlsMsr+32 more
            • serialNumberstringrequired
              Serial number of the physical device.1–64 chars
            • dataKsnstringhexadecimalrequired
              Key serial number.20–20 chars
          • downgradeTostring
            If an offline transaction is not approved using the initial entry method, reprocess the transaction using a downgraded entry method. For example, an Integrated Circuit Card (ICC) transaction can be downgraded to a swiped transaction or a keyed transaction.keyedswiped
          • ebtDetailsobject
            Object that contains information about the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) transaction.
            • benefitCategorystringrequired
              Indicates if the balance relates to an EBT Cash account or an EBT SNAP account. cash – EBT Cash foodStamp – EBT SNAPcashfoodStamp
            • withdrawalboolean
              Indicates whether the customer wants to withdraw cash. Note: Cash withdrawals are available only from EBT Cash accounts.
            • voucherobject
              Object that contains information about the EBT voucher. Note: Vouchers are available only for EBT SNAP payments.
              • approvalCodestringrequired
                Authorization code that the processor issued for the transaction.6–6 chars
              • serialNumberstringrequired
                Serial number of the voucher.7–15 chars
          • entryMethodstringrequired
            Method that the terminal used to capture the card details.icc
          • firstDigitOfPanstring
            First digit of the card number.1–1 chars
          • iccDatastringhexadecimalrequired
            Cardholder data from the ICC. The data consists of EMV tags in Tag-Length-Value (TLV) format.
        • keyedobject
          Object that contains information about the keyed card details.
          • cardholderNamestring
            Cardholder’s name.1–50 chars
          • cardholderSignaturestring
            Cardholder's signature. For more information about how to format the signature, go to How to send a signature to our gateway.
          • ebtDetailsobject
            Object that contains information about the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) transaction.
            • benefitCategorystringrequired
              Indicates if the balance relates to an EBT Cash account or an EBT SNAP account. cash – EBT Cash foodStamp – EBT SNAPcashfoodStamp
            • withdrawalboolean
              Indicates whether the customer wants to withdraw cash. Note: Cash withdrawals are available only from EBT Cash accounts.
            • voucherobject
              Object that contains information about the EBT voucher. Note: Vouchers are available only for EBT SNAP payments.
              • approvalCodestringrequired
                Authorization code that the processor issued for the transaction.6–6 chars
              • serialNumberstringrequired
                Serial number of the voucher.7–15 chars
          • entryMethodstringrequired
            Method that the terminal used to capture the card details.keyed
          • keyedDataobjectrequired
            Polymorphic object that contains payment card details that the merchant manually entered into the device. The value of the dataFormat parameter determines which variant you should use: fullyEncrypted All payment card details are encrypted. partiallyEncrypted Some payment card details are encrypted. plainText Payment card details are in plain text.
            • fullyEncryptedobject
              Object that contains information about the encrypted card data for keyed transactions.
              • dataFormatstringrequired
                Indicates the data format of the customer’s card data. plainText – Data is not truncated and shows the raw data. fullyEncrypted – Data is truncated to show only the first digit of the customer’s account number. partiallyEncrypted – Data is truncated to show only the first six digits and the last four digits of the customer’s card number.fullyEncrypted
              • deviceobjectrequired
                Object that contains information about the encryption details of the POS terminal.
                • categorystring
                  Indicates if the device is attended or unattended.attendedunattended
                • configobject
                  Object that contains information about the configuration of the POS terminal.
                  • quickChipbooleanrequired
                    Indicates if Quick Chip mode is active on a merchant’s POS terminal.
                • firmwareVersionstring
                  Firmware version of the physical device.
                • modelstringrequired
                  Model of the device that the merchant used to process the transaction.bbposChpbbposChp2xbbposChp3xbbposRamblerbbposWpbbposWp2bbposWp3genericCtlsMsr+32 more
                • serialNumberstringrequired
                  Serial number of the physical device.1–64 chars
                • dataKsnstringhexadecimalrequired
                  Key serial number.20–20 chars
              • encryptedDatastringhexadecimalrequired
                Encrypted card data.1–2147483647 chars
              • firstDigitOfPanstring
                First digit of the customer’s card number.1–1 chars
            • partiallyEncryptedobject
              Object that contains information about the partially-encrypted card data for keyed transactions.
              • cvvstring
                Security code of the customer’s card.[0-9]{3,4}
              • cvvEncryptedstringhexadecimal
                Encrypted security code data.
              • dataFormatstringrequired
                Indicates the data format of the customer’s card data. plainText – Data is not truncated and shows the raw data. fullyEncrypted – Data is truncated to show only the first digit of the customer’s account number. partiallyEncrypted – Data is truncated to show only the first six digits and the last four digits of the customer’s card number.partiallyEncrypted
              • deviceobjectrequired
                Object that contains information about the encryption details of the POS terminal.
                • categorystring
                  Indicates if the device is attended or unattended.attendedunattended
                • configobject
                  Object that contains information about the configuration of the POS terminal.
                  • quickChipbooleanrequired
                    Indicates if Quick Chip mode is active on a merchant’s POS terminal.
                • firmwareVersionstring
                  Firmware version of the physical device.
                • modelstringrequired
                  Model of the device that the merchant used to process the transaction.bbposChpbbposChp2xbbposChp3xbbposRamblerbbposWpbbposWp2bbposWp3genericCtlsMsr+32 more
                • serialNumberstringrequired
                  Serial number of the physical device.1–64 chars
                • dataKsnstringhexadecimalrequired
                  Key serial number.20–20 chars
              • encryptedPanstringhexadecimalrequired
                Encrypted card number.1–2147483647 chars
              • expiryDatestringrequired
                Expiry date of the customer’s card.[0-9]{4}
              • issueNumberstring
                Issue number of the customer’s card.[0-9]{1,2}
              • maskedPanstringrequired
                Masked card number. The gateway shows only the first six digits and the last four digits of the account number. For example, 453985******7062.12–19 chars
            • plainTextobject
              Object that contains information about the plain-text card data for keyed transactions.
              • cardNumberstringrequired
                Customer’s card number.12–19 chars
              • cvvstring
                Security code of the customer’s card.[0-9]{3,4}
              • dataFormatstringrequired
                Indicates the data format of the customer’s card data. plainText – Data is not truncated and shows the raw data. fullyEncrypted – Data is truncated to show only the first digit of the customer’s account number. partiallyEncrypted – Data is truncated to show only the first six digits and the last four digits of the customer’s card number.plainText
              • deviceobject
                Object that contains information about the physical device the merchant used to capture the customer’s card details.
                • categorystring
                  Indicates if the device is attended or unattended.attendedunattended
                • configobject
                  Object that contains information about the configuration of the POS terminal.
                  • quickChipbooleanrequired
                    Indicates if Quick Chip mode is active on a merchant’s POS terminal.
                • firmwareVersionstring
                  Firmware version of the physical device.
                • modelstringrequired
                  Model of the device that the merchant used to process the transaction.bbposChpbbposChp2xbbposChp3xbbposRamblerbbposWpbbposWp2bbposWp3genericCtlsMsr+32 more
                • serialNumberstringrequired
                  Serial number of the physical device.1–64 chars
              • expiryDatestring
                Expiry date of the customer’s card. Note: We require you to send an expiry date for most BIN lookups and electronic voucher transactions.[0-9]{4}
              • issueNumberstring
                Issue number of the customer’s card.[0-9]{1,2}
          • pinDetailsobject
            Polymorphic object that contains information about the customer's PIN.
            • dukptobject
              Object that contains information about encrypted PIN details.
              • dataFormatstringrequired
                Indicates the format of the PIN data.dukpt
              • pinstringhexadecimalrequired
                Encrypted PIN. Note: PIN is encrypted using the DUKPT scheme.1–2147483647 chars
              • pinKsnstringhexadecimalrequired
                Key serial number.20–20 chars
        • swipedobject
          Object that contains information about the customer’s card details for swiped transactions.
          • cardholderNamestring
            Cardholder’s name.0–50 chars
          • cardholderSignaturestring
            Cardholder's signature. For more information about how to format the signature, go to How to send a signature to our gateway.
          • downgradeTostring
            If an offline transaction is not approved using the initial entry method, reprocess the transaction using a downgraded entry method. For example, a swiped transaction can be downgraded to a keyed transaction.keyedswiped
          • ebtDetailsobject
            Object that contains information about the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) transaction.
            • benefitCategorystringrequired
              Indicates if the balance relates to an EBT Cash account or an EBT SNAP account. cash – EBT Cash foodStamp – EBT SNAPcashfoodStamp
            • withdrawalboolean
              Indicates whether the customer wants to withdraw cash. Note: Cash withdrawals are available only from EBT Cash accounts.
            • voucherobject
              Object that contains information about the EBT voucher. Note: Vouchers are available only for EBT SNAP payments.
              • approvalCodestringrequired
                Authorization code that the processor issued for the transaction.6–6 chars
              • serialNumberstringrequired
                Serial number of the voucher.7–15 chars
          • entryMethodstringrequired
            Method that the terminal used to capture the card details.swiped
          • pinDetailsobject
            Polymorphic object that contains information about the customer's PIN.
            • dukptobject
              Object that contains information about encrypted PIN details.
              • dataFormatstringrequired
                Indicates the format of the PIN data.dukpt
              • pinstringhexadecimalrequired
                Encrypted PIN. Note: PIN is encrypted using the DUKPT scheme.1–2147483647 chars
              • pinKsnstringhexadecimalrequired
                Key serial number.20–20 chars
          • swipedDataobjectrequired
            Polymorphic object that contains payment card details that a device captured from the magnetic strip. The value of the dataFormat parameter determines which variant you should use: encrypted Payment card details are encrypted. plainText Payment card details are in plain text.
            • encryptedobject
              Object that contains information about the encrypted swiped card data.
              • dataFormatstringrequired
                Format of the card data.encrypted
              • deviceobjectrequired
                Object that contains information about the encryption details of the POS terminal.
                • categorystring
                  Indicates if the device is attended or unattended.attendedunattended
                • configobject
                  Object that contains information about the configuration of the POS terminal.
                  • quickChipbooleanrequired
                    Indicates if Quick Chip mode is active on a merchant’s POS terminal.
                • firmwareVersionstring
                  Firmware version of the physical device.
                • modelstringrequired
                  Model of the device that the merchant used to process the transaction.bbposChpbbposChp2xbbposChp3xbbposRamblerbbposWpbbposWp2bbposWp3genericCtlsMsr+32 more
                • serialNumberstringrequired
                  Serial number of the physical device.1–64 chars
                • dataKsnstringhexadecimalrequired
                  Key serial number.20–20 chars
              • encryptedDatastringhexadecimalrequired
                Encrypted data received from the magnetic stripe reader.1–2147483647 chars
              • fallbackboolean
                Indicates that this is a fallback transaction. For example, if there was a technical issue with the chip on the customer's card and the merchant then swiped the card.
              • fallbackReasonstring
                Reason for the fallback.technicalrepeatFallbackemptyCandidateList
              • firstDigitOfPanstring
                First digit of the of the card number.1–1 chars
            • plainTextobject
              Object that contains information about plain-text swiped card data.
              • dataFormatstringrequired
                Indicates the method the customer’s card data is encrypted. Send swiped card data in encrypted format or plainText format.plainText
              • deviceobjectrequired
                Object that contains information about the physical device the merchant used to capture the customer’s card details.
                • categorystring
                  Indicates if the device is attended or unattended.attendedunattended
                • configobject
                  Object that contains information about the configuration of the POS terminal.
                  • quickChipbooleanrequired
                    Indicates if Quick Chip mode is active on a merchant’s POS terminal.
                • firmwareVersionstring
                  Firmware version of the physical device.
                • modelstringrequired
                  Model of the device that the merchant used to process the transaction.bbposChpbbposChp2xbbposChp3xbbposRamblerbbposWpbbposWp2bbposWp3genericCtlsMsr+32 more
                • serialNumberstringrequired
                  Serial number of the physical device.1–64 chars
              • fallbackboolean
                Indicates that this is a fallback transaction. For example, if there was a technical issue with the chip on the customer's card and the merchant then swiped the card.
              • fallbackReasonstring
                Reason for the fallback.technicalrepeatFallbackemptyCandidateList
              • trackDatastringrequired
                Customer’s card data from the swiped transaction.16–256 chars
      • typestringrequired
        Method that the terminal used to take the payment.card
    • cardBinobject
      Object that contains information about the card's bank identification number (BIN).
      • binstringrequired
        6–12 chars
      • typestringrequired
        Method that the terminal used to take the payment.cardBin
    • secureTokenobject
      Object that contains information about the secure token that represents the customer’s payment details.
      • accountTypestring
        Indicates the customer’s account type. Note: Send a value for accountType only if the secure token represents bank account details.checkingsavings
      • secCodestring
        Indicates how the customer authorized the ACH transaction. Send one of the following values: web – Online transaction. tel – Telephone transaction. ccd – Corporate credit or debit entry for a business bank account. ppd – Pre-arranged transaction. Note: This field is mandatory when the secure token represents ACH bank account details.webtelccdppd
      • tokenstringrequired
        Unique token that the gateway assigned to the payment details.12–19 chars
      • typestringrequired
        Method that the terminal used to take the payment.secureToken
    • digitalWalletobject
      Object that contains information about the payment details in the customer’s digital wallet.
      • accountTypestring
        Indicates the customer’s account type. Note: Send a value for accountType only for bank account details.checkingsavings
      • cardholderNamestring
        Cardholder’s name.0–50 chars
      • encryptedDatastringrequired
        Encrypted data of the digital wallet.128–20480 chars
      • serviceProviderstringrequired
        Provider of the digital wallet. Send one of the following values: apple For more information about how to integrate with Apple Pay, go to Apple Pay®. google For more information about how to integrate with google Pay, go to Google Pay®.applegoogle
      • typestringrequired
        Method that the terminal used to take the payment.digitalWallet
  • currencystring
    Currency of the transaction. The value for the currency follows the ISO 4217 standard.AEDAFNALLAMDANGAOAARSAUD+163 more
  • processingTerminalIdstring
    Unique identifier that we assigned to the terminal. We recommend that you include the processingTerminalId to make sure that we return the correct surcharge information for the terminal.4–50 chars

Responses

Successful request. Returns the BIN information.

200 OK · application/json
{
  "cardNumber": "453985******7062",
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "debit": false,
  "healthcare": false,
  "type": "Visa Credit"
}
Response schema · 11 fields
  • cardNumberstringrequired
    Masked card number. Our gateway shows only the first six digits and the last four digits of the card number, for example, 548010******5929.12–19 chars
  • countrystringiso-3166-1
    Country of the issuing bank. The value for the country follows the ISO-3166-1 standard.
  • currencystring
    Currency of the transaction. The value for the currency follows the ISO 4217 standard.AEDAFNALLAMDANGAOAARSAUD+163 more
  • debitboolean
    Indicates if the card is a debit card.
  • healthcareboolean
    Indicates if the card is linked to a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or a Health Savings Account (HSA). The value is one of the following: true Card is linked to an FSA or an HSA. false Card isn't linked to an FSA or an HSA.
  • surchargingobject
    Object that contains surcharge information. Our gateway returns this object only if the merchant adds a surcharge to transactions.
    • allowedbooleanrequired
      Indicates if the merchant can add a surcharge when the customer uses this card.
    • amountintegerint64
      Surcharge amount to add to the transaction. Note: Our gateway returns the surcharge amount only if you include a transaction amount in the request.
    • disclosurestring
      Statement that informs the customer about the surcharge fee.
    • percentagenumberdouble
      Surcharge rate that the merchant configures on their account.≤ 100
  • typestringrequired
    Card brand of the card, for example, Visa.

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