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Create a card 

Creates an Issuing Card object.

Parameters

  • currencystringRequired

    The currency for the card.

  • typeenumRequired

    The type of card to issue. Possible values are physical or virtual.

    Possible enum values
    physical

    A physical card will be printed and shipped. It can be used at physical terminals.

    virtual

    No physical card will be printed. The card can be used online and can be added to digital wallets.

  • cardholderstringRequired

    The Cardholder object with which the card will be associated.

  • metadataobject

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

  • statusenum

    Whether authorizations can be approved on this card. May be blocked from activating cards depending on past-due Cardholder requirements. Defaults to inactive.

    Possible enum values
    active

    The card can approve authorizations. If the card is linked to a cardholder with past-due requirements, you may be unable to change the card’s status to ‘active’.

    inactive

    The card will decline authorizations with the card_inactive reason.

More parameters

  • personalization_designstring

  • pinobject

  • replacement_forstring

  • replacement_reasonenum

  • second_linestring

  • shippingobject

  • spending_controlsobject

Returns

Returns an Issuing Card object if creation succeeds.

POST /v1/issuing/cards
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/issuing/cards \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d cardholder=ich_1MsKAB2eZvKYlo2C3eZ2BdvK \
  -d currency=usd \
  -d type=virtual
Response
{
  "id": "ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu",
  "object": "issuing.card",
  "brand": "Visa",
  "cancellation_reason": null,
  "cardholder": {
    "id": "ich_1MsKAB2eZvKYlo2C3eZ2BdvK",
    "object": "issuing.cardholder",
    "billing": {
      "address": {
        "city": "Anytown",
        "country": "US",
        "line1": "123 Main Street",
        "line2": null,
        "postal_code": "12345",
        "state": "CA"
      }
    },
    "company": null,
    "created": 1680415995,
    "email": null,
    "individual": null,
    "livemode": false,
    "metadata": {},
    "name": "John Doe",
    "phone_number": null,
    "requirements": {
      "disabled_reason": "requirements.past_due",
      "past_due": [
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.ip",
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.date",
        "individual.first_name",
        "individual.last_name"
      ]
    },
    "spending_controls": {
      "allowed_categories": [],
      "blocked_categories": [],
      "spending_limits": [],
      "spending_limits_currency": null
    },
    "status": "active",
    "type": "individual"
  },
  "created": 1681163868,
  "currency": "usd",
  "exp_month": 8,
  "exp_year": 2024,
  "last4": "4242",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "replaced_by": null,
  "replacement_for": null,
  "replacement_reason": null,
  "shipping": null,
  "spending_controls": {
    "allowed_categories": null,
    "blocked_categories": null,
    "spending_limits": [],
    "spending_limits_currency": null
  },
  "status": "active",
  "type": "virtual",
  "wallets": {
    "apple_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "google_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "primary_account_identifier": null
  }
}

Update a card 

Updates the specified Issuing Card object by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided will be left unchanged.

Parameters

  • cancellation_reasonenum

    Reason why the status of this card is canceled.

    Possible enum values
    lost

    The card was lost.

    stolen

    The card was stolen.

  • metadataobject

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

  • statusenum

    Dictates whether authorizations can be approved on this card. May be blocked from activating cards depending on past-due Cardholder requirements. Defaults to inactive. If this card is being canceled because it was lost or stolen, this information should be provided as cancellation_reason.

    Possible enum values
    active

    The card can approve authorizations. If the card is linked to a cardholder with past-due requirements, you may be unable to change the card’s status to ‘active’.

    canceled

    The card will decline authorizations with the card_canceled reason. This status is permanent.

    inactive

    The card will decline authorizations with the card_inactive reason.

More parameters

  • pinobject

  • shippingobject

  • spending_controlsobject

Returns

Returns an updated Issuing Card object if a valid identifier was provided.

POST /v1/issuing/cards/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/issuing/cards/ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d "metadata[order_id]"=6735
Response
{
  "id": "ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu",
  "object": "issuing.card",
  "brand": "Visa",
  "cancellation_reason": null,
  "cardholder": {
    "id": "ich_1MsKAB2eZvKYlo2C3eZ2BdvK",
    "object": "issuing.cardholder",
    "billing": {
      "address": {
        "city": "Anytown",
        "country": "US",
        "line1": "123 Main Street",
        "line2": null,
        "postal_code": "12345",
        "state": "CA"
      }
    },
    "company": null,
    "created": 1680415995,
    "email": null,
    "individual": null,
    "livemode": false,
    "metadata": {},
    "name": "John Doe",
    "phone_number": null,
    "requirements": {
      "disabled_reason": "requirements.past_due",
      "past_due": [
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.ip",
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.date",
        "individual.first_name",
        "individual.last_name"
      ]
    },
    "spending_controls": {
      "allowed_categories": [],
      "blocked_categories": [],
      "spending_limits": [],
      "spending_limits_currency": null
    },
    "status": "active",
    "type": "individual"
  },
  "created": 1681163868,
  "currency": "usd",
  "exp_month": 8,
  "exp_year": 2024,
  "last4": "4242",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {
    "order_id": "6735"
  },
  "replaced_by": null,
  "replacement_for": null,
  "replacement_reason": null,
  "shipping": null,
  "spending_controls": {
    "allowed_categories": null,
    "blocked_categories": null,
    "spending_limits": [],
    "spending_limits_currency": null
  },
  "status": "active",
  "type": "virtual",
  "wallets": {
    "apple_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "google_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "primary_account_identifier": null
  }
}

Retrieve a card 

Retrieves an Issuing Card object.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns an Issuing Card object if a valid identifier was provided. When requesting the ID of a card that has been deleted, a subset of the card’s information will be returned, including a deleted property, which will be true.

GET /v1/issuing/cards/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/issuing/cards/ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:"
Response
{
  "id": "ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu",
  "object": "issuing.card",
  "brand": "Visa",
  "cancellation_reason": null,
  "cardholder": {
    "id": "ich_1MsKAB2eZvKYlo2C3eZ2BdvK",
    "object": "issuing.cardholder",
    "billing": {
      "address": {
        "city": "Anytown",
        "country": "US",
        "line1": "123 Main Street",
        "line2": null,
        "postal_code": "12345",
        "state": "CA"
      }
    },
    "company": null,
    "created": 1680415995,
    "email": null,
    "individual": null,
    "livemode": false,
    "metadata": {},
    "name": "John Doe",
    "phone_number": null,
    "requirements": {
      "disabled_reason": "requirements.past_due",
      "past_due": [
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.ip",
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.date",
        "individual.first_name",
        "individual.last_name"
      ]
    },
    "spending_controls": {
      "allowed_categories": [],
      "blocked_categories": [],
      "spending_limits": [],
      "spending_limits_currency": null
    },
    "status": "active",
    "type": "individual"
  },
  "created": 1681163868,
  "currency": "usd",
  "exp_month": 8,
  "exp_year": 2024,
  "last4": "4242",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "replaced_by": null,
  "replacement_for": null,
  "replacement_reason": null,
  "shipping": null,
  "spending_controls": {
    "allowed_categories": null,
    "blocked_categories": null,
    "spending_limits": [],
    "spending_limits_currency": null
  },
  "status": "active",
  "type": "virtual",
  "wallets": {
    "apple_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "google_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "primary_account_identifier": null
  }
}

List all cards 

Returns a list of Issuing Card objects. The objects are sorted in descending order by creation date, with the most recently created object appearing first.

Parameters

  • cardholderstring

    Only return cards belonging to the Cardholder with the provided ID.

  • typeenum

    Only return cards that have the given type. One of virtual or physical.

    Possible enum values
    physical

    A physical card will be printed and shipped. It can be used at physical terminals.

    virtual

    No physical card will be printed. The card can be used online and can be added to digital wallets.

More parameters

  • createdobject

  • ending_beforestring

  • exp_monthinteger

  • exp_yearinteger

  • last4string

  • limitinteger

  • starting_afterstring

  • statusenum

Returns

A dictionary with a data property that contains an array of up to limit cards, starting after card starting_after. Each entry in the array is a separate Issuing Card object. If no more cards are available, the resulting array will be empty.

GET /v1/issuing/cards
curl -G https://api.stripe.com/v1/issuing/cards \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d limit=3
Response
{
  "object": "list",
  "url": "/v1/issuing/cards",
  "has_more": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu",
      "object": "issuing.card",
      "brand": "Visa",
      "cancellation_reason": null,
      "cardholder": {
        "id": "ich_1MsKAB2eZvKYlo2C3eZ2BdvK",
        "object": "issuing.cardholder",
        "billing": {
          "address": {
            "city": "Anytown",
            "country": "US",
            "line1": "123 Main Street",
            "line2": null,
            "postal_code": "12345",
            "state": "CA"
          }
        },
        "company": null,
        "created": 1680415995,
        "email": null,
        "individual": null,
        "livemode": false,
        "metadata": {},
        "name": "John Doe",
        "phone_number": null,
        "requirements": {
          "disabled_reason": "requirements.past_due",
          "past_due": [
            "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.ip",
            "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.date",
            "individual.first_name",
            "individual.last_name"
          ]
        },
        "spending_controls": {
          "allowed_categories": [],
          "blocked_categories": [],
          "spending_limits": [],
          "spending_limits_currency": null
        },
        "status": "active",
        "type": "individual"
      },
      "created": 1681163868,
      "currency": "usd",
      "exp_month": 8,
      "exp_year": 2024,
      "last4": "4242",
      "livemode": false,
      "metadata": {},
      "replaced_by": null,
      "replacement_for": null,
      "replacement_reason": null,
      "shipping": null,
      "spending_controls": {
        "allowed_categories": null,
        "blocked_categories": null,
        "spending_limits": [],
        "spending_limits_currency": null
      },
      "status": "active",
      "type": "virtual",
      "wallets": {
        "apple_pay": {
          "eligible": false,
          "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
        },
        "google_pay": {
          "eligible": false,
          "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
        },
        "primary_account_identifier": null
      }
    }
  ]
}

Deliver a testmode card Test helper

Updates the shipping status of the specified Issuing Card object to delivered.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns an updated Issuing Card object.

POST /v1/test_helpers/issuing/cards/:id/shipping/deliver
curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/test_helpers/issuing/cards/ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu/shipping/deliver \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:"
Response
{
  "id": "ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu",
  "object": "issuing.card",
  "brand": "Visa",
  "cancellation_reason": null,
  "cardholder": {
    "id": "ich_1MsKAB2eZvKYlo2C3eZ2BdvK",
    "object": "issuing.cardholder",
    "billing": {
      "address": {
        "city": "Anytown",
        "country": "US",
        "line1": "123 Main Street",
        "line2": null,
        "postal_code": "12345",
        "state": "CA"
      }
    },
    "company": null,
    "created": 1680415995,
    "email": null,
    "individual": null,
    "livemode": false,
    "metadata": {},
    "name": "John Doe",
    "phone_number": null,
    "requirements": {
      "disabled_reason": "requirements.past_due",
      "past_due": [
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.ip",
        "individual.card_issuing.user_terms_acceptance.date",
        "individual.first_name",
        "individual.last_name"
      ]
    },
    "spending_controls": {
      "allowed_categories": [],
      "blocked_categories": [],
      "spending_limits": [],
      "spending_limits_currency": null
    },
    "status": "active",
    "type": "individual"
  },
  "created": 1681163868,
  "currency": "usd",
  "exp_month": 8,
  "exp_year": 2024,
  "last4": "4242",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "replaced_by": null,
  "replacement_for": null,
  "replacement_reason": null,
  "shipping": {
    "address": {
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "country": "US",
      "line1": "1234 Main Street",
      "postal_code": "94111",
      "state": "CA"
    },
    "carrier": "usps",
    "eta": 1655362799,
    "name": "Jenny Rosen",
    "service": "standard",
    "status": "delivered",
    "type": "individual"
  },
  "spending_controls": {
    "allowed_categories": null,
    "blocked_categories": null,
    "spending_limits": [],
    "spending_limits_currency": null
  },
  "status": "active",
  "type": "physical",
  "wallets": {
    "apple_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "google_pay": {
      "eligible": false,
      "ineligible_reason": "missing_cardholder_contact"
    },
    "primary_account_identifier": null
  }
}