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Create a card token 

Creates a single-use token that represents a credit card’s details. You can use this token in place of a credit card dictionary with any v1 API method. You can only use these tokens once by creating a new Charge object or by attaching them to a Customer object.

To use this functionality, you need to enable access to the raw card data APIs. In most cases, you can use our recommended payments integrations instead of using the API.

Parameters

  • cardobject | string

    The card this token will represent. If you also pass in a customer, the card must be the ID of a card belonging to the customer. Otherwise, if you do not pass in a customer, this is a dictionary containing a user’s credit card details, with the options described below.

Returns

Returns the created card token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

POST /v1/tokens
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d "card[number]"=4242424242424242 \
  -d "card[exp_month]"=5 \
  -d "card[exp_year]"=2026 \
  -d "card[cvc]"=314
Response
{
  "id": "tok_1N3T00LkdIwHu7ixt44h1F8k",
  "object": "token",
  "card": {
    "id": "card_1N3T00LkdIwHu7ixRdxpVI1Q",
    "object": "card",
    "address_city": null,
    "address_country": null,
    "address_line1": null,
    "address_line1_check": null,
    "address_line2": null,
    "address_state": null,
    "address_zip": null,
    "address_zip_check": null,
    "brand": "Visa",
    "country": "US",
    "cvc_check": "unchecked",
    "dynamic_last4": null,
    "exp_month": 5,
    "exp_year": 2026,
    "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos",
    "funding": "credit",
    "last4": "4242",
    "metadata": {},
    "name": null,
    "tokenization_method": null,
    "wallet": null
  },
  "client_ip": "52.35.78.6",
  "created": 1683071568,
  "livemode": false,
  "type": "card",
  "used": false
}

Create a CVC update token 

Creates a single-use token that represents an updated CVC value that you can use for CVC re-collection. Use this token when you confirm a card payment or use a saved card on a PaymentIntent with confirmation_method: manual.

For most cases, use our JavaScript library instead of using the API. For a PaymentIntent with confirmation_method: automatic, use our recommended payments integration without tokenizing the CVC value.

Parameters

  • cvc_updatedictionaryRequired

    The updated CVC value this token represents.

Returns

Returns the created CVC update token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

POST /v1/tokens
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d "cvc_update[cvc]"=123
Response
{
  "id": "cvctok_1NkWsu2eZvKYlo2CFDm6ab7X",
  "object": "token",
  "client_ip": null,
  "created": 1693334608,
  "livemode": false,
  "redaction": null,
  "type": "cvc_update",
  "used": false
}

Create a person token 

Creates a single-use token that represents the details for a person. Use this when you create or update persons associated with a Connect account. Learn more about account tokens.

You can only create person tokens with your application’s publishable key and in live mode. You can use your application’s secret key to create person tokens only in test mode.

Parameters

  • persondictionaryRequired

    Information for the person this token represents.

Returns

Returns the created person token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call returns an error.

POST /v1/tokens
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d "person[first_name]"=Jane \
  -d "person[last_name]"=Doe \
  -d "person[relationship][owner]"=true
Response
{
  "id": "cpt_1EDww82eZvKYlo2CsdelTHFu",
  "object": "token",
  "client_ip": "8.21.168.117",
  "created": 1552582904,
  "livemode": false,
  "redaction": null,
  "type": "person",
  "used": false
}

Create a PII token 

Creates a single-use token that represents the details of personally identifiable information (PII). You can use this token in place of an id_number or id_number_secondary in Account or Person Update API methods. You can only use a PII token once.

Parameters

  • piidictionaryRequired

    The PII this token represents.

Returns

Returns the created PII token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call returns an error.

POST /v1/tokens
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d "pii[id_number]"=000000000
Response
{
  "id": "pii_18PwbX2eZvKYlo2CzRXgwN3J",
  "object": "token",
  "client_ip": "124.123.76.134",
  "created": 1466783547,
  "livemode": false,
  "redaction": null,
  "type": "pii",
  "used": false
}

Retrieve a token 

Retrieves the token with the given ID.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns a token if you provide a valid ID. Returns an error otherwise.

GET /v1/tokens/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens/tok_1N3T00LkdIwHu7ixt44h1F8k \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:"
Response
{
  "id": "tok_1N3T00LkdIwHu7ixt44h1F8k",
  "object": "token",
  "card": {
    "id": "card_1N3T00LkdIwHu7ixRdxpVI1Q",
    "object": "card",
    "address_city": null,
    "address_country": null,
    "address_line1": null,
    "address_line1_check": null,
    "address_line2": null,
    "address_state": null,
    "address_zip": null,
    "address_zip_check": null,
    "brand": "Visa",
    "country": "US",
    "cvc_check": "unchecked",
    "dynamic_last4": null,
    "exp_month": 5,
    "exp_year": 2026,
    "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos",
    "funding": "credit",
    "last4": "4242",
    "metadata": {},
    "name": null,
    "tokenization_method": null,
    "wallet": null
  },
  "client_ip": "52.35.78.6",
  "created": 1683071568,
  "livemode": false,
  "type": "card",
  "used": false
}