Bulk order physical cards
Order a large quantity of cards and ship them to one destination.
Stripe supports bulk ordering, where you order a large number of physical cards and get them shipped to a single destination. To qualify for bulk shipping, all cards in the order, regardless of the cardholder name, must ship to a single recipient and all shipping details must be identical, including the recipient name. Any cards with different shipping details are excluded from the bulk order and ship as individual orders.
This guide describes how bulk card ordering works and how to place a bulk order for physical cards.
Order types![](https://b.stripecdn.com/docs-statics-srv/assets/fcc3a1c24df6fcffface6110ca4963de.svg)
The table below provides an overview of the order types.
Order | Cards per order | Use case | What ships | Shipping | Fastest fulfilment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | 1 card only | Ship a single card directly to a cardholder. | The physical card is attached to a carrier which is then put into an envelope. | Normal shipping options | 2 to 3 business days |
Bulk | Unlimited | Ship fewer than 10,000 cards to a single recipient. | Only the physical cards. No carriers or envelopes. | Normal shipping options | 2 to 3 business days |
PCI compliance![](https://b.stripecdn.com/docs-statics-srv/assets/fcc3a1c24df6fcffface6110ca4963de.svg)
Before placing a bulk order, you must verify PCI compliance throughout the supply chain.
The recipient of a bulk order must meet all applicable PCI certification requirements. For certain specific issuing use cases, Stripe can grant an exception to allow your company to receive your own bulk shipments.
Confirm with your account team that your bulk order recipient adheres to the appropriate PCI standards required to take possession of the cards.
Bulk card orders![](https://b.stripecdn.com/docs-statics-srv/assets/fcc3a1c24df6fcffface6110ca4963de.svg)
Stripe groups all cards with the same shipping destination that are ordered on the same day into one bulk order and ships them out together.
Create a bulk-issued card![](https://b.stripecdn.com/docs-statics-srv/assets/fcc3a1c24df6fcffface6110ca4963de.svg)
To indicate that a card is part of a bulk order, set the shipping.type property to bulk
in your create card API call.
There’s no limit to the quantity of cards in a bulk order. If the quantity exceeds a few thousand, the shipment is split across multiple boxes. Each box has its own tracking number.
Track bulk orders![](https://b.stripecdn.com/docs-statics-srv/assets/fcc3a1c24df6fcffface6110ca4963de.svg)
Upon shipment of each box, Stripe updates the tracking number on the corresponding Card object. You can listen for the issuing_card.updated webhook to receive notifications when the tracking numbers are assigned.