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Cards

You can create physical or virtual cards that are issued to cardholders.

Endpoints

The Card object

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the object.

  • cancellation_reasonnullable enum

    The reason why the card was canceled.

    Possible enum values
    design_rejected

    The design of this card was rejected by Stripe for violating our partner guidelines.

    lost

    The card was lost.

    stolen

    The card was stolen.

  • cardholderdictionary

    The Cardholder object to which the card belongs.

  • currencyenum

    Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Supported currencies are usd in the US, eur in the EU, and gbp in the UK.

  • exp_monthinteger

    The expiration month of the card.

  • exp_yearinteger

    The expiration year of the card.

  • last4string

    The last 4 digits of the card number.

  • metadatadictionary

    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.

  • 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’.

    canceled

    The card will decline authorizations, and no authorization object will be recorded. This status is permanent.

    inactive

    The card will decline authorizations with the card_inactive reason.

  • typeenum

    The type of the card.

    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 attributes

  • objectstring

  • brandstring

  • createdtimestamp

  • cvcnullable stringExpandable

  • livemodeboolean

  • numbernullable stringExpandable

  • personalization_designnullable stringPreview featureExpandable

  • replaced_bynullable stringExpandable

  • replacement_fornullable stringExpandable

  • replacement_reasonnullable enum

  • shippingnullable dictionary

  • spending_controlsdictionary

  • walletsnullable dictionary

The Card object
{
  "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
  }
}

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.

  • metadatadictionary

    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_designstringPreview feature

  • pindictionary

  • replacement_forstring

  • replacement_reasonenum

  • second_linestring

  • shippingdictionary

  • spending_controlsdictionary

Returns

Returns an Issuing Card object if creation succeeds.

POST /v1/issuing/cards
import stripe
stripe.api_key = "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc"
stripe.issuing.Card.create(
  cardholder="ich_1MsKAB2eZvKYlo2C3eZ2BdvK",
  currency="usd",
  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.

  • metadatadictionary

    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, and no authorization object will be recorded. This status is permanent.

    inactive

    The card will decline authorizations with the card_inactive reason.

More parameters

  • pindictionary

  • spending_controlsdictionary

Returns

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

POST /v1/issuing/cards/:id
import stripe
stripe.api_key = "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc"
stripe.issuing.Card.modify(
  "ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu",
  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
import stripe
stripe.api_key = "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc"
stripe.issuing.Card.retrieve("ic_1MvSieLkdIwHu7ixn6uuO0Xu")
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
  }
}
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