Card Validator API

Overview

To use Card Validator, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/cardvalidator

Example

How to call the Card Validator API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/cardvalidator?number=4900264223817524" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/cardvalidator?number=4900264223817524', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/cardvalidator?number=4900264223817524', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/cardvalidator?number=4900264223817524", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "card": {
      "niceType": "Visa",
      "type": "visa",
      "patterns": [
        4
      ],
      "gaps": [
        4,
        8,
        12
      ],
      "lengths": [
        16,
        18,
        19
      ],
      "code": {
        "name": "CVV",
        "size": 3
      },
      "matchStrength": 1
    },
    "brand": "Visa",
    "cardNumber": "4900264223817524",
    "bin": "490026",
    "last4": "7524",
    "isValid": true,
    "isPotentiallyValid": true,
    "isTestCard": false,
    "riskScore": 0,
    "riskLevel": "low"
  }
}

Authentication

The Card Validator API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Card Validator API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Card Validator API:

Response

The Card Validator API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <card>
      <niceType>Visa</niceType>
      <type>visa</type>
      <patterns>
        <pattern>4</pattern>
      </patterns>
      <gaps>
        <gap>4</gap>
        <gap>8</gap>
        <gap>12</gap>
      </gaps>
      <lengths>
        <length>16</length>
        <length>18</length>
        <length>19</length>
      </lengths>
      <code>
        <name>CVV</name>
        <size>3</size>
      </code>
      <matchStrength>1</matchStrength>
    </card>
    <brand>Visa</brand>
    <cardNumber>4900264223817524</cardNumber>
    <bin>490026</bin>
    <last4>7524</last4>
    <isValid>true</isValid>
    <isPotentiallyValid>true</isPotentiallyValid>
    <isTestCard>false</isTestCard>
    <riskScore>0</riskScore>
    <riskLevel>low</riskLevel>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  card:
    niceType: Visa
    type: visa
    patterns:
      - 4
    gaps:
      - 4
      - 8
      - 12
    lengths:
      - 16
      - 18
      - 19
    code:
      name: CVV
      size: 3
    matchStrength: 1
  brand: Visa
  cardNumber: '4900264223817524'
  bin: '490026'
  last4: '7524'
  isValid: true
  isPotentiallyValid: true
  isTestCard: false
  riskScore: 0
  riskLevel: low

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Card Validator through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the card validator data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  cardvalidator(
    input: {
      number: "4900264223817524"
    }
  ) {
    card {
      niceType
      type
      patterns
      gaps
      lengths
      code {
        name
        size
      }
      matchStrength
    }
    brand
    cardNumber
    bin
    last4
    isValid
    isPotentiallyValid
    isTestCard
    riskScore
    riskLevel
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Card Validator API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Card Validator requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Card Validator API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Card Validator

Official Card Validator packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Card Validator works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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