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Card BIN data

Last Updated: 15 September 2025 | Change Log

Card BIN data

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The Card BIN Data API provides detailed information about a card allowing you to:

  • optimize your checkout experience
  • reduce risk
  • comply with regulations

Supported payment methods: International schemes as well as a variety of domestic cards. See the full list in our API reference.

Get started

Use our API reference and set your headers.

Requesting card BIN data

You can request card BIN data using a full card number, network token or a Worldpay token. Please see our API reference for full details.

POST https://try.access.worldpay.com/api/cardBin/panLookup

Card number

Request BIN data using the full card or network token number. To use this option you must ensure you are PCI compliant.

Example request

{
  "merchant": {
    "entity": "default"
  },
  "cardNumber": "4444333322221111"
}

Response example

If the request is successful you will receive a 200 response which will include the card BIN data.

{
  "type": "pan",
  "brand": [
    "visa"
  ],
  "bin": "444433",
  "binLength": 6,
  "fundingType": "debit",
  "issuerName": "Bank of America",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "dccAllowed": true,
  "anonymousPrepaid": "notPrepaidOrNonAnonymous",
  "category": "consumer",
  "multipleAccountAccess": "managed"
}

Worldpay token

Request BIN data using a Worldpay token.

Example request

{
  "merchant": {
    "entity": "default"
  },
  "token": "https://access.worldpay.com/tokens/eyJrIjoxLCJkIjoialRBL0FFelBzcnZpNCtzRGNRemh0NzI0NE1rdUtjMUFJdjYxVnlibWZuUT0ifQ"
}

Response example

If the request is successful you will receive a 200 response which will include the card BIN data.

{
  "type": "pan",
  "brand": [
    "visa"
  ],
  "bin": "444433",
  "binLength": 6,
  "fundingType": "debit",
  "issuerName": "Bank of America",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "dccAllowed": true,
  "anonymousPrepaid": "notPrepaidOrNonAnonymous",
  "category": "consumer",
  "multipleAccountAccess": "managed"
}

Testing

You can use any card to verify your implementation in Try. However, please note that some API specific test cards may return different results.

See also