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Reference · $0.015

BIN Lookup

Card reference data for a BIN or a full card number — what scheme it belongs to, what kind of card it is, where it was issued, and the payout rules that apply to it. Built on our own card-data service, with payout eligibility flags you won't find in open BIN data.

Specification

Route
GET /bin/{bin}
Input
A 6–8 digit BIN, or a 12–19 digit card number.
Price
$0.015 per call on the PowaHub listing.

What it returns

  • schemethe card scheme, lowercased
  • typecredit, debit or prepaid, derived from the account funding source
  • brandthe brand name as the issuer registers it
  • prepaidboolean
  • countryname, alpha-2, alpha-3 and numeric code of the issuing country
  • payout_settingssix eligibility flags — domestic and cross-border, across non-money-transfer, gambling and money transfer
  • region_of_issuer, ardef_regionissuer region classifications
  • low_range, high_rangethe registered BIN range the card falls in

Provenance

Upstream
CertainData's own card-data service, called live on each request.
Licence
Proprietary
Refresh
Live — answered from source on every call.
Upstream
LiveAnswered from source on every call.

Compiled by CertainData

Good to know

  • Describes the card range a BIN belongs to — ideal for routing, payout eligibility and display.

Where to buy

Endpoint
api.powahub.ai/CertainData/bin-lookup/{bin}
Available through
PowaAgent