---
title: "Get issuer info by BIN"
method: GET
path: "/payment/binLookup/{bin}"
tags: ["BinLookup"]
---

# Get issuer info by BIN

`GET /payment/binLookup/{bin}`

Provides card issuer information based on a bank identification number (BIN) or issuer identification number (IIN).

## Path parameters

- `bin` string, required — First 6-8 digits of the Card number. Also known as IIN (Issuer Identification Number).

## Response `200`

Created.

- object — Information about an issuer by the given BIN (or IIN).
  - `bin` string, required — First 6-8 digits of the Card number. Also known as IIN (Issuer Identification Number).
  - `network` 'unspecified' | 'visa' | 'visadankort' | 'mastercard' | 'amex' | 'diners' | 'discover' | 'unionpay' | 'unionpayuzcard' | 'maestro' | 'maestrobancontact' | 'hipercard' | 'jcb' | 'jcblankapay' | 'argencard' | 'aura' | 'belkart' | 'bpfuelcard' | 'cabal' | 'carnet' | 'cirrus' | 'chjonesfuelcard' | 'uzcard' | 'codensa' | 'dankort' | 'dinacard' | 'duet' | 'ebt' | 'eftpos' | 'elo' | 'euroshellfuelcard' | 'gecapital' | 'bc' | 'hrgstore' | 'humo' | 'lankapay' | 'lukoilfuelcard' | 'bancontact' | 'meeza' | 'newday' | 'mir' | 'ourocard' | 'pagobancomat' | 'paypak' | 'paypal' | 'phhfuelcard' | 'prostir' | 'rupay' | 'sbercard' | 'sodexo' | 'starrewards' | 'cencosud' | 'naranja' | 'troy' | 'uatp' | 'ukfuelcard' | 'verve' | 'voyager' | 'vpay' | 'wex' | 'cmi' | 'atm' | 'bankcard' | 'localbrand' | 'loyalty' | 'privatelabel' | 'fuelcard' | 'redfuelcard' | 'redliquidfuelcard' — Network of the instrument.
  - `localNetwork` 'bancontact' | 'cartesbancaires' | 'dankort' | 'mada' — Card local network that supports the card, e.g. CartesBancaires, Dankort, Mada, Bancontact.
  - `issuer` string — Name of the bank or institution that issued the card.
  - `issuerCountry` object — Country of the bank or institution that issued the card.
    - `code` string, required — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
    - `iso3` string — ISO 3-letter country code. Returned by Payrails, but not interpreted in requests.
    - `name` string — The English name of the country. Returned by Payrails, but not interpreted in requests.
  - `segment` string — Segment of the card, e.g. gold, black, business.
  - `type` string — Type of the card, e.g. credit, debit, prepaid, gift.
  - `typeDetails` string — More information about the card type, e.g. personal, commercial.
  - `isNetworkToken` boolean — Indicates whether the card credential represents a network token rather than a primary account number (PAN).
  - `isFlexCard` boolean — Indicates whether the card is enrolled in a Flexible Credential or Flex Card program supported by the network - e.g. Visa Flexible Credential, Mastercard FlexCard.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request.
- `401` — Unauthorized.
- `403` — Insufficient Scope.
- `404` — Not Found.
- `429` — Too Many Requests.

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