---
title: "Get Card Definition"
method: GET
path: "/v2/loyalties/card-definitions/{cardDefinitionId}"
tags: ["Card Definitions"]
---

# Get Card Definition

`GET /v2/loyalties/card-definitions/{cardDefinitionId}`

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Returns a single card definition by its ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

The card definition.

- CardDefinition — A card definition.
  - `id` string, required — Unique card definition ID.
  - `name` string, required — Card definition name.
  - `type` 'INDIVIDUAL', required — Card definition type.
  - `status` 'DRAFT' | 'ACTIVE' | 'DELETED', required — Current card definition status.
  - `code_config` CardDefinitionCodeConfig, required — Card code generation configuration. Always present with server-side defaults applied.
    - `pattern` string, required — Code pattern where each `#` is replaced with a random character from the charset.
    - `length` integer, required — Number of `#` placeholders in the pattern.
    - `charset` string, required — Characters used for code generation.
    - `prefix` string, required — Fixed prefix prepended to every generated code. Empty string when not set.
    - `postfix` string, required — Fixed postfix appended to every generated code. Empty string when not set.
  - `points_expiration` CardDefinitionPointsExpiration, required — Points expiration policy. Always present; defaults to `NO_EXPIRATION`.
    - `type` 'NO_EXPIRATION' | 'ROLLING_EXPIRATION' | 'CALENDAR_EXPIRATION' | 'SLIDING_EXPIRATION', required — Points expiration type.
    - `rolling_expiration` CardDefinitionPointsExpirationRollingExpiration — Rolling expiration configuration.
      - `period` CardDefinitionPeriod, required — A period expressed as a value and unit.
        - `value` integer, required — Period length.
        - `unit` 'DAY' | 'MONTH' | 'YEAR', required — Period unit.
      - `rounding` CardDefinitionPointsExpirationRollingExpirationRounding — Rounding of the rolling expiration date.
        - `type` 'END_OF_MONTH' | 'END_OF_QUARTER' | 'END_OF_HALF_YEAR' | 'END_OF_YEAR' | 'END_OF_PARTICULAR_MONTH', required — Rounding type.
        - `value` integer — Month number (1-12). Only present when `type` is `END_OF_PARTICULAR_MONTH`.
    - `calendar_expiration` CardDefinitionPointsExpirationCalendarExpiration — Calendar expiration configuration.
      - `expiration_dates` CardDefinitionCalendarDate[], required — Calendar dates on which points expire.
        - `day` integer, required — Day of the month.
        - `month` integer, required — Month number (1-12).
    - `sliding_expiration` CardDefinitionPointsExpirationSlidingExpiration — Sliding expiration configuration.
      - `earning_activity` boolean — Whether earning points resets the expiration window.
      - `spending_activity` boolean — Whether spending points resets the expiration window.
      - `custom_activity` boolean — Whether the configured custom events reset the expiration window.
      - `custom_activity_types` string[], required — Custom event schema IDs that reset the expiration window. Empty array when `custom_activity` is false.
      - `period` CardDefinitionPeriod, required — A period expressed as a value and unit.
        - `value` integer, required — Period length.
        - `unit` 'DAY' | 'MONTH' | 'YEAR', required — Period unit.
  - `pending_points` CardDefinitionPendingPoints, required — Pending points activation policy. Always present; defaults to `IMMEDIATE`.
    - `type` 'IMMEDIATE' | 'PERIOD_BASED' | 'FIXED_DATES' | 'EVENT_BASED', required — Pending points activation type.
    - `period_based` CardDefinitionPendingPointsPeriodBased — Period-based pending points activation.
      - `period` CardDefinitionPeriod, required — A period expressed as a value and unit.
        - `value` integer, required — Period length.
        - `unit` 'DAY' | 'MONTH' | 'YEAR', required — Period unit.
    - `fixed_dates` CardDefinitionPendingPointsFixedDates — Fixed-dates pending points activation.
      - `dates` CardDefinitionCalendarDate[], required — Calendar dates on which pending points activate.
        - `day` integer, required — Day of the month.
        - `month` integer, required — Month number (1-12).
    - `event_based` CardDefinitionPendingPointsEventBased — Event-based pending points activation.
      - `event_types` string[], required — Custom event schema IDs that activate pending points.
      - `cancel_period` CardDefinitionPeriod, required — A period expressed as a value and unit.
        - `value` integer, required — Period length.
        - `unit` 'DAY' | 'MONTH' | 'YEAR', required — Period unit.
  - `earning_limits` CardDefinitionEarningLimits, required — Points earning limits. Always present; defaults to `NO_LIMIT` for both scopes.
    - `global` CardDefinitionEarningLimitsGlobal — Global (per card) earning limits.
      - `type` 'NO_LIMIT' | 'LIMITED', required — Whether global earning limits apply.
      - `limits` CardDefinitionEarningLimitsGlobalLimit[], required — Limit definitions. Empty array when `type` is `NO_LIMIT`.
        - union — A global earning limit: `BALANCE_BASED` or `TIME_BASED`.
          - object — Balance-based limit.
            - `type` 'BALANCE_BASED', required — Limit type.
            - `max` integer, required — Maximum card balance in points.
          - object — Time-based limit.
            - `type` 'TIME_BASED', required — Limit type.
            - `period` CardDefinitionLimitTimeBasedPeriod — Time-based limit period.
              - …
            - `points` CardDefinitionLimitTimeBasedPoints — Points cap for a time-based limit.
              - …
    - `transactions` CardDefinitionEarningLimitsTransactions — Per-transaction earning limits.
      - `type` 'NO_LIMIT' | 'LIMITED', required — Whether per-transaction earning limits apply.
      - `limits` CardDefinitionEarningLimitsTransactionsLimit[], required — Limit definitions. Empty array when `type` is `NO_LIMIT`.
        - union — A per-transaction earning limit: `POINTS` or `SPENDING`.
          - object — Points limit.
            - `type` 'POINTS', required — Limit type.
            - `max` integer, required — Maximum points earned per transaction.
          - object — Spending threshold.
            - `type` 'SPENDING', required — Limit type.
            - `min_amount` integer, required — Minimum transaction amount required to earn points.
  - `spending_limits` CardDefinitionSpendingLimits, required — Points spending limits. Always present; defaults to `NO_LIMIT` for both scopes.
    - `global` CardDefinitionSpendingLimitsGlobal — Global (per card) spending limits.
      - `type` 'NO_LIMIT' | 'LIMITED', required — Whether global spending limits apply.
      - `limits` CardDefinitionSpendingLimitsGlobalLimit[], required — Limit definitions. Empty array when `type` is `NO_LIMIT`.
        - union — A global spending limit: `SPENDING_BASED` or `TIME_BASED`.
          - object — Spending-based limit.
            - `type` 'SPENDING_BASED', required — Limit type.
            - `max` integer, required — Maximum total points spent.
          - object — Time-based limit.
            - `type` 'TIME_BASED', required — Limit type.
            - `period` CardDefinitionLimitTimeBasedPeriod — Time-based limit period.
              - …
            - `points` CardDefinitionLimitTimeBasedPoints — Points cap for a time-based limit.
              - …
    - `transactions` CardDefinitionSpendingLimitsTransactions — Per-transaction spending limits.
      - `type` 'NO_LIMIT' | 'LIMITED', required — Whether per-transaction spending limits apply.
      - `limits` CardDefinitionSpendingLimitsTransactionsLimit[], required — Limit definitions. Empty array when `type` is `NO_LIMIT`.
        - `type` 'POINTS', required — Limit type.
        - `max` integer, required — Maximum points spent per transaction.
  - `refunds` CardDefinitionRefunds, required — Refund handling configuration. Always present; defaults to `NONE` for both scopes.
    - `spent_points` CardDefinitionRefundsSpentPoints, required — How points spent on a refunded order are handled.
      - `type` 'NONE' | 'REFUNDABLE', required — Whether spent points are refundable.
      - `methods` CardDefinitionRefundsSpentPointsMethod[], required — Refund methods. Empty array when `type` is `NONE`.
        - `type` 'RETURN_POINTS', required — Refund method type.
        - `mode` 'REFUND_ALL' | 'REFUND_ITEM' | 'REFUND_AMOUNT', required — Refund mode.
    - `earned_points` CardDefinitionRefundsEarnedPoints, required — How points earned on a refunded order are handled.
      - `type` 'NONE' | 'REFUNDABLE', required — Whether earned points are revocable on refund.
      - `methods` CardDefinitionRefundsEarnedPointsMethod[], required — Revoke methods. Empty array when `type` is `NONE`.
        - union — An earned points revoke method: `REVOKE_FROM_PENDING` or `REVOKE_FROM_BALANCE`.
          - object — Revoke earned points from pending points.
            - `type` 'REVOKE_FROM_PENDING', required — Revoke method type.
          - object — Revoke earned points from the card balance.
            - `type` 'REVOKE_FROM_BALANCE', required — Revoke method type.
            - `mode` 'REVOKE_TO_ZERO' | 'REVOKE_BELOW_ZERO', required — Revoke mode.
  - `balance_settings` CardDefinitionBalanceSettings, required — Card balance settings. Always present; defaults to `allow_negative: false`.
    - `allow_negative` boolean, required — Whether the card balance is allowed to go below zero.
  - `pay_with_points` CardDefinitionPayWithPoints, required — Pay-with-points configuration. Always present; defaults to `NO_PAYMENTS`.
    - `type` 'NO_PAYMENTS' | 'EXCHANGE_RATIO', required — Pay-with-points type.
    - `exchange_ratio` object — Exchange ratio. Only present when `type` is `EXCHANGE_RATIO`.
      - `formula` string, required — Exchange ratio formula (always returned as a string).
  - `metadata` object, required — Arbitrary key-value metadata. Empty object when not set.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — Creation timestamp (ISO 8601).
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required — Last update timestamp (ISO 8601). `null` when the card definition has never been updated.
  - `object` 'card_definition', required — Object type marker. Always `card_definition`.

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation error - the request body or query parameters are invalid.
- `404` — Resource not found
- `409` — Conflict - invalid state transition
- `500` — Internal server error

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