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Interswitch Cards API

The Cards API from Interswitch — 5 operation(s) for cards.

Interswitch Cards API is one of 32 APIs that Interswitch publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Cards. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, a JSON-LD context, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2024-01-01.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://sandbox.interswitchng.com, https://saturn.interswitchng.com.

5 operations 5 paths 1 schemas 1 GET4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2024-01-01
Servers
https://sandbox.interswitchng.com
https://saturn.interswitchng.com
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Interswitch Cards API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (InterswitchAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Cards 5
POST
/card-360/api/v1/cards
Create Card
createCard body → 201
GET
/card-360/api/v1/cards/{cardId}
Get Card
getCard 1 param → 200
POST
/card-360/api/v1/cards/{cardId}/block
Block Card
blockCard 1 param body → 200
POST
/card-360/api/v1/cards/{cardId}/unblock
Unblock Card
unblockCard 1 param → 200
POST
/card-360/api/v1/cards/validate
Validate Card
validateCard body → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Card (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Card
object
9 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

interswitch-cards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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