Wise card API
Manage your customers' cards programmatically. These APIs allow you to list cards, retrieve card details, control card status, and manage spending permissions.**Key capabilities:**- List and retrieve card details for a profile- Update card status (active, frozen, blocked)- Control spending permissions (e-commerce, ATM, contactless, magnetic stripe, etc.)- Reset PIN attempt counter after incorrect PIN entries- Update card phone number for verification purposes{% admonition type="info" %}For accessing sensitive card data (PAN, CVV, PIN), see the [Sensitive Card Details API](/api-reference/card-sensitive-details). For ordering new cards, see the [Card Orders API](/api-reference/card-order). For transaction history, see the [Card Transactions API](/api-reference/card-transaction).{% /admonition %}
Wise card API is one of 47 APIs that Wise publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.
Tagged areas include card. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.
This API exposes 8 operations across 7 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.wise.com, https://api.wise-sandbox.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 4
Wise card API declares
4 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (UserToken).
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (PersonalToken).
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (ClientCredentialsToken).
It accepts HTTP basic authentication (BasicAuth).
UserToken— User Access Token for making API calls on behalf of a Wise user. Can be obtained via two OAuth 2.0 flows: - registrationcode grant: For partners creating users…PersonalToken— Personal API Token for individual personal or small business users. Generated from Wise.com Settings Connect and manage apps API tokens. Has limited API access…ClientCredentialsToken— Application-level token for partner operations that don't require a specific user context, such as bulk settlement and card spend controls. Obtained via POST /…BasicAuth— Basic Authentication using your Client ID and Client Secret as the username and password. Client credentials are provided by Wise when your partnership begins.…
Paths & Operations 8
Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 3 GET, 2 PATCH, 1 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Manage your customers' cards programmatically. These APIs allow you to list cards, retrieve card details, control card status, and manage spending permissions. Key capabilities: -…
Schemas 2
The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Card (13 properties), Permission (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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