Free BIN API from Frequently Updated Database

With the public, community-based BIN database that well maintained through thousands of daily BIN corrections from our users, we proudly presents this RESTful API web service to ease out the developmental process for fraud prevention. Through feedbacks of API users, merchants, and developers; the database field arrangement for API as well as its presentation interface layer continue to evolve. Though this public BIN / IIN database is frequently updated, it is not perfect. Please use it with caution.

The request

You can make either HTTP GET or HTTP POST requests to https://api.freebinchecker.com/bin/{bin} to get the result. The returned format is JSON.

Parameter	Required	Type	Value	Description
`{bin}`	Yes	Integer	370245	The BIN or IIN. From 6 to possible 16 digits of a payment card. In the case of duplicate results, the most accurate one will return
other parameters	No	-	-	Under development. Please contact us at dev@freebinchecker.com for ideas and collaborations

Some good examples of the API requests are:

https://api.freebinchecker.com/bin/370245
https://api.freebinchecker.com/bin/46000736434

Bad examples:

https://api.freebinchecker.com/bin/3702
https://api.freebinchecker.com/bin/hello

Test it

The response

Plain JSON format

Parameter	Type	Value	Description
`valid`	Boolean	true, false	A valid request
`message`	String		Additional information of this specific API call
Card Information
`card.bin`	String	370245	The BIN result. In case of duplicate due to long BIN number sent, the most accurate BIN will return and reflect it here
`card.number_length`	Integer	15, 16	The number length of this card for the requested BIN
`card.luhn`	Boolean	true, false	Return the Luhn algorithm of this card for the requested BIN
`card.scheme`	String	AMEX, VISA, MASTERCARD	Card issuer company (also called network, brand, scheme)
`card.type`	String	CREDIT, DEBIT, CHARGE	Card type classification
`card.category`	String	STANDARD, CORPORATE	Card category
Information about the issuer
`issuer.name`	String	AMERICAN EXPRESS	Name of the card issuer
`issuer.url`	String	www.americanexpress.com	URL of the card issuer
`issuer.phone`	String	1-800-935-9935	Telephone of the card issuer
`issuer.city`	String	San Francisco	The city where the card issuer located
Information about issuer country
`country.name`	String	UNITED STATES	Name of the card issuer country
`country.alpha_2`	String	US	Alpha 2 code of the card issuer country
`country.numeric`	String	840	Numeric code of the card issuer country
`country.latitude`	Float	38	Latitude of the card issuer country
`country.longitude`	Float	-97	Longitude of the card issuer country
`country.currency`	String	USD	Currency code of the card issuer country
`country.currency_name`	String	United States dollar	Full Currency name of the card issuer country

An Example of a successful BIN API response

{
  "valid": true,
  "message": "",
  "card": {
    "bin": "370245",
    "number_length": 15,
    "luhn": true,
    "scheme": "AMEX",
    "type": "CREDIT",
    "category": "CORPORATE"
  },
  "issuer": {
    "name": "AMERICAN EXPRESS",
    "url": "www.americanexpress.com",
    "phone": "",
    "city": ""
  },
  "country": {
    "name": "UNITED STATES",
    "alpha_2": "US",
    "numeric": "840",
    "latitude": 38,
    "longitude": -97,
    "currency": "USD",
    "currency_name": "United States dollar"
  }
}

{
  "valid": true,
  "message": "",
  "card": {
    "bin": "46000736434",
    "number_length": 16,
    "luhn": true,
    "scheme": "VISA",
    "type": "DEBIT",
    "category": "CLASSIC"
  },
  "issuer": {
    "name": "CHASE BANK USA, N.A.",
    "url": "www.chase.com",
    "phone": "1-800-935-9935",
    "city": ""
  },
  "country": {
    "name": "UNITED STATES",
    "alpha_2": "US",
    "numeric": "840",
    "latitude": 38,
    "longitude": -97,
    "currency": "USD",
    "currency_name": "United States dollar"
  }
}