Guides/Issue Your First Card

Issue Your First Card

A step-by-step guide to issuing your first virtual Visa card.

Basic issuance

Issue a card with no restrictions — spendable anywhere online.

issue.ts

const card = await client.issue({ amount: 10_00, currency: 'USD' })
console.log(card.number) // "4111 •••• •••• 9821"
console.log(card.expiry) // "12/27"
console.log(card.cvv)    // "***"

✓

The card is ready to use immediately.

With spending rules

issue-with-rules.ts

const card = await client.issue({
  amount: 50_00,
  currency: 'USD',
  rules: {
    merchant: 'aws.com',
    singleUse: true,
    expiresIn: 600,
  },
})

Check status

status.ts

const cards = await client.list({ status: 'active' })
console.log(cards.length) // number of active cards